Nada Jo Weyrauch, 87

Funeral services for Nada Jo Weyrauch, 87, of Ava, formerly of Squires, were held Oct. 23, 2021, at Clinkingbeard Funeral home in Ava with Pastor Buddy Boyd officiating. Mrs. Weyrauch died Oct. 20 in Ava.

She was born Feb. 4, 1934, in Cloverdale, Kansas, the daughter of  Frank and Ada Bohannan Corder. While she was working as a waitress in Kansas, she met Thomas Joseph Weyrauch Sr., who was home on leave from the Navy. They were married Nov. 20, 1954, in Los Angeles, California.

They lived in Kansas, California and Mississippi before settling in Missouri. She received her GED in 1966 at the age of 32, an accomplishment she was very proud of. In 1970, she started working at the Rawlings Sporting Goods plant in Ava and retired from Rawlings in 1999.

She took the role of grandmother seriously and helped raise five grandchildren. She also enjoyed quilting, sewing, cooking and conversation in the kitchen with her coffee. Her greatest joy was her family. 

She is survived by her sons, Harry “Jim” Smart, Thomas Weyrauch Jr. and Robert “Bob” Weyrauch; 12 grandchildren, Jimmy, Jody, Jennifer, Ruby, Trish, Tammy, Amy, David, Rebecca, John, Willie and Erik; 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson, Jaxon, and another on the way; a brother, Jimmie “Bud” and wife Ruby Jo; and two sisters, Janice and Jean; brother-in-law Jesse; many other relatives and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Tom, her husband of 62 years before he died in 2017; two siblings, Jerry and Nita; brother-in-law John; two sisters-in-law, Winnie and Jackie; and two daughters-in-law, Valerie and Tammy. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be expressed at clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com.

Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, directors.