"O" Surnames-Missouri Obit Extractions
OBENSHAIN Delbert
age 91
b. Sept 26 1904 Clifty AR
m. Sept 20 1933 Clifty AR
d. July 2 1996 Noel MO
Windom (KS) Masonic Lodge #276/O.E.S.
survived by; wife, Nellie Ehrlich Obenshain;
son, Robert L; daughters, Norietta M Hanan,
Jennie M Newcomer & Dorothy A Harner;
brother, Ralph; 16 grandchildren; 32 gr-grandchildren
Ozark FH, Noel MO
burial; Noel (MO) Cemetery
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
O'BRIAN Brian "Bob" Jr
age 80
b. June 24 1925 Buffalo KS
m. June 4 1949
d. Nov 3 2005 Joplin MO (St Johns Hosp)
WWII/Korean War
survived by; wife, Louise "Tootie" Ketchum
O'Brian; son, Rob (Marge); daughter, Becky
(Tony) Brinson; granddaughter, Toni O'Brian
Parker Mortuary, Joplin MO
burial; Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum OK
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
O'BRIEN John Russell
age 58
b. Feb 20 1939 Jane MO
d. Jan 8 1998 Neosho MO
shooting accident according to article
on same page as obits
survived by; wife, Judy; son, Joe; daughters,
Lisa Ann Williams, Susan Chandler, Dana
Summers & Kim Chandler; step-daughter,
Rhonda Pallette; brothers, Don, Richard,
Harold & Mike; sister, Patricia Wylie; 6
grandchildren; 1 stepgrandchild
Ozark FH, Anderson MO
burial; O'Brien Family Cemetery, Lanagan MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
O'CONNELL Garrett J. IV
d. June 11 2003
survived by; son, Garrett J. V; daughters,
Kelley O'Connell, Kathy (Tom) Hegger, Mary
Margaret (Geno) Palumbo, Wendy (John) Baur,
Tracy Thomas & Patricia G (Scott) Thomas;
brothers, Dr Timothy R (Barbara A) & John G
(Mary Pamela); grandchildren, Lauren, Tommy,
Nic, Kayla, Cory, Kaitlyn, Jessica, John III, Alex,
Gregory, Ryan & Charlie; extended family
St Simon Catholic Church
Kutis So Co FH, Butler Hill MO
burial; Resurrection Cemetery
source; Post Dispatch, St Louis MO
O'DELL Flora Jane
age 71
b. Aug 15 1925 Newton Co MO
d. June 10 1997 Joplin MO (St Johns Hosp)
preceded by; husband, Charles Moss (1967);
husband, Willard Gene O'Dell (9/2/84)
no immediate survivors
Simpson FH, Webb City MO
burial; Burkhart Cemetery, Racine MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
O'DELL Patricia Kay
NOTICE:
age 59
d. Sept 10 2005
Bennett-Wormington FH, Monett MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OFFENBACKER Gilbert Allen
Neosho MO
age 92
b. Dec 17 1913 Rest KS
m. Nov 2 1940 Harrison AR
d. June 16 2006 Springdale AR
preceded by; wife, Doris (King)(4/11/99);
parents, Charles A & Etta (Zinn); son, Gary; 3 brothers
survived by; sons, David & Mike; brother, Ray;
grandchildren, Brenda Reynolds, April Anderson
& Ashley Offenbacker; gr-grandchildren, Blare,
Kassie, Dylan & Hunter
Clark FH, Neosho MO
burial; I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Neosho MO
source; Neosho Daily News, Neosho MO
O'FIELD Nancy Jane
age 83
b. March 23 1913 Delaware Co OK
m. Dec 13 1945 Stilwell OK
d. July 9 1996 Jay OK
preceded by; husband, Edd (10/27/86)
survived by; sister, Lula Mae Nix; brother, Landon Handle
Round Springs Baptist Church,Jay OK
Worley-Luginbuel FH, Jay OK
burial; Round Springs Cemetery, Jay OK
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OGLE Imogene F "Jeanie"
age 69
b. Jan 11 1936 Diamond MO
m. Sept 3 1954 Alba MO
d. Oct 16 2005 Joplin MO (St Johns Hosp)
preceded by;husband, Victor "Gene" E (12/12/03);
brother, Lloyd Rea (Oct 1965);
survived by; son, Steven; daughter, Pamela May
Bastin; brother, Tom Rea; grandchildren;
Kristina Greidanus, Kimberly L Bastin, Meagan
