Obituaries
The Rev. Larry Wayne Roberts, 65, of Pineville, Mo., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday morning, Nov.19, 2012, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Mo. after a courageous battle with cancer, kidney failure and diabetes.
Larry began his earthly journey on Sept. 5, 1947, in Leavenworth, Wash. to the union of Willie B. and Wanda May (Ashley) Roberts. He was raised in Warsaw, Mo., and was a 1965 graduate of Warsaw High School. On May 25, 1968, in Urbana, Mo., he was united in marriage to Peggy Joyce Butler and to this union four daughters and one son were born. Early in his life he worked as a carpenter. He graduated from Ozark Bible Institute in Neosho, Mo., with a degree in theology. He pastored Pentecostal churches in Broken Bow, Okla., Conway, Mo. and Warsaw, Mo. In the later part of his ministry he focused on Christian education. He served as principal of Calvary Christian Academy in West Plains, Mo., and Lighthouse Christian Academy in Seneca, Mo., as well as several others. He was a member of Lighthouse Tabernacle in Seneca, Mo. He enjoyed hunting, reading inspirational books and woodworking.
He was preceded in death by his father and stepmother, Willie and Pearl Roberts; a granddaughter, Delina Roberts; and a sister, Sharon Martin.
Larry is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Peggy Roberts of the home; four daughters, Sheila Mullin and husband, Dallas, of Siloam Springs, Ark., Michelle Martin and husband, Rusty, of Westville, Okla., Heather Baker and husband, Justin, of Poplarville, Miss. and Jessica Norman and husband, Lance, of Fouke, Ark.; a son, Chad Roberts and wife, Lisa, of Siloam Springs, Ark.; 10 grandchildren; his mother, Wanda Honea, of Warsaw, Mo.; a sister, Shirley Copp and husband, Dick, of Quincy, Mo.; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services for the Rev. Roberts were held Nov. 23 at the Lighthouse Tabernacle, Seneca, Mo. with reverends J.D. Beckett, George Davis, James Link and Harold Shull of ciating. Burial followed in the Oakwood Cemetery near Neosho, Mo. Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers were Chantry Roberts, Dustin Mullin, Darrell Butler, Ricky Shull, Devon Mullin, Douglas Butler, Matt Davis and Jerid Davis. Jarryn Baker, Ryan Martin and Peyton Norman were honorary pallbearers. The family received friends Nov. 21 at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Memorials are being directed to the American Diabetes Association and contributions may be left at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. Eugene Howard “Gene” Watson May 14, 1926 - Nov. 22, 2012
Mr. Eugene Howard “Gene” Watson, 86, of Noel, Mo., departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 at his home after a recent decline in health.
Gene entered this life on May 14, 1926 in Tuscumbia, Ala., to the union of the late Charles Graham and Ada Bell (Posey) Watson. In the early 1930s he moved with his family to Earl, Ark. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army during World War II. After being honorably discharged he returned home to Arkansas. In 1947 at the age of 21, Gene surrendered to the calling of God and became an evangelist. In 1977 he moved to Blue Springs, Mo., where he worked as a custodian at Blue Springs High School. In 1988 he moved to Noel, Mo., and in 1997 he was ordained as a full gospel minister. He pastored churches in Sulphur Springs, Ark. and Noel, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his rst wife, Bernice (Turpin) Watson; a daughter, Bonnie Horn; two sisters; and three brothers.
Gene is survived by his wife of 35 years, Patricia Watson of the home, whom he married on April 8, 1977 in Miami, Okla. Additional survivors include: a son, Charles William Watson of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; an adopted daughter, Kimberly Taff and husband, Wade, of Jay, Okla.; three grandchildren, Chris Horn of New Orleans, La., Katie Shaw of the state of Georgia and Lauren Watson of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; one great-granddaughter, Julia Horn; four brothers, Ray and Paul Watson both of Holden, Mo., and Kenneth and Phil Watson both of Clarksville, Ark.; a sister, Gloria Willis also of Clarksville, Ark.; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Watson were held Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Roller-Cox Funeral Home in Clarksville, Ark. Burial followed in the Russell Cemetery in Ozone, Ark. The family received friends Nov. 26 in the Noel Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel, Mo. in Joplin, Mo., after a long illness.
