Nova Mears Little

Nova Mears Little,  95, died Monday, April 6, 2009, in Pampa.

Graveside services were held at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 10, 2009, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Kenny Rigoulot, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Pampa, officiating. Services were under the arrangement of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Mrs. Little was born November 10, 1913, in Lingleville to Melvin W. and Della Sheffield Cook. She married Curtis Mears on December 20, 1941. He preceded her in death on November 28, 1968. She then married J.D. Little on April 3, 1970. He preceded her in death on August 30, 1988. She had been a resident of Clarendon before moving to Pampa in 1979. She was a graduate of West Texas University. She had been a school teacher for over 52 years and most of her teaching years were in Clarendon. She was a member of the Retired Teachers and was the Past Noble Grand of the Rebekah Lodge. She never taught a child she didn’t love. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Pampa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Cook; her sister, Nell Jones; her husbands, Curtis Mears and J.D. Little.

Survivors include a son, Charles Mears of Pampa; her grandchildren, Derek Mears of Oklahoma, and Veronica Mears of Grand Rapids, Michigan; her stepchildren, Marquita Lenerose and Charlotte Ashford of Amarillo, and Royce Little of Honolulu, Hawaii.
The family request memorials be to Citizens Cemetery Association, PO Box 983, Clarendon, Texas 79226.