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4B News-Leader Friday, May 14, 1999 Page edited by Randy Bergen call 836-1 199 after 5 p.m. died Tuesday in Webco Manor, Marshfield. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Eastlawn Cemetery, Springfield, under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Belva R.

Brownfield, 88 WILLOW SPRINGS Mrs. Belva R. Brownfield, Willow Springs, a homemaker, died at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday in Willow Care Nursing Home. No services are planned.

Cremation is under direction of Hiler Funeral Home. Burial will be in Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, Pomona. Lavada Margaret Cardwell, 80 FORSYTH -Mrs. Lavada Margaret Cardwell, Forsyth, a homemaker, died at 255 p.m. Tuesday in her home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Forsyth Whelchel Chapel with burial in Dickens Cemetery, Taneyville. Austin Daniel, 85 GREENFIELD Mr. Austin Daniel, Greenfield, a retired fish farmer, died at 11 a.m. Thursday in Dade County Nursing Home.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Collins Cemetery, northwest of Greenfield, under direction of Greenfield Funeral Chapel. Friends may call at their convenience in the funeral chapel. John Michael Donaldson, 47 LA RUSSELL Mr. John Michael Donaldson, La Russell, a contractor, died Wednesday in his home of a heart attack.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in Gateway Christian Church, Springfield, with burial at a later date under direction of Lakin Funeral Home, Pierce City. Jeffrey Dowler, 34 BIRCH TREE Mr. Jeffrey Dowler, Birch Tree, a consulting forester, died Tuesday in Van Buren from injuries suffered in an automobile accident Services will be at 10 a.m. today in United Methodist Church.

His body will be cremated following services under direction of Yarber Mortuary, Mountain View. Walter Glensky, 73 AURORA Mr. Walter Glensky, Aurora, a retired electronic technician, died Wednesday in Missouri Rehabilitation Center, Mount Vernon. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Maple Park Cemetery under direction of Peterson Funeral Chapel.

Ynetia K. Hayes, 87 LAMAR Mrs. Ynetia K. Hayes, Lamar, a homemaker, died at 1:40 a.m. Thursday in Lakeview Healthcare Center.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lohmeyer-Konantz Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens. Friends may call at their convenience in the funeral home. Hugh S. Hayward, 78 GOLDEN CITY Mr.

Hugh S. Hayward, Golden City, a retired school district maintenance worker, died at 3 a.m. Thursday in Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Memory Gardens under direction of Lohmeyer-Konantz Funeral Home.

Friends may call at their convenience in the funeral home. Vernis B. Henry, 78 GREENFIELD Mrs. Vernis B. Henry, Greenfield, a restaurant owner, died at 7:15 a.m.

Thursday in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Vaughn Cemetery, north of Greenfield, under direction of Greenfield Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

today in the funeral chapel. James York Johnson, 94 Mr. James York Johnson, Springfield, a retired attorney and World War II U.S. Army veteran, died at 6:35 p.m. Monday in Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital.

Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel with burial in Springfield National Cemetery. Bennie E. Joiner, 74 STOUTLAND Mr. Bennie E.

Joiner, Stoutland, a retired oil field gauger, died at 10:55 a.m. Thursday in Breech Regional Medical Center, Lebanon. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Colonial Funeral Chapel, Lebanon, with burial in Stoutland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.

Saturday in the funeral chapel. Linda 'Lin' S. Larson, 61 LEBANON Mrs. Linda "Lin" S. Larson, Washington, formerly of Lebanon, a flight attendant, died Tuesday in her Washington home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Holman-Howe Funeral Home with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery, near Phillipsburg. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Darrell G.

Mase, 82 Mr. Darrell G. Mase, Springfield, a retired railroad engineer, died at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday in Cox Medical Center South. Services will be at 2 p.m.

today in Ayre-Goodwin-Lee, a Heritage Funeral Home at Rivermonte with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Otis Lee 'John' McDonald, 81 SUNRISE BEACH Mr. Otis Lee "John" McDonald, Sunrise Beach, a salesman, died May 6 in Roach. Memorial services will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hedges Funeral Home, Camdenton.

His body has been cremated. Bradley E. McGowan, 39 ANDERSON, Ind. Mr. Bradley E.

McGowan, Anderson, formerly of Mountain Grove, a retired dry-wall finisher, died Monday in St. John's Health System, Anderson, of an apparent heart attack. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Craig-Hurtt-Bradley Funeral Home, Mountain Grove, with burial in Rock Springs Cemetery, northeast of Mountain Grove. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Thelma Ruth Fisher Mittan, 65 Mrs. Thelma Ruth Fisher Mittan, Springfield, a retired accounting clerk, died Monday in Overland Park Manor, Overland Park, Kan. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Dale Street United Methodist Church, Springfield, with burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North.

