Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
William Ellis Suggs, 56
Oct 16, 2008
William Ellis Suggs, 56, passed away in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 14, 2008, and joined his parents, Harlan and Josephine Suggs; grandparents, William and Tilly Hicks, William and Elizabeth Suggs; sisters, Brenda Suggs Hill and Patricia Harvey.
"Bill" attended school in Ava and continued his career as a truck driver.
He is survived by his wife, Cindy; daughters, Barbara Brewer and husband Steven, Donna Dreyer and husband Bryan; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert, Earl and Richard Suggs; sisters, Rita Ege, Dorthy Phillips, Linda Medlock and Annalou Caudill; adopted father, Felix Howard and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17. Funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Brookside Funeral Home, in Houston, Texas. Interment will follow in Brookside Memorial Park.
Sam Phillips, 91
Oct 16, 2008
Sam Phillips, son of David and Anna (Easton) Phillips was born on Sept. 30, 1917, in Pleasant Hope, Mo., and passed away on Oct. 12, 2008, in Strafford, Mo., at the age of 91.
Sam has been a resident of Ava since 1979 after moving here from Rochelle, Ill.
On Oct. 15, 1941, Sam and Dortha May (Dougherty) were united in marriage. Three children were born to this union, Diana (Phillips) Bingham, Charolett Phillips, and Sammy Phillips.
Sam retired from Del Monte Foods. Sam was a deacon for the Happy Home Church and enjoyed church singings and singing church specials. He also enjoyed fishing, sports and card games.
Sam was preceded in death by his wife, Dortha May (Dougherty) Phillips; his parents; two sisters, Margaret Phillips and Hazel Phillips; four brothers, Tom Phillips, Bob Phillips, Jess Phillips, and Jack Phillips; his daughter, Charolett; three of his grandchildren; and one son-in-law, Harry Bingham.
Sam is survived by a grandchild that he and his wife had raised, Becky Johnson and her husband Randy; his daughter, Diana (Phillips) Bingham; his son, Sammy Phillips and his wife, Vickie; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation was Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, in Ava. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (Oct. 16) in the Clinkingbeard Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Welch officiating. Interment will follow in the Ava Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion Post 112 and the VFW Post 5993.
Bobby Gene Frye, 57
Oct 16, 2008
Bobby Gene Frye was born on June 5, 1951 in Okinawa, Japan as one of three children born to DeWaine and Tsuruko Shirado Frye, and departed this life at his home in Ava on Oct. 11, 2008, at the age of 57 years 4 months and 6 days.
Bob graduated high school in Japan and shortly thereafter moved with his family back to his father’s hometown of Ava.
A quiet individual, Bob enjoyed watching his younger brother play high school football after moving here and always enjoyed watching all kind of athletics. Bob liked fishing and hunting but most of all he enjoyed following the nieces and nephews in their athletics and lives as they grew up.
Bob is survived by his sister, Mary Ann Ray, of the home; and his brother, Jimmy and wife, Lana Frye, of Sullivan. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Dr. Sarah Frye, Aaron Ray, Erica King, Alyssa Laramie, Chris Frye, Nick Frye, Austin Frye, and Bryant King, and a host of other relatives. Bob was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m., in Clinkingbeard Chapel, Ava, with the Rev. Robert Roberts officiating, with burial following in the Fannon Cemetery. Visitation was from 1 till 2 in the funeral home.
Edith ‘Delores’ Potter, 81
Oct 16, 2008
Edith Delores Potter, daughter of Chancey Sherman and Irene (Miles) Brown was born April 6, 1927 in Fleming, Colo.
She departed this life Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 in Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 81 years, six months, and five days.
On Aug. 28, 1949, she was united in marriage to Alvin Roy Potter, and to this union, three sons and two daughters were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alvin on July 17, 1990; a daughter, Diana Marie Potter; and three brothers, Melvin, Marvin, and Wilbert Brown.
Delores is survived by three sons, Frank Potter and his wife, Frances, of Henrietta, Texas, Ed Potter and his wife, Brenda, of Springfield, Missouri, and Steve Potter and his wife, Judy, of Mountain Grove, Missouri; one daughter, Cindy Robinson and her husband, Buzz, of Niangua, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Frank Potter II, Rhonda Willbanks, Lisa Owens, Amanda Robinson, Lindy Sturdefant, Victoria Robinson, Ethan Robinson, Lorie Plaster, and Tim Plaster; 14 great-grandchildren; five brothers, Keith Brown, of Denver, Colo., Richard Brown, of Laramie, Wyo., Rahlon Brown, of The Dalles, Ore., Kenneth Brown, of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Alvin Brown, of Mitchell, S.D.; one sister, Marlene Edwards, of St. George, Utah; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and many friends.
