Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Georgia Lee Banks Green, 73
Oct 13, 2005
Georgia Lee Banks Green, 73, formerly of Yakima, Wash., born in Rome, Mo., to Glenn and Edith (Mendel) Banks. Mrs. Green had retired as a medical assistant at the University of Washington.
She is survived by two sons, Gregory Potter, of San Francisco, Calif., and Ralph Vasseur, of Lake Forest Park, Wash.
Family gathering services were held Friday, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m., at Terrace Heights Memorial Park.
Services were under the direction of Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home, Yakima, Wash.
Christina Marie Harper, 33
Oct 13, 2005
Christina Marie Harper, daughter of Robert Steven Harper and Mary Ann Johnson was passed away on October 9, 2005 in Seymour, MO at the age of 33 years, 2 months and 23 days.
Chris was a homemaker and recently moved to Gainesville to be with her family. She formerly lived in Ava. Chris enjoyed the outdoors and liked to camp. She was a good mother, sister and daughter and loved spending time with her family.
She was preceded in passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005. She was born.
Sybil was a lifelong resident of Douglas County, sharing the countryside farm life with her husband, Raymond, until his death by both parents; her husband, Raymond; one son, John Hart; one infant brother; one infant sister; one sister, Oca Cooper; three brothers, Roy Brown, Clarence Brown and Corbett Brown, and three grandsons.
She is survived by three daughters, Coetta Posey, Alice Brown and husband, Ray, and Lela Giffin and husband, Norman, all of Ava; one son, Dwight Hart, Springhill, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; other relatives, and many friends.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ava, with the Rev. Tom Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Ava Cemetery or Community Hospice of Mtn. Grove.
Oral Zerah Friend, 73
Oct 13, 2005
Oral Zerah Friend, 73, of Sparta, born Aug. 10, 1932, in Norfork, Ark., the daughter of Oral George and Ada Mae (Silvertooth) Kerley. On March 17, 1955, Zerah and Jessie Friend were united in marriage and to this union two daughters were death by her parents; her husband, Jessie, in 2003; three brothers and an infant sister.
She is lovingly survived by two daughters, Sheila Holt and husband Doug, of Sparta, and Karen Brown and husband Lale, of Sturkie, Ark.; four grandchildren, Scott Holt, Jeremy Friend and wife Heather, Jason and Justin Brown; one great-grandson, Lane Holt; seven siblings, Georgia Frost, Barbara Bozich, Sharon Goode, Nonda Wassman, Donna Shelley, Gay Lair and Wayne Kerley; several other relatives and many caring friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday (today), Oct. 13, in Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark, with Pastor Logan Friend officiating. Zerah will be laid to rest beside her husband in Friend born July 18, 1909 in Ava, to J. J. "Josh" and Mattie (Mitchell) Thompson. She graduated from Ava High School with a first grade teacher's certificate.
Having two years of teacher's training, she graduated from Southwest Baptist College and finished her education at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College. She taught 16 terms of school in the Douglas County school system, teaching her first and last term at the same school her mother taught.
She was clerk and treasurer of the Douglas-Ozark Baptist Association for 10 years and correspondent from the Black Oak District to the Douglas County Herald for 24 years. She married to a schoolmate from Tulsa University.
Oma was a member of the Braden Heights Baptist Church (formerly White City Baptist Church) where she was a member of the choir. She was presented an award from White City Baptist Church for teaching the Ruth Sunday School Class for 23 years and conferred on her the title of "Teacher Emeritus."
Oma was the oldest living Thompson and Mitchell niece, nephew and cousin.
She was preceded in funeral service was held 10 a.m., Tuesday, Braden Heights Baptist Church with graveside committal at 11:30 a.m. at Rose Hill born March 20, 1913 in Willhoit, Mo., and departed this life Oct. 28, 2005 at the age of 92.
Zella was a resident of Springfield for the past 12 years, moving from Ava. She was a resident of the Ava and Romance area for most of her life, where she worked as a sales clerk and manager of the retail stores.
On June 5, 1932, Zella and Nicholas (Nick) Ralph Naugle were united in marriage at Barren Fork, Mo. Zella and Nick were blessed with a daughter, Marcella.
Zella was a member of the Ava Church of Christ prior to moving to Springfield where she attended the Sunset Church of Christ. She was a member of the All Church Singles Group in Springfield. Zella was an avid bowler and loved flowers and gardening. She was a member of the Greater Springfield Women's Bowling Association and United States Bowling Congress.
Zella was preceded in Interment followed in the Ava Cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday from 9 a.m. to service time.
Memorials may be made to Ava Church of Christ, Sunset Church of Christ, or Fair Haven Children's Home.
