Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Bonnie M Sallee

Bonnie M Sallee

Dec 5, 2025

A celebration of life will be held by the family at a later date.

Colleen Curtis

Colleen Curtis

Dec 4, 2025

Libby “Colleen” (Bolen) Curtis, daughter of the late Herschel Lee and Bonnie Lorraine (Orick) Bolen, was born August 13, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri. She passed away at her residence in Mansfield, Missouri, on December 4, 2025, at the age of 76.

Colleen lived in several places as a child and was living in the state of Maryland when she graduated...

Evelyn "Kay" Wallace

Evelyn "Kay" Wallace

Dec 3, 2025

Evelyn "Kay" Wallace, of Sunbury Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 3, 2025. She will be remembered as a loving mother, a devoted family member, and a woman whose quiet strength touched everyone around her.

She loved all her children deeply and took pride in watching each of them grow into who they are today. Her home and her heart...

Pauline Robertson

Pauline Robertson

Dec 2, 2025

Ruby Pauline (McGownd) Robertson, 95, of Mountain Grove, passed away on December 2, 2025, after a long and productive life.

Pauline, as she was known by family and friends, was born on August 2, 1930, in Bendavis, Missouri, to Earl Jackson “Jack” McGownd and Ethel (Baty) McGownd. Pauline accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at a young age...

Amber Rashel Williams

Amber Rashel Williams

Dec 1, 2025

Amber Rashel Williams, daughter of Jerry and Kathy (Griffin) Coffman, was born October 3, 1973, in Springfield, Missouri. She was embraced by the loving arms of Jesus Christ on December 1, 2025, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 52.

Amber grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of 1992. She married the love...

Ronald Dale Rossignol

Ronald Dale Rossignol

Nov 30, 2025

Ronald Dale Rossignol, son of the late Arthur and Edwina (Berube) Rossignol, was born September 3, 1937, in Ashland, Maine. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 30, 2025, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 88 years of age and passed away on his mom’s birthday.

Ron was raised in Limestone, Maine, and was the second...

Richard Barker

Richard Barker

Nov 28, 2025

Richard Jerry Barker was born February 8, 1939, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Ernest James and Hazel (Brumley) Barker. He passed away Friday, November 28, 2025 at his home in Mountain Grove at the age of 86 years, 9 months and 20 days.

Richard met the love of his life, Wanda Joyce Darter, at a Nazarene Church. Later, in 1974, they...

Sue Kanel

Sue Kanel

Nov 25, 2025

Carol Sue Kanel, daughter of the late Otis and Faye (Coots) Helms, was born October 27, 1941, near Seymour, Missouri, and departed this life November 25, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at 84 years of age.

Sue grew up in the Seymour, Missouri area and graduated from Seymour High School with the class of 1959. She was united in...

Lloyd Borders

Lloyd Borders

Nov 23, 2025

Lloyd Allen Borders, son of the late Lee and Velma (Sears) Borders, was born on September 20, 1963, in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life on November 23, 2025, near Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 62 years, 2 months, and 3 days.

Lloyd was raised in Douglas County on a farm with his parents and three brothers. He later attended...

James "Peanut" Jones

James "Peanut" Jones

Nov 23, 2025

James “Peanut” Ray Jones, son of the late Frank Jones and Erline Davis, was born on March 6, 1954, in Claremore, Oklahoma, and departed this life on November 23, 2025, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 71 years, 8 months, and 17 days.

Peanut was raised on a farm just outside of Mansfield, affectionately known as the...

Mason Wayne Koehn

Mason Wayne Koehn

Nov 22, 2025

Mason Wayne Koehn was born to us, Andrew and Audrey Koehn on June 2, 2015, in Springfield, Missouri. While spending a Saturday on the farm, doing what he loved, he left an engine that he was tearing apart, jumped on the ATV and drove down a trail that he knew well to help with some work on the farm. Along...

Terry Coffman

Terry Coffman

Nov 21, 2025

Terry Ray Coffman, son of the late Raymond and Kathryn (Bryant) Coffman, was born April 30, 1954, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life on November 21, 2025, in Lake Jackson, Texas. He was 71 years old.

Terry grew up in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1972. While in high school, he enjoyed playing basketball...

Harold Branson

Harold Branson

Nov 21, 2025

Harold Wayne Branson, the only child of Walter and May (Irving) Branson, was born April 28, 1939, south of Mountain Grove, Missouri, near Norfork Creek. He departed this life on November 21, 2025, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, at the age of 86.

Harold grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School. After graduation, he...

Billy  Clouse

Billy Clouse

Nov 15, 2025

Billy Lee Clouse, of Mansfield, was born at home, located in what was known as the community of Bryant, in Douglas County, Missouri, on June 20, 1941, to George and Laurel (Wallace) Clouse. He departed this life November 15, 2025, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident near his home at the age of 84 years.

Billy grew up on the...

Polly Taber

Polly Taber

Nov 14, 2025

Polly Ann Taber (née Davis), 77, of Hartville, Missouri, passed away November 14, 2025.

Born July 3, 1948, Polly lived a life full of love, generosity, and joy. She loved books, collecting rocks and seashells, and sharing her warm, giving heart with everyone around her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Taber, her son, Phillip Lee “Billy” Taber, and...

Danny Lee Cook

Danny Lee Cook

Nov 14, 2025

Danny Lee Cook of Mansfield, Missouri, passed peacefully from this life on November 14, 2025, in his home, with his beloved bride by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Danny was born on February 15, 1953, in Seymour, Missouri, to John and Roxie (Johns) Cook. He was the eighth of nine children and the baby boy of the family.

In...

Ronnie Emery

Ronnie Emery

Nov 14, 2025

Ronald Ray Emery, son of Arvel and Lois Cearley Emery, was born on May 22, 1948, in Vanzant, Missouri, and departed his earthly home on November 14, 2025, after a long-fought battle with cancer. He was 77 years, 5 months, and 13 days old.

Ronnie attended school until 8th grade at Vanzant and then graduated from Dora High School with the...

A1C Jakob Irvin Hisler

A1C Jakob Irvin Hisler

Nov 13, 2025

Airman First Class Jakob “Jake” Irvin Hisler, 20, departed this life Thursday, November 13, 2025, at Moody AFB, Georgia. Jakob was born on July 5, 2005, at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland, to Steven and Susan (Thompson) Hisler.

He later moved to Mountain Grove, Missouri, with his parents. Jakob graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 2023 and that...

Annabelle Grisham

Annabelle Grisham

Nov 11, 2025

Annabelle Grisham, daughter of the late Robert “Buck” and Orva (Conley) Orwick, was born March 4, 1949, in Dora, Missouri. She went to her heavenly home on November 11, 2025, at the age 76.

Annabelle grew up and attended school in Dora. Following high school, she worked at a shirt factory and then later worked for Baxter Labs. She was united...

Ernestine "Ernie" Buchanan

Ernestine "Ernie" Buchanan

Nov 11, 2025

Ernestine Jeanette Buchanan, daughter of the late Loyd and Ruby Burpo was born on August 7, 1943, in Chattanooga Tennessee. She left this earthly life on November 11, 2025, at the age of 82.

On August 23, 1963, Ernestine married Terry Buchanan. Ernestine is survived by her husband Terry of Mansfield, Missouri, one brother, Wesley Burpo, and his wife, Joyce, of...