N & Braden L Ogle
Ulmer FH, Carthage MO
burial; Fasken Cemetery, Carthage MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OHLER James F
NOTICE: Grove OK
age 93
d. 9/14/2007
Adcock FH, Afton OK
burial; Big Cabin Cemetery, Big Cabin OK
OLDHAM Bernice M
age 80
b. Apr 5, 1917 Cape Girardeau MO
m. Charles Elvin Oldham Aug 9, 1941 Aurora MO
d. Nov 19, 1997 Crookston nursing home
preceded by; husband, 1978; 1 daughter
survived by; son, Chuck Oldham; 2
grandchildren; 3 gr-grandchildren
Buchanan FH, Monett MO
burial; Monett I.O.O.F. Cemetery
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OLDS Joseph V
age 84
b. July 26 1912 Miami OK
m. May 12 1933 Miami OK
d. June 2 1997 Miami OK (Bapt.Reg.Hlth.Ctr)
Masonic Lodge, Commerce OK/Tulsa Scottish Rite
preceded by; wife, Dolly Fell Olds (10/21/94)
survived by; son, Joe Don Olds; daughters,
Margaret Adelide McCord & Linda Ruth Prater;
5 grandchildren; 3 gr-grandchildren
Paul Thomas FH, Miami OK
burial; GAR Cemetery, Miami OK
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OLIVER Fred G
NOTICE: Grove OK
age 83
d. March 2 2006
First Baptist Church, Grove OK
Worley-Luginbuel FH, Grove OK
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OLIVER Lillian Lorrain Walters
age 87 formerly of Neosho MO
b. March 8 1918 Picher OK
m. Jan 19 1941
d. March 4 2006 Clearwater FL
preceded by; parents, John A Sr & Lena Luella
Jones Oliver; husband, John Oliver Jr (1989); 2
brothers; 1 sister
survived by; daughters, Norma (Jay) Davidson &
Judy (Tom) Merrell; son, Joseph (Debby) Oliver;
sister, Sue Havard; grandchildren, Jo Beth
Parker, Scott Davidson, Joe Bill & Stacy Jo
Oliver; 6 gr-grandchildren; extended family
Clark FH, Neosho MO
burial; I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Neosho MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OLSBO Ruth Marie (Dixie)
NOTICE: Joplin MO
age 76
d. Jan 26 2006
Parker Mortuary, Joplin MO
burial; Messer Cemetery, Galena KS
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OLSEN Roy
Seneca MO
age 89
b. 11/19/1917 Rocky Ford CO
m. 12/29/1942 Bay City TX
d. 2/18/2007 Seneca MO
US Army Air Corps WWII
preceded by; brother, Lawrence; sister, Winnie
survived by; wife, Grace L (Cox); son, Nathan (Linda)
Olsen; daughter,
Geneva (Kenneth) Smith; brothers, Francis & Marvin
Olsen; sister,
Mavis Butler; 5 grandchildren; 1 gr-grandchild
Clark FH, Neosho MO
burial; Thompson Grove Cemetery
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OGLESBEE Wyatt Irwin
age 81
b. Feb 14 1915 Carrollton MO
d. June 26 1996 Houston TX (NW Mem.Hosp)
m. June 11 1938 Carrollton MO
survived by; wife, Helen Wallis Oglesbee;
son, Ronald M; 2 grandchildren; 2 gr-grandchildren
Hinderliter-Woodard FH, Grove OK
burial; Olympus Cemetery, Grove OK
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OLIVER Charles W "Chuck"
d. June 16 2003
preceded by; son, Michael
survived by; wife, Agnes (Henning); sons, Chad
(Donna), Robert (Pamela), Richard (Melinda)
& Timothy; grandchildren, Michael, Stephanie,
Brandon, Jordan, Jeremy, Courtney, Ryan,
Drew & Logan; sisters, Audrey & Dorothy;
extended family
Sts Joachim & Ann Church, St Charles MO
Stygar Mid Rivers FH, St Charles MO
burial; Memorial Pk Cemetery, St Louis MO
source; Post Dispatch, St Louis MO
O'MALLEY John Ralph
age 91
b. June 11 1905 Scammon KS
m. April 25 1934 Scammon KS
d. June 6 1997 Pittsburg KS
survived by; wife, Carmel Meyer O'Malley;
daughters, Lois L Carlson & Mary Ann
Shurtz; brothers, Harold & Dave; sister,
Mary E O'Malley; 5 grandchildren; 5 gr-grandchildren
