OBITUARIES
Granville W. Akers
Apr 23, 2015
Granville W. Akers, age 90, of Nixa, passed away early Thursday morning, April 23, 2015. He was born in Norwood to his parents Homer J. and Grace J. (Smith) Akers, September 6, 1924. He was united in marriage to Myrtle Irene Brixey on August 16, 1942, at his parents' home in Norwood, by Ben F. Nall. They had been married...
George Cleland Fennell
Apr 23, 2015
George Cleland Fennell died peacefully in his home on Thursday, April 23 in Nixa, Missouri, at the age of 82 after a long battle with liver cancer. George is survived by his wife, Phyllis Claypool Adams Fennell, of Nixa, Missouri; two daughters, Carla Fennell of East Peoria, Illinois, and Karen Fennell of St. Louis, Missouri; two step-daughters, Allison Adams Welch...
James E. Dumler
Apr 22, 2015
James E. Dumler, Loving Husband and Father, passed away April 22, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Jim was born May 2, 1933 in Russell, KS to Paul and Theresa (Reissig) Dumler. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Dixie Lee (Carlman) of the home. Other survivors are children Amy (Tom) Moore of Springfield, MO; Randall...
Samuel Mason Billingsly
Apr 19, 2015
A kind and gentle heart was stilled as Jesus nestled him in his arms and carried his immortal soul to his heavenly home to be with Him throughout eternity. Sam was born in a little log cabin. "2 rooms and a dirt floor" he would quote on Valentine's Day 1933, in Hammond, MO. Sam departed us at his home Sunday,...
Dana Craig DeFeo
Apr 12, 2015
Dana Craig DeFeo, age 57, of Nixa, died April 12, 2015, in his home after a terminal illness. Dana was born May 8, 1957, in Orange County, California. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, ATVs, and riding his jet skis on the lake. His passion was firearms, which he collected as a hobby. He was proud to share his accomplishments at the...
Shirley Jean Peeler
Apr 11, 2015
Shirley Jean Peeler, age 83, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015. She was born in St. Louis on December 22, 1931. Shirley retired as a nurse assistant from St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She read the Word of God, and shared her love for Jesus with friends and family. Shirley was always giving and enjoyed baking...
Steven Bryon Lucy
Apr 11, 2015
Steven Byron Lucy, age 70, of Ozark, died April 11, 2015 in his home. He was born November 14, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, the son of Clarence Edward and Mary Magdalene Lucy. On September 6, 2008 he and Vickie Francene Green were united in marriage Steve was a member of Ponce Pentecostal Church, was an Army Veteran, and...
Louis Roy Shore
Apr 9, 2015
Louis Roy Shore, age 81, of Nixa passed away at his home Thursday, April 9, 2015. Louis was born March 31, 1934, in St. Louis to Roy and Imogene (Rolf) Shore. On April 26, 1952, Louis married Jacklyn Weber, in Pocahontas, AR. Louis joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951, during the Korean War. He was stationed in the Philippines....
Bobby Lee Smith
Apr 8, 2015
Bobby Lee Smith passed away at home, surrounded by his family, on April 8th, 2015. Bobby was born on August, 17th 1940 in Springfield, MO to Inez (Lee) Smith and Kenneth B Smith. He joined the Marine Corps in 1957 and served in Korea. Bobby did many things over the years including Truck driving and Welding at Doing Steel in...
Rebecca Ann Hamm
Apr 7, 2015
Rebecca Ann (Becky) Hamm, age 67, of Ozark, passed away on April 7, 2015. She was born July 16, 1947 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, the daughter of Raymond and Jessie (Cofer) Martin. Rebecca graduated from Hampshire High School, in Romney, WV in 1965. In 1969 she graduated from Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, TN. Rebecca worked as a Dental Assistant and...
