OBITUARIES
Nicholas Kaden Applegate
Oct 2, 2020
Nicholas Kaden Applegate, age 34 of Raymondville, died October 2, 2020. He was born December 5, 1985 in Springfield, the son of Gary and Pansy (Miles) Applegate. Nick was a sergeant at South Central Correctional Center in Licking. He enjoyed body building, tree climbing, hunting, fishing and his pick up truck. Nick loved spending time with his children. Survivors include:...
Alice Catherine Hamilton
Oct 1, 2020
Alice Catherine Hamilton, age 96 of Ozark, died October 1, 2020. She was born May 19, 1924 to Walter and Catherine Claxton. On November 20, 1942 Alice was united in marriage to Ernest F. Hamilton. Alice loved gardening, sewing, knitting and crocheting. Her Christmas cookies were the best. Survivors include: two children, Ernest F. Hamilton, Jr. and wife Barbara of...
Riley Adam Eisley
Sep 27, 2020
Riley Adam Eisley, age 24, of Nixa died Sunday, September 27th, 2020. He was born January 28th, 1996, in Springfield, Missouri. Though taken far too soon, Riley managed to touch the lives of each and every person with whom he came into contact. Humorous, charismatic, and always talkative, he held the attention of any room he entered. Riley was a...
Marcy Burk
Sep 26, 2020
Julie Marcell Burk, AKA Marcy, AKA Garky, was called home to heaven on September 26, 2020. Marcy was born in Abilene, Texas on April 14, 1964 to Doyle Davis and Carolyn Sexton. She and her younger sister, Kim, were raised in the foothills of Valley Springs, California. Her father Doyle, who preceded her in death, was waiting with open arms...
Jerry Lee Lawson
Sep 25, 2020
Jerry Lee Lawson, 79, of Sparta died on Saturday, September 25, 2020, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield. Jerry was born on June 23, 1941, the son of Arthur "Buck" Lawson and Flora Elene (Bilyeu) Lawson. Jerry served in the U.S. Navy and was awarded a good conduct medal and honorably discharged in May of 1965. He worked at...
James Halcomb
Sep 24, 2020
James A.B. Halcomb (94) of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, our father and grandfather, passed away and has gone home to his Heavenly Father on September 24, 2020, 2020 rejoining his dear wife Margaret and parents James Felix Halcomb and Vivian Thedosia Rowton. James was born in Kennett, Missouri on June 26, 1926. James enlisted in the Army's 31st Infantry Regiment on...
Patrick Edward Harp
Sep 24, 2020
On Thursday September 24, 2020 Captain Patrick Edward Harp went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was born October 19, 1994 in Springfield to Keith and Pamela (Teaney) Harp. Patrick's firecracker of a personality couldn't be contained and lit up the lives of others, which made his job in the Army diffusing bombs as an E.O.D....
Tina Louise Ayers
Sep 23, 2020
Tina Louise Ayers, age 45 of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and attended school in Tulsa and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Tina loved to dance, enjoyed cleaning her home, and especially loved her family. She helped others and never met a stranger. She had a place in her heart for animals and enjoyed caring...
Marva June Hedgpeth
Sep 23, 2020
Marva June Hedgpeth, the daughter of Lois Wisner and Ted Hedgpeth, was born July 19, 1937, and was welcomed into her heavenly home on September 23, 2020. June was a lifelong resident of the Nixa area, where she lived with her mother and stepfather Warren ("Uncle Barney") Wisner. Early in her adult life she worked in a bank, and in...
Marvin Andrews
Sep 21, 2020
Marvin E. Andrews, 76, of Nixa passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, just one day short of his 77th birthday. Marvin was born on September 22, 1943 in Gary, IN; the son of Perry and Helen (Ginder) Andrews. He served proudly in the US Navy from 1964-1970 and retired from Midwest Steel in Portage, IN in 2001 after 40...