Bath-Naylor FH, Weir KS
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
ONSTOTT Zeke Edward
NOTICE:
infant of Rodney & Lacee
d. June 18 2005
Daniel FH, Lamar MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
ORBELL Adda "Sis"
NOTICE: Monett Mo
age 74
d. March 11 2006
Bennett-Wormington FH, Monett MO
no services
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OREAR Edwin Luther
NOTICE: Coffeyville KS
age 84
b. Dec 17 1921 Cape Girardeau MO
m. Sept 4 1944 Lexington MO
d. Feb 15 2006 Coffeyville KS
US Naval Aviator
preceded by; wife, Nadine A Taylor Orear (3/24/01);
brother, Errell T
survived by; sons, Gary & Dr James Orear; 4
grandchildren
Penwell-Gabel-Ford-Wulf-Bruns FH, Coffeyville KS
cremation
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
ORI Remo
NOTICE: Goodman MO
age 69
d. 2/18/2007
Splitlog Baptist Church, Goodman MO
Clark FH, Neosho MO
burial; Banner Cemetery, Goodman MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
ORTIZRIVERA Benjamin
NOTICE: FH
age 65
Parker Mortuary, Joplin MO
service/burial; Naranjito, Puerto Rico
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
ORTWEIN Robert L
NOTICE: Fletcher MO
age 84
d. Feb 28 2006
Crafton-Cantrell FH, Aurora MO
burial; MO State Veterans Cem., Springfield MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OSBORN Alfred W
NOTICE: FH 6/1/97
age 79
Simpson FH, Carl Jct MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OSBORN Kathy L
Carterville MO
age 50
b. 1/9/1956 Salinas CA
d. 1/5/2007
preceded by; parents, Don & Martha Fadling Johnson; 9
brothers & sisters; stepmother, Nettie Johnson
survived by; husband, Bill G; sons, Michael (Joanna), Billy
(Jackie), Preston (Ashley) & Brian (Thresa); brothers,
Wyatt (Shannon) & Larry (Pam) Johnson; sisters, Terry
Gamble &
Sharon (Glen) Briggs; 11 grandchildren; extended family
Parker Mortuary, Joplin MO
burial; Carl Jct Cemetery, Carl Jct MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OSBORNE, Charles "Charlie"
Memorial notice
June 3 1936 - Aug 6 2005
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OSTERLOH Erhard F
age 82
b. May 31 1915 Freistatt MO
d. June 29 1997 Monett MO
US Army WWII
survived by; sister, Erna Doennig
St Johns Lutheran Church, Monett MO
Buchanan FH, Monett MO
burial; McCormick St John's Cemetery, Monett MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OSWALD Rachel
NOTICE: Grove OK
age 93
d. 10/19/2007
First United Meth. Church, Miami OK
Cooper-Althouse FH, Miami OK
burial; G.A.R. Cemetery, Miami OK
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OTT Katherine Kiefer
age 93
b. Aug 7 1902 Meinert MO
m. Nov 12 1926 Meinert MO
d. July 9 1996 Lamar MO (Barton Co Hosp)
preceded by; husband, Henry J (3/3/83)
survived by; daughter, Mildred N Link; 2
grandchildren; 5 gr-grandchildren
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lockwood MO
Lockwood FH, Lockwood MO
burial; Meinert Cemetery, Meinert MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OTTWELL Thomas Lee
NOTICE:
age 50
d. July 20 2006
private services/later date
source; Post Dispatch, St Louis MO
OVERMAN David E
NOTICE:
age 65
d. Sept 7 2005 Colorado
Murdock FH, Oswego KS
burial; Friendship Cemetery, Hallowell KS
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OVERMAN Herman F
age 93
b. March 9, 1904 Ava MO
d. Nov 27, 1997 Tulsa OK
survived by; sons, Kelly & Kenny; 4 grandchildren
Northeast Baptist Church
Cooper-Althouse Fun. Home, Miami MO
burial; Gobbler Cemetery, south of Berryville
