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Norine Ellen Lunsford
Jan 20, 2026
Norine Ellen (Sharp) Lunsford of Mountain Grove, Missouri was born December 20, 1939 in Burbank, California to James M. and Norine Ellen Sharp. She passed away January 20, 2026 in Mountain Grove at the age of 86 years of age.
Norine was raised in Ventura County, and attended Ventura Community College. Norine later worked at the Sears Catalog Store in California...
Bill Young
Jan 23, 2026
Memorial contributions can be made in Memory of Bill to the Mansfield American Legion Post 128 by dropping them off in person at Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home in Mansfield, or by mail to 315 N. Main St., Mountain Grove, Missouri, 65711.
Rosalie Claxton
Jan 23, 2026
Rosalie Claxton was born July 11, 1945, in Garberville, California, and departed this life January 23, 2026, in Seymour, Missouri, at 80 years of age.
As a teenager, Rosalie moved with her family to Missouri, and lived the remainder of her life in the Fordland and Seymour areas. She was united in marriage to Victor Claxton on April 28, 1962, and...
Evelyn Cornelius
Jan 20, 2026
Evelyn Marie Cornelius was born to Toby and Nellie Parsons on February 20, 1951 in Blanche, Missouri. She departed this life on January 20, 2026 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri at the age of 74.
She was united in marriage to James Jim Cornelius on March 6, 1971 in Hayward, California.
Evelyn worked as a secretary for a trucking transportation...
Cassandra Woods
Jan 15, 2026
Cassandra Louise Woods, lovingly known as “Cassy,” passed away on January 15, 2026, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her children, held in love until the very end. Cassy was born on July 19, 1956, in Riverside, California.
Cassy was the beloved wife of Kenneth Woods, with whom she shared a life full of love,...
Lola Lathrom
Jan 14, 2026
Lola Mae Lathrom, daughter of the late Oliver Milton and Katie Elizabeth (Ledbetter) Dennis, was born September 27, 1946, and passed away on January 14, 2026, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri, following a brief illness at the age of 79.
Lola was united in marriage to Jerry Lathrom in 1965. Three children were born to this union: Donna...
Joan Davis
Jan 7, 2026
Joan O. Davis was born August 20, 1936, and departed this life January 7, 2026, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at 89 years of age.
Joan lived in the Fordland, Missouri, area for most of her adult life, and she attended Fordland Free Will Baptist Church. She worked at the Kindall Store in Olga, Missouri, for many years....
Ronald "Red" Stubbs
Dec 9, 2025
EMCS (Ret.) Ronald “Red” Edward Stubbs, 89, of Lebanon, Missouri, passed away peacefully after a long illness at home in Auburn, Maine, on December 9, 2025, surrounded by family.
Born July 11, 1936, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Hershal B. and Ruby (née Ussery) Stubbs, Red grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School, class of 1954....
Louise Welch
Jan 23, 2026
Memorial Contributions may be made to Southern Missouri Missions - Gideon 300 Project
Delores Lebahn
Jan 14, 2026
Delores Jean (Golay) Lebahn was born January 3, 1941, at home near Oldham, South Dakota, to Albert and Margaret (Thill) Golay, and departed this life January 14, 2026, at Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri, at 85 years of age.
Delores attended a country school near their home through the 5th grade, and she finished her education and graduated from Oldham...
Terri Wood
Jan 12, 2026
Terri Lee Wood, daughter of the late Lawrence E. and Georgia M. Harris, was born in Wood River, Illinois, on March 12, 1951, and departed this life on Monday, January 12, 2026. She grew up on a dairy farm in Richland, Missouri, with her two siblings, Steven and Sheryl. Terri was united in marriage to Richard W. Baxter and to...
Mary Armstrong
Jan 11, 2026
Mary Armstrong went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Northridge Place Senior Living Center, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of 78.
She was born on January 8, 1948, in Asheville, North Carolina, to Ernest and Katherine Carter.
Mary spent her life supporting her family in all their athletic and professional endeavors, traveling many miles...
Gordon Eugene Rader
Jan 9, 2026
Gordon Eugene Rader, son of the late George and Beverly (Woolsey) Rader, was born April 14, 1972, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He left this earthly home January 9, 2026, in Kansas City, Kansas, at 53 years of age.
Fishing and hunting were some of his favorite pastimes. He loved the great outdoors. Sharing this love by spending time out of doors...
Kathy Thomas
Jan 8, 2026
Elizabeth “Kathy” Kathlene (Henderson) Thomas, daughter of the late Forest Henderson and Anna Young, was born May 1, 1949, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life January 8, 2026, at her home in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 76 years, 8 months, and 7 days.
Kathy, a longtime resident of Springfield, passed away leaving a legacy of music, laughter, and...
Jeff Hutson
Jan 7, 2026
Jeffery Dale Hutson, son of Molly (Burdick) Hutson and the late Billy Hutson, was born November 20, 1962, in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life on January 7, 2026, at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri, at the age of 63 years, 1 month, and 18 days.
Jeff grew up in Hartville, Missouri, and was a proud graduate of Hartville...
Michael Richard Frost
Jan 6, 2026
Michael Richard Frost, son of Richard Frost and the late Debra (Gabriel) Frost, was born August 21, 1981, in Bellville, Illinois, and departed this life unexpectedly, on January 6, 2026, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 44 years, 4 months, and 16 days.
Mike grew up in Saint Louis and attended school in the area, where he...
Delphia "Virginia" Taylor
Jan 6, 2026
Delphia Virginia (Riley) Taylor, daughter of the late Bill and Ethel (Hicks) Riley, was born March 18, 1943, in Ava, Missouri, and departed this life January 6, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 82 years, 9 months, and 19 days.
Virginia grew up in Ava, Missouri, and was the only one of her 12 siblings to...
Becky Ann Herrera
Jan 5, 2026
Rebecca “Becky” Ann (Shores) Cantrell Herrera was born on January 8, 1935, to George and Alva (Frye) Shores in Norwood, Missouri. She passed away peacefully on January 5, 2026, in Lenexa, Kansas at 90 years of age. Becky was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who touched countless lives with her kindness, wisdom, and joyful spirit.
Becky will always be...
Danny Alsup
Jan 5, 2026
Daniel Joe Alsup, son of Tom Alsup and Roberta (Turner) Dixon, was born November 11, 1961, in Cabool, Missouri. He went to his home in Heaven on January 5, 2026, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 64.
Danny grew up in the Denlow community in Douglas County, and attended Kindergarten through 8th Grade at Skyline. He graduated high school...
George John King Jr
Jan 4, 2026
George "Junior" John King, Jr., 95, of Aurora, Illinois passed away peacefully at home on January 4, 2026. George was born on May 17, 1930 in Coldsprings, Missouri to John Henry King and Vurla Zorada King (Driskell). After graduating high school, George joined the Navy in 1947 spending three years in service on the USS Saint Paul. After coming home,...
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