Eva Lois Todd

Funeral services for Eva Lois Todd, 82, Moody, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 2, 2026, at Free Union Church of Christ, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  

Mrs. Todd passed away passed away peacefully at her home at 8:30 a.m. on December 27, 2025.

She was born November 6, 1943, at Moody, Missouri, to Minus Ray Deatherage and Vada Louise (Hoggatt) Deatherage. She was raised in the Moody community she would love and serve all her life. Eva graduated from West Plains High School with the Class of 1961.  On July 1, 1967, she was united in marriage to Leon Todd in Moody, Missouri. Together they shared many years of devotion and partnership until Leon’s passing on August 8, 2014.  Eva was a woman of deep faith, generous hospitality, and steady service. She loved Scripture and committed much of God’s Word to memory, a reflection of her lifelong devotion to Christ. She faithfully served as a Sunday School teacher and attended Free Union Church of Christ for many years, later worshiping at Moody Church of Christ.  Creatively gifted and endlessly industrious, Eva found joy in quilting, embroidery, gardening, fishing, and cooking—and she especially loved feeding people. Her kitchen was a place of welcome and warmth. She also loved music and was known for her strong alto voice. She sang with her siblings and even recorded a CD, a treasured legacy for her family.  Eva was actively involved in her community. She served as Superintendent of the Home Economics Department at the local fair, took pride in her work as a polling judge during elections, and was a faithful member of the Helping Hand Club of Moody and an active member of the Amy Club.  Eva will be remembered as a woman of quiet strength, steady faith, and generous love—a servant-hearted presence whose life pointed others to goodness, hospitality, and the Word of God.  Her legacy lives on in the lives she nurtured, the meals she shared, the songs she sang, and the Scripture she loved.

She is survived by her son, Baty Todd and wife, Alisha; two grandchildren, Annastasia Chloe and Isabella; one daughter-in-law, April Todd Flournoy; one brother, Randall Roe Deatherage; one sister, Isabelle Yeager and husband, Steve; one sister-in-law, Betty Deatherage, and several nieces and nephews.

Her parents, husband, one son, Robert (Bobby) Todd, two brothers, Lawrence and Kenneth Deatherage, and one sister, Cathy Deatherage, preceded her in death.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be at Free Union Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to Free Union Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.