OBITUARIES

Elmer Clayton Hensley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Col. USAF (Ret) David Edward Ford

Col. USAF (Ret) David Edward Ford

Oct 1, 2013

Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) David Edward Ford, 78, of Nixa, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013. He was born to Sidney and Marjorie (Haskell) Ford, in Melrose, Massachusetts, July 25, 1935. David married Janiece Hilliard, December 19, 1997. Colonel Ford joined the Air Force in 1962 as an enlisted member but was quickly accepted to Officers Candidate School. After completing...

Peggy Monger

Peggy Monger

Sep 30, 2013

Peggy Monger, age 78, of Nixa, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013. She was born March 9, 1935 in Anson, Texas, the daughter of John Clinton Bearden and Nona Bell (Maddux) Bearden. In the 1950"�s Peggy worked for MFA Dairy Breeders. She then worked 28 years for Nixa Bank, which became Empire Bank. After retirement she enjoyed working at The...

Carla Jo Smith-Halverson

Carla Jo Smith-Halverson

Sep 30, 2013

Carla Jo Smith was born on March 30, 1951 in Muskogee, OK to Carl A. and Zelma Smith. Carla graduated from Muskogee High School in 1969. She graduated from St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing in 1973. Since becoming a registered nurse, Carla worked in multiple areas of nursing and she finished the last 10 years of her career in...