Gwendolyn Hosiner's Obituary
wendolyn R. Hosiner, daughter of Lemuel Huston and Mary Bell (Brown) Banks, was born April 12, 1929, in Rector, Arkansas. She departed this life Saturday, March 1, 2008, in St. John’s Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri, at the age of seventy-eight years, ten months, and eighteen days. In 1952 she united in marriage Ray Harold Smith and to this union two children were born. She later married Kenneth Fred Hosiner and together they spent seventeen wonderful years until his passing on June 7, 1991. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Edward and Leonard Banks; and one sister, Jean Lamoureux. Gwen is survived by a son, Rick Smith, and his wife, Charlene, of Ozark, Missouri; two daughters, Sherry Smith, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Linda McKinney, of the state of Arkansas; three grandchildren, Megan Kaye Smith, of Kansas City, Missouri, Constance Tomberlin, of Mobile, Alabama, and Colby Forsythe, of Springfield, Missouri; a brother, Norman H. Banks, and his wife, Lucy, of Seymour, Missouri; a sister, Narene Kelly, of Conroe, Texas; a sister-in-law, Johnnie Sue Banks, of Seymour, Missouri; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends. She was born in Arkansas and lived in Lilbourn, Missouri, before moving to Seymour in 1967. She worked many years for the Tobin Hamilton Shoe Factory in Mansfield as a lasting operator. She had made her profession of faith in Christ and attended the Freewill Baptist Church of Seymour, where she took part in many church activities. In her spare time she enjoyed reading, working crossword and jigsaw puzzles, growing beautiful flowers in her garden and loved caring for her lawn. Gwen was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and accomplishments and will cherish the wonderful memories she has created for her family and many dear friends. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in the Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Seymour. Burial will be in the Seymour Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Seymour, Missouri. Memorials to the American Cancer Society may be made through the funeral home. Return to top
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