Zella M. Kissinger

Zella M. Kissinger

1933-2017

Zella M. Kissinger, 84, Stanberry, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at a St. Joseph, Missouri hospital.

She was born April 5, 1933 on a farm south of Guilford, Missouri, the daughter of Jesse and Ida Lora (Nelson) Norris.

On December 16, 1950 she married Eldon L. Kissinger in Maryville, Missouri. He survives of the home.

Zella worked as a bookkeeper for Kissinger Oil Company and was a member of the First Christian Church, Stanberry, Missouri. Zella served as past President of both the Christian Women’s Fellowship and The Gentry County Republican women’s club.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Jesse E. Norris.

Survivors in addition to her husband, Eldon, are daughter, K. Jane (Richard) Schieber, Maryville, Missouri; son, Russ (Pam) Kissinger, Atascadero, California; grandchildren, Lori (James) Melton and Alex Kissinger; great-grandchild, Addison; step-granddaughters, Ashley Walker and Samantha (Ray) Walder and several nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 5 at Roberson Funeral Home, Stanberry, Missouri. Burial will follow in High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home where friends may call after 1:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Stanberry Senior Center in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 153, Stanberry, MO 64489. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com