Ada Jo Freeman
December 12, 1930 - June 25, 2020
Ada Jo Freeman of Rolla, Missouri passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Rolla Health and Rehab at the age of 89. Ada was born in Rolla, Missouri on December 12, 1930 to the late Melvin and Ruth (Loughridge) Lewis. Ada and her siblings grew up during the Great Depression, her mother died when Ada was a toddler. They didn’t have much, but they always managed to make due. Ada really loved watching the television, her favorites being soap operas, which she would later pass on to her daughter Laurie Ann. She enjoyed playing Bingo when she moved to the nursing home. Ada was united in marriage to Austin Freeman, he was the love of her life. Ada Jo Freeman is survived by her daughter, Diane Lewis, of St. James, MO; son-in-law, Steve Durbin, of Rolla, MO; grandchildren, Jason Ryan Durbin (Brooke), Jenna Marie Meyer (Curtis), Michael Leroy Daniels (Michelle), and Jamie Lynn Sloan; a host of great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. In addition to her parents Melvin and Ruth Lewis, Ada was preceded in death by her husband Austin Freeman; children, Laurie Durbin, and Leroy Butch Daniels Jr.; two sisters; one brother; stepmother, Mary Lewis. It was her wish to be cremated with a private internment for family. For online condolences please visit www.jamesgahrmortuary.com
Ada Jo Freeman of Rolla, Missouri passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Rolla Health and Rehab at the age of 89. Ada was born in Rolla, Missouri on December 12, 1930 to the late Melvin and Ruth (Loughridge) Lewis. Ada and her siblings grew... View Obituary & Service Information