OBITUARIES
Jerry Bilyeu
Dec 7, 2017
Jerry Lee Bilyeu, age 70, of Ozark, MO, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017. He was born September 11, 1947 in Sparta, MO, the son of Everett and Marianne (Bullis) Bilyeu. On January 9, 1975 he and Ginger Hedger were married. Jerry worked as an auto mechanic until retirement. He and Ginger enjoyed woodworking and attending craft shows with many...
William (Bill) Dowell Nichols
Dec 5, 2017
William (Bill) Dowell Nichols, 62, passed away quietly at home on December 5, 2017. Born in Bartlesville, OK on September 25, 1955 to Densil O. Nichols and Ora Merritt Nichols. He is survived by his wife, Connie Nichols, one daughter, Christine A. Mitchell (Trenton) and two grandsons, Jackson and Corbin, one brother, Johnny Nichols (Peggy) and one sister, Wyonda Gray...
Marcia Elizabeth Haworth
Dec 5, 2017
Marcia Elizabeth Haworth, age 86 of Nixa, passed away December 5, 2017. She was born February 28, 1931, the youngest child of Jake and Stella Frances McDaniel Painter on their farm 3 � miles west of Nixa. Her brothers and sisters preceded her in death. Marcia attended school at Lone Hill during 1st and 3rd grades, and to Nixa Reorganized...
Floyd Earl Hammit
Dec 2, 2017
Floyd Earl Hammit, age 75, of Ozark, passed away December 2, 2017. He was born August 23, 1942 in Shafter, California, the son of Tommy Lee and Bonnie Lee Hammit. He is survived by Beverly Hammit (Wife), Kevin Hammit (Son), Stacey Hammit (Son), Carrie Hammit (Daughter-in-law), Brock Hammit (Grandson), Sydney Hammit (Granddaughter), Brett Hammit (Grandson). Floyd worked as a welder...
Gregory Wayne Strauss
Dec 1, 2017
Gregory Wayne Strauss, 57, passed away on Dec 1, 2017 at 4:30 pm at Cox Hospital In Springfield, Missouri from complications of a heart attack. He was born August 16, 1960 in StreamWood, Illinois. He moved to Morton, Illinois at the age of 14 and participated in many sports. He moved to Florida at the age of 18 to live...
Mike Hanks
Dec 1, 2017
Michael Riley Hanks, age 77, of Ozark, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017. He was born March 24, 1940, in Springfield, the son of Truman and Cecile (Riley) Hanks. Mike was a 1959 graduate of Parkview High School. In 1965 he and Dorothy Sue Archer were married. Throughout his working career, Mike worked as a lab technician for area dentists....
Glen A. Wisdom
Dec 1, 2017
Glen A. Wisdom, 51 of Springfield, was peacefully called home, surrounded by loving family members and many friends, on December 01, 2017 following complications of a sudden illness. Glen was born on November 19, 1966 to loving parents Dickie and Vicki Wisdom in Poplar Bluff, MO. They both survive. He is also survived by his best friend, partner and husband...
Alvin Salmon
Nov 30, 2017
Edward Alvin Salmon, age 86, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Ozark Riverview Manor. He was born November 10, 1931 in Idaville, Tennessee, the son of Edward Carl and Bessie (Smith) Salmon. He graduated from high school in Bolton, Tennessee. On December 23, 1951 he and Estelle Forrister were united in marriage. Alvin served his country in the U.S....
Ralph Hartsock
Nov 30, 2017
Ralph Henry Hartsock Sr. passed away surrounded by loved ones on November 30, 2017 in Springfield, MO. Ralph was born on September 17, 1944 in Porterville, CA. He was preceded by his parents James Hartsock and Vonda Chenowith, his wife Diana Hartsock, and his siblings Rachel Brown, James Hartsock, Jimmy Hartsock, Patsy Hayes, and Carolyn Jacobs. Ralph is survived by...
Leonard Dean Fite
Nov 30, 2017
Cremation under direction of Adams Funeral Home, Ozark. No public services are planned. Private burial in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri
Saeko Oliver
Nov 29, 2017
"Sayonara Japanese Goodbye Whisper Sayonara but you mustn't cry." Saeko Oliver, age 84 of Ozark, died November 29, 2017. She was born October 1, 1933 in Kyoto, Japan, the daughter of Otojiro and Masuno (Hattori) Nakura. In 1952 while working at an Army Camp she met and fell in love with Robert Oliver. They were married January 10, 1955. Saeko...
Betty Ruth Tatum
Nov 28, 2017
Betty Ruth Tatum, 88, of Ozark, Mo., died at her home west of Selmore early Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, surrounded by and cared for by her family. She was born July 12, 1929, in rural Jasper County, near Reeds, the seventh of 11 children of Ira and Lena Snyder. She attended Arthur Elementary School and graduated from Sarcoxie High School...
Larry Gibson
Nov 28, 2017
Larry N. Gibson, age 64, of Nixa passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017. He was born December 7, 1952 in Sayersville, KY to Boyd and Eva (Grace) Gibson. Larry was a hard worker. He worked in construction and was always early setting up jobs or opening the business for the day. Larry loved to be outside. He would sit on...
Tommy Zeigler
Nov 26, 2017
Tommy Lee Zeigler was born in Springfield, Missouri, on December 13, 1994. He is survived by his Mother Andrea Lin Walley and her long term companion Brian Pierce, Step-Father Stacey W. Walley (Dad), Sister Mercedes Elizaeth Walley, Brother Casey Eugene Purple, Jr. and Half Brother Austin Zeigler, Grandparents, Linda Stokes(Mimi), Tommy Joe Thompson (Papa), Debra Blackwood (Granny), Uncles Jason Thompson...
Michael David Anderson
Nov 24, 2017
Michael David Anderson, 67, of Springfield Missouri, passed from this life too soon on November 24, 2017. Michael was born on October 31, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa. A born salesman with a sharp wit and keen sense of humor, Michael started working as a paper boy at the age of nine years old. By the age of 15, he...
Billie June Wood
Nov 22, 2017
Billie June Wood, age 86, of Ozark, passed away in her home Wednesday, November 22, 2017. She was born June 10, 1931 in Christian County, the daughter of Ezra and Frances Jewell (Cupp) Bostic. On December 22, 1947 she and Donald Ray Wood were married. Throughout her working career Billie worked at Royal-McBee, retired from General Electric, and operated her...
Willa Jean Spears
Nov 19, 2017
Willa Jean Spears of Strafford, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 in her home. She was born March 24, 1947 in Springfield. Willa graduated from Hillcrest High School and received a bachelor's degree from MSU. In 1981 she and Richard Spears were married. Willa worked as a tax accountant before retirement. She loved her family, and being a wife, mother,...
Donna McQuay
Nov 18, 2017
Donna McQuay, of Ozark, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on January 24, 1940. Donna spent her early years in Macon and Ebenezer, Missouri. In Macon, she met and married Calvin "Cap" McQuay on January 11, 1957. Donna and Cap welcomed a son, Lonnie on September 20, 1957, and a granddaughter, Morgan on...
Jack Kennon
Nov 16, 2017
Jack Dale Kennon, age 82, of Nixa, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017. He was born near Collins, Missouri, the son of Parley and Goldie Mae (Burchett) Kennon. He proudly served his country in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. During most of Jack's working career he was a furniture salesman. Jack was an active member of the Cassidy...
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