Nichols, Kevin Leon 27 Mar 1972 - 28 Mar 1972 CCR 30 Mar 1972 p4
[Note: Son of Dewey & Bobbie Lee (Coonis) Nichols]
Graveside services for Kevin Leon Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Nichols, of Route 1, Clever, were at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Carmel Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Smith officiating. Burial was under direction of Cantrell of Clever. The infant was dead at birth Tuesday afternoon at St. John’s Hospital. Besides the parents, survivors include two brothers, Tim and Ed, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Coonis of Springfield and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mable Nichols of Clever.
Nichols, Leon Luther 3 Feb 1946 - 7 Jul 1947 CCR 10 Jul 1947 p1
[Note: Son of Archie C. & Mabel E. (Jones) Nichols]
Funeral services for Leon Luther Nichols, one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Nichols of Clever, Rt. 1, who died Monday morning, were held Tuesday afternoon in the Clever Methodist church, conducted by the pastor, Dr. Haney. Burial was in Wise Hill cemetery under direction of the Wilburn Maples Funeral Home. Besides the parents, he is survived by two brothers, Rudolph and Dewey of the home, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Jones of Clever, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Childers.
Nichols, Louise Opal (Deffenderfer) 22 Jun 1915 - 30 Aug 2001 CCH-N 12 Sep 2001
[Note: Daughter of Fred & Mary Jane ( ) Deffenderfer]
Louise Opal Nichols, 86, passed away Thursday, Aug. 30. She was born on June 22, 1915 to Fred and Mary Jane Deffinderfer in Ozark where she lived and was a homemaker until her passing. She is survived by her two daughters, Dolly Weaver and Gloria Mckennie; along with four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Her remains were buried in National Cemetery in Portland, Ore.
Nichols, Mabel E. (Jones) 21 Sep 1909 - 10 Jun 1981 OH 25 Jun 1981 pB9
[Note: Daughter of Eddie & America (Chastain) Jones; married Archie C. Nichols 16 Dec 1904 - 27 Oct 1965]
Services for Mabel E. Nichols, 71, Clever, were held Saturday in Clever United Methodist Church with the Rev. Frank Gilmore officiating. Burial was in Wise Hill Cemetery under the direction of Meadors of Clever. Mrs. Nichols died June 10 afternoon in St. John’s Regional Health Center after a long illness. The family requests that donations be made to Clever United Methodist Church.
Nichols, Mary Kathryn (Thomas) 6 Jul 1919 - 14 Mar 2012 CCH-N 21 Mar 2012
[Note: Daughter of Tonie H. & Winnie C. (Odell) Thomas: married 2 Mar 1941 O. R. “Fern” Nichols]
Mary “Kathryn” Nichols, 92, of Mansfield, died March 14, 2012. She was born July 6, 1919, in Wright County to Tonie H. Thomas and Winnie C. Odell Thomas. At the age of 13, she became a Christian at Little Creek Baptist Church and belongs to Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She was united in marriage to O. F. (Fern) Nichols on March 2, 1941, and to this union four children were born. Kathryn taught for 41 years, including 34 years as fifth-grade teacher in Mansfield. She was preceded in death by her parents Tonie and Winnie Thomas; husband O. F. (Fern) Nichols; her sister, Elizabeth Carter; and an infant grandson, Kenneth Earl. She is survived by her sister Florence Harris; son Thomas (Tom) and Donna Nichols of Ava; granddaughter Lisa Johnson; grandsons Stephen and Jesse; granddaughter Mary Kay and Roger Robinson; great-grandchildren, Arianna, Ben, James, Isaac, and Joseph; granddaughter Jean A. Nichols; great grandson Barrett; grandson Tim and Lindsey Hall; grandchildren Lauren and Hunter’ son James (Jim) and Kathy Nichols of Lebanon; granddaughters Mitzi Nichols and D. Andrew Mantle, Monica and Donnie Daugherty; daughter Maribeth and Dan Seaman of Branson West; granddaughter Suzanne and Mike Anglum; great-grandson Alec; son Ted and Glenda Nichols; grandson Brian and Kim Nichols; great granddaughter Rylee Marie; grandson Brad Nichols; along with extended family and many, many friends. Services were 1 p.m. March 19, in Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Mansfield, with burial following in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation was 5 to 7 p.m. March 18 in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the rehabilitation services for the blind and made through the funeral home.
Nichols, Oittes Fern “O.F.” 19 Feb 1919 - 21 Apr 1994 OH 4 May 1994
[Note: Son of Jason & Bessie (Cantrell) Nichols; married 2 Mar 1941 Kathryn Thomas]
Oittes Fern (O.F.) Nichols, 75, Mansfield, died Thursday, April 21, 1994 in his home. He was born February 19, 1919 in Wright County, the son of Jason and Bessie (Cantrell) Nichols. He was a lifetime resident of Wright County. An avid horseman, showing fox-trotting horses and serving 12 years on the Missouri Foxtrotters Horse Breeding Association Board. A lifelong farmer, currently raising registered Simmental cattle. He served eight years as the Wright County Republican Chairman, elected county commissioner for eight years and remained active in the Republican Party until death. He was united in marriage to Kathryn Thomas on March 2, 1941 in Ozark. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Thomas Nichols; three sons, Tom, Ava, Jim and wife Kathy, Lebanon, and Ted and wife Glenda, Ozark; one daughter, Maribeth Seaman and husband Dan, Branson West; five granddaughters, Suzanne and husband Mike Anglum, Mary K., Jean Ann, Mitzi and Monica Nichols; three grandsons, Jim, Brian, and Bradley Nichols; three brothers, Bill and Ralph, Peoria, Ill., Junior, Hartville; one sister, Oletta Henry, North Glenn, Colo. Funeral services were Monday, April 25, in the Mount Zion Baptist Church on Hwy. F in Wright County with the Rev. Roy Cantrell officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery under the direction of Bergman-Miller Funeral Home, Mansfield.
Nichols, Robert E. 14 Jul 1886 - 29 Dec 1977 OH 5 Jan 1978 p7
CHADWICK - Services for Robert E. Nichols, 92, Chadwick, were at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Union Church here with the Rev. Donald R. Downes officiating. Burial was in National Cemetery under the direction of Adams of Ozark. Mr. Nichols died Thursday morning in his home, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Christian County Coroner Arthur B. Adams, who ruled the death a suicide. Mr. Nichols, a longtime Chadwick resident, was a retired Frisco Railway teletype operator. He attended the Union Church, Chadwick and was a World War I veteran. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Iwanski, Ramsey, Ill. and several nieces and nephews.
Nichols, Ronald 3 Feb 1937 - 23 Nov 2000 CCH-N 6 Dec 2000
[Note: married Chris]
Ronald Nichols of Stockton, and formerly of Ozark, passed away on November 23, 2000, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on February 3, 1937 in Wheaton, Missouri. He had worked at Frisco and the Burlington National Railroad for 32 years, where many lifelong friendships were made. Mr. Nichols was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include; his wife, Chris, and adopted son, Justin of Stockton; a son, Randy, and his wife, Angie, of Hartford City, Indiana; daughters, Rhonda Nichols, Dawna Labbee, and her husband, Tim, all of Fair Grove, Diana Seboldt, and her husband, Tom, and Deana Kiltner, and her husband, Brent, all of Ozark; grandchildren, Jessica Holt, Amanda Labbee, Cody and Chelsey Seboldt, Brandi, Brandon, Kolten, Garrett, and McKenna Keltner, and Megan and Michael Nichols. Services were held on November 27, 2000 in Stockton, Mo. and burial followed at Greenlawn North in Springfield.
