OBITUARIES

Joyce Lee Bostic

Joyce Lee Bostic

Jul 1, 2022

Joyce Lee Bostic, 66, of Ozark went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, July 1, 2022 at her home, surrounded by the family she loved.

Joyce was born on April 1,1956 in Branson, the daughter of Michael Andrew and Emily (Achor) Jussel. In 1974, she married Roger Bostic. Joyce was the glue that held her family...

Avaline  T. Harris

Avaline T. Harris

Jun 30, 2022

Avaline T. Harris, age 86, entered into rest on Thursday June 30, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri.

 

Avaline True was born on September 13, 1935, in Tunas, Missouri to the late Roy and Bethel (Owensby) True. She graduated from Tunas High School in 1953. She then attended Drury University, graduating Summa Cum Laude when she received her bachelor’s degree in...

Faye Martin

Faye Martin

Jun 29, 2022

Joyce “Faye” Martin, 86, of Highlandville, Missouri went to be with our Lord and Savior on June 29, 2022. Faye was born in Stone County on March 8, 1936, to Earl and Mamie McEntire.

 

Faye was united in marriage to Kenneth Martin on March 19,1955. Faye and Kenneth owned and operated businesses in Highlandville until retirement in 1989. She...

Daniel Keith Knudson

Daniel Keith Knudson

Jun 24, 2022

Daniel Keith Knudson, age 86, of Nixa passed away on June 24, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri.

 

Daniel was born on August 14, 1935, in Dawson, North Dakota to the late Newton E. Knudson and Mary E. Maltby. The family later relocated to Carlinville, Illinois.  

 

Daniel bravely and proudly served his country during the Korean War. Daniel...

Susan Hug Kirkpatrick

Susan Hug Kirkpatrick

Jun 23, 2022

Susan “Hug” Kirkpatrick enter the Lord’s “rest” from all her labors on June 23, 2022. Born October 19, 1944, in Washington, DC to parents Reginal and Osra Rawls (Cooper) Bard, she was the eldest of their 3 other children. She accepted out Lord Jesus Christ, when she was 11, and later in life re-committed to and was re-baptized, to emphasize...

Jewel Rousset

Jewel Rousset

Jun 23, 2022

Effie Jewel Rousset, nee Henson, of Ozark, passed away on June 23, 2022 at 90 years of age.

Jewel was born on July 3, 1931, to Jesse and Eula (Story) Henson of Portland, Tennessee.

Jewel was united in marriage to Marvin Ray Rousset on December 27, 1951.

In addition to her parents and five brothers, Jewel was preceeded in death...

James Wesley Douglass

James Wesley Douglass

Jun 21, 2022

James Wesley Douglass, 64, of Springfield passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at his home.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Adams Funeral Home of Nixa.

Colby  E Forsythe

Colby E Forsythe

Jun 20, 2022

Colby Emerson Forsythe, 38, of Nixa, Missouri went to be with our Lord on June 20, 2022. Colby was born in Fulda, Germany to Chris Forsythe and Charlene Smith on November 29, 1983.   Colby was, above all else, a passionate man when it involved his family and friends. He unapologetically loved his family and put their needs and happiness...

Cameron Julian Musser

Cameron Julian Musser

Jun 18, 2022

In loving Memory of Cameron Julian Musser.

10/5/2000- 6/18/2022

Cameron was a happy child who loved games, dragons, wolves, huskies, music, the LOTR movies, and he loved his friends and family very much. Cameron was a sweet gentle, intelligent, and caring soul who would give you everything and ask for nothing in return.

He will be missed beyond belief and...

Terry Duane Ross

Terry Duane Ross

Jun 18, 2022

Terry Duane Ross passed away in Ellsworth County, Kansas on Saturday, June 18, 2022.  He was born on May 25, 1958, in Salem, Oregon. He currently resided in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Terry is survived by the following loving family members: his parents, Peggy Sue (Wherley) Ross and John Patrick Ross, his sister and her husband, Alisa and Don Reum, his...