Services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 in Holman-Howe Chapel, Seymour with Reverends R.J. Mendel and James Crawford officiating. Burial was in Goodhope Cemetery, Goodhope, Missouri under direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Seymour, Missouri.
Rev. Ava Lynn Cudworth, 65
Oct 9, 2008
The Reverend Ava Lynn Cudworth was born in Ava, Mo. on April 24, 1943 and passed away in Springfield, Mo., on Oct. 6, 2008 following an extended illness.
Rev. Cudworth is survived by her son, Eric C. Hinegardner; two sisters, Myra Cudworth, of Nixa, Mo. and Paula Cudworth (Gayer) of Springfield, Mo.; two special nieces, Laura Gayer of Springfield, Mo., and Jennifer Gayer, of Buenos Aires, Argentina; aunt and uncle, Norman and Allene Hicks, of Ozark; and many cousins and a host of friends.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Paul and Elsie (Hicks) Cudworth, and grandparents, Clarence and Viola (Byerley) Hicks and Arthur and Minerva (Inman) Cudworth.
As a child, Ava was surrounded by a close-knit community of family, church and school. From the age of 5, her interest in books and talents in music were developed and nurtured by her loving family. By the time she entered Ava High School, she was an accomplished pianist and vocalist, earning local recognition and many outstanding awards in state music competitions.
Ava attended College of the Ozarks at Point Lookout, Mo., when the school was a junior college, and later earned a full scholarship to Drury University in Springfield, Mo., where she received a bachelor of science in music education in 1965.
Ava taught music, speech, drama and English in Missouri, Illinois and California public schools for several years before attaining a master of divinity degree from the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, Calif. She was authorized as an ordained minister by the Golden Gate Association of the California Northern Conference in the United Church of Christ. Reverend Cudworth's ministry included churches in California, Nevada, Texas and Missouri.
Music and spirituality were always at the center of Ava's life. Music flowed from her heart and soul, yet she was an unassuming musician. Whether composing, instructing or performing she made it look easy and natural. Although trained in the classics, she was just as comfortable with jazz, ragtime, and folk music as she was with elegant high church selections. As a minister, she worked closely with her church music director to ensure that the music became part of the message and flowed with her sermon. Ava's sermons were the culmination of skilled research, writing, a highly developed speaking ability (much of it learned from her work in little theater productions), and an acute sensitivity to the needs of her followers.
Visitation will be at Barnes Family Funeral Home in Ozark from 6 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 11 at St. John's Chapel United Church of Christ, 4344 South Fremont, Springfield, followed by interment in the Ava Cemetery in Ava, Mo. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the charity of choice c/o Barnes Family Funeral Home, 1700 South 15th Avenue, Ozark, Mo. 65721.
Lyle Leon Towne, 76
Oct 9, 2008
Lyle Leon Towne was born April 19, 1932 and left this world on Sept. 30, 2008.
He is survived by his wife, Violet, of the home; daughter, Debra and husband, Paul Shrum, of Mtn. Home, Idaho, son, Arthur Towne and wife, Elaine, of Crookston, Neb., and daughter, Judith Gore and spouse, James, Murray, Charleston, S.C.; a brother, Clyde Towne and wife, Dolores, of Evanston, Wyo.; sisters, Audrey Smith, of North Platte, Neb., and Clara Russell and husband, Bill, of Emmett, Idaho; sister-in-law Joyce and husband, Junior Inman, of Fordland; brother-in-law, John and wife, Dianne Nichols, of Goodland, Kan.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and other family and friends.
Jerry Inman, of Dogwood, officiated at his memorial service on Saturday, Oct. 4, in North Platte, Neb.
Robert Dale Gunter, 61
Oct 9, 2008
Robert Dale Gunter was born Feb. 4, 1947, in Mtn. Grove, to parents Gale and Juanita McBride Gunter.
He departed this life Oct. 2, 2008 in his home in Ava surrounded by his loving family, after a long illness.