Mary June Bonacker
Sep 21, 2020
Mary June Bonacker, age 89 of Rogersville, passed away September 21, 2020. She was born July 6, 1931 in Crane, the daughter of Pate and Beatrice (Puett) Bassett. Mary was a dedicated home economics teacher for 30 years for Nixa Public Schools. Prior to teaching she was an extension agent for Christian County and a dietician for St. John's hospital....
Loeta Mae Cheek
Sep 21, 2020
Loeta Mae Cheek, age 70 of Ozark, passed away September 21, 2020. She was born November 14, 1949 in Fredericktown, the daughter of Wilbur "Web" and Ulden "Sis" (Hinkle) Miller. Loeta was a member of Hopedale Baptist Church in Ozark. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and traveling. Loeta ran the knit department for Cap America in Fredericktown for 22 years. On...
Ruby Peters
Sep 20, 2020
Ruby Lee (Miller) Peters of Winfield KS crossed over to her Heavenly Father on September 20, 2020 in Ozark MO. She was 84 years, 10 months and 19 days old. Ruby was born October 31, 1935 in rural Smith County, Kansas. She was the second of three daughters for Emmett LeRoy and Mable Marie (Kissell) Miller. She married Herman Earl...
Alene McHaffie Smith
Sep 19, 2020
Alene (McHaffie) Smith, age 89 of Bruner, died September 19, 2020. She was born April 12, 1931, the daughter of Hobson and Evelyn (Braden) McHaffie. On March 4, 1950, she and Loyed Smith were united in marriage. Loyed preceded Alene in death on January 13, 2008. Alene had worked at FASCO Industries before her retirement. Alene had also worked at...
Gloria Ann Lawrence
Sep 17, 2020
Gloria Ann Lawrence, 86, of Ozark, MO, passed away Thursday, September 17th, 2020 following a lengthy illness. She was born March 26, 1934 in Iowa City, IA to Kenneth Roush and Mildred Warner Roush. On January 26, 1951 she was united in marriage to James Dorton Lawrence in Des Moines, IA. Gloria was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, sewing and...
Edward Junior Spears
Sep 16, 2020
Mr. Spears passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at his home in Thomasville, Alabama. He was born May 3, 1929, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, to James Alford Spears and Sudie Mae Spears. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Jean Spears; daughter, Sandra Crow (Larry); son, Richard Spears; six grandchildren, Shelley Spears (T.K.), Kenny Crow (Valerie), Johnny Schmidt, Sherry...
Mary Brady Smith
Sep 16, 2020
Mary (Brady) Smith, age 92 of Ozark, passed away to our Lord on September 16, 2020 at 11:52 P.M. Mary was born on May 30, 1928 in Cole Camp, Missouri, the daughter of Dr. Charles and Elva (Geary) Brady. Mary attended elementary school in Chillicothe and Sedalia, Missouri. She graduated Sedalia Smith-Cotton High School in 1946. Mary attended Central Methodist...
Arthur W. Johnson
Sep 14, 2020
Arthur William Johnson, 70, of Rogersville passed away on Monday afternoon, September 14, 2020 at his home. Arthur was born just outside Springfield on November 5, 1949, the son of George W. and Easther (Van Horn) Johnson. He worked in Las Vegas, NV for many years as a Drywall Finisher before moving back to Springfield and subsequently settling in Rogersville...
Francine Dabbs
Sep 13, 2020
Francine Dee Dabbs, age 64, of Nixa passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020. She was born May 4, 1956 in Port Hueneme, CA to Frank and Edna (Coomer) Hardin. She married Terrence Dabbs in August of 1982. Their family lived in several regions of the country due to Terry's work. Between her strong mind and individual resolve, Francine could do...
Patty Jean Watts
Sep 12, 2020
Patty Jean Watts, age 71 of Ozark, passed away September 12, 2020. She was born September 1, 1949 in Brandenburg, Kentucky, the daughter of Jesse Rubin and Maggie Louise (Benham) Thomas. In 1972, Patty was united in marriage to John Watts. Patty traveled with her husband John, an evangelist in the Apostolic Church throughout their lives. Together they had two...
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