Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Dr. Jerry C. McGill, 60
Jan 17, 2008
Dr. Jerry Clinton McGill, 60, Crowley, Texas, was born Sept. 29, 1947, at Squires, and departed this life Nov. 2, 2007, in Ft. Worth, Texas, after losing a battle with multiple myeloma.
Jerry was a professor and psychologist at the University of North Texas Health and Science Center. He was a member of the Institutional Review Boards of Methodist Hospital of Dallas, Cook Children's Medical Center of Ft. Worth and University of North Texas Health and Science Center of Ft. Worth.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jess and Delph (Piland) McGill, Earl and Rae (Jennings) Hardcastle, and one uncle, Eldon Hardcastle, of Rockford, Ill.
He is survived by his wife, Dr. Kathryn (Schmidt), and son, Christopher, of the home, a son, Wesley, and daughter-in-law Amber and step-grandson, Ian, of Boulder, Colo.; his parents, Wesley and Alta (Hardcastle) McGill, and sister, Linda Leach, all of Grandview; a brother, John, of Raymore; aunts, Mildred (Hardcastle) Pueppke, Ava, Freeda (Hardcastle) Adams, Marshall, Betty (Hardcastle) Taylor, Scott City, Eulah (McGill) Jones, St. Charles, uncles Earl Jr., Robert and Donald Hardcastle, Rochelle, Ill., Herman McGill, Troy; a niece, Dawn Leach, Lee's Summit; nephews Adam and Mitchell McGill, Kansas City, and Grant McGill, Dallas, Texas; and many other relatives and friends.
Services were held Nov. 6 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Entombment was in the Laurel Land Memorial Park Mausoleum of Fort Worth.
Jesse Waylon Workman, 28
Jan 17, 2008
Jesse Waylon Workman, son of Dennis Eugene "Bill" Workman and Tammy Johns, was born on Dec. 31, 1979, in Springfield, and passed away on Jan. 9, 2008, in Douglas County, at the age of 28 years.
Jesse was a resident of Seymour, moving from Ava where he lived with his family on the farm. He loved hunting, fishing, riding horses, camping, drawing and being with his friends and his children.
He was preceded in death by his father, "Bill", grandfather, Gene Workman, and maternal grandparents, Sue and Marvin Johns.
He is survived by Sarah Elaine Walker, Seymour; his children, Katrina and Stevie Workman, both of Seymour, and Rebecca Crowder, and their children Aryanna Workman and an unborn child, Abby Boone, and Austin Sturdivant, all of Springfield; his mother, Tammy Johns, Ozark; one brother, Cody Workman, Ava; a half brother and sister, Dustin Hicks, Ozark, and Twanda Smith, Nixa; paternal grandmother, Ruth Workman, Ava; aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives and friends.
Memorial service for Jesse was held Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, with Dan Guilbeault officiating.
The family requests memorials to the family as a love offering at the funeral home.
Chad A. Winsor, 40
Jan 17, 2008
Chad A. Winsor died Jan. 13, 2008, of natural causes.
Chad was born on Oct. 29, 1967 in Minot, N.D.
He moved to Ava in 2006 to work as a Qualified Mental Retardation Professional for Brooke Care/A.O. His life's work was devoted to working in the areas of mental health and developmental disabilities.
He graduated from Fairborn High School in Fairborn, Ohio with the class of 1986. He received his bachelor of arts degree in 1996 from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He was working on his master's degree from the University of Phoenix. Chad was a certified MANDT instructor, teaching positive behavior support techniques to providers of services of persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
Chad loved to fish, hike with his beloved Kathy, and spending time with his dog, Delilah.
Chad was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Gordon and Lillian Winsor, and his maternal grandparents, Robert and Harriett Washburn, all from Morris, Ill.
Survivors include his life-partner and best friend, Kathy Kniatt Winsor and her children Michael Kniatt, from Wylie, Texas, and Nathan Kniatt and his wife, Courtney and step-son, Logan, from Sanger, Texas; his parents, Gayle and Robert Winsor, of Bella Vista, Ark.; brothers, Craig and his partner, Jerry Bannister, of Emeryville, Calif., and Todd and his wife, Debbie, and their children Shane and Kayla, of Rochester, N.Y.; and his loving Brooke Care family.
Services will be held Friday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m., at U.C. Davis & Sons Funeral Home, Morris, Ill, with the Rev. Stephen Sibson officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
There will be a memorial service at Ava General Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Oren Alcorn, time and date pending.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, assisted with local arrangements.
Leatha Jones, 86
Jan 17, 2008
Leatha Juanita (Chapman) Jones passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008 at Hospice House in Mountain Home, Ark.
She was born June 17, 1921 in Protem, Mo. the daughter of Fate and Oma (Harper) Chapman.
Leatha and Alton Jones were married on Sept. 25, 1938 in Nubbin Hill, Mo. To this union, four children were born.
Her love in life was her kids and grandkids. She enjoyed those special holidays spending time with her family. The grandkids and great-grandkids were a big part of her life.
