Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Brady Ray Lee, 8
Mar 29, 2007
Brady Ray Lee, the son of Timothy Ray and Melissa Ann Welch Lee, was born on Jan. 9, 1999, in Springfield, and went home to be with the Lord March 25, 2007, at the age of 8.
Brady was a fun loving, hard working young man who was all boy.
His favorite pastimes were hunting, fishing, driving tractors, and working at the Foxtrotters show. He also loved John Deere tractors, Hemi-powered Dodges and Dukes of Hazard, his favorite TV show which he never missed. Brady had many friends and enjoyed playing outdoors with them.
Survivors include his parents, Tim and Missy, of Ava; his sister Bailey; his maternal grandparents Jerry and Joyce Welch, of Ava; paternal grandparents, Gary and Judy Lee, of Dogwood, and Pete and Jeannie Miller, of Ava. Also surviving are his paternal great-grandparents, Bill Wright, of Ozark, and Joe and Goldie Miller, of Ava, and maternal great-grandparents, Neil and Irene Adams, of McClurg.
Other survivors include aunts and uncles including Debbie Petty and Rory Boeddeker, Chad and Crystal Lee, and Larry and Bobbie Miller, all of Ava, Rhonda Via, Dewayne and Karen Ducker and family. Cousins include Emily Petty, Camyrn and Caden Lee, Michael Dale and Dalton Maples, and Candace and Kahli Miller, and a host of other cousins, relatives and friends.
Brady was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Sue Welch, maternal great-grandparents, Virgil and Barbara Welch, paternal great-grandparents, Bob and Fern Lee, and paternal great-grandmother, Lou Lamb.
Services for Brady Ray Lee will be held at 10 a.m. today (Thursday) in Clinkingbeard Chapel with the Rev. David Dodson officiating.
Burial will follow in the Ava Cemetery.
Visitation was Wednes¬day from 6:30 to 7:30 in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Services are being conducted by Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava.
Alice Jewel Pruett McCullough, 86
Mar 22, 2007
Alice Jewel Pruett McCullough passed away in Colonial Manor, Whitefish, Mont., on Feb. 25, 2007, three days prior to her 87th birthday.
She was born at Dogwood, Mo., on Feb. 28, 1920, the daughter of Alvah and Violet Mae Pruett.
The second eldest of nine children, she helped with the care of her younger brothers and sisters after the death of their mother.
Alice married Olen McCullough on June 24, 1940, in Dogwood. They divorced in 1961, but continued to care about each other's wellbeing.
They had three daughters, all born in Douglas County. Alice moved to Kalispell, Mon., in 1969 to be near her daughters who had moved there.
She loved the Ozark hills and the mountains of Montana.
She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant brother, Paul, and her eldest brother, Johnny; a sister, Mary Williams; sons-in-law, Gary Nestegard and Terry Hodges; and a great-grandson, Tyler Nestegard.
She is survived by her three daughters, Jewel Henneman and husband, Bob, Judy Timlick and husband, Dick, and Emma Mae Hodges, all of Kalispell, Mont.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nadine Barker and Goldie Bryant, of Seymour; three brothers, David Pruett, Springfield, Bill Pruett and wife, Edna, of Nixa, and Aaron Pruett and wife, Bonnie, of Seymour; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Pruett, of Columbus, Ga.; and many nieces and nephews and other loved ones.
Funeral services were held March 2 at Easthaven Baptist Church, Kalispell, Mont., with burial in Glacier Memorial Gardens.
Charlotte Y. (Haynes) Carter, 89
Mar 22, 2007
Charlotte Y. (Haynes) Carter, 89, a resident of Riverbank, Calif., for over 60 years, passed away at Oak Valley Hospital on March 7, 2007.
She was born Sept. 6, 1917.
She was a retired surgical nurse's aide at Scenic Hospital in Modesto, Calif. She loved bowling, dancing and visiting with friends. She cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.
She enjoyed getting her Douglas County Herald. She read it "stem to stern" according to family members, to keep up with local news about childhood friends. Even though she lived most of her adult life in Riverbank, Calif., her roots were in Ava. She would visit whenever she could.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harve and Helen Haynes, and her husband, Herbert Carter, Jr.
She is survived by her sister, June Haynes, of Missouri; a son and his wife, Ron and Judy Carter; grandchildren, Kathryn and Ryan; great-grandchildren, Hannah, Natalie Rose, Jack and Jackson; and her companion for 35 years, Stan Lowry.
