(From Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home)Lavona Pearl (Goben) McNett, 78, of Webb City, Missouri, passed away peacefully, early Saturday morning, June 26, 2021, in the comfort of her home.
Lavona entered this life on April 2, 1943, in St. Joseph, Missouri, one of four children born to the late Irvin and Pansy Bernice (Black) Goben. She attended Savannah High School.
On March 30, 1961, she was united in marriage to Samuel Lee McNett and to this union six children were born.
Lavona worked for Cameron High School as a cafeteria cook until her retirement. Lavona loved to embroidery, cook and make fudge and peanut brittle for Christmas. She also loved spending precious time with her family and friends. She was a member of Life Point Pentecostal Church in Joplin. She was an amazing lady who was very special to many. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of fifty-one years, Samuel McNett on July 3, 2012; a son, Jeffrey McNett; two grandson, Timothy McNett and Dustin Weidler; and two siblings, Preston and Ronald Goben.
Lavona is survived by her five children, William McNett and wife, Gladys, of Kidder, Missouri, Calvin McNett and wife, Shannen, of Lebanon, Missouri, Randy McNett and wife, Sandy, of Charity, Missouri, Preston McNett and wife, Tammy, of Lebanon, Missouri and Dianna Rearrick and husband, Shane, of Webb City, Missouri; a daughter in-law, Shanna McNett of Grove, Oklahoma; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; a sister, Janet Smith and husband, Harry, of Burlington Junction, Missouri; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Lavona’s Homegoing Celebration will be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Life Point Pentecostal Church in Joplin with Pastor Fred Oates officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday beginning at 12:00 noon at the church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of fifty-one years, Samuel McNett on July 3, 2012; a son, Jeffrey McNett; two grandson, Timothy McNett and Dustin Weidler; and two siblings, Preston and Ronald Goben.
Lavona is survived by her five children, William McNett and wife, Gladys, of Kidder, Missouri, Calvin McNett and wife, Shannen, of Lebanon, Missouri, Randy McNett and wife, Sandy, of Charity, Missouri, Preston McNett and wife, Tammy, of Lebanon, Missouri and Dianna Rearrick and husband, Shane, of Webb City, Missouri; a daughter in-law, Shanna McNett of Grove, Oklahoma; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; a sister, Janet Smith and husband, Harry, of Burlington Junction, Missouri; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Lavona’s Homegoing Celebration will be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Life Point Pentecostal Church in Joplin with Pastor Fred Oates officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday beginning at 12:00 noon at the church.
Graveside services and burial will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 12:00 noon at Lake Viking Cemetery near Gallatin, Missouri. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home in Webb City, Missouri.
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