Nichols, Roy R., Sr. 20 Sep 1914 - 4 Jan 1989 OH 12 Jan 1989
[Note: married Grace]
Roy R. Nichols, Sr., 74, of Springfield, died at 12:40 p.m. Jan. 4 at St. John's Regional Health Center. Services for Mr. Nichols were held Jan. 6 at the Wesley United Methodist Church with the Revs. Harry Foockle, Clarence Folkins, and Chris Bayles officiating. Burial with military honors was in Springfield National Cemetery under the direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home South. A former resident of Mansfield, Mr. Nichols was a retired dairy farmer. He had served as farm manager for the Ken Ballew Hatchery He had lived in Springfield for the past 10 years, and was a World War II Army veteran, having served his country as a First Sergeant. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, where he was active in church work. He was also active in the NFO, American Legion, in politics, and was a former school board member in Mansfield. He had served as Parade Marshall in Mansfield for many parades throughout the years. Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Grace; a son, Roy, Jr., Springfield; a daughter, Margaret Lindsey, Springfield; three grandchildren, Megan Nichols, Nicole and Robbie Lindsey; a brother, Lowell, Brookline; and three sisters, Wanda Young, Rogersville, Mable Nichols and Ruth Rippee, both of Mansfield.
Nichols, Rudy 15 Jul 1933 - 31 Dec 2007 SN-L 1 Jan 2008 & SN-L 2 Jan 2008 & SN-L 3 Jan 2008
[Note: Son of Archie C. & Mabel E. (Jones) Nichols; married 15 Feb 1960 Juathina Walden]
Rudy Nichols, son of the late Archie Nichols and Mable (Jones) Nichols, was born July 15, 1933, in Clever, Missouri, and departed this life on December 31, 2007, in his home in Buffalo, Missouri. He was at the time of his passing 74 years, five months and 16 days of age. Rudy was reared in and received his schooling in the Clever area, graduating from Clever High School in 1951. He entered the U.S. Army in 1953. He was discharged in 1955 and returned to the Springfield area. He began working for a number of tire companies, including Goodyear, Firestone, B.F. Goodrich, Ideal and MFA Tire Division, where he retired. He was united in marriage to Juathina Walden on February 15, 1960, and to this union one child was born. Rudy enjoyed fishing, deer and turkey hunting and gun collecting. He was a member of Riddick Lodge #361, 32 Degree Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge in Joplin, Mo., the Abou Ben Adhem Shrine in Springfield, Mo., the Dallas County Shrine Club and the Kirby Wilcox American Legion Post in Brookline, Mo. He was of the Methodist Faith. Rudy was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Leon Nichols. He is survived by his daughter, Valorie Nichols of Springfield, Mo.; a brother, Dewey Nichols of Clever, Mo.; and a sister, Kathie Barrett of Clever, Mo. He also leaves three nephews and other family members and may friends who will all truly miss him. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2008, in the Cantlon Otterness Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mary Ann Morris officiating. Taped selections will be played. Escorts will be Wes Sheppard, Jack Cherry, David Phillips, Duane Phillips, Ed Nichols, Timmy Nichols, Brian Barrrett and Dennis Atteberry. Honorary escorts will be David Paul, David Kramer and Archie Ritch. The Veterans Memorial Team will provide military honors. Interment will be in Wise Hill Cemetery, Clever, Mo., at 1:30 p.m. under the direction of the Cantlon Otterness Funeral Home of Buffalo. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, January 2, 2008, and Masonic rites will be conducted at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Dallas County Shrine Club or the Clever United Methodist Church.
Nichols, Zetta E. (Pearce) 3 Oct 1871 - 31 Dec 1958 CCR 15 Jan 1959 p4
[Note: Daughter of Joseph T. & Mary (Ashmore) Pearce; married Robert P. Nichols]
Funeral services for Mrs. Zetta Nichols, 87, of Billings, who died December 31, 1948, were held Jan. 3, 1959 in the Billings Christian Church with Rev. C. C. Keller and Dr. A. V. Ekner officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of the Harris Funeral Home of Billings. A native of Billings, she went to Dayton, O. after her marriage to Robert P. Nichols. After the death of Mr. Nichols, she returned to Billings in 1930 and was the oldest living member of the Billings Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Charles R. Nichols of Kansas City and Merle P. Nichols of Farmsville, O.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mary F. Morris of Kansas City and Miss Mattie Pearce of Billings.
Nicholson, Charles Cody 29 Dec 1982 - 26 Jan 2005 SN-L 28 Jan 2005
[Note: Son of Charels Floyd & Angela Marie (Spencer) Nicholson]
Charles Cody Nicholson, age 22, Springfield, passed away Wednesday in his home. Funeral services will be in McConnell-Bledsoe Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the Adams Funeral Home 109 N. Truman Boulevard, Nixa.
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Nicholson, Charles Cody 29 Dec 1982 - 26 Jan 2005 CCH-N 2 Feb 2005
[Note: Son of Charles Floyd & Angela Marie (Spencer) Nicholson]
Charles Cody Nicholson, age 22, Springfield, passed away Wednesday in his home. He was born December 29, 1982, the son of Charles Floyd and Angela Marie (Spencer) Nicholson. Cody was a graduate of Nixa High School. He worked as a HVAC Tech apprentice. Survivors include his parents, of Republic; his grandparents, Tony and Barbara Spencer, Nica; his fiancee, Gena Sobaski, Springfield and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Edgel and Helen Nicholson and two cousins, Cale Gormley and Mark Arnold. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 31 in Adams Funeral Home, Nixa, with Pastor Greg Brewer officiating. Burial followed in McConnell-Bledsoe Cemetery. Visitation was from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Cody loved to write poetry and he wrote this poem in honor of his cousin Cale after his death. Simple Man I love you, Cale. I miss you too. I know what happened, you are sorry and didn’t mean to do. Your memory will live on through all you know. People will cry and then they will grow. They say time will heal all of your pain. But this hurts so bad, it’s crazy man. We all love you more than you know. Your passion for life was inspiring,. I’m glad you know. Watch over is and help us live better. Our family so close knit, just like a sweater. To know Cody was to love him and he loved everyone. We can’t imagine life without you, we love and miss you forever. - Mom, Dad and Family
Nicholson, Patsy Jean (Brimmer) 27 Sep 1936 - 17 Feb 2011 SN-L 19 Feb 2011
[Note: Daughter of Logan & Mary K. (Page) Brimmer]
Patsy Jean Nicholson, 74, Ozark. Arrangements: Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark.
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Nicholson, Patsy Jean (Brimmer) 27 Sep 1936 - 17 Feb 2011 SN-L 23 Feb 2011
Patsy Jean Nicholson, 74 of Ozark, died Feb. 17, 2011, in Ozark Nursing and Care. She was born Sept. 27, 1936, in Sundance, Wyo., the daughter of Logan and Mary K. (Page) Brimmer. Patsy is survived by her three children and their spouses, Marvin and Melinda Nicholson of Nixa, Patrick and Robin Nicholson of Summersville, Leala and Gralin Granier of Birch Tree. She is also survived by a sister, Peggy Whitney and a brother, Jerry Brimmer. Patsy is a grandmother of eight grandchildren. Private family services were at 10 a.m. Feb. 19 in Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark. Burial will be today, Feb. 21, in Hulett City Cemetery, Hulett, Wyo. Services were under the care of Barnes Family Funeral Home.
