DELLA PREWITT

Della Francis Prewitt, age 95, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri passed away at 2:19 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at her home. She was born July 31, 1929, in Oregon County, Missouri; the daughter of John Fraley and Irene Florence (Bryan) Jenkins.
Della was a 1948 graduate of Couch High School in Couch, Missouri, where she was the setter for the high school volleyball team. Della graduated from Mo-Ark Jr. College in 1950 and Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri in 1971. Della began her teaching career at a one-room schoolhouse in Ring, Arkansas, teaching grades 1 through 8. She was an elementary school teacher for Couch, Missouri and Mt. Vernon, Missouri, where she established the Learning Disabilities program, retiring in 1984. She was chosen as the “Women of the Year,” by the Beta Signa Phi Sorority in 1984, and was an active, faithful member of the Mt. Vernon Church of Christ.
Della enjoyed gardening, reading, sewing and was overly competitive while playing dominoes with a special group of friends. Her feisty and sweet spirit will be remembered by many.
On November 6, 1952, she married Richard Dean Prewitt in Salem, Arkansas. They raised five children in a loving Christian home. Caring for her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren was a highlight of her life. Della and Richard were the foundation that established a close and loving family extending several generations. Sunday dinners at her home are a cherished memory of her family. She was never more  pleased than to see her family follow the Lord. Della’s memory will continue to bless us with these lessons. Take care of others, especially our children. Make opportunities to laugh and be silly. Pray fervently. Be thankful for God’s blessings. Take every opportunity to tell others how much you love them and are proud of them.
Della is survived by her husband of 72 years, Richard; two daughters, Mona Ingle and her husband, Jim of Monett, Missouri and Rena Reckewey of Minneapolis, Minnesota; two sons, Patrick Prewitt and his wife, Jayne of Mt. Vernon, Missouri and Mark Prewitt and his fiancée, Brenda Woods of Mt. Vernon, Missouri; brother, Larry Cockman and his wife, Sue of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; brother-in-law, Gene Ingle of Mt. Vernon, Missouri; 13 grandchildren: Sarah (Eric) Johnson, Rebecca (Nathan) Schoen, Bethany (Justin) Patterson, Adam (Celia) Ingle, Emma (Lucas) Wallace, Julia Prewitt, Carrie Ingle, Leah (Steven) Prewitt of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, Aaron (Ali) Ingle, of Monett, Missouri, Abbey (Alex) Shaw of Joplin, Missouri, Sloane Reckewey of Denver, Colorado, Marra Reckewey of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Jason (Amy) Ingle of Fort Myers, Florida; 17 great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews, who were very special to her.
Della was preceded in death by her parents, Fraley and Irene; stepfather, Marvin Cockman; son, Roger Prewitt; sister, Carol Ingle and brother, Dow Jenkins and his wife, Marge.
Services were held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon. Burial followed at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made payable to the Happy Hollow Bible Camp, in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.