Barbara Hawkins

Barbara Hawkins

Jun 15, 2022

Barbara Hawkins passed away June 15, 2022 at The Fremont in Springfield, where she had been a care resident for the past several years.

 

Barbara was born November 13, 1937 in Ozark, Missouri, the daughter of Dwight and Celo Hawkins.  She attended Ozark School and graduated in the Class of 1955.  After graduation Barbara attended Stephens College in Columbia. ...

Barbara June Branscum

Barbara June Branscum

Jun 15, 2022

Major Barbara June Tolcher Branscum, wife of Major Richard Branscum, was promoted to glory at 5:25am on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Nixa, Missouri.Barbara was born 10/14/47, in  Covington, VA to  Roy & Violet Tolcher officer parents.  She speaks of her calling as she was TYI in 1963, she describes the meeting and mentioning the sevice she felt was directed...

Nick  Ryan  Maples

Nick Ryan Maples

Jun 13, 2022

Nick Ryan Maples, 22 of the Clever and Nixa community, left his family and friends on June 13, 2022. Nick was born on August 11, 1999, to Scott and Leah Maples.

 

Nick was raised in a farm full of life and love of for the animals that he took care of. He played football at Nixa and always...

Barbara Ann Brown

Barbara Ann Brown

Jun 13, 2022

Barbara Ann Brown, 77, died June 13, 2022 in Cibolo, Texas surrounded by her beloved children.

Barbara was born to John and Alma Cates on Sept. 20, 1944 in Davenport, Iowa. She graduated from Central High School in Springfield, MO in 1962, then earned a degree in early childhood education from Southwest Missouri State in 1966. On Nov. 6, 1970,...

Dixie Lee Keltner

Dixie Lee Keltner

Jun 13, 2022

Dixie Lee Keltner, 83, of Ozark passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022.

Dixie was born on October 30, 1938 to Victorl and Mary (Steele) Keltner on her family's farm in Battlefield. Dixie graduated from Republic High School before going on to receive her degree in elementary education and art at Southwest Missouri State University, now known as Missouri State...

Helen Imogene Ellingsworth

Helen Imogene Ellingsworth

Jun 8, 2022

Helen (Imogene) Stewart Ellingsworth of Spokane went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 8, 2022, at the age of 95 years.

 

Imogene was born on September 22, 1926, to Roy and Merle (Bass) Stewart. She graduated Spokane High School in 1945. After graduation, she went to San Francisco, California, where she worked delivering mail in...

Frances Ewing

Frances Ewing

Jun 6, 2022

Frances Ewing, age 99, of Oldfield, went to be with the Lord Monday, June 6, 2022. She passed away in her home, where she and her husband had a dairy farm for many years. She was born October 12, 1922 in Shenandoah, Iowa, the daughter of David Frank and Elsie Dell (Hall) Grimmet.  When Frances was five, the family moved...

Maryanne Murphy

Maryanne Murphy

Jun 4, 2022

Maryanne Murphy, age 80, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, a recent resident of North Park Village Assisted Living, Ozark.  She was born in Republic on August 20, 1941.  Maryanne received her master’s degree from Drury University.  Before retirement she taught in Nixa Elementary Schools for 40 years.  At home, caring for her dogs was her favorite pastime following the...

Gary Carden

Gary Carden

Jun 3, 2022

George Gary Carden, 69, of Nixa passed away in is home on June 2nd. Known to all as Gary, he was born to George and Betty Carden on May 11th, 1953. A graduate of Willard High School, Gary proudly served in the US Marine Corps from 1973-1977. Gary was an avid outdoor enthusiast and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He...

Judith Kay Jones

Judith Kay Jones

May 29, 2022

In lieu of flowers the family requests you donate in Judy’s memory to your local church or school’s pre-school program.

Judith Kay (Judy) Jones 74 of Nixa went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

Judy was born in Neosho, Missouri to Hershal and Virginia Needham on March 17, 1948.

She attended grade school in...