Nickels, Evelyn (Garbett) 17 Apr 1847 - 9 May 1922 CCR 12 May 1922 p1
[Note: Daughter of John T. & ? ( ) Garbett; married Henry C. Nickels - surname spelling from mortuary record differs from obit; MO DC spells first name Eveline gives birthdate as 17 Apr 1847]
Mrs. H. F. Nichols, aged 55 years and 21 days and living about ten miles south of Ozark, was found dead in bed about 8:00 o’clock Wednesday morning by her husband and is supposed to have died sometime during Tuesday night. She had been in poor health for sometime and is supposed to have died from heart failure. Funeral services were held at the Prospect Baptist Church at 11:00 o’clock Thursday morning, May 11th, conducted by the Rev. Green Melton, followed by burial in the Prospect cemetery.
Nickle, Theodosia “Docia” J. (Haworth) 14 Jan 1886 - 1 Feb 1975 OH 6 Feb 1975 p9
[Note: Daughter of Joseph Kirk & Cordelia (Wynn) Haworth]
MOUNTAIN GROVE - Services for Mrs. Docia J. Nickle, 89, of Mountain Grove, were at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Free Will Baptist Church, Hartville with the Rev. Al Hanusch officiating. Burial was in Steele Memorial Cemetery, Hartville, under direction of Crain - Hurtt - Hutsell of Mountain Grove. Mrs. Nickle died Saturday night at the home of her son, Joe W. of Mountain Grove after a two-month illness. Besides her son, survivors include one sister, Mrs. Pansy Wolfe, Ozark; two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Nickles, Lucy Belle (Forbis) 1863 - Mar 1947 CCR 6 Mar 1947 p1
[Note: Daughter of Joseph Green & Louise (Owens) Forbis; married Silas F. Nickles 1871 - 1947]
Mrs. Lucy Nickles, 76, died at her home in Clever, Mo., at 5:30 Thursday afternoon, following a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband, S.F. Nickles, and one sister, Mary C. Thompson of Springfield, Mo. Funeral services were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the Wilburn Maples Funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. R.W. Forbis of Pierce City, Mo., with burial in Delaware cemetery.
Niehoff, Martin F. 25 May 1918 - 14 Oct 2005 SN-L 16 Oct 2005
[Note: Son of William & Henrietta (Von Stroh) Niehoff; married 17 Apr 1945 Hilda Grunnemann]
Martin F. Niehoff, of Lockwood, departed this life on Friday, Oct. 14, 2005, in Ozark Riverview Manor at the age of 87 years. Mr. Niehoff was born May 25, 1918, in Lockwood, Mo., to the late William and Henriette Von Stroh Niehoff. He was a World War II Army veteran and member of Lockwood Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was united in marriage to Hilda Grunnemann of April 17, 1945, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 17, 2001. Survivors include son, Ronald G. and wife, Glennda Jean Niehoff, of Ozark; a daughter, Lois E. and husband, Charles D. Allen, of Nixa; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren with one on the way. He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife, Hilda; three brothers; and six sisters. Services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, in Lockwood Immanuel Lutheran Church with Pastro Gary Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery with full military honors conducted by Lockwood American Legion. Family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral chapel. Services are under the care of Lockwood Funeral Chapel.
Niederhuth, Allyn E. 16 Jan 1914 - 7 Nov 2007 SN-L 8 Nov 2007
[Note: Son of George & Ella ( ) Niederhuth; married Lucile]
Allyn E. Niederhuth, 93, of Nixa, Mo., passed away at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2007, in St. John's Regional Health Center after a lengthy period of declining health. Allyn was born January 16, 1914, in Springfield into a family of eight children to George and Ella Niederhuth. He was a part of the "Great Generation" serving his country during World War II in the United States Navy. After the war he returned to Springfield where he retired as Captain from the Springfield Fire Department and was a longtime Elder of the Christian Church. Allyn was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Janis Owen; and a brother, Weldon Niederhuth. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Lucile; a son, Wayne and his wife, Patricia, of Georgia; two sisters, Gladys Cheffey and Hazel Ryker; a brother Vern Niederhuth, all of Springfield; four grandchildren, Millard Grubb of Ozark, Marilyn Levan of the state of Washington, Mark Niederhuth of South Carolina and Bruce Niederhuth of Georgia; six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, November 9, 2007, in Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel, Springfield, Mo., with Dr. Rod Cannedy officiating. Visitation will be from 12 to 1 p.m. prior to services. Burial with full military honors will be in Hazelwood Cemetery following services.
Nielsen, Harold Walter 19 Sep 1914 - 20 Apr 1998 CCH-N 29 Apr 1998
[Note: Son of Niels Soren & Emile S. ( ) Nielsen; married 10 Oct 1965 Irene Lois Earl 28 Feb 1918 - 23 Apr 1996 who married first Ruthroff]
Mr. Harold Walter Nielsen was born Sept. 19, 1914 at Winchester, Calif. to Niels Soren Nielsen and Emile S. Nielsen. Mr. Nielsen died at 11:53 a.m. at Marantha Village in Springfield at the age of 83 years 7 months and one day. Mr. Nielsen was married Oct. 10, 1965 to Irene Lois Earl at Garden Grove, Calif. Irene preceded him in death. Mr. Nielsen worked as an Instrumentation Specialist for the Cubic Corporation. Harold was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church in Springfield and enjoyed woodworking as a hobby. Mr. Nielsen is survived by a daughter Dawn Lostritto of San Diego, Calif.; a son Larry Nielson of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; two step daughters Joan Hance of Springfield, and Judy Castle of Nixa, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday April 25, at Harris a Heritage Funeral Home at Nixa with burial to follow at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield. No formal visitation is planned, however friends may call from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday at the Funeral Home.
Nielsen, Irene Lois (Earl) Ruthroff 28 Feb 1918 - 23 Apr 1996 CCH-N 27 Apr 1996
[Note: Daughter of Charles W. & Jennie C. (Price) Earl; married first Floyd Ruthroff; married second Harold Nielsen 19 Sep 1914 - 20 Apr 1998]
Irene Lois Earl Nielsen, 78, Nixa, passed way at 6:57 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 1996, in Cox Medical Center South. She was born on February 28, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Charles W Earl and Jennie C. Price Earl. Irene was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God church and loved sewing, cooking and gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Floyd Ruthroff, and two brothers Charles and Fred Earl. She is survived by her husband, Harold Nielsen of the home; two daughters, Joan Hance, Springfield, and Judy Castle, Nixa; a granddaughter and her husband, Lynn and Mark Jantz and their children, Dustin and Jesse and a grandson Alan Hance, all of Springfield; a stepson and his wife, Larry and Marge Nielsen and their two daughters, all of San Clemente, CA; a stepdaughter and her husband, Dawn and Rich Lostritto and their son and daughter all of San Diego, CA; and a sister, Alice Gamel. Services were held Friday, April 26, 1996 at 2:00 p.m. in Harris, a Heritage Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Mattix officiating. Burial followed in the Maple Park Cemetery. Visitation was held Friday from 12-2 p.m. in the funeral home.
Nilson, Elsa M. 27 Jun 1910 - 13 Jul 1989 OH 20 Jul 1989
[Note: married Gunnar Nilson 24 May 1907 - Nov 1970]
Elsa M. Nilson, 79, of Ozark, died July 13 at Century Pines Residential Care Facility. No services were planned: Her body was cremated under the direction of Harris Colonial Chapel in Ozark. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery in Burlington, New Jersey. Mrs. Nilson was married to Gunnar Nilson, who preceded her in death.. Surviving is a nephew, H.A. Larson, of Nixa.