Robert lived in the Brixey area as a boy where he learned to hunt and fish. He especially enjoyed hunting deer and squirrel. He loved his family dearly. He was a good father; grandfather, brother, son, uncle, and cousin as well as a good friend to all who knew him. He was always willing to help anyone in need. He had recently accepted the Lord as his personal Savior. He worked as a carpenter and brick mason for many years. He will also be remembered for his keen sense of humor.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Robert is survived by his mother, Juanita Crouch, of Ava; one son, Robert Dale Gunter Jr. and Linda, of Flippin, Ark.: two daughters, Michelle Cole and Don Farris of Gassville Ark., and Vanessa Miller and Todd, of Mtn. Home, Ark., and a stepson, Bruce Gruver and Tammy of Arlington, Texas. He is also survived by six grandchildren and six step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and brother, Johnny and Shirley Gunter, of Ava. He will be missed by a host of other relatives and friends.
Graveside services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, at the Souder Cemetery with the Revs. Oren Alcorn and Shane Chellis officiating. Visitation was hosted at the Ava Family Funeral Home on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. All arrangements were under the care and direction of Ava Family Funeral Home.
Noah Jabez Cleghorn, 12
Oct 9, 2008
Noah Jabez Cleghorn, 12 years, youngest son of Dale and Elinor Cleghorn, was born on Sept. 12, 1996 in Howell County, Mo., and entered into rest on Oct. 3, 2008.
Noah loved the Lord and attended the Richville Church.
Noah loved music and could carry a tune before he could talk. Learning to play the harmonica by ear, he could repeat almost any song he ever heard. The littlest Cleghorn loved his dogs, cats, ponies, and chickens and had a fascination with all God’s creatures, including insects, fish, crawdaddies, snakes and birds. He also loved working with the family’s Welsh ponies.
Noah looked forward to missionary work in later life. His family and friends miss Noah deeply, but we rest in the knowledge that our heavenly Father sacrificed His only son, Jesus, so that those like Noah, who love and obey Him, can live with Him in the Kingdom of eternal joy.
Noah is survived by his parents to whom he was devoted, Dale Reuben and Elinor (Ward) Cleghorn; two sisters, Melody Dawn and Dorothy Cleghorn; one brother, Donald Cleghorn; and grandmother, Dorothy J. Cleghorn, all of Drury, Mo.; and everyone he met was a friend.
Graveside services for Noah will be Monday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Cleghorn Beulah Land Family Cemetery, Drury. Officiating will be Pastor Nathan Quick and Pastor Duane W. Cleghorn. The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials as love offerings to the family in care of Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Mo.
Walter Wesley Dodd
(February 1, 1938 - October 23, 2011)
Walter Wesley Dodd, son of Walter Montgomery and Wana Lorene Dodd, was born February 1, 1938 in Salinas, California.
He departed this life Sunday, October 23, 2011, in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of seventy-three years, eight months, and twenty-two days.
On July 15, 1960, Walter married his true love, Maritta A. Hoskins and to this union, three sons and one daughter were born.
Walter was preceded in death by his parents.
He was survived by his loving wife, Maritta of the home; his sons, William W. Dodd and his wife Sara Garcia-Dodd of Seymour, Missouri; Stephen R. Dodd and Denise Benoit of Salinas, California; Matthew M. Dodd and wife Catherine Morgan of Portland, Oregon; his daughter Sheila M. Francis and her husband James of South Lake Tahoe, California; seven grandchildren, Sara Dodd and Daphne Dodd of Seymour, Missouri, Zachary Francis, Jacob Francis and Hayley Francis, all of South Lake Tahoe, California, Wesley Dodd and Morgan Dodd of Portland, Oregon and his sister, Beverly Spence and husband Charles, of Phoenix, Arizona; along with a host of other relatives and many dear friends.
A life-long resident and native of Salinas, California, Walter loved to explore the Sierra Nevadas, trout fishing with friends, but his passion was playing guitar. He was a graduate of Salinas High School and post grad of Hartnell College. He was a supervisor at the United States Post Office for over 35 years.
Walter had accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior and was a member of the Northside Assembly of God Church in Salinas for nearly 60 years. Walter served his church as Deacon and Treasurer for many years. He humbly served on the PTA while his children were in school and lovingly raised them in the faith. God blessed Walter with the gift of music and he shared it with his family, friends and neighbors. He was a member of the Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers Association and the California Bluegrass Association.
Walter was a kind and loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and accomplishments and will cherish all the wonderful memories he created for his family and many friends. There may be a silence in the string section, but we will always remember the sound of his voice and the harmony he brought to our lives.
Funeral Services will be held on November 3, 2011 at 1 p.m. at the Northside Assembly of God, burial to follow at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery, under the direction of Healey Mortuary, Salinas, California. Visitation will be held from 4:30-6:30 at the Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Seymour, Missouri, with a reception and fellowship at the home of William Dodd, 422 Spring Creek Road, Seymour, Missouri.
