Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Jesse L. Graham, 89
May 10, 2007
Jesse Leroy Graham, 89, Ava, born Aug. 14, 1917, the son of Sam and Rose Strong Graham.
On July 19, 1941, he was united in marriage to Lola Malissa Wright in the Douglas County courthouse.
Jesse answered the call of his country and proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was involved in several battles in Italy and Africa and received a number of medals for his service.
He was simply known as Jess to Ava area friends. Jess was always ready to help a neighbor or friend, and everyone he met was a neighbor or friend to him. He retired after 19 years as a maintenance man at the Ava school system, and was always willing to help young people and listen to their concerns. He also worked at several other places as a maintenance worker, including Sentinel. His ability to repair about anything always gave him something to do and someone to help.
He was fascinated by clocks and often made repairs to them.
He loved to go places and meet people, but perhaps his favorite place to go was church or a gospel singing. He passed on a deep faith in Jesus Christ as his personal savior to his family and friends.
Jess was preceded in death by a special great-grandson, Russell Keith Graham.
Jess is survived by his wife, Lola, of the home; two sons, Darrell and wife, Sue Graham, and Dale and wife, Pam Graham; four daughters, Wanda and husband, David Worden, Shirley Massen-gale, Janice and husband, Larry Unger, and Carolyn and husband, Steve Kingsley; and a foster son, Gerald and wife, Shirley Long. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchil-dren; and a host of friends and relatives.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 9, at Ava Assembly of God Church with Cemetery with full military honors. All arrangements were under the care and direction of Ava Family Funeral Home.
Hazle 'Hade' Tetrick, 77
May 17, 2007
Hazle ‘Hade’ Tetrick, 77, of Montpelier, Funeral Service were held on Friday, May 11, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Burial was in Island born on Sept. 11, 1929, in Trail, Missouri, the son of Louis and Valley Tate Tetrick. He death by his parents, four brothers, Harry Tetrick, Haskell Tetrick, Hattress Tetrick, and Kimon Tetrick.
Violet M. Adams, 86
May 24, 2007
Violet M. Adams, 86, death by her husband, Leo C. Adams, five brothers and four grandchildren.
She is survived by three sisters and one brother; her children, Fern Brown, Barbara Braley and husband Roger, Howard Adams, and Bonnie Bedell and husband, Gregg; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
Violet gave generously of her time and talents by being active in the following organizations for 35 to 65 years as a member/officer: Longfellow/Union Hill Neighbor-hood Association - Awarded Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance Anchor Award for 52 years service to Longfellow School Community, Union Hill Development Steering Committee, Missouri Federation of Republican Women - Awarded the first annual "Tribute to Missouri Women", graduated School of the Ozarks 1939 and participated in Alumni Association for 65 years, receiving the Alumni of the Year Award; Quilters Guild of Kansas City, election board supervising judge; Women's Missionary Council/ Sunday School Teacher - Central Assembly of God Church; Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader; Preschool/Elementary PTA; Radio and TV Communication Council; Diabetes and Spinal Bifida Associations; and she received the first Marie Reinford Achievement Award.
Violet and Leo operated Adams Auto Electrical Service in Kansas City for 34 years.
Arrangements are under the direction of D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel, Kansas City.
Ernest Craig Williams, 41
Jun 7, 2007
Ernest Craig (Ernie) Williams, 41, of Battlefield, born June 4, 1965, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Charles and Shirley Williams. He served his country in the U.S. Army.
On April 12, 1997, he and Sheryl Lynn Taylor were death.
A funeral and Masonic service was held at 9 a.m. Monday in Adams Funeral Home, Nixa, with Pastor Bob Comer officiating. Burial was at 1 p.m. Monday in Denlow born Jan. 11, 1951, in Philadelphia, Pa. He departed this life Friday, June 15, 2007, in his home near Ava, at the age of 56.
On Dec. 28, 1974, Norman was united in marriage to Catherine Gail Dallas and to this union two sons and one daughter were death by his father.
Norman is survived by his wife, Catherine, of the home; two sons, Norman Roy Fisher Jr., of Sacramento, Calif., and Robert S. Fisher, of Ava; one daughter, Kimberly Allen and her husband, Michael, of Marshfield; nine grandchildren, Alisha, Aaron, Ian, Joel, Robert Jr., Dakota, Tyler, Breanna and Aiden; his mother, Margaret Carr-Fisher, of Larksville, Pa.; two brothers, Elmer Fisher Jr. and his wife, June, of Larksville, Pa., and Charles Fisher and his wife, Shelly, of the state of Michigan; two nieces, Annabelle Fisher, of the state of Michigan and June W. Dobbs, of Larksville, Pa.; two nephews, Elmer W. Fisher III, of Larksville, Pa., and Charles C. Fisher Jr., of the state of New Jersey; as well as a number of other relatives and friends.
He was Cemetery, in Springfield, with full military rites, under direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Seymour. A memorial has been established and may be made through the funeral home P.O. Box 236, Seymour, Missouri 65746.
Charles Pike, 78
Jun 28, 2007
Charles Pike, the son of John Leland Pike and Grace Breeding Pike, was death by his parents, four brothers and four sisters.
His survivors include, from the union with Elizabeth Dunaway Madison, three children, daughter Doris Elizabeth Madison McLaughlin of Waynesboro, Va., Joyce Ann Morris, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and son Charles Leland Baker Pike, of Waynesboro, Va.; and his wife, Zola, of the home, Ava, and their daughter, Debra Kaye Tufford, of Bon Aqua, Tenn.; also 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Glenda Morrow, Post, Texas; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava, with Chaplain Belva Tarrent officiating. Cemetery.