Nimmo, David B. 15 Dec 1910 - 24 Aug 1980 OH 28 Aug 1980 p9
Services for David B. Nimmo, 69, Marshfield, father of Mrs. Linda Emery of Nixa, were held Wednesday in Marshfield. Mr. Nimmo died last Sunday at the Cox Medical Center after a long illness.
Nimmo, Harley 1921 - 9 Feb 2008 SN-L 10 Feb 2008 & CCH-N 20 Feb 2008
[Note: Son of Sherman L. & Ada A. (Newman) Nimmo; married 1942 Virginia Tummons]
Harley Nimmo, age 86, of Nixa, Mo., passed away Saturday, February 9, 2008, in his home. Harley was a proud member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. He was a World War II veteran serving in the 1st Marine Division in the South Pacific. Harley was preceded in death by his parents, Sherman L. and Ada A. (Newman) Nimmo and two brothers, Harold L. "Shorty" and Daryl Nimmo. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Virginia (Tummons); two sons and their wives, Dene and Linda of Houston, Texas, and Ron and Carol of Bartlesville, Okla.; two daughters, Linda of Springfield, Mo. and Harlene and husband, Pat of Marshfield; ten grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Harley wished to be cremated. Graveside services will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 12. Friends and family plan to meet in the Greenlawn Funeral Home North parking lot then drive to the gravesite.No visitation will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Ridgecrest Baptist Church (Remingtons) or the charity of your choice.
Nitzsche, Christopher Lee 20 Mar 1972 - 20 Mar 1972
[Note: Son of Steven & ? ( ) Nitzsche]
Graveside services for Christopher Lee Nitzsche, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Nitzsche, of Nixa, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Old Boston Cemetery with Dick Jones officiating. Burial is under direction of Harris of Ozark. The infant died eight hours after birth at 9:05 p.m. Monday in Cox Medical Center. Besides the parents, survivors include paternal grandfather, George Nitzsche, Springfield; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Jean Gates, Springfield; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hughes, of Ozark; paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Hazel Diehl, Topeka, Kan.; paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don McAtee, of Springfield; and maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davidson, Forsyth. Clipping is dated March 23, 1972.
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Nitzsche, Christopher Lee died 20 Mar 1972 CCR 23 Mar 1972 p2 & OH 30 Mar 1972 p2
[Note: Son of Stephen & ? (Hughes) Nitzsche; spelling from tombstone]
Nixa - Graveside services for Christopher Lee Nitzsche, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Nitzsche of Nixa, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Old Boston Cemetery with Dick Jones officiating. Burial is under direction of Harris of Ozark. Besides the parents, survivors include the paternal grandfather, George Nitzsche, Springfield; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Jean Gates, Springfield; maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Russell Hughes of Ozark; paternal great grandmother, Mrs. Hazel Diehl, Topeka, Kan.; paternal great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don McAtee of Springfield and maternal great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Davidson, Forsyth.
Nitzsche, Martyn 1960 - 20 Oct 1982 OH 28 Oct 1982 pB8
[Note: Son of George & Jean (McAtee) Nitzsche; no SSDI record found]
Services for Martyn Nitzsche, 22, Springfield, were held Oct. 22 at Greenlawn North Funeral Chapel with Richard Jones officiating. Burial was in Eastlawn Cemetery. Mr. Nitzsche was found dead Wednesday in his home. Death was due to natural causes. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. George Nitzsche, Springfield; his mother, Jean McAtee, Springfield; his grandmothers, Mrs. Jenny McAtee, Springfield and Mrs. Hazel Diehl, Auburn, Kan.; a great- grandmother, Mrs. Florence Griffiths, Council Grove, Kan.; two brothers, Steven, state of California and Bradley, Ozark; two stepsisters, Mrs. Deborah Hale, Fordland and Mrs. Pamela Kenworthy, Springfield; and a stepbrother, Kelly Gates, Springfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Foundation
Nivens, Donald E. 22 Jun 1931 - 25 Jul 1974 OH 1 Aug 1974 p9
BILLINGS - Rosary services for Donald Eugene Nivens, 43, of Billings, was at 7 p.m. Sat. in the Peterson Chapel, Aurora. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Billings with the Revs. Jerry Eschbacher and William Rochford officiating. Burial will be in Maple Park Cemetery, Aurora, Mr. Nivens died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, after a long illness.
Nix, Albert W. 24 Jan 1880 - 29 Jan 1942 CCR 5 Feb 1942 p3
[Note: Son of John Paul & Sarah Elizabeth “Bettie” (Nix) Nix; married Bessie Wimmer 15 Apr 1883 - 2 Apr 1923]
We wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy and the beautiful floral offerings during the sickness and death of our beloved father, son, and brother, Albert Nix.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Nix, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nix, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nix, Mrs. Betty Nix, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nix and family, Mr. and Mrs. O.D. Nix and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Fowler and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Isbell.
Nix, Clara Mae (Fowler) 4 Oct 1891 - 25 Jun 1977 OH 30 Jun 1977 p10
[Note: Daughter of Marion Huntley & Alwilda “Wid” (Melton) Fowler; married 24 Dec 1907 Oren Douglas Nix 10 Mar 1887 - 24 Nov 1956]
SPARTA - Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Clara Nix, a former longtime Sparta community resident, who died Monday morning in a hospital in Pomona, Calif, after several months’ illness. Mrs. Nix is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Janet Adams, Springfield, Mrs. Cleo Todd, Walnut, Calif and Mrs. Fern McCoy, Tucson, Ariz.; two brothers, Bert Fowler of Sparta and Arnold Fowler of Modesto, Calif., six grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and eight great, great grandchildren.
Nix, Euriel Leonard 12 Oct 1925 - 10 Feb 2006 Kansas City Star 12 Feb 2006
[Note: Son of Samuel Gordon & Orletta “Violet” (Abbott) Nix; married 2 Feb 1946 Elnora Carter]
Euriel “Leonard” Nix, 80, Basehor, KS, formerly of Platte County, MO, passed away Friday, February 10, 2006, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Leonard was born October 12, 1925, in Sparta, Christian County< MO, the son of Samuel Gordon and Orletta “Violet” (Abbott) Nix. On February 2, 1946, he married his bride of 60 years, Elnora Carter. She survives him at the home. He is also survived by his daughter, Mary Lynn Blankenship, Basehor, KS; two grandchildren, Mike Blankenship and Jodie Musgrave; sister, Clessa Routh, Kansas City, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents; son Jay A. Nix, June 2 1997; brother William “Bill” John Nix, November 24, 1987. Leonard served with the 11th Armored Division during the Battle of The Bulge during WWI. He was wounded in action. For a man that very seldom attended church he was a fine example of a person living a Christian life. Leonard was retired from the Union Asphalt and Road Oil Company. Later he worked as a self-employed mechanic. He was a member of the VFW and Teamsters Union 541. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Monday, February 13, at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 531 Shawnee St, Leavenworth, KS, 66048. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 14, at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in the Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Heart Association, the National Kidney Foundation or the D.A.V. Kansas City Star 2/12/2006. Contributed by George Willhoit.