Leatha spent a lot of time making quilts. She loved to crochet and embroider. She also loved flowers and birds. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her children, Lynn Jones and wife, Judy, of Theodosia, Vonda McDaniel, of Thornfield, Connie Jones and wife, Ethel, of Thornfield, and Carla Hambelton and husband, Martie, of Gainesville; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Faye Goodsell and Ruthie Ridgner, of Protem; special friends and caregivers, Korrie Dempsey and Fawnelle Patterson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alton Jones, and one sister, Ruby Denton, of Rogers, Ark.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 1 p.m., with Doyle Turner officiating, at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Gainesville. Burial followed at Lutie Cemetery in Theodosia.
Suzanne Goldman Frazier, 57
Jan 31, 2008
Suzanne Goldman Frazier, 57, beloved wife of Jack Frazier, and cherished daughter of Enid and George Goldman of Teaneck, N.J., died peacefully on Jan. 7, 2008, at her residence in Theodosia after a seven-year effort to overcome breast cancer.
She was born in New York City on July 10, 1950.
She is survived by two aunts, Natalie Burger and Bonnie Robinson; 16 first cousins; numerous extended family and a large devoted circle of friends.
A graduate of Hofstra University, she spent two years in France as an exchange student; she also graduated from the Gemological Institute of America in New York City.
Suzanne and Jack moved to this area in 1979 from the East Coast and started the business Ozark Exotica. Suzanne was a trained Master Gardener and produced organically grown vegetables, fresh culinary herbs, and flower bedding plants that were sold at farmer markets in Ava and Gainesville. All who bought Ozark Exotica plants were amazed at the love and strength she was able to instill in them. Her engaging eyes, bright smile and fun loving personality endeared her to all. She was a talented seamstress and an intense humanist.
A Suzanne Frazier potluck memorial will be held in Theodosia on Feb. 16. Friends wishing to attend should contact Jack Frazier at 273-4949 or ozarkexotica2 @hughes.net for details. Those wishing to make a donation in the name of Suzanne Frazier should address it to Riverways Hospice, 114 east Main Street, West Plains, MO 65775.
Jose' Ignacio Duran Sr., 91
Jan 31, 2008
Jose' Ignacio Duran Sr., 91, of Harrah, Okla., formerly of Shelbyville, Ky., entered his eternal life on Jan. 24, 2008.
He was born on May 5, 1916, in Colima, Mexico to Estela Concepcion and Santos Lepe Duran.
His father was a French soldier working for the government during the Mexican Revolution and was killed in front of a firing squad by Poncho Villa a month before Jose' was born. At age 7, Jose entered the United States with his mother and settled in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his American citizenship papers in St. Louis, on Dec. 12, 1941.
As an adult, he worked at the St. Louis City Hall as a draftsman and taught math before entering the Army in April 1944. He was immediately sent to Germany. He served in the 29th Infantry Regiment and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle of Rhineland, and the Battle of Central Europe.
After the war ended, he was stationed at Army Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. During his service in the Armed Forces, he received the Combat Infantry Badge, the World War II Victory Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, 3 Overseas Bars, the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 2 Bronze Stars, and he turned down a Purple Heart Medal out of honor to his fallen friends. He also helped liberate Dachau Concentration Camp in April 1945.
He was honorably discharged from the Army on May 8, 1946 and returned to St. Louis and married Ruth Anne Rohrer on May 16, 1946.
They had nine children, Jose Jr., Diana, Ana, Thomas, Estela, Patricia, John, Christopher, and Ruth Anne.
Upon returning to civilian life, he worked at a small arms factory during the Korean War, and then, in 1959, the ever-growing family moved to the rural town of Squires, Mo., where they farmed for nine years. Then they moved to Ava, in 1967, where Jose' worked as an industrial sewing machine mechanic for Rawlings and Spalding sporting goods. He also opened a small business in their home where he repaired sewing machines and sold new ones. When the factory closed in 1973, Ruth and Jose', along with their four youngest children, moved to Shelbyville, Ky.
Jose' was employed at McGregor Brunswick in Eminence for one year, and then worked for Louisville Manufacturing in Louisville, where he was an industrial sewing machine mechanic and head of maintenance. He retired in 1982, at the age of 66. During this time they also started a small business in their home, called "Duran's Sewing Center" at 10th and Main Street in Shelbyville. He repaired sewing machines and she sold new ones, along with other odds and ends. They closed the business in 1987 due to their declining health.
In 1994, Jose' had a major heart attack, and then in 1997, they moved to Birmingham, Ala., to be closer to their son John. During his retirement, he enjoyed making wooden trucks, boats, and animals for his grandchildren.
In May 2006, Ruth and Jose' celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary and Jose's 90th Birthday with a family reunion and a cookout at his daughter, Estela's (Larry) home in Oklahoma, where the couple has been living due to declining health for the past three and a half years.
During his life, Jose' was a Kentucky Colonel, a life member of the American Legion Post 7 in Frankfort, Ky., a member of the Disabled American Veterans Post 155 in New Castle, Ky., a member of the 40 and 8 in Frankfort, Ky., and helped start a VFW Post in Shelbyville, Ky., where he was also a life member. He also served as 2-time commander of Post 7, 2-time commander of the 40 and 8, as well as Kentucky State Chaplain of the 40 and 8 for several years. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, 3rd Degree, in St. Louis.