Paul Lavern Lackey
Apr 6, 2015
Paul Laverne Lackey, 94, of Nixa MO died April 6th 2015. Born on February 2nd 1921 in Mt. Vernon, MO, Paul was one of seven children born to Guy and Ethel Lackey. He leaves his wife, Violet; daughter, Joyce Holder and her husband Gary, Monett; daughter, Karen Bloess, Springfield; son, Dennis and his wife Faye, Nixa; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren...
Wendell Glenn Edie
Apr 5, 2015
Wendell Glenn Edie, age 70, of Nixa, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015. He was born February 5, 1945 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Lowell James Edie and Opal Nadine (Channel) Edie. He was a 1962 graduate of Purdy High School, and also graduated from Missouri State University in 1967. He and Janet Carol Hilton were united in...
Patricia Jo Forgey
Apr 3, 2015
Patricia Ann Forgey, age 72, of Ozark, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2015. She was born September 28, 1942 in DeKalb, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Hazel (Rigdon) Watts. On June 19, 1964 she and Arvil "Al" Forgey were united in marriage. Pat received her master's degree from Missouri State University. She retired from the Ozark School System after...
Annabelle Naysa Tuttle
Apr 2, 2015
Annabelle Naysa Tuttle was born at 8:59pm on February 14, 2015 and passed peacefully in the arms of her parents on April 2, 2015. She was greeted by Jesus and her sister Nevaeh in heaven. She's survived by her parents, Nathan and Carrie Tuttle, and brother Tristan Tuttle of the home; grandparents Daniel & Marsha Tuttle, and Charles Jeff &...
Viola A. Collins Twibell
Apr 2, 2015
Viola A. Collins Twibell was born October 5, 1919 in Douglas County, Missouri to George Washington Applegate and Dora Siler Applegate. She died Thursday, April 2, 2015 in her home in Ozark. Viola worked as a housewife, bowling instructor, and restaurant owner. She lived in Ozark until 1950, and then moved to Tulsa, OK, returning in 1981. She married Burl...
Donald Dean Rees
Apr 1, 2015
Donald Dean Rees, age 81, of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015. He was born December 27, 1933, in Greene County, Iowa, the youngest of nine children of Joseph Allison Rees and Lulu Ann (Thornton) Rees. In 1954 he and Margaret Ann Mount were united in marriage. Don began a long teaching career in Jefferson, Iowa. He also taught...
Sandra Zeigler
Apr 1, 2015
Sandra Annette Zeigler, age 59, of Ozark, passed away April 1, 2015. She was born February 2, 1956 in West Memphis, Tennessee, the third child of Ernest and Patsy (Cunningham) Wyatt. On August 14, 1976 she and Daryl William Zeigler were united in marriage. Through their marriage they had a son, Daryl Dwayne Zeigler, know to family and friends as...
Edwin Thillet
Mar 29, 2015
Edwin Thillet Romero was born June 1, 1932 in Salinas, Puerto Rico to Ermelindo Thillet and Carmen Romero Thillet. He died Sunday, March 29, 2015 in his home in Springfield, surrounded by him family and loved ones. Edwin was preceded in death by his parents, six siblings, his loving wife Milagros J. Thillet, and his youngest son Alberto Juan Thillet....
Jerry Lee Veach
Mar 29, 2015
Jerry Lee Veach, age 59 of Springfield, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015. He was born December 21, 1955 in Nevada, Missouri, the son of William Dale and Margaret (Davis) Veach. In July of 1974 he married Marsha Farthing. Marsha preceded Jerry in death in 2003. Jerry worked as a locksmith and enjoyed gardening and being outdoors. Survivors include: his...
Pete Roberts
Mar 28, 2015
Ivan Quintin "Pete" Roberts, age 85, passed away on March 28, 2015, at home in Springfield, MO. He was born in Tarkio, MO on April 3, 1929, to parents Lee and Agnes Roberts. Pete graduated from Sparta High School in 1947. He was baptized at Sparta Baptist Church in 1945. He retired in 1991 from Associated Wholesale Grocers after 25...
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