Nix, Finis E. 9 Sep 1874 - 15 Apr 1966 CCR 21 Apr 1966 p1
[Note: Son of Robert J. & Nancy Jane (Snell) Nix; married Louella Roberts 1885 - 5 Jan 1963]
Finis E. Nix, 90. Ozark, died at 8:35 a.m. Saturday in the Bilyeu Nursing Home here,. He had been a resident of this community most of his life. He was a member of the Ozark First Baptist Church. Mr. Nix is survived by a son, Ewing, Elmhurst, Ill. and a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Glenn, Nashville, Tenn. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday in Harris Chapel in Ozark with the Rev. Allen Harrison officiating. Burial was in Linden Cemetery.
Nix, Liddie Belle (Jackson) 29 Jul 1915 - 2005 SN-L 2 May 2005
[Note: Daughter of Jonah & Anna (McDonough) Jackson; married Ward William Nix 14 Dec 1908 - 7 Apr 1974
Belle Nix, age 89, of Sparta, passed away on Sunday morning. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2005, in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark. Burial will follow in Linden Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home for viewing from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Nix, Liddie Belle (Jackson) 29 Jul 1915 - 1 May 2005 gwobit
Belle Nix, 89, Sparta, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2005. She was born July 29, 1915 in Holdenville, Okla. She met and married Ward Nix in California where they lived and worked for General Electric. In 1947 they moved to the Sparta area and purchased a farm where she lived until her death. Mrs. Nix was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include: her daughter, Linda Riegle and husband Terry, Sparta; a grandson, Gary Wiggins and wife Kristin, Sparta; two granddaughters, Bailey and Brooke Wiggins; a sister-in-law, Gloria Jackson, Holdenville, Okla.; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ward, a brother, Anton Jackson, a sister, Anna Stallcup, her mother, Anna (McDonough) Jackson, her father, Jonah Jackson; and step-mother Willie Jackson. Funeral services were Wednesday, May 4, in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark, with the Rev. Wayne Ferry officiating. Burial followed in Linden Cemetery.
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Nix, Liddie Belle (Jackson) 29 Jul 1915 - 1 May 2005 CCH-N 4 May 2005
Belle Nix, 89, Sparta, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2005. She was born July 29, 1915 in Holdenville, Okla. She met and married Ward Nix in California where they lived and worked for General Electric. In 1947 they moved to the Sparta area and purchased a farm where she lived until her death. Mrs. Nix was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include: her daughter, Linda Riegle and husband Terry, Sparta; a grandson, Gary Wiggins and wife Kristin, Sparta; two granddaughters, Bailey and Brooke Wiggins; a sister-in-law, Gloria Jackson, Holdenville, Okla.; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ward, a brother, Anton Jackson, a sister, Anna Stallcup, her mother, Anna (McDonough) Jackson, her father, Jonah Jackson; and step-mother Willie Jackson. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark, with the Rev. Wayne Ferry officiating. Burial will be in Linden Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday for viewing.
Nix, Luella (Roberts) 1885 - 5 Jan 1963 CCR 10 Jan 1963
[Note: married Finis E. Nix 9 Sep 1874 - 15 Apr 1966; tombstone spells name Louella;1930 census says she was born in Kansas and they married in 1906]
Mrs. Louella Nix, 77, Ozark, died Saturday in a Nevada hospital. She had lived in Ozark for the past 41 years. Survivors are her husband, Finis E.; a son, Ewing, Elmhurst, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Glenn, Nashville Tenn.; a sister, Mrs. Octavia Elliott, Columbus, Kan.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Harris Chapel with the Rev. William T. White officiating. Burial was in Linden Cemetery.
Nix, Oren Douglas 10 Mar 1887 - 24 Nov 1956 CCR 6 Dec 1956 p 4
[Note: Son of John & Sarah Frances (Nix) Nix married 27 Dec 1907 Clara Mae Fowler 4 Oct 1891 - 25 Jun 1977; - daus Gladys May Nix 21 Apr 1920 - 4 May 1920]
Funeral services for Oren Douglas Nix, 63 who died Saturday, Nov 24 at Ozark Osteopathic Hospital in Springfield after a short illness were held Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Chaffin Funeral Home in Ozark with Rev. Floyd Hanks of Springfield officiating. Burial was in Linden Cemetery under direction of Chaffin Funeral Home of Ozark. A native of Douglas County, he moved to Christian County in his early boyhood and was a resident of the McCracken community ever since. He was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Clara Fowler Nix, three daughters, Mrs. Fern McCoy, Mrs. Cleo Todd and Mrs. Janet Patterson, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Arnold Fowler of Modesto, Calif and Mrs. Ollie Isbell of Sparta. Two daughters died in infancy.
Nix, Orlena Violet (Abbott) 19 Jan 1900 - 26 Jun 1988 OH 30 Jun 1988
[Note: Daughter of William Benjamin & Grace Anna (Thomas) Abbott; married Samuel Gordon Nix 8 Oct 1898 - 28 Nov 1954]
Violet Nix, 88, of Independence, died June 26 at the Independence Regional Health Center, Independence. Services for Mrs. Nix were held June 27 at the Carson Funeral Chapel, Independence. Burial was in Linden Cemetery, following graveside services. Mrs. Nix was born in Sparta, but lived in Independence for most of her life. She was a member of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam, in 1954, and by a son. William. Survivors include one son, Leonard Nix, Platte City; one daughter, Mrs. Clessie Routh, Kansas City; two daughters-in-law, Elnora Nix, Platte City, and Bernice Nix, Independence; two nieces, Mary Abbott and Cynthia Abbott, both of Sparta; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Nix, Ranson “Rance” Wade 2 Aug 1962 - 5 Dec 2003 SN-L 9 Dec 2003
[Note: Son of Robert L. Nix & Karen F. Thomas]
Ranson Wade Nix, 41, Princeton, Mo., lost his life here on earth due to an automobile accident and went on to be with his Lord Friday, Dec. 5, 2003. Rance was born Aug. 2, 1962, in Albuquerque, N.M., to Robert L. Nix, Mead, Okla., and Karen F. Thomas, Springfield, Mo. He grew up in and around Springfield. Survivors in Photoshop Profile include his mother and father; fiancee Sherri Sample and her daughters Emily and Hayley; children Lacey, Dalton, and Austin; three brothers, Tracy Nix and wife Ann, Springfield, Mark Nix and wife Racine, Clever, Shane Nix and wife Brenda, Springfield; five nephews, Tracy Jr., Brian, Caleb, Aaron, and Ben; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and recipients of his infectiously warm smile. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Roy and Leola Nix; maternal grandparents, Curtis and Ruth Rowsey; and a special aunt, Barbara Simon. Visitation is 6 p.m. today in Greenlawn Funeral Home North. Funeral services are 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in the funeral home.
Nix, Roxcea W. (Purdy) 15 Sep 1892 - 11 Mar 1972 OH 6 Apr 1972 p13
[Note: Daughter of Chares E. & Mary J. “Mollie” Purdy; married Ed Nix]
BILLINGS - Funeral services for Mrs. Roxcea Purdy Nix, 79, of Chandler, Ariz,, a Billings native, were March 11 at Chandler with graveside services and burial March 14 at Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo. Mrs. Nix died March 9 in Chandler Hospital. Surviving are her husband, Ed; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Rinker, El Paso, Tex.; two sons, Thomas E. of Fort Collins, Colo. and Joe P. of Chandler, Ariz.; a sister, Mrs. Josephine Carlson, San Jose, Calif.; 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Nix, Samuel Gordon 8 Oct 1898 - 28 Nov 1954 CCR 2 Dec 1954 p1
[Note: Son of John Paul & Sarah Elizabeth “Bettie“ (Nix) Nix - grandson of Thomas C. & Frances (Casey) Nix and Marshall Norton and Mary Francis (Osborn) Nix; married Orlena Violet Abbott 19 Jan 1900 - 26 Jun 1988]
Funeral services for Samuel Gordon Nix, 56, a native of Linden who died November 28 at his home near Marionville, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Linden Chapel. Burial was in Linden Cemetery under direction of the Harris Funeral Home of Billings. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Violet Abbot Nix of the home, Rt. 1, Marionville; two sons Leonard of Kansas City and William J. of Independence; a daughter, Mrs. Clessie Routh of Independence; seven grandchildren; one brother, O. D. Nix of Sparta; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Fowler of Modesto, Calif and Mrs. Ollie Isbell of Sparta; other relatives and a host of friends.
