Lois Juanita KENSLOW FRAZIER

Lois
Apr 12, 1929
Feb 28 2008

Mearle
Nov 24, 1925
Jun 4, 2007

Funeral services for Lois Juanita Frazier, 78, West Plains, were held on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Mrs. Frazier died at 12:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, at her home. She was born on April 12, 1929, in Howell County, Mo., to Fred Raymond and Oma Leatha Scott Kenslow. On Sept. 16, 1945, she was married at Norman, Okla., to Mearle Dwayne Frazier, who preceded her in death on June 4, 2007. Before her retirement, Mrs. Frazier was employed at the Gainesville Post Office. She enjoyed quilting, was part owner of The Golden Thimble and was a volunteer at Ozarks Medical Center. Mrs. Frazier was a member of the Curry Street Church of Christ. She is survived by two children, Gary Frazier of Springfield, Mo., and Christy Spivey of West Plains, Mo.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Frazier Dakin, Kody Frazier and wife, Whitney and Courtney Spivey; two great-grandchildren, Theron Dakin and Taidyn Frazier; her aunt, Effie Harris of West Plains and many nieces and nephews. Her parents; husband; one son, Michael Frazier; one brother, Otis Kenslow and one sister, Margaret Kenslow, precede her in death. Burial was held at the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Riverways Hospice, Paragould Children's Home, Shaw Medical Building or the American Heart Association and left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Graveside services for Mearle Dwayne Frazier, 81, West Plains, Mo., will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Frazier died 4:10 a.m. today, Monday, June 4, 2007, at his home. He was born to Charles Edward and Lois Morrison Frazier on Oct. 24, 1925, at Dawt, Mo., across from Dawt Mill.
He graduated from Bakersfield High School with the class of 1944, and on Sept. 16, 1945, was married at Norman, Okla., to Lois Juanita Kenslow.
He was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Gainesville, Mo., before moving to the West Plains area. Mr. Frazier contributed to the community since 1955. Always a visionary, Mearle gave greatly to the city through his work as a member of the City Planning Commission, was well as through his personal endeavors to improve the community. Mearle was the driving force behind countless projects in the West Plains area including the Wayhaven, Meadow Vista and Morrison Subdivisions, development of the Green Way, a partner in the original Holiday Inn, and donated land to Missouri State University-West Plains. He worked with over 25 partners and city fathers in attracting business to the community and in developing the region.
Mr. Frazier was a member of Curry Street Church of Christ.
Mr. Frazier is survived by his wife, Lois Frazier, of the family home; two children, Gary Frazier, Springfield, Mo., and Christy Spivey, husband, Carl, West Plains; three grandchildren, Jennifer Frazier, Kody Frazier and Courtney Spivey; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Douglas Frazier, wife, Gloria, West Plains; two aunts, Omega Watts, Tucson, Ariz., and Lucy Tackitt, Jacksonville, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents; and one son, Michael Mearle Frazier, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Riverways Hospice and left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

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