Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Dale LeRoy Cox, 67
Feb 9, 2006
Dale LeRoy Cox, son of Orval and Effie Marie Fleetwood Cox, was born.
He was preceded in Cemetery.
Effa Mae Giles, 102
Feb 9, 2006
Effa Mae Giles, daughter of the late Benjamin and Eliza (Cox) Irwin, was passed away on Feb. 15, 1983.
Effa loved the Lord and her country, and was proud of her heritage. Her hobbies included making quilts for her relatives and friends.
She was preceded in Cemetery under the direction of Craig-Hurtt-Bradley Funeral Home of Mtn. Grove.
Jimmy Ray Engelhardt, 57
Feb 16, 2006
Jimmy Ray Engelhardt, 57, Ava, born Nov. 7, 1948, at Ava, the son of Lee Roy and Anna Lee (Denney) Engelhardt. On July 22, 1972, he born.
Jimmie was a loving father and grandfather, brother, a good neighbor, and a great friend. He was a wonderful cook, and according to his family, he made the best meatballs of anyone. Jimmy enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and hunting. He was always ready for a good game of cards or dominoes.
He was preceded in Cemetery.
Edna Connelly, 86
Feb 16, 2006
Edna Connelly, the daughter of Tillman Garland and Nellie (Pierson) Garland, was married to Ivan Sullivan and later to Patrick Connelly in 1963, in Oklahoma.
Edna was preceded in Interment followed in the Huffman born on Sept. 7, 1915 in Gassville, Ark., and went home to be with her Lord on Feb. 12, 2006, in Springfield, at the age of 90 years.
Monta lived in the Ava area since 1939, moving from Gassville.
On May 23, 1936 Monta and Lowell Thornton Stone were united in marriage in Gassville, Ark. She owned and operated a sawmill at Goodhope for over 27 years. She also ran the Roy Store and was postmistress in 1944 and 1945. Monta was a member of the Eastern Gate Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing bingo, dominos and pitch. She loved being with all of her friends and family and to tell stories about history.
To know Monta was to love her and to have a friend for life.
She was preceded in Interment will follow in the Goodhope born Sept. 15, 1920, at Romance, Mo., in Ozark County. She married. She and Audie had three living children.
Helen worked briefly during World War II packing ammunitions at the Lake City Arsenal near Independence, then later became a full-time homemaker. At retirement in 1971, Helen and Audie returned to the Noble community to live. It was there that she most loved to live and was often heard to say that she never saw a hill she didn’t want to climb and explore. She loved the land and felt most close to the earth when gardening. She could grow anything.
Helen was a founding member of the Ava Farmers Market, at times baking as many as 40 pies in a day for market. She was an early contributor to the Seed Saver’s Exchange, an organization dedicated to the preservation of heirloom seed. She sponsored several “Wild Food Walks” where she freely shared her vast knowledge of native medicinal and edible plants with anyone willing to participate.
Most recently, she provided heirloom varieties to Baker Creek Seed Co. and was very proud to see her grandmother’s “Molly Frazier” beans made available to the entire world through their catalog.
Helen was respected as a rich resource of knowledge. During this past summer she was interviewed by graduate students from the University of Missouri who were researching the history of women’s gardening practices in the Ozarks during the Great Depression. Helen was the Noble news correspondent for the Ozark County Times for many years. She was interested in genealogy and loved to fish and hunt arrowheads.
Helen loved animals - especially cats- and never allowed a stray to go hungry. She was a strong advocate for spaying/neutering pets and used her limited resources to care for all that came her way. She was happiest with a kitty in her arms. The picture above was taken of her and her cat, Cotton, on her 85th birthday.
She is survived by one son, Norman Dean Price and wife, Huba, of Bates City; two daughters, Andrea Jean (Sage) Cook and husband, Robert, of Ava, and Mary Lou Price and partner, Jackie Stilgenbauer, also of Ava; many grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a lifelong friend, Glenda Graham Grisham; a special devoted friend, Marian Wiltfong; other relatives and many, many friends.
Helen was preceded in Cemetery, with Bro. E.J. Hampton and Rev. Oren Alcorn officiating.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ava.
