Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
William Edward Follis, 58
Oct 2, 2008
No services are planned at this time for William Edward Follis, 58, of Hollister. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home, in Branson.
He born Oct. 3, 1949, in Denver, son of John and Rosalie Newton Follis.
He was a retired wood worker and U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had been a resident of the area for the past 17 years.
He was preceded in born in Ava, Mo. on April 24, 1943 and 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 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.
Denzil Basil Goodnight, 84
Oct 16, 2008
Beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Denzil Basil Goodnight was passed away Sept. 10, 2008, in Lancaster, Calif.
A longtime resident of Pacoima, Calif., "Denny" was a decorated World War II veteran.
Denny grew up on a dairy farm in southwest Missouri, the oldest of nine children of Charley and Rae Goodnight. He graduated from Ava High School in 1942 and served in the Army across Europe before being injured in Germany late in 1944.
In addition to his wife, Irma, Denzil is survived by his brother, Wayne Goodnight, and sisters, Kathleen Nash, Naida Haden and Faith Haskins, all of Missouri; sister-in-law Mary Goodnight, of Kennewick, Wash.; sons, Michael and Nathan Goodnight, their wives, Elaine and Beverly; grandchildren, Ryan and Sonia Goodnight, Philip and Nancy Goodnight, Jennifer, Stacey and Melissa Rae Goodnight, and great-grandchildren, Michael, Mariah, Ahlena, Savannah Rae and Rebecca.
A memorial service was held at the San Fernando Mission Chapel, Mission Hills, Calif.
Dorothy Mae Howerton, 78
Oct 16, 2008
Dorothy Mae Howerton, daughter of Virgil Horner and Maggie (Chapman) Horner, was death by her parents; her husband, Harold; and one sister.
She is survived by a sister, Thelma Collier and her husband, Noah, Bartonville, Ill.; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, with the Revs. John Haskins and Oren Alcorn officiating. Cemetery, Thornfield, Mo. Visitation will be today (Thursday), 6 to 8 p.m., in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Neighbor Helping Neighbor.
Glenda Jo (Walker) Hall, 67
Apr 7, 2005
Glenda Jo (Walker) Hall was death by her parents, two brothers and one infant granddaughter.
She was a member of the Full Gospel Church in Springfield.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, with the Revs. Junior Hall and Ronnie Baker officiating. Burial was in the Dyer passed away on Oct. 15, 2008 at his home in Fordland. Glen was Cemetery in Springfield until he retired in 1993, then moved to Fordland for the remainder of his life.
Glen was preceded by his parents; one great-grandson, Troy; one brother, Arlon "Dude" Sanders; three brothers-in-law; three sisters-in-law; and stepfather, Arlon Sanders.
Glen is survived by his wife, Viola G. Marler, Fordland; seven children and their spouses, Duane and Vicki Marler, Ronald and Ruth Marler, Cunningham, Ky., Robert Marler, Mayfield, Ky., Garry Marler, Fairgrove, Mo., Steve Marler, Fordland, Mo., Caroline Genanatti, Mayfield, Ky., and Donna and Bob Farrell, Grant City, Mo.; 23 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; three sisters, Lorean English, Baxter Springs, Kan., Eunice Sanders, Monett, Mo., and Verna May Helms, Eugene, Ore.; one brother, Eugene Sanders, Oregon; many nieces and nephews; other relatives, sister-in-law, Elizabeth and Bill Lupton, Fordland, brother-in-law, Raymond and Celesta Hargis, Chadwick, and other relatives and friends.
Graveside services for Glen were Monday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. at the Easter Cemetery.