Nix, Sarah Elizabeth “Bettie“ (Nix) 8 Oct 1864 - 11 Jan 1950 CCR 19 Jan 1950
[Note: Daughter of Robert & Nancy ( ) Nix- obit apparently confused father with oldest brother‘s name; married 2 Apr 1879 John Paul Nix Parents wrong in obit]
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Linden Chapel for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Nix, 85, who died January 11 at her home in Sparta. The Rev: Roy Shipman of Sparta officiated at the funeral service. Burial was in the chapel Cemetery under direction. of Harris of Nixa. Mrs. Nix was born October 8, 1864 in Dunklin County the daughter of George and Nancy Nix. At the age of 7 she moved with her parents to the Sparta community where she spent the remainder of her life. On April 2, 1878 she was married to Johnny P. Nix and to them seven children were born. Her husband, two sons, Albert and Orval Nix, and one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Morris, preceded her in death. For the past eight years she had made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Ollie Isbell of Sparta. Survivors include two sons, O.D. Nix of Sparta and Sammy Nix of Republic; two daughters, Mrs. Susie Fowler of Modesto, California, and Mrs. Ollie Isbell of Sparta; one brother, Finis Nix at Ozark: 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was a member of the Tillman Baptist Church the post 42 years.
Nix, Virginia R. (Johnson) 16 Jul 1920 - 22 Nov 1986 OH 27 Nov 1986 p5
[Note: married Lester Noel Nix 21 Mar 1919 - 13 Feb 1999 who is buried at Walker Memory Gardens, Jasper, AL]
Services for Virginia Nix, 66, Springfield, formerly of Ozark, were held Nov. 24 under the direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home South. Burial was in National Cemetery. Mrs. Nix died Nov. 22 in Cox Medical Center South following a long illness. Survivors include her husband, Lester; one son, Steve Nix, Seattle, Wash.; one brother, Wilbur Johnson, Springfield; and two sisters, Mildred Choate, Springfield and Dorothy Cowan, Iowa City, Iowa.
Nix, Ward William 14 Dec 1908 - 7 Apr 1974 OH 11 Apr 1974
[Note: Son of Albert W. & Bessie (Wimmer) Nix; married Liddie Belle Jackson 29 Jul 1915 - 1 May 2005]
SPARTA - Ward W. Nix, 65, a retired dairy farmer and long-time Sparta resident, died in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield after a two-year illness. He belonged to Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Belle; one daughter, Mrs. Linda Wiggins, Sparta; two brothers, Lester of Upland, Calif. and Earl of Biggs, Calif. and one grandchild. Harris of Ozark announced funeral arrangements.
Nix, William Harrison 30 Jan 1896 - 27 Jun 1970 gwobit
[Note: Son of James Monroe & Elsie H. ( ) Nix]
Funeral service for W. H. Nix, 74, Dora will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Dora Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Fred Hamby officiating. Burial will be in the Sparta Cemetery under direction of Clinkingbeard of Ava. Mr. Nix died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in his home following a long illness. Survivors include his wife Edith; two sisters, Mrs. Birdie Baty, Rogersville and Mrs. Rebecca Jenkins, Bellflower, Calf. Contributed by Gaila Limeberry.
Nix, William J. Sep 1861 - 1 Sep 1902 CCR 4 Sep 1902
[Note: married 1882 Tisha Aug 1869 - ?]
Wm. Nix, of Sparta, died Monday and was buried at Linden Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Nixdorf, Gregory Scott 4 Dec 1970 - 2 Jul 2004 SN-L 7 Jul 2004
[Note: Son of George & Lora (Jones) Nixdorf]
Gregory Scott Nixdorf, was born December 4, 1970, and departed this life July 2, 2004. Greg was employed with AMCON Distributing Co. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Henry and Agnes Nixdorf; his maternal grandparents, Carroll E. Jones and Rosella Jones Corcoran; his maternal great-grandmother, Rosie Mack; and an aunt, Ellen Burris. Greg is survived by his parents, George and Lora Nixdorf of Nixa; one brother, Christopher Nixdorf and wife, Isabel, Heidleburg, Germany; and faithful companions, Roxie and Apollo, who he loved very much. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 10 a t 1 p.m. at Greenlawn North with Werner Nixdorf officiating and burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
Noble, Linda Marie (Denton) 16 Jul 1962 - 16 May 2010 SN-L 18 May 2010
[Note: Daughter of Jim & Jean ( ) Denton; married 18 Dec 1981 Richard M. Noble]
Linda Marie Noble Linda Marie Noble, 47, of Nixa, was eternally healed of the LORD on Sunday, May 16, 2010, in her residence. Linda was born July 16, 1962, in Detroit, Mich., daughter of Jim and Jean Denton, who survive her. Linda was a Reading Specialist with the Nixa School District. She faithfully attended and served in James River Assembly of God. Linda is survived by her husband, Richard M. Noble, whom she married December 19, 1981; her daughter, Elizabeth D. Alvarez; her son-in-law, Jeremy L. Alvarez; and her daughter, Jessica L. Noble, all of the Springfield area. Linda is also survived by her sister, Rita A. Savage of Shelby Township, Mich. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2010, in James River Assembly of God with Pastor John Lindell officiating. Burial will follow in Hopedale Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, 2010, in Greenlawn East Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to The Linda Noble Fund, C/O Empire Bank, PO Box 363, Nixa, MO 65808.
Noble, Norman "Lynn" 31 Mar 1918 - 16 Dec 2008 SN-L 18 Dec 2008
[Note: Son of Hartwell John & Margaret Catherine (Williamson) Noble; married 12 Jul 1947 Virginia McRae]
Norman "Lynn" Noble passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, after a short illness. He was born March 31, 1918, in Johnson, Kansas. His parents were Margaret Catherine Williamson and Hartwell John Noble. Lynn graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in civil engineering in 1942, and joined the U.S. Army in 1944. He was a part of the Civil Engineering corp that rebuilt Europe. After being discharged from the Army in 1946, he married Virginia McRae on July 12, 1947, in Metropolitan United Methodist Church, in Detroit, Michigan. He worked as a civil engineer for over 40 years, in various states and retired from City Utilities of Springfield in 1988. At the time of his death, he was a faithful member of King's Way United Methodist Church in Springfield, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Catherine Noble. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Virginia Noble; his daughter, Marge Johnson and husband, Jim of Oldfield, Missouri; his daughter, Andrea Noble-Buddette and husband, Jim of Ozark, Missouri, Diane Ritchie and husband, Bill of Mentor on the Lake, Ohio; his grandchildren, Thaddeus White of Springfield, Missouri, Jennifer Johnston of Sparta, Missouri, Jason Johnston of Kansas City, Missouri, and Jennifer Ritchie of Houston, Texas; and his great-grandson, Gavin James. He was a loving husband and father who will be sorely missed. No visitation is planned. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2008, in King's Way United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions are suggested in lieu of flowers, to King's Way United Methodist Church Children's Wing Fund, or a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be made at www.klingner-cope.com.
