OBITUARIES

William Walter Melton

William Walter Melton

Dec 18, 2016

Cremation by Adams Funeral Home Ozark, Missouri

"Jim" James Adrian Walker

"Jim" James Adrian Walker

Dec 17, 2016

Cremation by Adams Funeral Home Ozark, Missouri

David Joseph Nichols

David Joseph Nichols

Dec 15, 2016

David Joseph Nichols, age 95, of Ozark passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was born November 25, 1921 in Jonesboro, AR to Joseph and Lilian (Penick) Nichols. David was united in marriage to Dorothy Lee Graham in August 1948 celebrating 68 years of marriage. David served in the Army during World War II as a medic in the European...

Richard Ray Buis

Richard Ray Buis

Dec 15, 2016

Cremation with no services

Carole Ann Hopkins

Carole Ann Hopkins

Dec 13, 2016

Carole Lawton Hopkins, age 83, of Nixa passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016. She was born in Pine Buff, AR on August 22, 1933. She is preceded in death by her husband O. V. Hopkins; parents William and Katherine Lawton; four sisters and a brother. She is survived by daughters Marcia (Marcus) Carpenter, Leslie (Rick) Davis, and Julie (Steve) Edwards;...

Ronald Keith LaBee

Ronald Keith LaBee

Dec 12, 2016

Cremation by Adams Funeral Home Ozark, Missouri

David Lee Flinn

David Lee Flinn

Dec 12, 2016

Cremation with no services

Frances Spivey

Frances Spivey

Dec 12, 2016

Frances Spivey, age 99, of Nixa passed away Monday, December 12, 2016. She was born September 22, 1917 in Turner County, GA to Arri and Gertrude (Hearnes) Stanford. She was the youngest of ten children, and was raised in Rebecca, GA. Frances met Olin Spivey while in school. Olin also attended the same church. Frances and Olin were married the...

Joe Brazeale

Joe Brazeale

Dec 9, 2016

Joe Walter Brazeale of Ozark, Missouri passed away in Springfield, Missouri on December 9, 2016, his eighty-third birthday. Joe was born on December 9, 1933 in rural Christian County, Missouri, to Walter Page Brazeale and Iva Jane Brazeale (n�e Skaggs). He grew up on the family farm and attended Ozark Schools, from which he graduated in 1951. He attended the...

Carol A. Lersch

Carol A. Lersch

Dec 9, 2016

Carol Ann Lersch, age 72, went to be with our Lord Friday, December 9, 2016. She was surrounded by her loving family. Carol battled COPD for many years. She was born November 6, 1944 in St. Joseph, MI to Russ and Arlene (Mitchell) Hill. Carol married her best friend, Jim Lersch, in St. Joseph, MI February 23, 1980, celebrating 36...

Charles L. Grove

Charles L. Grove

Dec 9, 2016

Charles Louis Grove, age 96, of Ozark, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016. He was born August 10, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Charles and Gussie (Starbuck) Grove. Charles grew up in Oldfield. He served his country in the Army Air Corp during World War II. On November 4, 1944 he and Alice Sanborn were married. They...

Jill Morrison

Jill Morrison

Dec 8, 2016

Jill Dianne Morrison, 41, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Born in Springfield, Mo, on July 19, 1975, to Clyde and Robbie (Eoff) Heavin. Jill graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1993, and earned her Bachelor's degree in Textiles and Manufacturing from Southwest Missouri State University thereafter. Jill married Travis Morrison on April...

Ada Stevens Clark Dennis

Ada Stevens Clark Dennis

Dec 6, 2016

Ada Stevens Clark Dennis, age 90, of Garrison, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016. She was born February 12, 1926 in Garrison, the daughter of Henry Burl and Mary Edna (Workman) Stevens. Ada attended State Teachers College (now MSU) in Springfield, and received a teaching degree. She taught school, and also worked for Lily Tulip and Hagale Garment Factory. Ada...

Richard Dale Frank

Richard Dale Frank

Dec 6, 2016

Richard Dale Frank, age 79, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016. He was born July 13, 1937 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Clarence Robert Frank and Frances Violet Knight Frank. He grew up in LaCygne Kansas and attended Brookyln Ridge School and LaCygne High School. He served in the US Army in the fifties, stationed in Turkey and...

David V. Manning

David V. Manning

Dec 6, 2016

David V. Manning, age 67, of Sparta, died December 6, 2016. He was born December 27, 1948, in Greenville, Texas, to Bill and Aline Manning. On June 29, 1973 he was united in marriage to Carol Joyce McHaffie. To this union two daughters were born. David served his country in the U.S. Army. He had worked for the Assemblies of...

Joe C. Moore

Joe C. Moore

Dec 6, 2016

Joe C. Moore, age 86, of Springfield passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016. He was born in rural Christian County March 11, 1930 to Louis and Ida Belle (Holstine) Moore. Joe attended school until the eighth grade then his family moved to the State of Washington. Joe worked on the farm until he joined the Marines, serving in the Korean...

Hollie Jo Seymour

Hollie Jo Seymour

Dec 5, 2016

Hollie Jo Seymour, age 64, of Nixa, passed away Monday, December 5, 2016. She was born July 2, 1952 in Ashland, Ohio, the daughter of Paul Eugene and Carolyn Sue (Sloan) Baughman. Hollie was a 1970 graduate of Madison Senior High School, Mansfield, Ohio. She worked for James River Animal Hospital for nearly 30 years. Hollie loved spending time with...

Randy Wingender

Randy Wingender

Dec 4, 2016

Randy Wingender, age 54, of Ozark, went to be with his Lord, Sunday, December 4, 2016, after a long Struggle with cancer. Randy was a true renaissance man. His passion for learning was endless. He loved his job at Great River Engineering and the special people he worked with. He is survived by: His wife Lisa; a daughter Erica and...

Bobby Stephens

Bobby Stephens

Dec 3, 2016

Bobby "Bob" J. Stephens, Ozark, Mo, passed Saturday, December 3rd, after a triumphant battle with cancer. Though he is gone in body, he will forever live on in our hearts. Bob was born November 6, 1959 in St. Louis, Mo, to J.T. and DormaLee Stephens. He wed Mona on October 14, 1989 and with this union he became the father...

Dude White

Dude White

Dec 1, 2016

Confrey "Dude" Elmer White, age 95, of Clever passed away in his home Thursday December 1, 2016. He was born October 29, 1921 in northeast Stone County to Johnny and Lois (Cook) White. He was born near the mouth of where the Finley and the James Rivers joined. He lived his entire life close to where he was born. On...