We are sad to announce that on May 15, 2023, at the age of 86, Viola Gerard of Carl Junction, Missouri, born in Carthage, Missouri passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Viola Gerard to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Leorard Mills and Loreen Mills-Thorn (Adams); her husband Emile Gerard; and her siblings, Rex Mills, Gary Mills, Eugene Mills, Iona Aleshire and Irene Layne.

She is survived by : her daughter Debra Ann Lovenstein (Jon) of Shell Knob, Missouri; her sisters, Leona Gillman (Allen) of Nixa and Dianna Hales (Bill) of Joplin, Missouri; her grandchildren, Jennifer Kennedy (Jeff) of Carl Junction and Mark Hales (Shelli) of Gunter, Texas; and her great grandchildren, Jesse Kennedy, Jeremiah Kennedy, Jillian Kennedy, Alex Hales, Jacob Hales and Zachary Hales.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Ulmer Funeral Home