Connie Sue Bales, 59

Funeral services for Connie Sue Bales, 59, of Bakersfield, were held April 8, 2022, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at Free Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Bales died at 12:53 p.m., April 4, at her home.

She was born May 2, 1962, at Rockford, Illinois, to Claud and Mabel Joann Hall Strain.

On June 28, 1980, she was married at Leota, Missouri, to Ronald Bales, who preceded her in death on November 8, 2019.

Mrs. Bales attended Church of Christ in Bakersfield.

She had worked at Baxter Lab in Mountain Home, Arkansas, for 18 years.

Connie was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and friend; she loved her grandbabies very much and will be missed.

She is survived by two children, Kristy Lovorn and husband Shane of Salem, Arkansas, and Alicia Vandiver and husband Eric of Bakersfield; five grandchildren: Savana Lovorn, Gracie Lovorn, Emmett Lovorn, Kaylie Vandiver and Kandon Vandiver; one sister, Kathy Harper and husband James of Caulfield; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

Her parents, husband, and one sister, Sharon Baney, preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Breast Cancer Association and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO 65775. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.