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INDEPENDENCE - Viola Marie Turner Tyree, 88, died Thursday, June, 11, at Hospice of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. She was a sales clerk for Woolworth, taught school in a one-room schoolhouse in Booneville and was a member of First Baptist Church of Independence. Her husband, Ruford Tyree, died in April. Survivors include her son, Danny H. Tyree of Independence; daughter Peggy Miller of Covington; sisters, Edith Tirey, Doris Guillam and Thelma Phillips; brothers, Hershel and Clarence Turner, all of Winchester and Homer Turner of Fairfield; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to noon Monday, June 15, with service following at First Baptist Church of Independence. Burial will be in Independence Cemetery.
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