Thressa Elizabeth Kee (Bolivar)'s Obituary
Thressa (3'sa) E. Kee, 59, passed away gracefully, August 19, 2021 at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri after a battle with lung cancer. Thressa was born in Olney, Texas on January 28, 1962 to Tommy and Vera Kee. She was a graduate of Southwest Missouri University with a Master’s Degree in Social Work and had her LCSW. She was a Veteran of the Army and was medically discharged but still lived the military life with her husband at the time, John Howe, who was in the Navy. She was a member of the American Legion Post 138.
She is preceded in death by her son, Dylan Howe; two nieces, Christina Kee and Tami (Kee) Todd. She will be deeply missed by her surviving family and friends. She is survived by her daughter, Jessica Howe and her husband Shawn Ober, and their two children, Kiera Ober and Seraphina Crisman of Palm Bay, Florida; a son, Jason Howe and his children, Marlie Howe, Aiden Howe, Silas Howe, and Romie Howe, of Bolivar, Missouri; a sister, Tina Kee of Bolivar, Missouri; and her mother, Vera Frost of Springfield.
She loved her children and grandchildren and lived for them. Thressa was an avid reader. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially sitting by a river and watching the day pass by, basking in the sun. She always tried to help people in need. She touched many lives. She volunteered at the Legion and enjoyed singing karaoke there.
In lieu of a service, per her request, family and friends will meet together at a later time to celebrate her life.
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