OBITUARIES
James Curtis Phillips
Oct 21, 2011
James C. Phillips, age 89, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011, at Community Hospice of Northeast Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born February 26, 1922 in Seymour, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Naomi Phillips. On May 21, 1950 he and Barbara J. Held were married. He served his country in the U.S. Navy, Seabees Division as a surveyor....

Don Hagerman
Oct 18, 2011
Don Hagerman, age 75 of Ozark, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011. He was born August 17, 1936 in Ash Grove. On August 19, 1977 he married Connie Estes. Don had worked as roofer before retiring. He currently worked at the Ozark Community Center. Survivors include: his wife, Connie Hagerman, Ozark; five children, Tim Wolf, Ozark, Terry Glaubitz, Ozark, Tonia...
Larry Gene Stroud
Oct 18, 2011
Larry Gene Stroud, age 65, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. He was a Pierce City High School graduate and attended Missouri State University. He graduated from the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science in 1972. Larry was a funeral director and mortician for 39 years. He served on the Missouri Funeral Director and Embalmer Association for many...
Diane M. Scanlan
Oct 17, 2011
Diane M. Scanlan, age 67, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 in her home. She was born June 14, 1944, in South Haven, Michigan, the daughter of James S. and Jeanette Loretta (Bauer) Scanlan. Mrs. Scanlan was employed as a telephone operator. She was a member of the Polish Catholic Church. She enjoyed crafts including making floral...
Blanche Beryl Berbereia
Oct 16, 2011
Blanche Beryl Berbereia, age 102 of Hollister, formerly of Ozark, passed away October 16, 2011. She was born May 26, 1909 in Coffeyville, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas F. and Martha Pearl (Reed) Gough. Blanche was a 1927 graduate of Ozark High School. On June 8, 1931, she married Alfred Correia Berbereia. Blanche owned and operated Berbereia Oil Company for...
Michael Allen Byrom
Oct 11, 2011
Michael Allen Byrom, age 32 of Nixa, Missouri passed away on October 11, 2011 in Cox Medical Center South. Michael was born in Pomona, California on May 2, 1979, the son of Sidney and Cathaline Grooms Byrom. A resident of Nixa the past several years, he enjoyed participating in several activities including bowling, baseball, bicycling and cards. He was an...
James F. Pratt
Oct 3, 2011
James F. Pratt, age 69, of Nixa, passed away Monday, October 3, 2011. He was born November 2, 1941 in Springfield, Missouri, the son of William F. and Daisy (Lucas) Pratt. He served his country in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. In 1967 he and Donna Friend were united in marriage. Mr. Pratt was employed as a tour bus driver...
Thelma Margaret Riskedahl
Oct 3, 2011
Thelma Margaret Riskedahl, age 91, of Ozark, passed away Monday, October 3, 2011. She was born June 5, 1920 in Fenton, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Hilda (Boletta) Anderson. Survivors include: her husband, Jasper Riskedahl; two daughters, Jerrilyn Bouman and husband Don, and Pam Kutzner; five grandchildren, Tracy Higgins and husband David, John Ostrem and wife Angie, Kristin Huzar...

Emma Leretta Naile
Oct 3, 2011
Our Lord Jesus Christ called one of His home on October 3rd, 2011.��Emma Leretta Evans�Naile, age 76,�passed away quietly in her sleep at Ozark Riverview Manor where she had spent the last few months of her earthly life. Leretta was born on April 14th, 1935,�in�Salisbury, North Carolina.� She attended Woodleaf High School where she was valedictorian of her class.� Leretta...

Gerald Leonard Johnson
Oct 1, 2011
Gerald Leonard Johnson, age 86, of Nixa, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011. He was born May 15, 1925 in Tucson, Arizona, the son of Roy and Grace (Smith) Johnson. At the age of 17 in 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served his country for 12 years as a radio operator. Following his enlistment, Mr. Johnson...

Warren Elmer Starnes
Sep 28, 2011
Mr. Warren E. Starnes, age 70 of Nixa, passed away September 28, 2011. A service will be held at 4:00 P.M. Friday in Adams Funeral Home, with Gary Jennings officiating.
Lawrence Edwin Baumgardner
Sep 27, 2011
Lawrence Edwin Baumgardner Lawrence Edwin Baumgardner, age 83, of Sparta, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2011. He was born February 27, 1928 in Ava, the son of Earl and Dorothy (Cull) Baumgardner. He was united in marriage to Glenna Bell Romines. Mr. Baumgardner worked as a truck driver. He was a member of Fellowship Lighthouse Church in Bruner. Survivors include:...
Benjamin Franklin Rhoads
Sep 27, 2011
Benjamin Franklin Rhoads III, "Benny,"� age 63, of Nixa, passed away September 27, 2011 in Harrison, AR, surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 31, 1947 in Blytheville, AR, the son of Benjamin Franklin Rhoads II and Gladys Virginia (Grant) Rhoads. On September 27, 1968 he and Shelia Tims were united in marriage. Benny was a beloved husband,...
Mary Jane Kennon
Sep 24, 2011
Mary Jane Taylor Kennon passed away peacefully at the age of 70 surrounded by family and friends on September 24, 2011. Jane was born in Canton, Missouri to Lee (Toby) Taylor and Ethel Guseman on February 1, 1941. Being the youngest of four, she quickly earned the nickname of "Angel Jane."� She graduated from Canton High School in 1959, where...
Major Earl H. Smith
Sep 23, 2011
Major Earl H. Smith, 86, of Nixa, departed this life September 23, 2011. Major Smith entered service at the age of 17 in 1942 and served 24 years in the United States Air Force. Earl was a veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He held the aeronautical ratings of Bombardier, Navigator and Radar Interceptor Officer. In 1958 he was appointed...
Ralph Warren Behrens
Sep 22, 2011
Ralph Warren Behrens, 71, of Ozark, MO went to Heaven September 22, 2011. He was a family man, a Christian man, and a studious man. He was born April 18, 1940 to Walter and Ellen Behrens in Takoma Park, MD. Ralph married Mary Katheryn Melton, his high-school sweetheart, December 28, 1962. He received his Bachelor"�s Degree in Secondary Education from...
Clarence C. Townsend
Sep 19, 2011
Clarence C. Townsend, age 72, of Springfield, was welcomed home to heaven, by his parents and Jesus on Monday, September 19, 2011. He was born January 21, 1939 in Lane Oklahoma, the sixth of eleven children of Argene and Ruby Juanita (Cason) Townsend. He served his country in the Army National Guard. He attended Okmulgee State Technical College and Electronics...
Edna Marie Brooks
Sep 16, 2011
Edna Marie Brooks, age 79 of Sparta, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011. She was born July 29, 1932 in Savonburg, KS, the daughter of Axel Theodore and Ethel Julia (Peterson) Brooks. On April 9, 1950 she married Ralph Brooks. Edna had retired from USD 259 as a library technician. Survivors include: her husband, Ralph Brooks; two children, Wesley Brooks...
Harold Raymond Hull
Sep 15, 2011
Harold Raymond Hull, age 67, of Sparta, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011. He was born August 2, 1944 in Bruner, the son of Alva and Frances (Conner) Hull. Harold was a carpenter and enjoyed farming. He liked to travel and enjoyed St. Louis Cardinal games. Survivors include: three children and their spouses, Hal and Dana Hull, Rogersville, Jennifer and...
Charles Clifton Gann
Sep 15, 2011
Charles Clifton Gann went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 15, 2011 in his home with his family and loved ones by his side at the age of 95. He was born August 23, 1916 in Ozark, the son of George Thomas and Allie (Day) Gann. Charles served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II....
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