Mitzie Lea (Johnson) Whitehead

Mitzie Lea (Johnson) Whitehead, of Ash Grove, peacefully passed away on
Nov. 8, 2020, in Springfield, following a brief illness.
Whitehead was born in Springfield to Wesley and Leona Johnson on Aug. 30, 1949. Although she grew up in Halltown, she attended high school in Miller, and graduated in 1967. She married Orvil Ray Whitehead the same year. She was baptized in childhood at Halltown Baptist Church and remained a lifelong Christian.
After being a homemaker for years while her kids were young, she was employed at Cox Health Systems for 22 years, first as a pharmacy technician and then in the offices of Cox Pediatric Center. She also volunteered her time at a community thrift store in Ash Grove.
Mitzie is preceded in death by her parents, Wesley and Leona; and her husband of 45 years, Orvil Ray.
She is survived by her sister Dixie (Larry) Cockrum of Williamsburg, Ky.; daughter Kim (Anthony) Wheeler of Branson; son Keith (Dusty) Whitehead of St. Louis; five grandchildren; two great-grandsons, nephews, nieces, and many extended family members and close friends.
A celebration of life was Sunday, Nov. 15 from 12:30-2:30 p.m., at the Round Barn at Clear Creek in Ash Grove. Condolences may be left in an online guestbook at www.wilsongriffin.com.