Stella Ruth Daniels

Stella Ruth Daniels, 90, of Branson passed at her home after a short illness surrounded by family on Saturday, September 12, 2020.  She was one of nine children born to Claude and Goldie Stacy on November 9, 1929 in Omaha, Arkansas.  She was a graduate of Omaha High School.

She married Kelly Daniels, her husband of 40 years, on February 11, 1950.  They moved to Kansas City and lived there until 1967.  She and Kelly owned and operated the Kountry Kitchen in Forsyth and Kelly’s Restaurant in Branson for many years.  After selling the restaurants she worked at The Friendship House at College of the Ozarks until retirement.  Not one to sit still, she continued to work part-time doing continental breakfast at Southern Oaks Inn, working at Price Chopper in the deli and her favorite – substitute teaching at Omaha Schools until the Corona virus hit.

Stella loved her family! She was always there for her children, siblings, nieces, nephews or anyone that needed her.  She enjoyed quilting and giving them to loved ones. Traveling was a favorite past time. There wasn’t a road trip she wouldn’t take!    She was not one to sit idle or wait on someone to do something for her.  She would do it herself.  She was mowing her own lawn the week before she got sick because everyone else would mow down her flowers.  We started borrowing her ladders at age 80 to keep her off her roof, just for her to go buy a new one.  To say she was determined was an understatement.

Stella was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Evelyn Hornung; her parents; brothers, Lee and J.W. (Babe) Stacy; sisters, Joyce Dean Gorecke and Lena Hancock and her son-in-law, Wendell Flemister.

She is survived by her daughters, Peggy Henson (John Martin) of Harrison, AR and Wanda Flemister of Little Rock, AR; six grandchildren, Danny Hornung (Teresa) of Hollister, MO, Kelly Henson of Branson, MO, Kerissa Paige-Berscheid (Brent) of Branson, Amy Dunn (Keith) of St. Louis, MO, Alex Flemister of Washington, D.C. and Blake Flemister of Little Rock, AR; ten great-grandchildren, Harley, Christopher and Kayla Hornung, Jayson Johnson, Kourtney and Klaudia Paige, Kelly Andrew Henson, Emily and Thomas Dunn and Jonathan Jones and one great great-granddaughter Cadence Johnson.  Stella is also survived by three sisters, Pauline Robertson of Branson, Maxine Drennan of Placerville, CA and Judy Boone (Jim) of Omaha, AR; one brother L.C. (Sonny) Stacy (Jackie) of Hollister along with a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

We would like to thank Hospice Compassus of Branson for taking such good care of our mom and our family.

Stella will be dearly missed by family, friends and all that knew her.

A celebration of Stella’s life will be on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at the Church of The Harvest, 501 West College, Branson, MO 65616.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. with the service following at 11:00 A.M. in the church.  Pastor Billy Burris will officiate.  Burial will be in Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery, Branson under the direction of Snapp-Bearden Funeral Directors, Branson.  In lieu of flowers, the family would like you to give a donation to your favorite charity in her name.

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