Robert Lynn Potter, 76 LAMAR Mr. Robert Lynn Potter, Lamar, a retired men's clothing store owneroperator, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Freeman Hospital, Joplin. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in United Methodist Church with burial in Moorehead Cemetery under direction of Lohmeyer-Konantz Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Marshall R. Robberson, 88 Mr. Marshall R.

Robberson, Springfield, a retired farmer, died at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday in Cox Medical Center South. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Alice Josephine Rysted, 91 OZARK Mrs.

Alice Josephine Rysted, Ozark, a retired nurses aide, died Tuesday in Ozark Riverview Manor. Services will be at 5 p.m. today in Adams Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Dover, at a later date. Edna M. Sell, 94 AVA Mrs.

Edna M. Sell, Ava, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Balanced Care East, Springfield. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 1999, in St.

Joseph's Catholic Church, Billings, with Fr. Jim Reynolds officiating under direction of Meadors Funeral Home, Billings. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Rosary and Prayer services will be at 7:30 p.m.

today in the Billings funeral home. The chapel will be open at noon. Memorial contributions may be made to The Kitchen, Springfield; Myasthenia-Gravis Association; or the SpringfieldCape Girardeau Catholic Cursillo. Lloyd Dillard Hursh KISSEE MILLS Lloyd Dillard Hursh, 78, Kissee Mills, died Wednesday, May 12, 1999, in Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Mo.

He was born Feb. 21, 1921, in Chadwick, the son of Richard and Lillie Hursh. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. Before retirement, Mr.

Hursh was a publisher for the White River Leader and Taney County Republican newspapers, and editor for the Christian County Head-liner. He was well known as a fisherman and area photographer. Survivors include his wife, Margie Hursh; four daughters, Penny Glossip, Ozark, Janice Tannehill, Springfield, and Jeannie Rosebrock and Joyce Hursh, both of Anchorage, Alaska; 1 1 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a brother, Denny Hursh, Ozark, and nieces and nephews. His parents preceded him in death, as well as a son, Randy Hursh. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m.

Saturday, May 15, 1999, in Forsyth Church of Christ with Danny Fox officiating. Burial The obituaries and memoriams listed below are paid announcements. The death notices are published at no charge. Obituary charges are $1 .80 per line Monday through Saturday and $2.00 per line for Sunday (not including heading). There is an additional charge for pictures.

Obituaries must be faxed to the News-Leader at 417-836-1221 Monday through Sunday until 4:30 p.m. You may call 417-836-1 183 or 1-800-695-1972 Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, with burial in Ava Cemetery. Verda W. Webb, 81 LEBANON Mrs. Verda W.

Webb, Lebanon, a homemaker, died at 4:42 p.m. Wednesday in Breech Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Antioch Baptist Church, Oakland, with burial in Antioch Cemetery under direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 7 to 6:30 p.m.

today in the funeral home. Hubert Williams, 73 LOUISBURG Mr. Hubert Williams, a retired business owner, died at 5:53 a.m. Thursday in his home. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday in Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home, Buffalo, with burial in New Hope Cemetery, Louisburg. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Other Deaths Listed below are notices of recent deaths. More details will be published when information is available.

Mr. Robert W. Fuller, 50, Springfield, died at 4:14 p.m. Wednesday in Cox Medical Center North. Arrangements will be announced by Klingner Mortuary.

Mr. Orville Hessee, 57, Springfield, died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday in his home. Arrangements will be announced by Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Mr.

Harry Edward McCollum, 76, Lebanon, died at 11:10 a.m. Thursday in St. John's Regional Health Center. Arrangements will be announced by Colonial Funeral Chapel. Mr.

Jack E. McMullin, 69, Springfield, died at 9:41 p.m. Wednesday in Cox Medical Center South. Arrangements will be announced by Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Mr.

Raymond Viscardi, 79, Springfield, died at 10:50 a.m. Thursday in Primrose Place. Arrangements will be announced by Greenlawn Funeral Home South. will be in Chadwick Memorial Cemetery. Cremation under direction of Adams Funeral Home, Ozark.

Lee H. McCorkill ASH GROVE Lee H. McCorkill, 87, Ash Grove, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 1999, in Dade County Nursing Home, Greenfield, Mo. He was born in Bird City, and was a longtime resident of the Willard, Ash Grove and Everton areas.