Ralph entered this life on Nov. 19, 1935, in Butler, N. Y. to the late John Roy and Bernice Mercedes (Dana) Caywood. He moved with his family as a child to Lanagan, Mo. He enlisted and served his country faithfully in the United States Air Force. On Nov. 18, 1955 in Anderson, Mo., he was united in marriage to Letha Ilene Dean and to this union a son and two daughters were born. After being honorably discharged from the service, he and Letha made their home in Anderson and for ve years they resided in Brighton, Colo. In 1965 they moved their family back home to Goodman, Mo. Throughout his life he worked as a carpenter and for 16 years was employed by Branco Construction is Neosho, Mo. He and Letha have made Baxter Springs, Kan., their home since 2005. He enjoyed traveling and spending time outdoors hunting and shing.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ralph Wayne Caywood; two brothers, Bobby and Jimmy Caywood; and four sisters, Inez Crocker, Alta Peterson, Mussette Johnson and Florence Stone.
Ralph is survived by: his wife of 57 years, Letha Caywood of the home; two daughters, Rona Lynn Coyle, of Baxter Springs, Kan., and Peggy Sue Jeffers, of Neosho, Mo.; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one greatgreat-grandson; three sisters, Ethel Jones, of Webb City, Mo., Wilda Ritter, of Seneca, Mo. and Dovie Cooper, also of Seneca; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Graveside funeral services with full military honors for Mr. Caywood were held on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Howard Cemetery in Goodman, Mo., with Pastor Eddie McAfee of ciating. Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers were Montana Caywood, Oden Davis, Derek Caywood, Cory Caywood, Tommy Whitaker and John Merriman. The family received friends on Tuesday, Nov. 27 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. versity, where she studied music. Bettye was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Joplin, Mo., as well as the Mother Church in Boston, Mass.
She married Clarvel West “Tony” Beavers in 1941. He preceded her in death in 1988.
Bettye and Tony have two daughters, Toni Ann and Patti. The family lived in Fort Smith until 1950, when they moved to Tulsa, Okla. She taught piano lessons for many years and also worked as a clerk at several department stores. She lived in Tulsa for 41 years and after the death of her husband moved to Anderson, Mo., where she has lived for the last 23 years. The great joys of her life were her grandchildren and her beloved dogs and cats. She loved everybody and everybody loved her. She always saw only the good in people.
Bettye was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Tony, her sisters, Mary Ann Hicks, and Carolyn Gutensohn, and her brother, Robert Staunton “Sunny” Suggs, Jr.
Bettye is survived by: her two daughters, Toni Ann Stewart of Tulsa, Okla., and Patti Beavers Douglas of Anderson; grandchildren, Stephen White and wife Natalie, of Flower Mound, Texas, Sunny Donald of Pineville, Mo., Shane Stewart and wife Mary of Tulsa, Okla., Dylan Douglas and Dusty Faye Douglas of Anderson; great-grandchildren, Lindsey White, Cory White, Sage Donald, Brianna Stewart and Nova Stewart; and great-great grandson, Ethan Warfel.
Memorial services for Bettye Beavers were held Wednesday, Nov. 28 at the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be given to an animal rescue group of your choice in loving memory of Bettye.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Funeral services are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. a nurse’s assistant for Dr. Bush. She married Bill Roark on January 29, 1947, in Columbus, Kan. Ruth was foremost a homemaker and devoted mother to her three children.
Ruth will be welcomed into Heaven by those preceding her in death — beloved husband, Bill Roark on Sept. 30, 1987; beloved son, James “Jim” Roark; an infant daughter, Beth Roark; and two brothers, Russell and Charles Davidson.