Nobles, Mary Ellen (Massey) Stafford 22 Aug 1959 - 25 Aug 1985 Rootsweb World Connect Sandra Sites
[Note: Daughter of Lemuel Ray & Mary Esther (Kirkham) Massey, Jr.; married 18 Dec 1976 Roger Wayne Stafford; married 3 Sep 1983 James Reynold Nobles]
Memorial services are 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Buffalo United Methodist Church with the Rev. Allan Howell officiating. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Mary Ellen (Massey) Stafford Nobles was born Aug. 22, 1959, in Brownsville, Ky., daughter of Lemuel Ray Sr., and Mary Esther (Kirkham) Massey. She died Aug. 25, 1985, in Waynesville, at the age of 26 years and 3 days. She lived in Kentucky until the age of 5 when she moved to Indianapolis, Ind., with her family. They later moved to Buffalo. She was saved and baptized at Tuxedo Park Baptist Church in Indianapolis, Ind., in 1969. She attended school in Indianapolis and Buffalo. She was united in marriage with Roger Wayne Stafford on Dec. 18, 1976, and to this union three children were born. They lived in Buffalo during this time. They divorced on July 15, 1983. She then moved to Bolivar where she met the late James Reynold Nobles III. They were united in marriage on Sept. 3, 1983, and one child was born of this union. They attended the Bolivar Methodist Church. She lived in Bolivar until the time of her death. She was a very outgoing person. She had a kind heart and an open ear for anyone who needed it. She was very close to her family, and they were a very important part of her life. Her kids were also very important to her, and she always tried to make the most of the time she spent with them. She was preceded in death by her father, Lemuel Ray Massey Sr.; her husband, James; her maternal grandparents, Joe and Dora Kirkham; and her paternal grandparents, Mood and Alta Massey. Survivors include her mother, Mary Atkinson, Buffalo; her children: Rebecca, Elizabeth and Brian Stafford, all of Buffalo, and Seth Nobles, Arkansas; seven grandchildren: Cassidy, Dakota, Emily, Whitney, Seth, Hunter and Carley; three sisters: Penny and husband, Donnie McHenry, and Kim Justice, all of Buffalo, and Nancy and husband, Glenn Owens, Springfield; one brother, Mike Massey, Reno, Nev.; two half-brothers: Lemuel Ray Massey Jr., Bowling Green, Ky., and Kenneth Massey, Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews who all sadly miss her.
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Nobles, Mary Ellen (Massey) Stafford 22 Aug 1959 - 25 Aug 1985 CCH-N 12 Jul 2006
Buffalo woman’s persistence helps solve murder
Becky Casteel communicated by mail with Brown, Nobles’ accused killer
Paul Casteel Buffalo Reflex
Caption: John David Brown stands accused of murdering Mary Ellen Nobles. Brown admitted to killing Mary Ellen Nobles to her daughter.
Becky Casteel always believed that John David Brown murdered her mother, Mary Ellen Nobles, whose last name was Stafford when she lived in Dallas County during the 1970’s and early 1980s.
He instincts may prove to be correct as Brown was charged on July 7 with killing Nobles after fragments of a skull were found in a pond in a wooded area near Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County. The fragments were positively identified as those of Nobles, Pulaski County Sheriff J. B. King announced at a press conference in St. Robert Monday morning.
King also said in his probably cause statement that Brown had confessed on three different occasions to killing Nobles in 1985.
Brown and Nobles had left Buffalo together in the early 1980’s and Nobles was reported missing in August of 1985 when Casteel was 8 years old. The body of Nobles, who was 26 at the time, has never been found.
Most likely, the skull never would have been discovered either if it hadn’t been for the determined efforts of Casteel, who lives in Buffalo.
In the summer of 2004, Casteel began communicating by mail with Brown, who is serving a life sentence without parole in the state prison in Jefferson City for the murder of a Waynesville cemetery caretaker in 1987. Casteel wrote Brown on the pretext of wanting to find out more about her mother, and one day her persistence paid off.
“I never did come right out and ask him if he had murdered my mom,” she said. “But finally he wrote that he did kill her.”
Casteel notified Dallas County Sheriff Mike Rackley in April of 2005, who in turn called Pulaski County Sheriff J. b. King. Fourteen months later, following an intense, cooperative effort by the Pulaski and Dallas County sheriffs’ departments an detectives from the Lebanon Police Department, fragments of Nobles skull were found in a pond on June 27.
Rackley, King and Lori Robinson, a Lebanon detective, talked with Brown on two occasions and obtained a confession each time, according to King. Brown confessed another time in the presence of King and Detective Don Hayden of the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, King said.
In the probably cause statement, King said that Brown admitted on June 6, 2005, that he had shot and killed Nobles on Aug. 25, 1985. Brown said the location of the murder was in a wooded area off Rt. E in southern Pulaski County.
Brown further admitted that he had shot Nobles in the back of the head with a 9 mm pistol. He said he had “busted up” Nobles skull and jaw bones in a small pond near the murder site.
In a later conversation, Brown said that if law enforcement officials dug up the pond, they would find the skull pieces, according to King.
On May 22 and 23, excavation equipment was used and 21 students mostly from forensic classes at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Columbia college, got out in the pond, dug through the deep mud and found the fragments. This included the complete lower jaw with teeth intact. Dental records proved that the fragments belonged to Nobles.
“I’m glad to finally know what happened,” Casteel said. “We didn’t even know for sure whether my mother was dead or alive.
Although her last known area address was Bolivar, Nobles whose maiden name was Massey, attended public schools in Buffalo and later married Roger Stafford, of Buffalo. This union produced a daughter, Becky, but the couple’s marriage eventually ended in divorce. It is unclear where the name Nobles came from.
Brown attended the third, fourth and fifth grades at Bolivar, then attended school off and on in the Buffalo school system from the seventh through the ninth grades from 1967-69. As a youth in Buffalo, Brown was constantly in trouble with the law.
Brown apparently spent much of the 1970s in Dallas County. His visible residence in the county ended in 1983 after his conviction on a burglary charge.
According to Dallas county Circuit Court records, Brown was charged in August of 1983 with two counts of burglary and possession of an explosive weapon. The charges were filed in connection with a Feb. 6, 1983, burglary at Shewmaker Auto Parts and a Feb. 15, 1983 burglary at Buffalo Building Supply. The explosives charge stemmed from the discovery of explosives in his Buffalo residence in March.
Brown and Nobles were together in an apartment in Kansas City when law enforcement officials arrested him and found rifles and other merchandise stolen in the burglary of the Wal-Mart store in Bolivar.
Brown pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary in Poly County Circuit Court in 1984 for burglarizing Wal-Mart in 1983. He was sentenced to four years in prison.
Brown was sent to Dallas County on Aug. 17, 1983, to face burglary and explosive charges. Through a plea agreement, one burglary charge and the explosive charge were dropped. Brown entered a plea of guilty to a Class C felony charge for the Shewmaker burglary. In a signed statement, he admitted to burglarizing the businesses with two accomplices.
He was convicted and sentenced to four years, to run concurrently with the Polk County sentence.
But, he spent less than eight months in prison before he escaped from Ozarks Corrections Center near Fordland on June 2, 1984. This was only 11 days after he had been transferred to the minimum security facility.
