Michael TinetiahMichael Tinetiah, age 56, of Ozark, Mo., passed away October 12, 2017 at Mercy Hospital, following a sudden illness.Michael Tinetiah was born on April 18, 1961 in Lawton, Ok., the son of the Elvin Keith Tinetiah and Carolyn L. (Painer) Brannon. He has been a resident of Ozark since 2008. He received his associates degree in criminal justice from ITT in Springfield, Mo. He worked as Commercial Contractor. Michael married Jessica Charlson on October 31, 2012 in Ozark, Mo., and she survives. Additional survivors include; his mother, Carolyn L. Brannon, Oklahoma City, Ok.; his step-father, Richard Brannon, Warez, Mexico; one sister, Elizabeth Jane Branon-Hubbell and husband Ron, Body Texas; a step son, Albert Costales of Ozark, Mo., two step-daughters, Nicole Ohrt and husband Josh, Cedar Rapids, Ia., and Tamie Davis, Willard, Mo.; and seven grandchildren, Christian Ohrt, Austin Ohrt, Gabrielle Herman, Jessie Herman, Jonathan Herman, Rosalie Herman, and Jazmyne McClelan.A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday October 28, 2017 at Cassidy United Methodist Church in Nixa, Mo.Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory, Joplin, Mo.