She is survived by: her son, William Gary Roark and wife, Linda, of Neosho, Mo.; a daughter, Nancy Roark Villagomez and husband, Pete, of Lafayette, La.; four grandchildren, Renee Roark Harvel and husband, Paul, of Gainesville, Ga., Rome Roark and wife, Whitney, of Seneca, Mo., Aimee Villagomez Horton and husband, Stuart, of Lafayette, La., and Ross Villagomez, also of Lafayette, La.; and four amazing great-grandsons, Will Roark, Max Roark, Brady Roark all of Seneca, Mo., and Jacob Horton of Lafayette, La.; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Roark are set for 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Chaplain Roger Hasselquist of ciating. Burial will follow in the Anderson Cemetery. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are, Glen Davidson, J.B. Dill, Steve Kisker and Lee Smith. No formal visitation was held, but friends paid their respects on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the funeral home chapel.
In lieu of owers memorials are being directed to the National Stroke Association in memory of Ruth to make a difference in the lives of individuals touched by stroke. Contributions may be left at the funeral home. The Roark family would like to thank Dr. Craig Pendergrass of Neosho, Gran Villa Assisted Living in Neosho, Spring Hill Assisted Living also in Neosho, Golden LivingCenter in Anderson and Avalon Hospice for all of their exceptional care of our beloved mother.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. H. B. Davis on Aug. 8, 1950 in Winnemucca, Nev. They played with the “String Busters” band in the early 1950s, made appearances on local television and enjoyed entertaining through music for several years. In 1959, they moved to a small farm in the Powell, Mo., area and later started a small wood-working business known as Hilltop Industries. Dolores and Homer had 44 years together in marriage until his home-going on Feb. 14, 1995.
Survivors include: one son Dr. Randy L. Davis and wife Treby of Anderson, Mo.; their three children, Stacie Lorena Sampson, husband Billy and their son Zachariah of Anderson, Mo., Shawnel Lee Corley, husband Tre’ and their two children, Tristen and ShayLee of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Seth Jordon Davis of Anderson, Mo.; one daughter, Sandra Eve Davis Williams and husband Jimmie of Neosho, Mo.; their two children, Jeremie Adam Bridges, wife Amber and their three children, Nehemiah Joel, Jachin Andrew and Selah Grace of Neosho, Mo. and the youngest of ve grandchildren, Heather Marie Talley and husband Tim of Joplin, Mo.; one sister, Ms. Nancy Lee Robinson of Santa Rosa, Calif.; one niece, Marisa and her children, Rashelle, Justin and Madyson and one great nephew, Jason Robinson, all of California.
Dolores was a faithful member and supporter of Zion Word Church in Anderson, Mo., where her son Dr. Randy L. Davis continues to pastor. She believed on the Lord Jesus accepting Him as her personal Savior in 1977 and she was not ashamed to tell everyone of this truth. She believed in the power of the Holy Spirit and was eager to minister to everyone she came in contact with — family, friends, neighbors, doctors, nurses and caregivers. She loved to talk about Jesus, what He had done in her life, and her home in Heaven that He has prepared. Dolores used her talents mostly for the Lord in ministry, singing and playing the piano in church and various places for over 35 years. Her music accompanied many who came to the altar and bowed their knees to the Lord for the rst time. She sang during worship as people praised and were blessed. She was a faithful wife, mother, sister, aunt,and grandma. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her as she has gone on to Heaven to receive her eternal reward.
Visitation was held at her home church, Zion Word Church of Anderson, Mo., on Wednesday Nov. 28. Graveside services followed at Tracy Cemetery east of Anderson with the Rev. Billy Sampson of ciating. Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers were Randy Davis, Seth Davis, Daniel Layne, James Smith, Heath Dollar and Jeremie Bridges.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo.