Louise Snyder

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Ethel "Louise" Snyder passed away Wednesday June 10, 2020, at Ozark Nursing and Care Center in Ozark, Missouri.

Louise was born June 29, 1935, to Chester Upton and Catherine Swayne Bell in Du Quoin, Illinois.

She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Springfield and previously a longtime member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.

Louise is remembered as a very creative person; she was an expert seamstress and floral designer. She had a great love for animals and had an extraordinary green thumb. She was also a Senior Democrat of the Ozarks.

Preceded in death by her parents and sister, Barbara, she is survived by daughters, Leslie Snyder, Jackie Sikes and Jhan Snyder, and son, Richard (Ava) Snyder; and grandchildren, Katie Whitener, Ryan Snider, John Russell Skinner, Anna Sikes-Fernandez, Rhiana Snyder and Kyra Snyder. She is also survived by sisters, Kathleen Becker, Carolyn Visser and Marilyn Lee, as well as many nieces, nephews, relatives and close friends.

Special thanks to the staff at Ozark Nursing and Care Center for its compassion and care.

A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. today at Messiah Lutheran Church. The service will be live-streamed at MessiahMo.org.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Messiah Lutheran Church or your favorite animal welfare organization.

Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.