Over the years, he has been a member of St. Leo's Church in Ava, the Church of the Annunciation, in Shelbyville, Ky., and St. Teresa's Church in Harrah, Okla. Jose also spoke several languages including Spanish, Hebrew, German, and Italian.
He is survived by his wife of over 61 years, Ruth Anne, of Harrah, Okla.; eight children, Jose' Duran Jr. and his wife, Beverly, Helotes, Texas, Diana Tarrant Arkansas City, Kan., Ana Trumbo, Danville, Pa., Thomas Duran and his wife, Sue, Salem, Ala., Estela Campbell and her husband, Larry, Harrah, Okla., John Duran, Birmingham, Ala., Christopher Duran and his wife, Beverly, Frisco, Texas, Ruth Marcum and her husband, Steve, Coral Springs, Fla., and a son-in-law, Floyd Seals, Frankfort, Ky.
He is also survived by 26 grandchildren, including Mindy Pinckney and her husband, Tanner, of Ava, and their three children, along with 36 great-grandchildren, one brother-in-law, Milton Rohrer of Apache Junction, Ariz., and one sister-in-law, Nadine Scholfield, of San Raphael, Calif., along with several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Estela Concepcion Duran Carlson, his father, Santos Lepe Duran, his sister Ana Maria Duran, and his daughter, Patricia Duran Seals.
Visitation was 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Shannon Funeral Home in Shelbyville, Ky., with a rosary service at 5:30 p.m. and a vigil service at 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass was held at the Catholic Church of the Annunciation on Monday, Jan. 28, at 10 a.m., with Father Bill Bowling officiating, with the Rite of Committal immediately after at Grove Hill Cemetery. All four of Mr. Duran's sons will serve as pallbearers as well as two of his sons-in-law, Larry Campbell and Floyd Seals. Mr. Duran will be buried with full military honors. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Catholic Church of the Annunciation or to Hospice.
Virginia E. Williams, 85
Jan 31, 2008
Virginia E. Williams began her life on May 17, 1922 in St. Louis, the daughter of Earl Huels and Myrtle (Huels) Millard.
Ginny passed away Jan. 23, 2008, in her home under hospice care.
On Jan. 2, 1976, she married Joseph F. Williams.
Virginia and Joe lived in Mansfield before moving to Oklahoma, and then moved to Ava.
Virginia worked out of the home in the state of Washington as a telephone operator, then moved to Missouri and worked and retired from Tobin-Hamilton Shoe Factory. She was a hard worker and enjoyed family and friends. She also liked to travel.
Virginia was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church for more than 60 years. She was preceded in death by her mother and father.
Virginia is survived by her husband, Joe F. Williams; one daughter, Carol Cunningham and husband, Donald; one son, Eldon E. Millard, of Elwood, Ill.; two grandchildren, Craig and wife, Debbie Cunningham, and Janet Cunningham; three great-grandchildren, Ean Hendrick, Andrea Lamb, and Zackery Cunningham; six great-great-grandchildren; and many family and friends.
Memorial services will be held at the Ava Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Friday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Jeff Werda and Roger Flint officiating.
The family requests memorial donations to hospice or a love offering.
Virgil Ethmer Smith, 86
Jan 24, 2008
Virgil Ethmer Smith was born Aug. 7, 192l in Almartha, Mo., and departed this life Jan. 16, 2008, at the age of 86 years 5 months and 9 days.
Virgil was the son of Lester E. Smith and Essie Mae (Daniels) Smith. Virgil was a life-long resident of the area.
Virgil was a farmer in the turkey business and later in beef. In 1990, Virgil moved to Ava, moving from Wasola, MO. Virgil served his country during World War II with the U. S. Army as a mechanic. He was member of the VFW.
Virgil was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Ava. He served as a deacon for many years at the Oak Grove General Baptist Church. Virgil believed being involved in church was very important. He also was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion, and a Mason of the Grand Lodge #496, Gainesville Chapter.
Virgil enjoyed fishing with Velma and being with his family.
On May 10, 1947, Virgil and Faye Conrad were united in marriage in Wasola. Virgil and Fay were blessed with a daughter. In 1988, Faye preceded him in death.
On Sept. 6, 1990, Virgil and Velma (Phillips) Trivitt were united in marriage in Wasola.
Virgil was also preceded in death by his parents and one step-son, Ray Trivitt.
He is survived by his wife, Velma, of the home, Ava, daughter, Sandra Davis and husband, Boyd, and one stepson, Dean Trivitt and wife, Sandra, all of Ava; seven step-grandchildren, Whitney, Gary, Sheila, Stephen, Angela, Ray Jr., and Valerie; 16 step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Agnes Dell Davis, Ridgecrest, Calif.; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, with the Rev. Robert Roberts officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post 112 and VFW Post 5993. Visitation was Saturday from 1 p.m. until service time. The family requests memorials to Gideons International.