He was a stockman and farmer. A World War II Army veteran, he was a member of the Everton American Legion 443, and a past member of the I.O.O.F. He was a member of the Zion Presbyterian Church, Willard. He and Hazel Marie Smith were united in marriage on March 7, 1935, and together they were privileged to share 60 years. Hazel preceded him in death on April 20, 1995, as well as four sisters.

He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Vicki McCorkill, California, and Mike and Myra McCorkill, Greenfield, a daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Harry Merrlmer, Eden Prairie, nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Hollis Lester, Olympia, Wash. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 1999, in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Springfield, with the Rev. Dick Menzel officiating under direction of Wilson-Brim-Daniel Funeral Home, Ash Grove. Friends may call after.

2 p.m. today in the funeral home, with formal visitation from 7 to 8 p.m. need it most Death Notices Anthony Anzalone Dorothy Babbitt Eula Riley Blocker Belva R. Brownfield "2 Uvada Margaret Cardwell Austin Daniel John Michael Donaldson Jeffrey Dowler Walter Glensky Ynetia K. Hayes Hugh S.

Hayward Vernis B. Henry James York Johnson Bennie E. Joiner Linda "Lin" S. Larson Darrell G. Mase Otis Lee "John" McDonald Bradley E.

McGowan Thelma Ruth Fisher Mittan Robert Lynn Potter Marshall R. Robberson Alice Josephine Rysted Z. Edna M. Sell VerdaW.Webb Hubert Williams Notices contain service "and death information only. Anthony Anzalone, 77 ELDON Mr.

Anthony Anzalone, Eldon, a retired service station owner, died Wednesday in Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach. Services will be at 7 p.m. Saturday in Hedges Funeral Home. His body will be cremated following services. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Saturday in the funeral home. Dorothy Babbitt, 81 REDLANDS, Calif. Mrs. Dorothy Babbitt, Redlands, formerly of Springfield, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Mission Commons. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m.

Monday in Hillside Cemetery under direction of Emerson-Bartlett Mortuary. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Eula Riley Blocker, 95 STRAFFORD Mrs. Eula Riley Blocker, Strafford, a retired teacher, Obituaries "Bobbie" Frances Brown NIXA "Bobbie" Frances Brown, 59, Nixa, went to be with the Lord at 6:31 a.m.

Thursday, May 13, 1999, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Mo. She was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Marshall, the daughter of Francis Daniel and R. Mintie Mae Treat Cotton.

She was a member of Central Assembly of God Church and a home-maker who loved crafts, antiquing, and spending time with- family. was preceded in death by her parents; a sister; and two brothers. She is survived by her husband, Bob; two daughters, Sherry Moreno, Parsons, and Sheila Moreno, Springfield, two sons, Don Mor-enOi Springfield, and Ron Moreno and his wife, Sherry, Republic; two step-daughters, Tammy Phillips, Sharon, and Jenny Jackson, Woodard, a granddaughter; five grandsons; and a sister and her husband, Mary and Don Bowin, Park Hill, Okla. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 1999, in Central Assembly of God Church with Pastors Watson and Shedd officiating under direction of Thieme, a Heritage Funeral Home.

Burial will follow In Rivermonte Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 today in the funeral home. James Wesley Cooper PORTLAND, Ore. Memorial graveside services for James Wesley Cooper, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 1999, in Clear Creek Cemetery, Wil-lard, Mo.

Services will be conducted by the Rev. Judith LaR-oue, Pastor of First Christian Church, Ozark, Mo. James Wesley Cooper of Portland, the son of Mr. and Mrs. R.E.

Cooper, was bom in Greene County, on May 8, 1923. He attended elementary and high school in 1 A Springfield. He was a World War II Army veteran. He served with the Quarter Master Corp in Europe and also in the Yukon Territory during the building of the Alcon Highway. Following his military service he returned to Springfield and was an employee of Safeway Grocery Stores and Colonial Bakery Company.

In 1961, he and his family moved to Portland, where he was In the wholesale grocery business for 23 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. and Flora M. Cooper, Blue Springs, and a brother, Clinton A. Cooper, Portland, Ore.

Jim is survived by his wife, Marilyn, Portland, three sons and two daughters, J. Mi-cheal Cooper, University Place, Jean Marie Knutson, Warren, J. Ervin Cooper, Warren, Dan Cooper, Austin, Texas, and Nancy Powell, Portland, two sisters, Juanita McDonald, Portland, and Lucabell Reynolds, Lee's Summit, and a brother, John E. Cooper, Ozark, Mo. Peggy Ann Currie Peggy Ann Currie, 61, Springfield, died at 4:30 a.m.

