Rheba Aven, age 89, of Nixa, MO, went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2015. She was born in Sparta, MO on September 17, 1925 to Ernest and Marie (Anderson) Woods. Rheba graduated from Rogersville High School in 1943 and worked as a stenographer at the Pentagon during World War II. She married Victor Aven on October 25, 1946. Rheba was a secretary at South National Church of Christ in Springfield. She loved family get togethers, especially reunions, church activities, cooking, gardening, and sewing.
Rheba was preceded in death by her grandchild, Daniel Miles; her sisters, Ernestine Miller, Eloise Dyer-Dennis, and Euna Marie Woods; and her brothers, Brady Woods, Bob Woods, and Ray Woods. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Victor Aven; her daughters and sons in-law, Pamela and Mark Palmer of Kansas City, MO and Susan and John Miles of Rogersville, MO; and her grandsons, Blain and Benjamin Palmer.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Union Hill Church in Nixa, MO with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Roller Cemetery in Sparta, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Fair Haven Children’s Home, Strafford, MO.