He loved hunting, fishing, and his children
Jesse Waylon Workman, son of Dennis Eugene “Bill” Workman and Tammy Johns, was born on Dec. 31, 1979, in Springfield, and passed away on Jan. 9, 2008, in Douglas County, at the age of 28 years.
Jesse was a resident of Seymour, moving from Ava where he lived with his family on the farm. He loved hunting, fishing, riding horses, camping, drawing and being with his friends and his children.
He was preceded in death by his father, “Bill”, grandfather, Gene Workman, and maternal grandparents, Sue and Marvin Johns.
He is survived by Sarah Elaine Walker, Seymour; his children, Katrina and Stevie Workman, both of Seymour, and Rebecca Crowder, and their children Aryanna Workman and an unborn child, Abby Boone, and Austin Sturdivant, all of Springfield; his mother, Tammy Johns, Ozark; one brother, Cody Workman, Ava; a half brother and sister, Dustin Hicks, Ozark, and Twanda Smith, Nixa; paternal grandmother, Ruth Workman, Ava; aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives and friends.
Memorial service for Jesse was held Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m. at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, with Dan Guilbeault officiating.
The family requests memorials to the family as a love offering at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome. com.
