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Kenneth Billey McBride
May 22, 2011
Kenneth Billey McBride Kenneth Billey McBride, age 72 of Ozark, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was born January 10, 1939 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the son of Roy and Donie (Harlan) McBride. Kenneth was a retired U.S. Army Veteran who served his country for 23 years. On September 16, 1955 he married Marianne Pabst in Reno, Nevada. Kenneth...
Gordon LaVerne Hecker
May 18, 2011
Gordon LaVerne Hecker, age 76, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011. He was born June 2, 1934, in Corning, Missouri, the son of Edward Otis Hecker and Beatrice (Burris) Hecker. On June 19, 1953 he and Margie Mae Hines were united in marriage. Mr. Hecker retired from Hogan Construction Company in Papillion, Nebraska. He and Margie moved...
Robert David Frey,
May 18, 2011
Robert David Frey, Sr. Robert David Frey, Sr., age 84 of Nixa, passed away May 18, 2011. He was born October 16, 1926 in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of Leo Thomas and Lena (Mousin) Frey. Survivors include: his wife, Joann Frey, Nixa; five children, David Frey and wife Sue, Georgia, Sue Beres and husband Mike, California, Katherine Kosanke, California, Rebecca...
Iris Virginia Hawkins
May 15, 2011
Born Iris Virginia Otterman in Monett, Missouri on May 21, 1919 to Dorothy Christine Otterman and Mearl Turpin, Virginia graduated high school and attended college in Springfield, Missouri where she studied art. During World War II she worked in the administrative office of O"�Reily Hospital in Springfield before moving to Wichita, Kansas where she did office work for Beech Aircraft....
Tommy Bilyeu
May 13, 2011
Pastor Tommy Bilyeu, age 71, of Ozark, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 1, 1940 in Spokane, the son of Earl and Ruby (Maples) Bilyeu. On March 27, 1959 he and Joan Mabe were united in marriage. Tommy served in the ministry for 51 years, and was pastor...
David Earl Weter
May 13, 2011
David Earl Weter, age 41, of Ozark, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011. He had courageously fought brain cancer for the past nine years. David was born December 16, 1969, in Belton, Missouri, the son of Bob and Connie (Rogers) Weter. He graduated from Ozark High School and worked in construction before his illness. David enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors...
Helen W. Hawkins
May 12, 2011
Helen W. Hawkins, 92, of Nixa, passed away in her home on Thursday, May 12, 2011. She was born September 18, 1918, the daughter of Frank and Bess Ward, and enjoyed growing up in Eminence, MO. She made Nixa her home for the last 59 years. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Kirk Hawkins, brothers Frank Bennett Ward...
Max Emmanuel Novik
May 10, 2011
Max Emmanuel Novik Max Emmanuel Novik, infant, passed away May 10, 2011. He was born May 9, 2011, in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Mark and Melinda (Griffin) Novik. Survivors include: his parents of Ozark; his twin sister, Sam Elana Novik, Ozark; paternal grandparents; Stephen and Mardi Novik, Maryland; his maternal grandparents Darrell and Norma Griffin, Kansas; 19 cousins; and...
Ruth Elnor Genteman
May 9, 2011
Ruth Elnor Genteman Ruth Elnor Genteman, age 91 of Ozark, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011. She was born September 26, 1919, the daughter of Tom and Maude (Brown) Wheeler. Ruth graduated from Chaffey Junior College in Rancho Cucamonga, California where she was a member of Beta Zeta Sorority. In March of 1952 she married Richard William Genteman. Ruth retired...
Arleigh Burdette Watson
May 7, 2011
Arleigh Burdette Watson, age 69, of Highlandville, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011. He was born May 19, 1941 in Wilsonville, Nebraska, the son of Arleigh and Evelyn Darlene ( Phillips) Watson. His parents preceded him in death. Arleigh served his country in the U.S. Army. On April 5, 1958 he and Judith Jean Anderson were united in marriage in...
Opal Marie Renfrow
May 7, 2011
Opal Marie Sartwell Renfrow, age 85 of Ozark, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 7, 2011. She was born on August 25, 1925, to Guy and Grace Sartwell, in Competition, Missouri. She married Pete Monroe Renfrow, Jr. on March 18, 1946, in Olathe, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Billy P. Sartwell;...
Robert Raymond Forth
May 3, 2011
Robert Raymond Forth, of Highlandville, passed away at his home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Bob was born on August 28, 1925 in Coffeyville, KS. He was the youngest of four brothers, all of whom predeceased him. A veteran of World War II, Bob served as a Navy signalman in various theaters in the Pacific....
Dorothy Jo Hawes
Apr 29, 2011
Dorothy Jo Hawes, age 68 of Ozark, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011. She was born November 13, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Grover and Jesse (Piper) Purcell. On August 24, 1963 she was united in marriage to James Lee Hawes. James preceded Dorothy in death in 2008. Survivors include: two daughters, Janet Fields and Kathy Mooney and...
Nathan John Brewer
Apr 24, 2011
Nathan John Brewer, age 82 of Bruner passed away Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. He was born on Good Friday, March 24, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of John and Emma (Shultz) Brewer. Nathan served his country in the U.S. Air Force before working for TRW, Hughes Aircraft and finally at Northrup-Grumman as an engineer where he worked with...
Burdella Joyce Davis
Apr 24, 2011
Burdella Joyce Davis, age 66, of Highlandville, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011. She was born February 10, 1945, in Dora, Missouri, the daughter of James Ezra Owen and Margaret Jane (Moss) Owen. She was united in marriage to Franklin Ernest Davis on September 28, 1962. Throughout her working career Burdella managed a convenience store, a deli and bakery, and...
Patsy Sue Hedgpeth
Apr 23, 2011
Patsy Sue Hedgpeth, age 68, of Nixa, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011. She was born May 27, 1942 in Yocum, Arkansas, the daughter of Rile and Stella Zoe (Bell) Davis. On July 14, 1989 she and Leroy Hedgpeth were united in marriage. Patsy enjoyed the lake and fishing and loved being with her children, and grandchildren. Patsy retired from...
Maxine House
Apr 21, 2011
Maxine House, age 83, of Chadwick, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011. She was born September 13, 1927, in Chadwick, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Weter and Minnie Caroline (Hicks) Weter. On June 9, 1944 she and George N. House, Jr. were united in marriage. Maxine worked as a cook for the Chadwick School, and also was a inspector for...
Lester W. Kraft
Apr 20, 2011
Lester W. Kraft, age 90 of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011. He was born March 25, 1921 in Billings, the son of Henry W. and Rosa (Pryor) Kraft. On March 30, 1946 he married Claradine Johns who preceded him in death in 2004. Lester was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in the U.S. Army from...
Shirley Lee Brannan
Apr 20, 2011
Shirl', Shirley Lee Brannan, died late on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in her home. Her husband of 61 years, Curt Brannan, was holding her hand and by her side, along with her oldest daughter. She died after a 3 years illness, which she face with dignity, humor and love each day till the end. Born November 25, 1931 in Kansas...
Donna Mae Jahn
Apr 20, 2011
Donna Mae Jahn, age 61, of Nixa, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011. She was born February 9, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Donald and Madeline (Coontz) Ehlers. Mrs. Jahn was employed by Hiland Dairy for 24 years in the accounts payable department. She loved her family, and will be dearly missed by them. She enjoyed shopping...
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