Birthdays
Gainesville resident Maxine White celebrated her 95th birthday with her family at the Little Creek Opry House in Thornfield on Sept. 14.
A come-and-go celebration of Mary Morrison's 80th birthday will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the home where she and husband David Morrison live at 118 First Hill Drive, off Highway 181 northeast of Gainesville. Everyone is welcome at the party, which is being hosted by Mary's...
Kathryn Atkinson was surprised with a birthday cake honoring her 90th birthday at last week's meeting of the Ozark County Volunteer Library's board of directors. She will celebrate her actual birthday Thursday, July 18. A California native and Navy veteran, Kathryn worked as a human resources...
The Bakersfield High School golf team took home the first place plaque in the April 15 Clever Invitational Golf Tournament and another first place plaque in the April 12 Willow Springs Invitational tournament. The team, pictured from left, includes: Coach Micheal Mahan, Ethan Cotter, CJ Carey,...
Mary Wanda Taylor
Ozark County resident Mary Wanda Taylor recently celebrated her 96th birthday.
She was born Jan. 18, 1928, to parents Thomas Henry and Mary Wanda Aker. She was married for 71 years to Marshall Taylor, their wedding being held in 1946.
She homesteaded in New Mexico before moving to Ozark County in...
Ozark County native Winsor “Verd” Morrison will mark his birthday Feb. 16, celebrating 99 years of lifetime adventures that began in the tiny community of Zanoni, where his parents, A. P. “Doc” and Alpha Bet Morrison operated the general store, post office and water-powered mill. Verd, next to...
A combination birthday and Thanksgiving celebration was held at the Bill Phelan home in Ozark County Nov. 19. At the event, Bill celebrated his 80th birthday with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who gathered from Jefferson City, West Plains, Forsyth and Carl Junction, as well...
H.K. Silvey celebrated his 90th birthday Saturday at The Center with “a party that you wouldn’t believe,” he said. An estimated 100 or so friends and relatives dropped by the event. “I saw people I hadn’t seen in 20 years and people I’ll never see again and some relatives I’d never seen,” he said...
A big crowd gathered at the Ozark County Historium Monday afternoon to help Lyndell Strong celebrate her 95th birthday. It was supposed to be a surprise, said her daughter Jerri Sue Crawford, “but she said she knew something was up.” A lifelong resident of Ozark County and daughter of Earl and...
Howards Ridge resident James “Jimmy” Simpson celebrated his 91st birthday with a surprise birthday party thrown by his family July 2 at Gainesville Healthcare Center. Pictured is, from left, sister Lanell Long, Tyler, Amanda and Eli Carter and sister Marveloi Carter. Standing to the right of Jimmy...