Recent Obituaries
Hope Weber
Mar 21, 2026
Hope Elaine Weber went home to be with the Lord on March 21, 2026. During her last days and hours on this earth, she was surrounded by her family who will miss her very much.
Hope was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 2, 1954. Her parents were Uldean “Mama Dean” Blanton & Odell Mathis. She was the third oldest of...
Ethel Sheppard
Mar 20, 2026
Ethel Roberta Sheppard was born January 27, 1935, in Deepwater, Missouri, to John Theodore and Geneva B. (Cummings) Mitchell. She passed away Friday, March 20, 2026, in Houston, Missouri, at the age of 91 years, 1 month and 21 days.
On September 29, 1952, Ethel married the love of her life, Earl Noble Sheppard. Earl would later complete his service in...
Frances Dedmon
Mar 15, 2026
Frances Ellen (Gray) Dedmon was born October 25, 1938, in the back room of her grandparent’s general store on Bryant Creek, in Douglas County, Missouri. Her parents were Frank and Lola (King) Gray, and she had two younger sisters, Priscilla and Evelyn. She passed away at her home, surrounded by loved ones, on March 15, 2026.
She grew up in the...
Donna Atkinson
Mar 15, 2026
Donna Kay Atkinson, 83, of Hartville, Missouri, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home on March 15, 2026. Donna was born in Hartville, Missouri, to Donald Foley and Claudean Hereford.
Donna was united in marriage to the love of her life, Jack Atkinson, and together they shared 66 wonderful years of marriage. Their life together was blessed with...
Tommy Erie Gaddis
Mar 15, 2026
Tommy Erie Gaddis, 79, entered Heaven on March 15, 2026, at his daughter’s home in Muskogee, Oklahoma, surrounded by all of his children. He arrived in the presence of Jesus on Ricki’s birthday—a coincidence the family believes was a special gift from God. Tommy often shared that he had been away from Ricki for far too long.
Tommy was baptized in...
Beverly Jean (Webb) Curbow
Mar 12, 2026
Beverly Jean (Webb) Curbow, 91, of Seymour, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2026. She was born March 1, 1935, in North Long Beach, California, to Virgil Keith Webb and Pauline Lois Webb (Holland).
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil Keith Webb and Pauline Lois Webb (Holland); the love of her life, Ralph Carter; and her son-in-law,...
Michael Vandre
Feb 27, 2026
Michael “Mick” Ray Vandre was born June 3, 1954, to Stanley Walter Vandre and Mary Margaret (Johnson) Vandre in Denver, Colorado. He passed away February 27, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at 71 years of age.
Mick joined the United States Navy in November of 1971 and served his country for two years in Vietnam. After his service, he...
Elizabeth A. Haney
Mar 11, 2026
Elizabeth Annetta Haney, age 92 of Seymour, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Glenwood Rehabilitation and Health Center, Seymour, with family present.
Elizabeth was born on September 24, 1933, in Independence, Missouri, the daughter of Clarence and Wilma (Lewright) Kemmerer. She graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1951. She married Charles Haney, her loving husband...
Wanda Joyce Barker
Mar 10, 2026
Wanda Joyce Barker was born April 24, 1953, in Springfield, Missouri, to Paul Arthur and Helen Louise (Gebhardt) Darter. She passed away Monday, March 10, 2026 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 72 years, 10 months and 16 days.
In her younger years, Wanda attended Cabool High School in Cabool Missouri, where she ran track. She...
Jessie Ray Page
Mar 9, 2026
Jessie Ray (Mitchell) Page, daughter of the late David and Mattie (Shiflett) Mitchell, born November 2, 1938, in Roanoke, Alabama, departed this life March 9, 2026, at her home in Aurora, Illinois, at the age of 87 years, 4 months, and 7 days.
As a child, her family moved to LaGrange, Georgia, where she was raised in a hardworking, sharecropping family....
Phyllis Walker
Mar 6, 2026
Phyllis Arleen Walker, cherished daughter of the late Noble E. and Erma H. (Johnson) Rogers, was born May 3, 1930, in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this earthly home on March 6, 2026, at her Mountain Grove, Missouri, home. Leaving behind a legacy of love and memories. She lived 95 years, 10 months, and 3 days.
Phyllis spent her formative years...
James E. Owens
Mar 5, 2026
James Erskel Owens was born April 4, 1930, to William Alford and Pashia Belle Owens. Jim was the youngest of his family and was raised in the Gentry area. He loved the communities of Seymour and Diggins where he lived on his farms and enjoyed neighbors and friends.
He married Ida Louise Owens on February 14, 1949, and they always said...
Leon McIntosh
Mar 5, 2026
Leon Leonard McIntosh, son of the late Leonard and Mabel (Nulle) McIntosh, was born October 7, 1946, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away March 5, 2026, at his residence in Norwood, Missouri. He was 79 years of age.
Leon attended and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. After graduating from high school, he served in the United...
Erica Cantrell
Mar 4, 2026
Erica LaRae (Crews) Cantrell, daughter of Chris and Glenda (Koehler) Crews, was born on February 26, 1996, in West Plains Missouri. She departed this life at her home in Plato, Missouri, on March 4, 2026, at the age of 30.
Erica was raised in Aurora, Missouri, and graduated from Aurora High School in 2014. During her high school years she was...
Penny Jo Rader
Mar 4, 2026
Penny Jo Rader, daughter of Edwin Christly and Dorothy Mae (Bryant) Rader, was born on February 8, 1965, in Cabool, Missouri. She passed away at the age of 61 on March 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri.
Penny received her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Drury University. At the graduation ceremony, after...
Jay Flanagan
Mar 3, 2026
Jay Lynn Flanagan, son of the late J.W. and Leverne (Lanard) Flanagan, was born June 18, 1946, in Blytheville, Arkansas, and departed this life March 3, 2026, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, at 79 years of age.
Jay was united in marriage to Laquetia Brown on Thanksgiving Day, 1965.
He was preceded in death by his parents, J.W. and Leverne Flanagan.
He is...
Danny VanEaton
Mar 1, 2026
Danny VanEaton, son of Wanda (Baty) VanEaton and the late William “Woody” VanEaton, born December 5, 1958, in Lebanon, Missouri, departed this life on March 1, 2026, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 67 years, 2 months, and 24 days.
Danny grew up in Mansfield and graduated from Mansfield High School, Class of 1977. Following High School,...
John "Johnny Wheelz" Foster
Feb 26, 2026
John “Johnny Wheelz” Foster, son of the late Lyle Foster and Maryily Tucker, born August 31, 1972, in Davenport, Iowa, departed this life February 26, 2026, in Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 53 years, 5 months, and 26 days.
Johnny grew up living in various places, but the majority of his childhood was spent in the Gainesville area in a...
Jack R. Griechen
Feb 25, 2026
Jack Richard Griechen, son of Ellen M. (Embrey) Griechen and the late Jack Griechen, was born May 17, 1958, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life February 25, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at 67 years of age.
Jack grew up in Seymour, Missouri, and graduated from Seymour High School in 1976. Growing up, he and his brother, John,...
Timothy Ray Burdick
Feb 23, 2026
Timothy Ray Burdick, son of Barbara (Mitchell) Burdick and the late Roy Wilbur Burdick Jr., was born May 28, 1979, and departed this life on February 23, 2026. He was 46 years, 8 months, and 26 days of age.
Timothy was preceded in death by his father, Roy Burdick on January 1, 2011; and his brother, Brandon Burdick on May 24,...
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