Vera Josephine Esa, 92, of Mountain Grove, was born March 17, 1932, in Mountain Grove to James Oris and Clara Gertrude (Gertie) Worsham and died Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.
She is survived by one daughter, Susan Kay Esa of Springfield; one sister, Marietha Fern Crewse of Brentwood, Tenn.; one daughter-in-law, Nancy Elizabeth (Betsy) Esa of Knoxville, Tenn.; one sister-in-law, Esther Durant of Jacksonville, Fla. and one brother-in-law, Ted Baumgardner of Winter Park, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Mountain Grove. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home of Mountain Grove. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the church.