OBITUARIES
Jeffrey Richard Purvis
Nov 8, 2021
Jeffrey (Jeff) Purvis passed away suddenly on Monday, November 8, 2021. Jeff was born on October 25, 1969 in Burlington, Iowa to Richard and Janice (Weaver) Purvis. He was a graduate of Blue Springs High School, class of 1988. He attended Southeast Missouri State and Missouri State University graduating with a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy. Jeff had numerous hobbies...
Delores Marie Cummings
Nov 7, 2021
Delores Marie (Grover) Cummings, 81, was born June 27th, 1940 near Protection, Comanche County, Kansas to Everett Mitchell and Ida (Harmon) Grover. The youngest of four daughters, she deeply loved her older sisters Alice, Lois, and Mary. As a child her parents moved to Baca County Colorado where her father was a farmer. Growing up, Delores loved to play with...
Betty Fink
Nov 6, 2021
Betty Marie Fink, age 77, of Bruner, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021. She was born August 9, 1944 in Bruner, the daughter of Robert and Mildred (Perkins) Owens. During her working career Betty worked for Hagale Garment Factory, Third Street Sportswear, and Ozark Nursing and Care Center. Betty loved her family and time spent with them. She enjoyed camping...
Philip Russell Turner
Nov 5, 2021
Philip Russell Turner I, husband, father, papa, brother passed on from this earth to be with the LORD, November 5, 2021. He was born September 25, 1937 in Dallas, TX, the son of Truman Paul and EdithTurner (Reeves). Philip served in the US Army laying the foundation for love of flag, country and lifelong conservativism. He was stationed in Colorado...
Connie Jean Harp
Nov 5, 2021
Connie (Moore) Harp, age 59, of Nixa passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021. She was born January 23, 1962, to Bob and Nancy (Owens) Moore. Connie was a 1980 graduate of Nixa High School and attended SMS (MSU) in Springfield, Missouri. She worked in the library while attending college. She also worked at Seubers Wholesale Jewelry, in Ozark, Missouri....
Cathy Waldrep
Nov 4, 2021
Catherine Jayne Waldrep, age 80, of Cabool, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021. She was born near St. Helena, California, the daughter of Edwin Darst Webster and Aili Asta (Aho) Webster. She grew up in the Napa Valley of California and was friends with many of the wine and grape growers in the valley. She was married to Lewis Waldrep,...
Kris Trollman
Nov 3, 2021
Kristopher Brandon Trollman, age 15, of Nixa, passed away in his home Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Kris was currently a Sophomore at Nixa High School. He was born July 19, 2006 in Germany. He lived in Texas before coming with his family to Nixa. Kris was a fantastic kid and was respectful and kind. He was always polite and was...
Connie June Coffer
Nov 2, 2021
November 2, 2021 Connie June Coffer reached and took daddy's hand and entered Paradise at 1:25 AM at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Connie was born on December 21, 1935 where she lived with her parents in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Then after she grew up they moved to Grandview, Washington where she eventually met the man that...
Hoyt Kyle
Oct 30, 2021
Hoyt Kyle, age 86 of Ozark, passed away October 30, 2021. He was born November 20, 1934 in Cerro Gordo, Tennessee, the son of Otis Bain and Lois (Northcutt) Kyle. Hoyt served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He worked for the Missouri Department of Transportation for almost 50 years until his retirement. Survivors include: two sons, Joey Kyle...
Raymond Agnew
Oct 29, 2021
Raymond Jay Agnew, age 58 of Nixa, passed away October 29, 2021. He was born January 15, 1963 in Abilene, Texas, the son of Ernest E. and Rosa (Shelton) Agnew. Raymond served his country in the U.S. Army. He loved cooking and became a cook in the restaurant industry. Raymond also enjoyed painting and fishing. He was known for being...
Barbara A. Schoeneberger
Oct 29, 2021
Barbara Alice Schoeneberger, age 75 of Ozark, passed away October 29, 2021. She was born November 23, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Vincent H. and Virginia A. (Mattox) Schoeneberger. Barbie discovered her love of music early in life by singing and learning to play the piano. By seventh grade she began playing the organ at church and...
Lori Ann Gardner
Oct 28, 2021
Lori Gardner, 54, of Springfield passed away at her residence on October, 28, 2021. Lori was born on March 15, 1967 to Ronald Gardner and Mary Joan (Casey) Gardner. Lori was proceeded in death by her parents Ronald and Mary Gardner, her sister Linda Chambless of Texas, her brother Ronnie Gardner of California, and her beloved little dog Layla. Lori...
Alexia Karon Holden
Oct 27, 2021
Alexia Karon Holden, age 19 of Nixa, passed away October 27, 2021. She was born September 20, 2002 in Springfield, the daughter of Scott and Michelle (McMurtrey) Holden. Alexia was a student at Missouri State University, majoring in elementary education. She brought so much love & joy to our lives and all those who were around her. She had such...
Mary Westbrook
Oct 26, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Westbrook, age 80, of Ridgedale, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Ozark Riverview Manor. She was born August 14, 1941 in Modesto, California, the daughter of Newton and Irene Morris. Mary worked for Marriott Hotels as a Laundry Attendant. Known to many in the family as “Aunt Jerry”, Mary was blessed to have family that loved...
Samuel Joseph Batluck
Oct 23, 2021
Samuel J. Batluck, 98, transitioned peacefully due to natural causes, into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 23, 2021 in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO. Born in Scranton, PA on March 14, 1923 to John and Anna Batluck, Sam was the 5th of 9 children and the oldest son. Graduating from Scranton Technical High School in...
Lola Mae Garrison
Oct 21, 2021
Lola Mae (nee Cummings) Garrison was born December 20, 1937 in Walnut Shade, Missouri to Walter Elra and Clella Jane (nee Blansit) Cummings. Lola Mae attended Spokane Elementary and High School. In high school, she was a cheerleader, played volleyball, and played the trombone in the band. Lola Mae was the Valedictorian of the Spokane High School Class of 1955....
Richard Martralli
Oct 18, 2021
Richard Martralli, 40, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. A full obituary is forthcoming.
Howard Clapp
Oct 18, 2021
Howard Clapp, 73, of Ozark, MO, passed away on October 18, 2021 from complications following a stroke. Howard was born on May 18, 1948 to Bernadine and Howard Clapp Sr. in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He graduated from Oregon High School in 1966 and received a BA in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1975. Howard served as a...
Joyce Poelvoorde
Oct 18, 2021
Joyce Marie Poelvoorde, age 75, of Ozark, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021. She was born in Mankato, Minnesota on December 28, 1945, the daughter of Fritz Carl and Mabel Gertrude (Kittleson) Schiebel. She was united in married to Richard Poelvoorde, who preceded Joyce in death. A brother, Jerry Schiebel also passed away. Joyce is survived by two sisters, Florence...
Cheryl Darlene Willbanks
Oct 13, 2021
Cheryl Darlene Willbanks, age 76 of Nixa, passed away October 13, 2021. She was born August 13, 1945 in Temple, Texas, the daughter of George E. and Catherine (Slocum) Davis. Cheryl was a member of Nixa First Assembly of God. She worked at Fasco, Industries in Ozark in quality assurance for more than 30 years until its closing. After that...
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