OBITUARIES
Martha Esther Leckie
Dec 11, 2012
Martha Esther Leckie, age 80, passed away in Nixa, on December 11, 2012. She was born to Claude and Edna (Harden) McElyea on November 25, 1932, in Matthews, MO. She united in marriage to Earnest Jines in 1948, in Walnut Ridge AR. Shortly after Martha and Earnest moved to Sacramento, CA, where they both started working at Aerojet General Corporation....
Georgia Rosalie McHaffie
Dec 10, 2012
Georgia Rosalie "Rosie"� McHaffie, age 86, of Bruner, Missouri passed away December 10, 2012 in her home. She was born November 17, 1926 in Rogersville, Missouri to Jesse and Estel (Todd) Grimes. She was married to Chester McHaffie and together they raised four children. She was a member of the Sparta Church of Christ. She enjoyed playing her well-known character...
Gene William Farthing
Dec 9, 2012
Dr. Gene William Farthing passed away on December 9, 2012, in Mercy Villa in Springfield. He was born in Sparta, Missouri, on March 4, 1914, the third son of Dr. Robert R. Farthing and Ollie Belle Kerr Farthing. The family later moved to Ozark, Missouri, where he grew up and attended Ozark schools. He later attended State Teachers College (now...
Charles Gordon Elkins
Dec 9, 2012
Charles Gordon Elkins Sr., age 79, of Ozark passed away December 9, 2012 at Cox Medical Center South. He was born July 15, 1933 to David and Loutie (Hopkins) Elkins in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force. On May 21, 1954 he married Inez Smith and to this union two sons were born....
Harvey Wray Martin
Dec 7, 2012
Harvey W. Martin, 94, passed away December 7, 2012 at James River Care and Rehabilitation, Springfield. He was born January 14, 1918 in Davis County, Iowa, the son of Ota and Hazel (Harvey) Martin. He married Velma L. Foster on June 26, 1944 in Lancaster, Missouri. Harvey was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years in 2010; his...
Clyde C. Baird
Dec 5, 2012
Clyde C. Baird, age 81, of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 in Ozark Nursing and Care Center. He was born April 6, 1931 in Rogersville, Missouri, the son of Charlie E. and Georgia (Day) Baird. On June 23, 1963, he and Patricia Ann Meadows were married. To this union they were blessed with one son, Jim Baird. He...
Jacob Junior Sims
Dec 2, 2012
Jacob Junior Sims, age 84, of Highlandville, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012. He was born to Jacob Earl and Lona (Maples) Sims on December 1, 1928, near Highlandville. He was united in marriage to Anna Mae Rhea on July 17, 1948, in Highlandville. Junior was saved at an early age at Pleasant View Southern Baptist Church and has been...
Kody Neal Dunn
Nov 28, 2012
Kody passed away at his home at 8:45 PM on November 28, 2012 after a short illness. He was born August 14, 1985 in Denver, to Kelly Neal Dunn and Kimber L. "Ott" Dunn. Kody was born with spinabifida and was bound to a wheel chair his whole life. But now his is free from his earthly body and is...
Loy Tom Stumpff
Nov 27, 2012
Loy Tom Stumpff, age 74, of Ozark, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012, in Autumn Oaks Caring Center, Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was born January 6, 1938, in Cassville, the son of Ernest and Wilhelma (Bradley) Stumpff. He graduated from Cassville High School in 1955, and on February 17, 1962, he and Sue Lynn Wommack were united in marriage. Loy...
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,...
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