Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Roger Lee McFarlin, 60
Feb 8, 2007
Roger Lee McFarlin joined our Lord and Father in Heaven on Feb. 1, 2007. Throughout his short battle with cancer, he kept his sense of pride and love for his family.
passed away at his son's home on the Bar Hill in Salmon, Idaho. Though afflicted with an illness in 2005, he born on July 19, 1925, in Cold Springs, Mo., to Thomas Patrick and Malinda (Sowers) Riley. His life had many adventures, one of which was, alone, at age 14 he left Missouri to meet his brother and sister in Wichita, Kan., who unbeknownst to him had moved on to Denver, Colo. After learning of this, he hitchhiked to Denver with no money and no current address for his family; upon arrival in Denver, as luck would have it, his brother spotted him walking down the street.
Once reunited, he lived with his brother until he joined the Navy in 1941. While in the Navy, he served on the USS Calvert. Tom survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, was involved in the deployment that recaptured the Marshall Islands, and he then visited Japan after their surrender.
After the war Tom death by his infant son, Randall Joseph; daughter, Barbara Lynn; three brothers, Bill, Earl and Edwin; sister, Pauline and his parents Thomas Patrick and Malinda.
He is survived by his sons, Ronnie and Thomas of Salmon, Idaho; two daughters and their husbands, Roseanna and Glenn Nelson, of Victor, Mont., and Lori and Keith Burson of Marsing, Idaho; four grandsons, Zackery, Nathan, Scott and Nickolas; two great-grandchildren, Elijah and Madison; and a sister Helen Slack.
A memorial service and life celebration will be held July 19, at his home in Lowman, Idaho. The family requests that memorials or honorariums be made to the North Fork Community Church in North Fork, Idaho.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Jones & Casey Funeral Home of Salmon, Idaho.
Anthony (Tony) Ellison, 77
Feb 22, 2007
Anthony (Tony) Ellison, age 77, born March 15, 1929, in Douglas County, Missouri, to Homer Ellison and Dollie (Phillips) Ellison.
Tony served his country during the Korean Conflict with the U.S. Army.
On Oct. 24, 1959, Tony and Wanda Thomas were united in marriage in Ava. Tony was a farmer and stockman. He enjoyed gun and knife collecting and loved hunting and his cattle.
Tony was preceded in Interment followed in the Goodhope Cemetery.
Elma Meda Lawrence, 88
Mar 1, 2007
Elma Meda Lawrence, the daughter of Roy Hall and Rosa Adams was passed away Feb. 24, 2007, at the age of 88.
Elma was an in-home healthcare worker. On Aug. 25, 1939, Elma and Everett Lawrence were united in marriage and to this union four children were death by one infant brother, Ethan, and one great-grandson, Zephan.
Survivors include three daughters, Martha Booth, of Ava, Kathleen Tate, Tucson, Ariz., and Linda Chapman, of Sparta, Tenn.; and one son, Lloyd Lawrence, of Lindale, Texas; six grandsons, David Teal and wife Michelle, of Omaha, Neb., Leroy Stillings and wife Teresa, of Ava, Leslie Stillings and wife Carla, of Ava, Mark Stillings and wife, Barbie, of Nixa, Robert Lawrence and wife Melissa, of Ava, Michael Miller and wife, Dee Dee, of Sparta, Tenn.; four granddaughters, Debbie Mounce and husband, Toby, of Marana, Ariz., Diana Kraus and husband, Arlo, of Marana, Ariz., Kristina Cummings and husband, Todd, of San Francisco, Calif., Becky Shehane and husband, Russell, of Liberty, Tenn.; 17 great-grandsons, Allen Stillings, Justin Stillings and Brandy, Brad Stillings and Charity, Lance Stillings and Mindy, Kyle Stillings and Rayna, Cameron Stillings, Shawn O'Neil and Stacy, Robbie Drake, Walter Brennaman, Zimran Lawrence, Zachy Lawrence, Nathan Cummings, Tanner Cummings, Tyer Cummings, Evan Cummings, Bradley Miller, and Matthew Lawrence; four great-granddaughters, Laurin Cummings, Annie O'Neil, Jessica Lawrence, Tawni Lawrence; and five great-great-granddaughters, Ally Stillings, Raygan Stillings, Kaelyn Stillings, and Railey Stillings; one special cousin, Else Fitzgerald, and the father of her children, Everett Lawrence.
Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Clinkingbeard Funeral Home Ava, with the Rev. Mark Hatcher officiating. Burial was in West Huffman died Friday, March 2, 2007, at his residence.
death by a sister, Margaret L. Van Ness.
Memorial services were held Sunday, March 4, at 4 p.m. at Winfield Church of God with Bro. Eddie Williamson officiating.
Charles Wayne Giffin, 69
Mar 8, 2007
Charles Wayne Giffin, son of Elmer James and Irene (Huffman) Giffin, was death by his father; a brother, Noel Giffin; and two sisters, Sharon Davis, and Anna Jo Graves.
Wayne is survived by his wife, Chris, of the home; seven children, Diane Richie, of Coffeyville, Kan., Curtis Giffin, of Roy, Wash., Tammy Giffin, of Parsons, Kan., Debbie Giffin, of Yelm, Wash., Sabrina Giffin, of Lakewood, Wash., Shelly Lockhart and her husband, Trenton, of Springfield, and Brent Giffin, and his wife, Wendy, of Taneyville; 12 grandchildren, Shenna, Daniel, Ashley, Lea, Shawn, Christopher, Cody, Aaron, Colby, Dustin, Tricia, and Bridget; three great-grandchildren, Adrian, Rainey, and Matthew; his mother, Irene Giffin, of Mansfield; three brothers, Norman Giffin and his wife, Lela Rae, of Seymour, Marvin Giffin, of Wapato, Wash., and Ellis Giffin and his wife, Dorothy, of Jinks, Okla.; a sister, Beverly Freeman, of Neosho; a special aunt and caretaker, Mary Giffin, of Seymour; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and many friends.
He was Cemetery, south of Mansfield, under direction of the Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Seymour. Memorials may be made to the Seymour Church of the Nazarene Building Fund and can be made in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 366 Seymour, Missouri 65746.
