OBITUARIES
Melvin S. Burkholder
Nov 10, 2013
Melvin S. Burkholder, age 76, of Nixa passed away November 10, 2013 after a lengthy illness. He was born February 17, 1937 in Akron, Pennsylvania, to Elmer and Edith Burkholder. Melvin was married to Grace Burkholder for 36 years. He was a former truck driver and worked at Redner"�s Grocery Store before his retirement. He is survived by his wife...
Mary Juanita Tennis
Nov 8, 2013
Mary Juanita Tennis, age 86, of Nixa, died November 8, 2013, with her family by her side. Juanita was born May 31, 1927, near Nixa, the daughter of Irving and Gracie (Maples) Bolin. Her parents preceded her in death. She and Orville Tennis were married July 24, 1945. Orville preceded Juanita in death in 2009. Juanita is survived by her...
Betty Louise Barton
Nov 5, 2013
Betty Louise (Bolch) Barton, age 84, of Nixa, died on November 5, 2013, with family by her side. Betty Louise Bolch was born March 6, 1929, in Decatur, AR, to Henry Clay Bolch and Sarah Elizabeth (Boren) Bolch. Betty graduated from Decatur High School in 1937 and was married later that year to Hubert M. Barton also of Decatur. Betty...
Elmer Clayton Hensley
Nov 2, 2013
E.C. Hensley, age76, of Nixa, passed away suddenly Saturday, November 2, 2013. He was born August 24, 1937 to Shorty and Hazel (Keylon) Hensley, in Mincy. E. C. joined the Navy in 1958. E.C. was united in marriage to Lavon Tidwell, June 19, 1959, in Washington D.C. After serving in the Navy, He worked at DAYCO for many years. He...
Twyla Joan Lilley
Nov 1, 2013
Twyla Joan Lilley, age 80, of Nixa, Missouri, recently of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013. She was born December 28, 1932, on the family farm near Isabella, Oklahoma, the daughter of Edson and Eva (Bierig) Fuller. On May 15, 1948, she and William Wesley Lilley were united in marriage. Twyla worked as a real estate executive secretary...
Margaret Lucille Bright
Oct 29, 2013
Margaret Lucille Bright, age 90, of Highlandville, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013, in Ozark Riverview Manor. She was born December 10, 1922, in Seminole, Oklahoma, the daughter of Archie and Lucy Maude (Williams) Myers. In 1940 she and Melvin T. Bright were united in marriage. Always together, Lucille requested that the picture shown here be one of them together....
Emil Carroll Gann
Oct 26, 2013
Emil Carroll Gann, age 84, of Ozark, passed away Friday, October 25, 2013. He was born December 8, 1928, in Sparta, the son of Charley Leo and Zelma (Gibson) Gann. On June 17, 1950, he and Barbara Troutt were united in marriage. Emil was a building contractor, both residential and commercial. A longtime member of the First Baptist Church of...
John Greenville Lambert
Oct 25, 2013
John Greenville Lambert, age 89, of Spokane, passed away in the home he shared with his son and daughter-in-law on Friday, October 25, 2013. He was born October 24, 1924, in California, the son of John and Nevada (Kirkland) Lambert. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps, and was wounded on duty in the Pacific. He was a...
Bobby F Herzfeld
Oct 24, 2013
Bobby F. Herzfeld, age 71, of Spokane passed away October 24, 2013. He was born November 5, 1941 in London, Arkansas to Otis & Opal Herzfeld. On July 21, 1962 he and Eva Thomas were united in marriage and to this union three children were born. Bobby was a long-time truck driver and a family man. He loved his grandchildren...
Delores (Dee) Koehn
Oct 18, 2013
Delores, Dee, Koehn, age 78, of Nixa, passed away after a long illness, Friday, October 18, 2013. She was born in Madisonville, KY, December 4, 1934, to Buck and Mildred, Emerson, Tapp. She married Robert Koehn in February of 1953, in Clarksville, TN, celebrating 60 years together. Dee was a feisty woman and had quite a temper. You could always...
