McDonald County, Missouri Obituary Collection

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Jack A. Eyre
Feb. 13, 1927 - March 27, 2002
Jack Alexander Eyre, 75, of Anderson, Mo., died at 12:14 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at Freeman East Skilled Nursing Unit in Joplin, Mo., after an illness.
Mr. Eyre was born Feb. 13, 1927, in Niagra Falls, California. He was a United States Air Force veteran. He retired from the Boeing Corporation in California, and Jeff Eyre and wife Sheryl of California; two brothers, Bill Eyre of Washington; one sister, Geraldine Johnson of Virginia; and several grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one son.
Cremation will be handled by Bella Vista Crematory in Bella Vista, Ark.
Memorial services for Mr. Eyre will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. Burial of the cremains will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.

Ella Maye Russell
June 3, 1916 - March 29, 2002
Ella Maye Russell, 85, of Salina, Okla., formerly of Jane, Mo., died Friday, March 29, 2002, at 4:45 p.m. at Mayes County Medical Center in Salina, Okla., after an illness.
Ella Maye Russell was born June 3, 1916, in Embree, Mo., to the late Lewis B. and Malinda C. (Price) Hogue. She lived most all of her life in Jane, Mo., except for the last eight months when she had lived in Salina, Okla. She was a homemaker. She was a skilled seamstress who loved to read and sew for her grandkids and spent all her time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mack Russell, who died Feb. 16, 1973. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one granddaughter, one grandson and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include three sons, Guy Russell and wife Brenda of Pineville, Mo., Richard L. Russell and wife Wynetta Pineville, Mo., Rex Russell and wife Vera of Jane, Mo.; one daughter, Linda Texas, Dennis Gillming of Centerton, Ark., and Gary Gillming of Lanagan, Mo.; two daughters, Louise Garretson of Platte Center, Neb., and Dorothy Johnson of Marion, Ill.; one sister Marguerite Phelps of Hastings, Neb.; 17 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucybird Gillming will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2002, at the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel, Mo. Burial will be in the Noel Cemetery at Noel.
Visitation was held Thursday, March 28, 2002, from noon until 8 p.m. at the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel, where the family received friends.

Douglas Dale Marion
Oct. 1, 1980 - March 25, 2002
Douglas D. Marion, 21, of Pineville, Mo., died at 9:38 am. Monday, March 25, 2002, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., as a result of an automobile accident.
Mr. Marion was born Oct. 1, 1980, to Roy Dale and Velma Faye (Sanders) Marion in Fort Smith, Ark. He was a construction worker at the VA Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. He had lived in Pineville, Mo., for 14 years.
Survivors include his parents, Velma and Walter Wood of Pineville, Mo.; nine brothers, Steven Hudson and wife, Connie, of Gravette, Ark., Georgia Ritter and husband, Bill, of Rogers, Ark., Heather Shahbazian and husband, Hamby, of San Jose, Maine, to Herbert Edward Winter and Mary Edward Milliken Winter. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as a Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class aboard the U.S.S. Brooklyn. After honorable discharge in 1945 he moved to the Washburn area to make his home. He was a self-employed painter and a life member of the international Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades. He loved to garden, read and trained cattle, stock and guard dogs for many years. He was a non-denominational church member, meeting in member homes, and was a lifetime member of the DAV. He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Robert R. Winter, and his wife, Mamie Lucille Snow Winter, March 24, 1983.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Kaye Learned of Washburn, Lynda Corinne Thompson of Eagle Rock, Mo., and Margaret Ellen Hackett of Seligman; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral is set for Saturday, March 30, 2002, at 1 p.m. at Sisco Funeral Home Chapel in Pea Ridge. Ken Lerwick and John Culver will officiate.
Burial is to be in Antioch Cemetery with full military honors by VFW Post #9063 of Bella Vista, Ark.
Visitation is to be held Friday, March 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home.

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