OBITUARIES
Faith Phipps
Nov 26, 2012
Lora Faith Phipps, age 76, of Nixa, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012. She was born January 11, 1936, in Forsyth, the daughter of Lester and Merle (Stewart) Blansit. On February 14, 1953, she and Gary M. Phipps were united in marriage. Faith followed her husband throughout his ministry as an ordained Assembly of God pastor. Her love for children...
Helen Page
Nov 24, 2012
Helen Page, age 91, of Nixa, passed away November 24, 2012, in her home at The Essex in Ozark, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Helen Frazier was born September 19, 1921, in Boaz to Lee and Blanche Frazier, the second of four children. In January, 1942, she married Gerald Page of Ozark. Except for a few years spent in...
Frank Voyles
Nov 23, 2012
Francis Allen Voyles, Sr., known to friends as "Frank," passed away on November 23, 2012, at the age of 68, in his home in Nixa. He was born to Wayne and Hazel (Darrow) Voyles on February 10, 1944, in Springfield, Missouri. Frank was raised in Eugene, Oregon where he met his wife Nadine (Dee). They were united in marriage on...
Raymond McConnell Maples
Nov 22, 2012
Raymond McConnell Maples, age 91, passed away on November 22, 2012, in Belton, SC. He was born to Herman and Vesta (McConnell) Maples on October 31, 1921, in Nixa. Raymond was united in marriage to Mable Isbell, on October 8, 1945. Raymond and Mable were married until Mable"�s passing in 1985. Raymond served his country in the U. S. Army,...
Frances Hank Preston
Nov 22, 2012
Frances Henrietta "Hank"� Preston, age 84, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012. She was born October 22, 1928, in Pipestone, Minnesota, the daughter of John and Norla Lula (Parker) Muilenburg. On September 21, 1946, she and George D. Preston were united in marriage. He preceded her in death in 1984. Hank loved her family and enjoyed being with...
Marjorie Covell
Nov 20, 2012
Marjorie Covell, age 87, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012, in Nixa, Missouri. She was born to Fla and Hazel (Perreton) Lavelock, July 20, 1925, in Tina, Missouri. Marjorie was united in marriage to Paul Covell, on December 22, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri. Marjorie lived in Independence for many years. Marjorie worked for A T & T starting as...
Paulette Ruth Anderson
Nov 20, 2012
Paulette Ruth Anderson, age 74 of Ozark, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012. She was born November 13, 1938 in Chicago, the daughter of Paul and Ruth (Land) Zimmer. Survivors include: her husband, Jerry Anderson, Ozark; four sons, Gregory Anderson, Ozark, Larry Anderson and wife Terri, Marshfield, Matthew Anderson and wife Kimberly, Cabool and Eric Anderson and wife Kimberly Miller,...
Geraldine Calley
Nov 20, 2012
Geraldine Calley, of Ozark, was born June 1, 1926 to Hildred (Erven) and Gerald Branson in Monteith, Iowa. She passed away November 20, 2012 while a resident of Ozark Riverview Manor. Geraldine attended elementary school in Monteith and high school in Guthrie Center graduating in 1943. After graduation she attended nurses"� training at Grandview College in Des Moines, IA. On...
Crystal Renee Powers
Nov 18, 2012
Crystal Renee (Ruffin) Powers, age 46, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012. She was born March 6, 1966, in Springfield. Crystal worked for Primrose Nursing Home as a Dietary Supervisor. She was a friend to many and was always willing to help those in need. She loved her family and enjoyed her time with them. Crystal also liked...
Martha Lou Townsley
Nov 18, 2012
Martha Lou (Akins) Townsley, age 69, of Sparta, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012. She was born March 24, 1943, in Lead Hill, Arkansas, the daughter of Wilburn Milt Akins and Elsie Austin Akins. On October 25, 1962, she and Grant Townsley were united in marriage. Lou loved her family, and enjoyed sewing, shopping and garage sales. She was always...