Graveside services were held Tuesday, March 13, at 10 a.m. at Oakdale Citizens Cemetery, under the direction of Oakdale-Riverbank Mortuary.
Remembrances can be made to the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association or the donor's favorite organization.
Russell D. Dollarhide, 61
Mar 15, 2007
Russell D. Dollarhide, 61, Oldfield, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007, in his home surrounded by his loving family and many friends.
He was born Feb. 2, 1946, in Bradleyville, one of seven children born to the Dora (Lee) Dollarhide and the late Irvin Dollarhide.
On Oct. 24, 1967, he was united in marriage to Pamela Alene Stacy at Ava.
He was a hardworking employee at Kelly Sawmill of Oldfield for over 20 years where he held the position of head sawyer. Russell also appreciated the great outdoors and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was especially fond of the beautiful Ozark hills and enjoyed driving every back road he could find.
Russell is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Pamela Alene (Stacy) Dollarhide; one daughter, Ronda Cornelius and husband Kevin; two sons, Rick Dollarhide and wife, Kelly, and Rocky Dollarhide and fiancée, Robin Collarelli, all of Lampe; his mother, Dora Dollarhide; four brothers; two sisters; many other relatives and several caring friends.
Funeral services for Russell Dollarhide were held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 5, in Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark, with the Rev. Gary Stigall officiating.
Burial followed in the Nickerson Cemetery, Kimberling City.
Mary M. (Brown) Frye, 84
Mar 15, 2007
Mary M. Frye, daughter of Russell Brown and Beatrice Bishop Brown, was born on Oct. 20, 1922, in Garden City, Kan., and departed this life on March 11, 2007, in Gainesville, at the age of 84.
Mary was a resident of Gainesville Health Care for the past seven years, moving from Squires, where she lived and worked with her husband, Fonzo, on the farm for many years.
On Nov. 25, 1940, Mary and Fonzo Frye were united in marriage in Ozark County, and to this union, three children were born.
Mary enjoyed watching stock car races, gardening, cooking, sewing and working on the farm. She devoted her life to her husband, Fonzo, and her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Fonzo, and one brother, Ralph.
Her survivors include two daughters and their spouses, Sue and Norman Klayman, Pontiac, and Kathy and Monty Valentine, Squires; one son and wife, Bill and Carol Frye, Greenbrier, Ark.; six grandchildren, Alan, Zeke, Brandon, Rocky, Madison and Sarah; four great-grandchildren, Timothy, Alana, Lucy and Cole, one great-great-granddaughter, Reality; one great-great-grandson, Zane Scott; one brother, David Brown and wife, Mary, Mound Valley, Kan.; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were held Wednesday, March 14, at 10 a.m. at Clinkingbeard Chapel, Ava, with the Revs. Tom Johnson and Casey Pierce officiating.
Interment was in the Spring Creek Cemetery.
The family requests memorials to the Spring Creek Cemetery or the donor's choice.
Services are being conducted by Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava.
Melinda R. "Mindy" Ryles, 18
Mar 29, 2007
Melinda R. "Mindy" Ryles, 18, of Clinton, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
She was born July 1, 1988, in Kansas City, to Frank L. Williams and Vicki L. Riley Williams.
Mindy was a senior at Clinton High School where she played on the soccer team as a freshman and sophomore, and was a member of the Clinton FFA. She loved spending her free time riding horses and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her parents, Terry E. and Vicki L. Ryles of the home; her father, Frank L. Williams, of Bolivar; three stepbrothers, Brent and Brad Williams, both of Wichita, Kan., and Frank Williams II, of Doniphan; three stepsisters, Tanya Faye Ryles, of LaPorte, Texas, Tammy Wayneless, Wichita, Kan., and Marie Williams, of Independence; her maternal grandmother, Betty Jo Riley, of Clinton; paternal grandparents, Bill and Judy Ryles, of Trinity, Texas; aunts and uncles, Tammie and Jeff Williams and family, of Clinton, Cynthia and Russ Riley and family, of Cleveland, Mo., Linda and Rayford Welch, Ava, Janie and John McCallister and family, of Concordia, Mo., and Peggy and Don Coots and family, of Trinity, Texas; a niece, Kathryn McKenna Woods, of LaPorte, Texas; and several other aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Mindy was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Robert L. Ryles, on Nov. 4, 2006.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 28, at the Allen Street Baptist Church, in Clinton, conducted by Bradley & Hadley Funeral Home, of Clinton.
