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Father Gerard Fuller, OMI, 1930-2003
A local memorial service for Father Gerard Fuller, 72, of Gainesville, will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 30 at St. William's Catholic Church. Funeral mass was held Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows, on the grounds of the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Ill., with Father Paul Wightman, OMI, officiating. Father Donald Dietz, boyhood friend and classmate, delivered the homily. Burial was in the Oblate Cemetery on the grounds of St. Henry's Oblate Community in Belleville, Ill.
Father Fuller died Jan. 24, 2003, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Ill. He was born May 23, 1930, in Davenport, Iowa, from 1943 to 1945, he entered the minor seminary, Our Lady of the Ozarks, in Carthage from 1945 to 1949. He was initiated into the Oblate way of life (Novitiate) in 1949 and 1950, pronouncing his first vows in Godfrey, Ill., on Aug. 15, 1950. He then attended philosophy courses at DeMazenod Scholasticate in San Antonio, Missouri, Illinois, Texas and Iowa, and Michael Fuller of Aurora, Iowa.
Mr. Ward died Aug. 7, 2003, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark. He was born March 2, 1924, in Danville, Iowa.
He was a machinist for the Burlington Northern Railroad and retired in 1985 after 35 years. He was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church.
Mr. Ward is survived by his wife, Eva; four sons, Joseph Ward and his wife, Vicki, of Saginaw, Iowa, Thomas Ward and his wife, Patricia, and Monte Ward and his wife, Shelly, of Burlington, Iowa, Marjorie Ward of Danville, Texas, and Dolly Rutherford of Canton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and three sisters.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville, directors.

Bessie Helen Oller, 1912-2002
Funeral services for Bessie Helen Oller, 89, of Newton, Kan., were held Saturday, Aug. 3 at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Gaddy officiating. Burial was in Lilly Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Oller died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at Friendly Acres Retirement Community in Newton, Kan. She was born Dec. 12, 1912, near Gainesville, the daughter of William P. and Margie (Wells) White. She married Willard Hambelton Jan. 19, 1930, at Dawt. He preceded her in death Jan. 4, 1966. She married Ralph H. Oller Oct. 8, 1969, in Newton, Kan.
She attended grade school and high school in Ozark County. She was a member of Newton Bible Church in Newton, Kan. She enjoyed reading the Bible, fishing, cooking fish for others and quilting.
Mrs. Oller is survived by her husband, Ralph; one stepson, Richard Oller of Newton, Kan.; one stepdaughter, Ruby Papendick of Pullman, Wash.; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren; 35 step-great-grandchildren; one step-great-great-grandchild; and one sister, Avis Porter of Springfield;
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Willard Hambelton; three sons, Loral Hambelton, Bobby Joe Hambelton and James C. Hambelton; a stepson, Jerry Oller; four brothers; and five sisters.
Memorials may be made to the Newton Bible School or Friendly Acres Retirement Community, in care of Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton, Kan.
Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Gainesville, local directors.

Woody Richards, 1949-2002
Funeral services for Woody Richards, 53, of Wasola, were held Monday, Oct. 28 at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home with Bishop Jerry Brown officiating. Military honors and burial were in Isabella Cemetery.
Mr. Richards died Oct. 25, 2002. He was born July 22, 1949, in Thomaston, New York, Amber Gordon of South Portland, Oklahoma; special kids, Karl Cox of Gainesville, Debbie Ward of Portland, Calif.; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; her parents; two brothers, Wilford (Spud) Nance and Aurthur Nance; and one great-grandson, Jamie Reyes Medley.
Memorials may be made to Jackson Cemetery in Romance, c/o Century Bank of the Ozarks, P.O. Box 68, Gainesville, MO 65655.
Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, Springfield, directors.

Dora Doherty, 1919-2003
Dora Linn Doherty, 84, of Gainesville, died Aug. 4, 2003, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains.
Mrs. Doherty was born July 13, 1919, in Colo., the son of Fred and Lilley May Bishop.
He was a retired tile setter and had moved to Sycamore from Denver three and one-half years ago.
Mr. Bishop is survived by his wife, Nellie, of Sycamore; five daughters, Kaleen Gray and her husband, Steven, and Angela Brown of Denver; Cleo Crystal Peters and her husband, Howard, of Fort Collins, Colo.; Wanda Kirkegaard and her husband, Mark, of Dora; and Allison Blache« of Brixey; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and five brothers.

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