Nobles had contacted the office of then Polk County Prosecutor Charles Ankrom in 1985 in regards to a police raid where Brown had been but was not found. A short time later she disappeared, according to Ankrom. Nobles car was recovered several months later in a Lebanon parking lot.
In the spring of 1987, Brown was the subject of one of the biggest and longest manhunts in modern Missouri history after he allegedly shot a Rolla police officer who discovered the pickup truck that Brown had reportedly stolen. The manhunt made the news nationally.
In 1989 Brown was convicted of the murder of Claude Long, a church caretaker in Pulaski County, while he was on the run in 1987.
Brown was finally arrested on June 27, 1987 at a motel in Ada, Okla.
Becky Bake contributed to this story.
Noblitt, Delta May 5 Sep 1897 - 7 Mar 1990 OH 15 Mar 1990
[Note: married Thomas Earl Noblitt 27 Jul 1895 - 1 Sep 1959]
Delta May Noblitt, 92, Billings, died Wednesday, March 7, 1990, in Nixa Park Care Center, following a long illness. She was a former school teacher, bookkeeper and homemaker. She was a member of the Billings Christian Church and the American Legion Auxiliary No. 676. She is survived by her son and his wife, Gibson and Betty Noblitt, Nixa; a son-in-law, Walter Hager, Waynesville; two sisters, Nellie Hubbard, Houston and Virginia Keeny, Smithville; two granddaughters; seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Saturday in Billings Christian Church with the Rev. Robert Shank officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Meadors Funeral Home, Billings. Memorial contributions may be made to the Billings Christian Church.
Noblitt, Gibson Earl 17 Jun 1922 - 28 Mar 2009 SN-L 9 Apr 2009
[Note: Son of Thomas Earl & Delta May ( ) Noblitt; married 1946 Betty]
Gibson Earl Noblitt, 86, died peacefully in his home on March 28, 2009 in Sugar Land, Texas, with Betty, his wife of 62 yrs, by his side. Gibson was born July 17, 1922, in Cabool, Mo. He proudly served his country in WWII. Stationed in the Marshall Islands, he was a Navy gunner and navigator. He worked at Boeing Military Aircraft Co., in airplane technology and the aerospace division for 35 yrs. Gibson will be remembered as a kind, loving person with a smile for everyone he met. He loved the Lord and was a faithful servant. Gibson is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Delta Noblitt; sister Doris Hager and daughter Donna Gayle Oliver. Gibson is survived by his loving wife Betty; daughter Cheryl Bailey; beloved grandchildren, Mike and Dana Jenkins; Craig and Cathy Jenkins; Kelly Davis; Shelley and Steve Spillios; Bill and Amy Bailey; Pat and Tara Bailey and Chris and Angel Bailey; and 16 great-grandchildren he treasured. A graveside service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Billings, Mo., on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at 2 pm. The family would like to thank Paragon Hospice, Dr. Zaidi, and Dr. Qurashi for the care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fishers of Men Lutheran Church in Sugar Land, Williams Trace Baptist Church in Sugar Land.
Noblitt, Emma (Remling) 12 Oct 1871 - 29 Nov 1954 CCR 2 Dec 1954 p1
[Note: Daughter of Henry & Mary (Schmitter) Reming; married William Thomas Noblitt 2 Dec 1867 - 11 Dec 1959]
Funeral services for Emma Remling Noblitt, 83, who died November 29 at her home at Billings, were held 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the Billings Christian Church, with rev. C. C. Keller officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of the Harris Funeral Home of Billing. Graveside services were conducted by the Billings chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Billings Christian Church, Order of Eastern Star, Past Matrons Club and the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, William T. Noblitt; three sons, Thomas Earl of Billings; Harold J. of Cabool, and Asa L. of Cokesville, Wyo.; one daughter, Mrs. Pearl Mann of Flint, Mich.; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren, two brothers, John Remling of Manchester, Iowa and William Remling of Optama, Oklahoma
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Noblitt, Emma (Remling) 12 Oct 1871 - 29 Nov 1954
Mrs. Emma Noblitt for the past 30 years a resident of the Billings community, died at her home in Billings at 4:30 Monday afternoon, after suffering from declining health for several years. Her condition had gradually grown worse since early in September when she had a stroke. She was 83 years old. A native of Etna, Mo., the deceased moved with her family to Billings from Cabool in 1924. Mrs. Noblitt was a member of the Billings Christian Church, the Eastern Star, Past Matrons club and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a faithful wife, devoted mother and a kind and dependable friend and neighbor, held in the highest esteem by all who knew her. Survivors include her husband, W. T. Noblitt; a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Mann of Flint, Mich., three sons, Earl of Billings, Harold J. of Cabool, and Asa L. of Cokesville, Wyo.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Mohr of Wyconda, Mo., two brothers, John Remling of Manchester, Iowa, and William A. Remling of Optama, Okla.; eight grand and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services are being held in the Billings Christian church this afternoon with the pastor, Rev. C. C. Keller officiating. The Eastern Star will conduct a service at the grave.
Note: this clipping from the collection of Lula (Rogers) Gardner has a handwritten date of 1954 in the margin.
Noblitt, Thomas Earl 27 Jul 1895 - 1 Sep 1959 CCR 10 Sep 1959 p4
[Note: Son of William Thomas & Emma (Remling) Noblitt; married Delta May 5 Sep 1897 - 7 Mar 1990]
Funeral services for Thomas Earl Noblitt, 64 of Billings, who died Sept. 1 at Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. were held in Fayetteville, Ark. were held Sunday, Sept. 6 at 2:00 p.m. in the Billings Baptist Church with Rev. C. C. Keller officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of Harris Funeral Home of Billings. A native of Cabool, he had live in Billings since 1924, and had operated a garage there since 1928. He was a member of the Billings Community Club and American Legion Post No. 139 at Billings. He was also a member of the 40 & 8 in Springfield and Veterans of Foreign Wars at Marionville. He served with the United States Infantry in France during World War I. He was a member of the Billings Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Delta Noblitt of the home at Billings, one son, Gibson F. Noblitt of Wichita, Kan., one daughter, Mrs. Walter A. Hager of Gleeson, Germany; one granddaughter, Cheryl; one step granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Jenkins, his father, W. T. Noblitt of Billings; one brother, Harold Noblitt of Cabool, one sister, Mrs. A. D. Mann of Flint,. Mich.
Noblitt, William Thomas 2 Dec 1867 - 11 Dec 1959 CCR 31 Dec 1959 p4
[Note: Son of William & ? (Stice) Noblitt; married Emma Remling 12 Oct 1871 - 29 Nov 1954]
Funeral services for William Thomas Noblitt, 92, who died Friday, Dec. 11, at the home of a son, Harold who resides 6 miles northeast of Cabool, Mo. were held December 14 at 1:00 p.m. in the Billings Christian Church with the Rev. C. C. Keller officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery under direction of the Harris Funeral Home of Billings. Mr. Noblitt resided in Cabool many years where he was an auctioneer and an insurance agent before retiring a few years ago. He resided in Billings the past 35 years where he was a member of the Christian Church and Masonic Lodge. Survivors include one son, Harold Noblitt of Cabool; one daughter Mrs. A. D. Mann of Flint, Mich; two brothers, A. D. Noblitt of Ogden, Utah and J. D. Noblitt of Salt Lake City, Utah; eight grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, one half-brother, Ted Noblitt of Grove, Okla. He was preceded in death by three sons, Everett, Asa I. and Thomas Earl and by Mrs. Noblitt.