The family requests memorials to American Heart Association.
A graveside service for Mindy was held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at the Ava Cemetery, with the Rev. Roger House officiating.
Services here were conducted by Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava.
Everett William Lawrence, 83
Mar 29, 2007
Everett William "Bill" Lawrence, 83, Oldfield, passed away Saturday morning, March 24, 2007, in his home.
He was born May 18, 1923, in Douglas County, near the Merritt community, the son of Lloyd and Maggie (Williams) Lawrence.
On Aug. 25, 1939, he was united in marriage to Elma Adams and to this union, four children were born.
On Oct. 11, 1997, he was united in marriage to Barbara Melton.
Everett was preceded in death by his parents; the mother of his children, Elma Lawrence; two brothers, Johnny and Edgar Lawrence; and a great-grandson, Zephan Lawrence.
Everett is survived by his wife, Barbara; his four children, Martha Stillings-Booth, of Ava, Kathy Tate, Tucson, Arizona, Lloyd Lawrence and wife, Sue, of Lindale, Texas, and Linda Jean Chapman and husband, Danny, of Sparta, Tenn.; one adopted daughter, Mindy Snodgrass, of Florida; seven stepchildren, Micky Millstead, Gary Millstead, Debbie Arnn, Cathy Sanders, Bob Felty, Sally Felty and Russell Yates; one sister, Mary Lee Johnson, of Maysville; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and many caring friends.
Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 28, in West Huffman Cemetery, Ava, under the care and direction of Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark, with the Rev. Mark Hatcher officiating.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, in Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark.
Alta Graham, 97
Mar 29, 2007
Alta Graham, daughter of J.G. "Cap" and Cina Melton (Marsh), was born Jan. 23, 1910, in Pond Fork, Mo.
She departed this life Friday, March 23, 2007, in the Heart of the Ozarks Health Care Center, Ava, at the age of 97.
On Nov. 30, 1929, Alta was united in marriage to Theodore "Ted" Graham, and to this union, two sons were born.
Alta was preceded in death by her husband, Ted; her two sons, Verlin "Jim" and Joe Graham, a grandson, Richard Joe "Rick" Graham, and a great-great-granddaughter, Kelsie Stacy, as well as three sisters and two brothers.
She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Susie Graham, of Mansfield; two granddaughters, Beverly Stewart and her husband, Butch, of Mountain Home, Ark., and Sandy Whitney and her husband, Bob, of Pleasant Hope; two great-grandchildren, Ryan Stacy and his wife, Melissa, and Amanda Stacy, all of Mansfield; three great-great-grandchildren, Michael Philips, of Ava, and Hunter Munden, and Hailey Stacy, both of Mansfield; and many other family and friends.
Alta attended school at Fairview School. She was a member of the General Baptist Church of Longrun.
After she and Ted, whom she called "T.R.", were married, they lived in the Longrun/Thornfield area where they reared their two sons. The family had an auction business and held numerous sales in the southwest Missouri area.
In 1955, they moved to Mansfield where they built and opened the Mansfield sale barn. Alta worked with her husband and kept the sale receipts for their business. They later sold the sale barn and moved to their farm on Highway 5. The couple had an auction barn at their home where many community auctions were held.
Alta loved to work outside. One of her greatest joys was her vegetable garden. She also enjoyed canning the products of her labor. Flowers were very important to Alta; she took great pride in her flower garden and was always generous in sharing her plants and wisdom of her green thumb. The African violet was her most favorite flower.
Alta enjoyed playing games with her grandkids and she took great pride in a spotless home. Alta also loved to sew and piece quilts.
In March 1987, Alta moved to Heart of the Ozarks Health Care Center, Ava. She leaves behind many friends and a truly loving, caring staff there.
Alta had a quick wit and an amazing sense of humor. She loved to make people smile. She especially enjoyed giving away her "pretties."
Alta was a loving mother, mother-in-law, granny, aunt, neighbor and friend.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 26, at Holman-Howe Chapel, Mansfield, with the Revs. Danny Douglas and Tom Johnson officiating.
Burial was in Mansfield Cemetery.
