Melissa Ware 1964~2007

WARE, NUNEMAN, THOMAS, WEITE, OBRIEN

Posted By: Mary (email)
Date: 12/6/2007 at 12:25:50

Melissa Ware
Courtesy of the Ottumwa Courier

OTTUMWA — Melissa Eleanor Ware, age 42, went to sleep at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Zion, Ill. and woke up in Glory Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, following a long illness.

Melissa was born Dec. 9th, 1964, to John and Susan (nee Nuneman) Thomas.She was a 1982 graduate of Webster Groves High School and a 1987 graduate of Truman State University (NE Missouri State). She married John Scott Ware, formerly of Ottumwa, on May 16th, 1987.

Melissa was preceded in death by her husband, John; her father, John; fraternal grandparents, John and Betty Thomas; maternal grandparents, Ralph and Dorothy (nee Williams) Nuneman.Melissa is survived by her mother, Susan; her sister, Sheri (nee Thomas) O’Brien; her uncle, Stephen Nuneman (Sandy); sister-in-law, Marcia (nee Ware) Weite; brothers-in-law, John O’Brien, Tim Ware (Beth) and Ken Weite; her nieces, Alyssa O’Brien, Lori Dixon and Libby Ware; her nephews, Andrew O’Brien, Jason Weite and Nick Weite; her great-niece, Caden Dixon; and great-nephew, Damen Dixon.Wonderful niece, great-niece, cousin and friend.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at St. Michael the Archangel, 7622 Sutherland Ave. in Shrewsbury, Mo.

Friends may call at Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, Mo. from 3-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7th. Private interment.Contributions in memory of Melissa may be made to The John and Melissa Ware Memorial Scholarship fund 119 Kinross Ct. Valley