Phyllis F. Gripka

February 6, 1934 - February 4, 2011

Phyllis F. Gripka, age 76, of Pierce City, MO died on Friday, February 04, 2011, at St.. John's Hospital in Aurora, MO. Mrs. Gripka was born in Lebanon, MO on Tuesday, February 06, 1934. She was the daughter of Harry S. and Floy (Matlock) Harrell. Mrs. Gripka was married to Anthony "Tony" Gripka on Saturday, December 15, 1951, in Pierce City, MO. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Monett. Mrs. Gripka was Pierce City's City Clerk for nineteen years, a member of the Pleasant Hour Extension Club, treasurer of Stotts City Reunion Committee, secretary of the Senior Citizen's Center in Pierce City, and a member of the First Baptist Church Choir. Surviving are her husband, Anthony of the home; four children and there spouses, Donna Knight of Monett, MO, Melissa "Missi" Miller of Monett, MO, Douglas Gripka of Stark City, MO, and Thomas Gripka of Pierce City, MO; one sister, Marcene Fredrick of Springfield, MO; fourteen grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City, MO on Monday, February 07, 2011, from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM. Services will be at the First Baptist Church in Monett, MO on Tuesday, February 08, 2011, beginning at 1:00 PM with Dr. Bill Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the Pierce City Cemetery in Pierce City, MO. Memorials may be made to the Building Fund at the First Baptist Church in Monett.