CECIL ELLIS WORMINGTON

Cecil Ellis Wormington, 84, of Purdy, Missouri, was called to his Heavenly home on Saturday, July 26, 2025, while at Lacoba Homes in Monett, Missouri. He was born in Star City, Missouri, on March 13, 1941; the son of the late Damon and Ollie Wormington.
He was united in marriage on May 29, 1959, in Purdy, Missouri, to Katherine Henderson; she survives.
He was retired from the Missouri Division of Family Services and was a cattle rancher. He was also a member of the Macedonia Freewill Baptist Church.
Cecil is survived by his wife, Katherine of the home; two daughters, Valerie Bennett and her husband Mike of Purdy, Missouri, and Angie Wormington of Bentonville, Arkansas; two sisters, Darline Neill and her husband Lee of Purdy, Missouri, and Margaret Moller of Verona, Missouri; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Cecil was held on Wednesday July 30, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett, Missouri. Funeral services were held on Thursday July 31, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett, Missouri, with Rev. Lee Neill officiating. Burial followed services at the Bethel Cemetery outside of Monett, Missouri.
Memorial donations in Cecil’s name may be made to the Purdy Alumni Scholarship Fund or to Hospice Compassus.
Online condolences may be made at www.bennettwormington.com
Arrangements were entrusted to the care and direction of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett, Missouri.