OBITUARIES
Richard L. Melton
Mar 8, 2012
Richard L. Melton, age 62 of Ozark, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012. He was born March 29, 1949 in Ozark, the son of Lenvil Greenberry and Ida Harriet (Meadows) Melton. On March 31, 1973, he was united in marriage to Sandy Atchison. He was a 1967 graduate of Ozark High School. Richard served his country in U.S. Army. He...
James Edward Holland
Mar 8, 2012
James Edward "Jim"� Holland, age 76, of Nixa, passed peacefully going to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Thursday morning, March 8, 2012. Jim was born April 21, 1935 in Centerton, Arkansas, the son of Bruce and Georgia Blanche (Jackson) Holland. He was a 1954 graduate of Bentonville High School in Arkansas, and served his country in...
Mildred "Millie" Kathryn Laurinas
Mar 6, 2012
Mildred (Millie) Kathryn Laurinas passed peacefully into her Heavenly home on Tuesday March 6, 2012. She was born December 19, 1917, Chariton, Iowa the daughter of Oreayla and Mary (Roberts) Cox. She is survived by sister Betty (Gene) Arns, Des Moines, Iowa, daughter-in-law Karen Gilbert (Jim) Hartzler, London, Ohio. Granddaughters Stacey (John) Peters, Hilliard, Ohio, Shelly (Mark) Fugere, Fargo, ND,...
Wilbur "Wob" Eugene Jordan
Mar 6, 2012
Wilbur "Wob" Jordan passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, March 10 in Larkin Chapel, Sioux City, Iowa. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time on Saturday. Visitation will also be from 5 PM - 7PM Wednesday in Adams Funeral Home, Nixa.
Peggy Deanne Shaffer
Mar 2, 2012
Peggy Deanne Shaffer, 58, a lifelong resident of Nixa, Missouri passed from this world on March 2, 2012. She will be met in her heavenly home by her son Aaron Matthew, mother Erma Fleming, and brother Kenneth Dean Hull. Peggy devoted her life to her three daughters, Allison Harrington, Autumn Hardin and Ashleigh MacPherson and had recently found immeasurable joy...
Christine Gibson Merritt
Mar 1, 2012
Christine Gibson Merritt was born September 3, 1916 to George and Georgia Walker Gibson, and left this world on March 1, 2012. She was residing at the Jordan Creek Nursing Home in Springfield at the time of her death. She was married to E.N. "�Jack"� Merritt on October 12, 1935, and they enjoyed almost 66 years of marriage together before...
Barbara Jean Vich
Mar 1, 2012
Barbara Jean (Baker) Vich, age 75, of Ozark, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012. She was born September 14, 1936 in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Theodore and Edna Simpson. Before retirement she worked for Dean"�s Foods in Belvedere, Illinois; Mrs. Vich enjoyed the Ozark Senior Center, and had been a volunteer there for the past seven years. Survivors include:...
Kathleen Deulen
Feb 29, 2012
Marjorie Kathleen Deulen, age 91 of Nixa, passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012. She was born January 5, 1921, in Christian County, the daughter of Guy and Jewel (Nokes) Hedgpeth. On April 25, 1937 she married Orville Deulen, who preceded her in death in 2005. Kathleen was a member of Calvary Bible Church. She enjoyed traveling with her winter Texan...
Inez Owens
Feb 28, 2012
Inez Owens, age 93 of Nixa, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Nixa. Mrs. Owens was born in Battlefield, the daughter of Henry and Alta (Perkins) DeMonbrun. She married Clifford Owens in 1936. They operated Owens Motor service in Springfield prior to their retirement. Survivors include: one daughter, Nancy Moore and...
James (Mac) Carl McConnell
Feb 26, 2012
James Carl "Mac" McConnell, age 85 of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away February 26, 2012 in Broken Arrow. He was born May 20, 1926 in Nixa, Missouri to Seymour & Lacretia McConnell. Mac served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was an Over the Road Bus Driver for Greyhound Bus Lines. Mac was preceded in death by...
Jordan Bradley Jones
Feb 25, 2012
Donations for Jordan's funeral expenses can be mailed or brought to Adams Funeral Home, 109 N. Truman Blvd. Nixa, MO 65714. Cremation under the direction of Adams Funeral Home.
Alma Amy Roberts
Feb 23, 2012
Alma Roberts Alma Roberts, age 96 of Nixa, died Thursday, February 23, 2012. She was born June 2, 1915 in Christian County, Missouri, the daughter of Ed and Ethel (Maples) Peebles. On April 28, 1938 she married Jesse Roberts who preceded her in death. Alma was a member of North Nixa Baptist Church. She enjoyed her long time correspondent prison...
Nancy Lou Puckett
Feb 22, 2012
Nancy Lou Puckett Nancy Lou Puckett, age 80, of Nixa, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012. She was born December 10, 1931 in Diamond, Missouri, the daughter of Ira and Edna (Harmon) Salsman. Nancy was a member of Union Hill Church of Christ in Nixa. She had worked for Peoples Bank in Nixa. Nancy enjoyed singing, sewing and knitting. Survivors...
Jane Lee Molden
Feb 20, 2012
Jane Lee Molden, age 70, passed away in her home after a long illness, February 20, 2012. Jane was born to Wilbert and Beatrice (Wilson) Campbell November 21, 1941, in St. Louis. Jane was united in marriage to Larry Molden, on April 8, 1961. Jane was proud to be a homemaker for her family and a member of the Jehovah"�s...
Ernest Wayme Wyatt
Feb 16, 2012
Ernest Wayne Wyatt, age 82 of Sparta, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 in his home. He was born January 25, 1930 in Ravenden, Arkansas, the son of Ernest and Alice O. (Butler) Wyatt. Wayne worked for Frisco/Burlington Northern Railroad for 46 years from 1946 until his retirement in 1992. He was chief dispatcher. He enjoyed being a mechanic as...
Norbert Ray Hunn
Feb 16, 2012
Norbert Ray Hunn Norbert Ray Hunn, age 74 of Ava, died February 16, 2012. He was born October 26, 1937 in Troy, Missouri, the son of Vernett and Vera (Groce) Hunn. On June 1, 1957, Norbert married Louise Lumley. Survivors include: his wife, Louise Hunn, Ava; four children, Vincent Hunn and wife Cindy, Paul Hunn and wife Susan, Cyndi Musick...
Forrest Robert Varney
Feb 15, 2012
Forrest Robert Varney Forrest Robert Varney, age 17 of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012. He was born August 2, 1994 in Springfield, the son of Steven and Michelle Varney Ferrell. Forrest was a Junior at Spokane High School where he was on the basketball team. He attended Spokane Baptist Church. Forrest, loved by many for his smile and...
Neal Warren Grubaugh
Feb 14, 2012
Neal Warren Grubaugh, 89, of Ozark, joined his heavenly father on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield following injuries sustained in a fall in his home. Neal was born April 22, 1922 in Ozark, Mo. to James Edd and Annie Belle (Dunham) Grubaugh. The fourth of five children, Neal was a spirited and curious youth, a trait that...
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