MONA GAYLE (PEARCE) MCCANN

Mona Gayle Pearce McCann, 89, passed away on Oct. 24, 2023. She was born on a farm near Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield on Feb. 16, 1934, to Roy E. and Zola E. (Little) Pearce.  
She attended Clever Elementary School before her family moved to Springfield in 1948, where she attended Jarrett Junior High School and graduated from Springfield Senior High School. She went to Southwest Missouri State College and was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority.
She married C. Gordon McCann in 1952 and lived a happy life full of many interesting experiences.
A longtime Republican committeewoman in Ward One, she held party offices in the 7th District and was a member of the State Republican Committee. As a “Nixon Girl” she co-chaired a Women for Nixon presidential campaign group. John C. Danforth came to her home for breakfast the first time he came to Springfield, and she was a volunteer on his successful campaigns for Missouri attorney general and later U.S. senator. She was employed by Senator Roy D. Blunt and Judge Thomas K. McGuire and was a member of All Saints Anglican Church.
She was a member of the Junior League of Springfield, Heirloom Art Group and other civic groups. She was a Rountree Elementary School booster and a member of the Rountree Effectiveness Team.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, C. Gordon McCann; her daughter Abba Gayle Korosic (husband Chuck) and her son Charles Pearce McCann; one granddaughter and one grandson, two great-grandsons; two step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; her brother, Ron Pearce (wife Pam); as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins and their families.
Services were held on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at All Saints Anglican Church in Springfield. Burial followed in Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church.