Kleetis Murnee Wirth

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Kleetis M. Wirth, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Christian Healthcare, in Nevada. She was born on Nov. 9, 1928, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Carl F. and Jennie Andrews Wirth.

Kleetis graduated from Nevada High School in 1946. She was a member of the Church of God Seventh Day with headquarters in Denver, Colo., and attended Seventh Day Adventist, Nevada. Kleetis worked for the Nevada School District for more than 42 years.

Survivors include one sister, LaNeta F. Phelps, Nevada; one brother, Bob E. Wirth and his wife, Wynona, Lebanon, Mo.; and two nieces, Gwen Lind, Preston, Mo., and Stephanie Miller, Springfield, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Don and Laurel Wirth; one sister, Opal Wirth; and one niece, Janet Phelps Corn.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 3, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Friends may call now until the hour of service and the family receives friends Friday from 1-2 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation in care of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

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