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OVERTON, Charles "Pepe"
NOTICE:
age 59
d. July 14 2005
Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Miami OK
burial; G.A.R. Cemetery, Miami OK
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OWEN Jerry Gene
age 69
b. Aug 13 1935 Joplin MO (parents/Oddie
& Mildred) had sister, Cherry Owen
d. June 24 2005
m. 1954 Miami OK
survived by; wife, Marilyn Carter Owen;
children, David (Lisa), Keith (Diane)
& Mary Madeline (Mimi) Parrish; 6 grand-
children, Matt, Mitch (Erin), Ashton &
Kavin James Owen & Alex Parrish
Northside Baptist Church
Clark FH, Neosho MO
burial; Sarcoxie Cemetery, Sarcoxie MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OWEN Lee "Pete"
age 91
b. Oct 12 1904 Red Oak MO
m. May 24 1924
d. July 3 1996 Carthage MO
preceded by; wife, Freda Rimmer Owen (9/16/83)
survived by; daughters, Viola Walker & Ruth Price;
2 grandchildren
Lakin FH, Pierce City MO
burial; Van Buren Cemetery, Wentworth MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OWEN Ruth Z
age 90
b. Oct 4 1906 Sterling KS
d. June 5 1997 Anderson MO
preceded by; husband, Gilbert B (12/20/88)
survived by; brother, Phillip Andrew
Zimmerman; sisters, Elizabeth Butler & Rachel Anshoots
Ozark FH
burial; Pineville (MO) Cemetery
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OWENS Claude Ray
age 67
b. Oct 24 1929 Stone Co MO
m. June 1 1953 Barry Co MO
d. June 11 1997 Joplin MO
US Army Korea
survived by; wife, Sue Burbridge Owens; son, Mickey;
daughter, Claudette Elkins; sisters, Alta Henson &
Mahala Burbridge; 3 grandchildren
Fohn FH, Cassville MO
burial; Fields Cemetery, Shell Knob MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OWENS Maye Belle
age 85
b. April 5 1912 Searcy AR
m. April 21 1961 Miami OK
d. June 25 1997 Monett MO
preceded by; husband, Jesse Leroy Jr
survived by; son, Eugene Pruitt; daughters, Mary Harrison,
Alice Waldron & Ella Lowe; sister, Lorena
Durland; 11 grandchildren; 17 gr-grandchildren
Williamson FH, Cassville MO
burial; Mount Pleasant Cemetery
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OXENDINE Denny
FH NOTICE: Joplin MO 11/1/2007
age 64
Mason-Woodard Mortuary, Joplin MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OXENDINE Edna Lucile
age 85
b. Nov 24 1911 Monett MO
m. April 1 1932 Neosho MO
d. June 15 1997 Springfield MO
survived by; husband, Charley; sons, Ralph David
& Leon; daughters, Naomi White & Norma Loveland;
14 grandchildren; 30 gr-grandchildren; 4 gr-gr-
grandchildren
Lakin FH, Pierce City MO
burial; Berwick Cemetery, Pierce City MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OXENDINE Paul Eugene
age 67
b. Dec 25 1937 Newtonia MO
parents, Frank James & Ada Marie (Pace) Oxendine
m. June 27 1967 Miami OK
d. Nov 18 2005 Newtonia MO
preceded by;wife, Georgia Crawford Oxendine (6/3/02);
brothers, Onal, Charles & Richard
survived by; daughter, Karen Walls; step children,
Betty Clevenger, Clara Simmons, Bill "Dot" Letts,
Patsy Shumate, Shary Stout, Brad, Steve, Tim &
Charles Letts; brother, Neal; sisters, Mary Wheeler
& Anita Cocy; grandchildren, Samantha Cochran &
Paul & Neil Walls; 26 step grandchildren; gr-grand-
children; Tyler & Nicholas Oxendine & Jr. Cochran;
over 60 step gr-grandchildren
Clark FH, Granby MO
burial; I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Newtonia MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO
OYER Genieve Lucille
NOTICE:
age 82
d. Sept 28 2005
Ferry FH, Nevada MO
burial; Moore Cemetery, Nevada MO
source; Jopl.Globe, Joplin MO