Wednesday, May 12, 1999, in her home. Mrs. Currie, a homemaker, was born to Gilford and Wilma Curry, on Aug. 3, 1937. Peggy Ann Currie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

She gave us a sharp, witty sense of humor, kindheartedness and devotion. Through her daughters and grandchildren she will always be remembered and live on with a part of her in all of us. She was preceded in death by her father, and a brother, Charles Curry. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Leo Currie; four daughters, Susan Price, Glenda Currie, Brenda Sanders, and Melinda Alcorn; three sisters, Joyce Devolt, Jean Simmons, and Evelyn Gusta-son; five grandchildren, Shannon, Haley, Steven, Chris and Judith; her mother; two loving sisters-in-law, Bonnie Hoffman and Rosalie Combs; and a host of nieces, nephews, and many friends. "Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family." -By Geo.

Bernard Shaw. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today, May 14, 1999, in Ackard Cemetery, Fair Play, under direction of Green lawn Funeral Home North. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. John's HospiceCare.

Olive E.Dearn Olive E. Dearn, 100, Springfield, died at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 1999, in Maranatha Lodge. The daughter of Vincent Pleasant and Eugene Patience Powell, she was born April 25, 1899, in Maysville, Mo. She was a retired beauty consultant and homemaker and member of the Baptist church.

With her father and mother and other relatives, as a child, they traveled by covered wagon to the Oklahoma Territory and returned later to Missouri. Her father and grandfather both fought in the Civil War on opposing sides. She is survived by a niece and her husband, Mary and Tom Shaffer; a nephew and his wife, Frank and Rebecca Powell, all of Springfield; as well as other nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 17, 1999, in Pleasant View Cemetery, near Elkland, with Tom Shaffer officiating under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home South, Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Chester Eugene Edge Chester Eugene Edge, 77, Springfield, died at 4 p.m. Monday, May 10, 1999, in his home. He was a World War II U.S.

Army veteran, and was head custodian in Bingham School for 36 years. He served as deacon in Strafford Baptist Church for many years and was a member of National Heights Baptist Church at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, LaVeme; a daughter and her husband, Letha and Lester Goins; two granddaughters, Katelyn and Megan, all of Springfield; three sisters, mo-gene Barclay, Springfield, Re-aina Taylor, Ohio, and Peggy Smith, Springfield, two brothers, Ronnie Edge, Springfield, and Ritchie Hampton, Ohio; an aunt; an uncle; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Letha Odetta Edge; his father, Edgar Lee Edge; and an infant son, Steven Eugene Edge. Services will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, May 15, 1999, In Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at their convenience from 5 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to National Heights Baptist Church.

Emma Lou Hancock REPUBLIC Emma Lou Hancock, 71, Republic, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 1999, in her home. Mrs. Hancock was a member of the Battlefield United Methodist Church. She and her husband, Gene, were retired rental property owners.

She is survived by her husband, Gene, of the home; two sons, Terry Hancock, Springfield, and Jim Hancock, Sil-oam Springs, two daughters, Diana Fenley, St. Louis, and Toni Houke, Mansfield, a sister, Hazel Hancock, Mansfield; seven grandchildren; and a nephew. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 1999, in Meadors Funeral Home, Republic, with the Rev. Jim Bryant officiating.

Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Springfield. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 today in the funeral home. Charles E. Hayward REPUBLIC Charles E. Hayward, 50, Republic, died at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 12, 1999, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, following a two-year battle with Myasthenia-Gravis Disease. He was bom March 7, 1949, in Monett, to Whaley F. and Adline Fyr Hayward. Charles was a member of St.

Joseph's Catholic Church and their men's club in Billings, The Society of St. Vincent DePaul, and the SpringfieldCape Girardeau Catholic Cursillo. He was formerly a salesman and most recently a truck driver for Clark Food Products. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his wife of over 30 years, Agnes; a daughter, Lauri Orf, Union, his mother, Adline Fyr, Monett, a brother, Whaley L.

Hayward, Laurelville, Ohio; four sisters, Norma Duncan, Joplin, Adline Bart-koski, Monett, Mary Schad, Purdy, and Helen Sforer, Sapulpa, two grandsons, Dominic and Stephen Orf; and 19 nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass will be at cann who has been through the can understand. Ayre-Goodwin-Lee Funeral Home, we We're always here for you. a carina Dart of this communitv When you Jeff Lee Funeral Home Mgr. Ayre-Goodwin-Lee for over A Heritage here when Funeral Home at Rivermonte Memorial Gardens Where Only someone experience At understand.

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