Sandra Lee Shue
Oct 18, 2013
Sandra Lee Shue of Ozark was called to her heavenly home surrounded by her loving family on October 18, 2013. She succumbed after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 1, 1947, in Harrisonville, MO to Walter A. and Marie D. Birk. Sandra was a loving mother and grandmother. She was caring, compassionate, and loved by all who...
Norman Mack Barrow
Oct 17, 2013
Norman Mack Barrow, age 80, passed away in Springfield, Missouri, on October 17, 2013. He was born March 30, 1933, in Litchfield, Arkansas, the son of Malcolm and Mary (Rogers) Barrow. Norman grew up in Paragould, Arkansas. The family moved to Michigan and Norman graduated from Bendle High School in Burton, Michigan. On April 20, 1952, he and Gloria Joanne...
Nell Jean Miller
Oct 16, 2013
Nell Jean Miller, age 86, of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, in Ozark Nursing and Care. She was born September 20, 1927, the daughter of Loyal and Blanche (Shelton) Hanks. On November 29, 1947, she and William Miller were united in marriage. Nell retired from Sweetheart Cup Company. She was a member of Selmore Baptist Church. In addition...
Charles (Chuck) Ross Parrott
Oct 16, 2013
Charles Ross Parrott Jr., of Nixa, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO, after suffering a heart attack. Charles "Chuck"� was born on June 26, 1929, to Charles Ross Parrott Sr. and Maud Lucile (Gibbs) Parrott of Kansas City, MO. On February 14, 1986, Chuck married Margaret May (Butch) Parrott. They were married for 27...
Donnie Koonce
Oct 11, 2013
Donnie Koonce, age 79, of Highlandville, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013. He was born September 21, 1934, in Lamesa, TX, to James and Myrtle (Abernathy) Koonce. He was united in marriage to Joann Mabe, August 12, 1969. Don was a fun loving character and a caring man. Don worked for Dayco for 26 years. Don learned to play guitar...
Phillis Jean
Oct 10, 2013
Phillis Jean Coe, age 74, of Ozark slipped quietly into the arms of our Lord October 10, 2013 in her home. Phillis was the daughter of Emmanuel and Bertha Ruhl and was born January 9, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri. She married Thomas Coe and celebrated 57 years of marriage on October 7, 2013. She accepted Christ at a young...
Benjamin Newton Wegand
Oct 9, 2013
Benjamin Newton Wegand passed away at Mercy Hospital on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Ben, 74, was born in Greene, Iowa. He spent his childhood in California, returning to Iowa in 1956 where he married his wife of 56 years, Karen Curtis Wegand. They moved to CA. a short time later where they remained for 43 years until Ben's retirement in...
Ronald P. Gideon
Oct 9, 2013
Ronald Preston Gideon, age 76 of Oldfield, passed away October 9, 2013 in Springfield. He was born January 16, 1937 in Reeds Spring, the son of Lester and Hila (Jackson) Gideon. Survivors include: two sons, Clarence and Kenneth Gideon of Colorado; one brother, Robert Gideon and wife Bessie, Oldfield; one sister, Kathleen Gilbert, Oldfield; three stepbrothers, Jimmy, Ray and Larry...
Robert Hogan
Oct 2, 2013
Robert E. Hogan, of Nixa, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, October 2, 2013, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, four siblings, and his first wife, Ilah Jean. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Jacquelyn, two daughters, Cathleen and Don Lair, of Nixa, Annie and Jim Daugherty, of St....
Mark Morris
Oct 1, 2013
Mark Morris, age 90, of Willard, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013. He was born to Ernest and Grace (Hammond) Morris, May 5, 1923, in Rockford, IL. Mark and his wife, Marlene, have been together for over 47 years. At age 16, Mark drove a transport truck for a poultry goods company, traveling 10,000 miles per month. In 1942 Mark...
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