Wilma Aileene Reese
Nov 18, 2012
Wilma Aileene Reese, 96, born on April 7, 1916, to Alvia A. Reese and Jennie Folscroft Reese, died on November 18, 2012, at Christian Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Nixa, Missouri. Aileene worked for many years at Standard Oil in Kansas City, Missouri. Romayne "Tommie" Thompson, 94, born on September 27, 1919, to Clarence A. Thompson and Mary Marie Oswald Thompson,...
John C. Bohannan
Nov 17, 2012
John C. Bohannan, age 80, of Springfield, passed away in his home on Saturday, November 17, 2012. He was born to John and Elizabeth (Tunnicuit) Bohannan, on May 23, 1932, in McCloud, Oklahoma. John was united in marriage to Rosalma Cherry on April 4, 1955. John joined the U.S. Navy in 1949. He served in the Korean War as a...
David Hilton
Nov 14, 2012
David Hilton, of Virginia, passed away November 14, 2012. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Wednesday, November 28 in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark. Burial will follow in McCoy Cemetery.
Rick Lane Reese
Nov 14, 2012
Lane Reese was born December 13, 1950 as the fifth and youngest child of Herman and Cleta (Clair) Reese. He died unexpectedly in his sleep on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Rick was born in the tiny hospital in Niangua, Missouri and lived just outside of town through his youth. He graduated from Niangua High School in 1968. For a short...
Alice Emma Roach
Nov 9, 2012
Alice Emma Roach, age 73, of Nixa, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012. She was born July 28, 1939, in Ava, Missouri, the daughter of Francis Melvin Crawford and Carlene Miller Crawford. She and Roy Glenn Roach were united in marriage February 14, 1975. Alice worked for Goodyear Rubber before retirement in 1999. She was a member of Union Hill...
Jack A. Whittington
Nov 9, 2012
Jack A. Whittington, age 85 of Ozark, passed away November 9, 2012. He was born January 24, 1927 in Ozark, the son of Clarence and Thelma (McCauley) Whittington. Jack was a member of Cassidy United Methodist Church. He was retired from Missouri State University, where he worked as a carpenter. Jack had also worked at DAYCO. Jack was married to...
Gearldean B. Willis
Nov 8, 2012
Gearldean B. Willis passed away November 8, 2012, in Ozark, MO. She was born in Springfield, Missouri February 17, 1924, to Marshall and Edith (Austin) Day. She was united in marriage to Clarence Willis March 18, 1942, in Springfield. During WW II, Gearldean worked in a ship yard in Yakama, Washington, as a sheet metal worker. In 1962, Clarence, Gearldean,...
Byron Blanton Melton
Nov 7, 2012
Byron Blanton Melton, age 91, of Ozark, Missouri, passed away November 7, 2012. He was born July 30, 1921, in Olean, Missouri, the son of Edgar and Maude (Holloway) Melton. Mr. Melton worked for Sprint for 43 years before retirement. Survivors include: His daughter, Patricia Hall, Ozark; two grandchildren, Byron Clayton Hall and Mary Ann Hall; two great-grandchildren, Trevor Clayton...
Shirley McGownd
Nov 5, 2012
Delores Shirley McGownd, age 73, passed away at Ozark Riverview Manor, in Ozark, on November 5, 2012. She was born to Sam and Nell (Rice) Greer in Alton, MO, September 8, 1939. She was united in marriage to Lenord McGownd on May 30, 1961, in Miami, OK. Shirley worked for many years as a photo processor in a photography lab....
Ruth Agnes Johnson
Nov 5, 2012
Ruth Agnes Johnson, age 85, of Waverly, Ohio, formerly of Highlandville, Missouri, passed away November 5, 2012. She was born February 13, 1927, in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Frank and Agnes (Kulpan) Karbon. In 1952 she and Robert Milton Johnson were united in marriage, while both were serving their country in the U.S. Air Force. Mrs. Johnson was a...
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