OBITUARIES

Nellie Morgan
Sep 13, 2012
No services are planned for Nellie Morgan. Cremation is under the driection of Adams Funeral Home
Edward Estes
Sep 12, 2012
Gene Edward Estes of Ozark was born in Christian County on February 22, 1932, to John and Belle (Patterson) Estes. He departed this life on September 12, 2012. Gene was raised in Springfield and graduated from Senior (Central) High School in 1952. Gene was united in marriage to Doris Sue Davis in 1952, and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary...
Ruby Berniece Yates
Sep 9, 2012
Ruby Yates, age 90, of Ozark, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012, at Ozark Riverview Manor. She was born March 18, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Frankie Walker of Souder, Missouri. Ruby was raised in a family of nine girls and six boys. She graduated from Gainesville High School. On December 30, 1938, she and Ernest Yates were united...
J.C. Havens
Sep 5, 2012
J.C. Havens, age 69, of Nixa, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012. He was born October 3, 1942, in Belleville, Illinois, the son of Jack and Loretta (Niehanke) Havens. On May 18, 1963, he and Pauletta Wantland were united in marriage. They were to have celebrated 50 years of marriage in the coming months. J.C. retired after 35 years as...
Rachel (Frazier) McCoy
Sep 4, 2012
Rachel (Frazier) McCoy was born February 12, 1920 near Clever, Mo. and moved from this earth to the arms of Jesus for eternal life on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, at the age of 92. Her parents were Clyde and Adah Frazier and she lived her entire life in Christian County. She graduated from Ozark High School in 1938, where she...
Ross Charles Anderson
Sep 2, 2012
Ross Charles Anderson Sr., age 90, of Ozark, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012. He had been a resident of North Park Village for the past six years. He was born June 18, 1922, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the son of John and Minerva (Leach) Anderson. Ross served his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II. On...
Ray Earl Wolfe
Aug 31, 2012
Ray Earl Wolfe, age 94 of Ozark, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012. He was born September 19, 1917 in Christian Center, Missouri, the son of Martin and Emma (Friebe) Wolfe. Ray was a retired service manager for Rainey Oil Company in Ozark. Previously, Ray had worked as a foreman for the former Fruehauf Trailor Company in Springfield. Survivors include:...
Stephen Louis Martin
Aug 26, 2012
Stephen Louis Martin, 52, passed away at 11:11 pm on August 26, 2012, in West Plains, MO, after an extended illness. He was born in Kansas City, KS, on January 26, 1960, to John Louis Martin and Elizabeth Ann (Bilyeu) Martin (mother preceded in death 1977), the third of six children. A loving family man, he is survived by John...
Darlene Sigman
Aug 25, 2012
Donna Darlene Sigman passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012. She was born September 11, 1952 in Clay City, Kentucky, the daughter of Carol and Ruth Peck. Darlene worked in retail sales. She enjoyed the lake and fishing, gaming and TV game shows, and playing Bunco with friends. She is survived by her daughter, Whitney Sigman. Funeral services will be 2:00...
Nancy Ann Farthing
Aug 24, 2012
Nancy Ann O"�Bryant Farthing was born in Springfield on Sept. 25, 1935, to Georgia (Mackey) and William Jack O"�Bryant. She departed this life on August 24, 2012, after a long illness. Nancy is survived by her husband of 53 years, John Robert Farthing; daughters Julia Maslanka and her husband, Bill, of Lower Gwynedd, PA; Elizabeth Bitterman and her husband Steve,...

Clara House
Aug 22, 2012
Clara Bernice House of Highlandville, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012. She was born March 26, 1927, in Abilene, Kansas, the daughter of George Henry and Susie Marie Haas. Clara grew up in Walnut Shade, Missouri. In 1944 she and John William House were united in marriage, and they lived in California from that time until returning to Missouri in...
Angie Jones
Aug 18, 2012
Angie Jones, of Ozark, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Blue Eye, Arkansas. She was born March 16, 1969, in Riverside, California. She moved to Missouri twenty years ago. Angie was an administrative assistant for Omega Health. She loved her family and had an infectious smile, lighting up any room she entered....

Earl Hiram Renfro
Aug 17, 2012
Earl Hiram Renfro, age 86, of Nixa, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012 in Christian Health Care, Nixa. He was born July 19, 1926, in Tillamook, Oregon, the son of Charles and Lidia (Henderson) Renfro. He was a graduate of Nixa High School. On November 15, 1952, he and Louise Messenger were united in marriage. Mr. Renfro was a member...
Rickey Lynn Hilton
Aug 16, 2012
Rickey Lynn Hilton, age 61, of Ozark, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2012. He was born March 13, 1951, the son of Loyal and Agnes (Blevins) Hilton. Rick was saved and baptized, joining Prospect Baptist Church on June 28, 1964. He was a graduate of Ozark High School. Rick lived on the family farm southeast of Ozark where he enjoyed...
Delbert Eugene Hudson
Aug 16, 2012
Delbert (Gene) Eugene Hudson, age 71, died in his home, Thursday, August 16,2012, at Highlandville, MO. He was born to Jesse Esker and Vema Estell (Nutt) Hudson, in Pryor OK, September 18, 1940. Gene was an automobile mechanic, and served his Country in the United States Marine Corps. Gene was very active in the Elks Club, Ozark 4777, and was...
Jerrel Dean Needham
Aug 16, 2012
Jerrel Dean Needham, age 84, of Nixa, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012. He was born August 5, 1928 in Scranton, Arkansas, the son of Virgil Jackson and Gusta Ann (King) Needham. On January 22, 1952 he and Dixirae Morrow were united in marriage. Mr. Needham retired as a leaderman and pipe fitter for an oil refinery in McPherson, Kansas....
Lila R. Butrick
Aug 15, 2012
Lila R. Butrick, age 82, suddenly passed away in her home in Nixa, Tuesday, August 15, 2012. She was born to James A. and Julia E. (Dow) Brown, July 7, 1930, in Beatrice, NE. She worked as an auditor for Sears and Roebuck for many years, until she retired. She worked as "Aunt Molly" in "Old Matt's cabin at the...
Tammy Renne Miller
Aug 12, 2012
Tammy Renee Miller, age 48, of Ozark, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012. She was born March 20, 1964, the daughter of Wilber and Geraldine (Smith) Pryer. She graduated as Salutatorian from Spokane High School. Tammy fought cancer with courage as she fought for the all the important things in her life. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Margie Ruth Blansit
Aug 12, 2012
Margie Ruth (Mabe) Blansit, age 84, of Nixa, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012. She was born November 18, 1927, near Highlandville, one of 13 children of Donald and Hazel (Warren) Mabe. On April 18, 1946 she and William Wilbur Blansit were united in marriage. Margie worked alongside her husband in the ministry at Oakridge Full Gospel Church at Walnut...
William "Bill" Claud Whitman
Aug 7, 2012
William Claud "Bill"� Whitman, age 85, of Sparta, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012. He was born May 28, 1927, in Newton County, Missouri, the son of William Clinton Whitman and Grace Bryan Wolfenbarger Whitman. Mr. Whitman was Head of Construction for Orange County, California, public schools before retirement. He and his wife, Bernice, returned to the Ozarks in 1990....
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