Recent Obituaries
Suzi Willhite
Sep 8, 2017
Susan Ilene (Byerley) Willhite was born on July 28, 1973 in Houston, Missouri. She was the first of two daughters born to David Byerley and Loetta (Byerley) Fieker. Susan passed away on September 8, 2017, near her home in Camdenton, Missouri. Susan gave birth to two boys, Evan and Ryan, who were her world. She enjoyed the outdoors, and being...
Zachary Henson
Sep 2, 2017
Zachary Daniel Alan Henson, son of Steven Palumbo and Teresa Henson, was born October 4, 1996 in Joplin, Missouri, and departed this life September 2, 2017, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 20 years, 10 months, and 29 days of age. Zachary grew up in Ohio. His family moved to Mountain Grove in 2010. Zachary graduated from Mountain...
Leah Mae Postlewaite
Aug 30, 2017
Leah Mae Postlewaite was born on October 25, 1929, in the Brushy Knob community outside Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was the youngest child born to George and Oma (Ratterree) Scott. She slipped quietly into the presence of her Lord on August 30, 2017 at her home in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Leah accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at the age...
Leila Fern Hill
Aug 27, 2017
Fern Hill passed away in her home on August 27, 2017, surrounded by her family at the age of 91 years, 6 months, 9 days. Fern was born March 18, 1926 to Loyd and Olva (Barton) Fry on their farm north of Mountain Grove, Missouri, where she also grew up. Fern attended Willow Springs country grade school and graduated from...
Ronnie Logan
Aug 24, 2017
Ronnie Logan, son of the late Alonzo and Eula Mae (Hollins) Logan, was born August 18, 1956 in Leatherwood, Kentucky, and passed away August 24, 2017 at his home in Macomb, Missouri, at 61 years of age. Ronnie was raised in Vero Beach, Florida, and graduated high school in Vero Beach in 1974. He worked as a manager at Kentucky...
William John Kelsey
Aug 23, 2017
William “Bill” Kelsey was born May 13, 1946, in Rockford, Illinois, and went home to be with the Lord on August 23, 2017. He passed away peacefully with his wife by his side at the Lake of the Ozarks. Bill Kelsey left this world a servant of the Lord, loving husband and father, and a testament of Christ’s love to...
Jacob Wright
Aug 22, 2017
Jacob Daniel Wright was born September 13, 1998 in Seaford, Delaware, and went home to be with his Savior on August 22, 2017. Jake spent the first part of his life growing up on a farm in Harrington, Delaware, with his parents, four older brothers and sisters, and one little brother, before the family moved to a ranch in Hartville,...
Geraldine Volner
Aug 20, 2017
Geraldine (Carder) Volner, daughter of the late Lester and Edna Carder, was born August 11, 1945, in Rayborn, Missouri, and departed this life August 20, 2017, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 72 years and 9 days of age. Geraldine was raised in Rayborn, Missouri, and attended schools there. She was united in marriage to Ulas Volner...
Barbara Bandy
Aug 19, 2017
Barbara Jean (Barnett) Bandy passed away Saturday, August 19th at the age of 82 surrounded by her adoring family. She was the wife of Bobby “Bob” Ray Bandy. They were married on January 28, 1955, in the home of Owen and Edna Saladin in Norwood, MO. They shared 62 years of marriage together, and she was the light and love...
David Esa
Aug 17, 2017
David Earl Esa, age 88, died suddenly on August 17, 2017, in Springfield, MO. He graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1947. On May 27, 1949, he married his high school sweetheart, Vera Josephine Worsham, also from Mountain Grove, MO. They have enjoyed 68 years of marriage. David’s interests were country music, sports, art, gardening, reading, and volunteering. He...
Del Charles Woods
Aug 15, 2017
Del Charles Woods, son of the late Wesley Charles and Lois (Saladin) Woods, was born September 8, 1936, in Boise, Idaho, and departed this life August 15, 2017, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 80 years, 11 months, and 7 days of age. Del’s mother, Lois, and her family were raised in the Mountain Grove area. Del spent...
Judy Ann (Volner) Richmond
Aug 11, 2017
Judy Ann (Volner) Richmond, daughter of the late Lon Harvey and Delcie Mae (Skaggs) Volner, was born May 3, 1949 in Burlington Junction, Missouri, and departed this life August 11, 2017 at her home in Doniphan, Missouri. She was 68 years, 3 months, and 8 days of age. Judy grew up around the Murr community near Mountain Grove, Missouri, and...
Garnett Kelly
Aug 5, 2017
Garnett Allen Kelly, son of the late Claude and Edna (Hutsell) Kelly, was born on July 23, 1924 in Macomb, Missouri, and passed from this life August 5, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. He was 93 years and 13 days of age. Garnett grew up on the family farm in Douglas County with his sister and brothers, Geneva, Virgil, Mason, and...
Theodora Parker
Aug 3, 2017
Theodora Carolyn (Trandahl) Parker was born on February 26, 1930, in Echo, Minnesota, to Irvin and Irma (Rikke) Trandahl and passed away on August 3, 2017, in Cabool, Missouri. She was 87 years, 5 months, and 8 days of age. Theodora lived in Minnesota until the age of 11 when she moved to California with her parents and siblings in...
Tony Kuhn
Aug 2, 2017
Tony Kuhn, son of the late Johnn and Maria (Nitsch) Kuhn, was born March 18, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois and passed away August 2, 2017 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 54 years, 4 months, and 25 days of age. Tony moved to Wright County, Missouri, at the age of 15. He worked at Hutchen’s Industries for...
John Paul Karvonen
Jul 29, 2017
John Paul Karvonen, son of Daniel and Audrey Hankins, was born July 11, 1967 in Warwick, Rhode Island, and departed this life July 29, 2017, after suffering a massive stroke. He was 50 years and 18 days of age. John attended school in Rhode Island and then moved around, as the son of a military step-dad, to Germany, Florida, Alabama,...
Gaylord Benjamin Dake
Jul 29, 2017
Gaylord Dake, 92, Mountain Grove, MO passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his home in Mountain Grove surrounded by his family. Gaylord was born in Mountain Grove, MO on April 24, 1925, to Benjamin Hubbard Dake and Dorothy Elizabeth Dake (Lupton). He graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1943 and shortly thereafter, on July 31, became a U.S....
Pearl Moore
Jul 27, 2017
Pearl Moore, daughter of the late Joseph and Lucy (Adams) Hayes, was born February 28, 1930, near Manes, Missouri, and entered into heavenly rest July 27, 2017, in Springfield, Missouri. She was 87 years, 4 months, and 29 days of age. Pearl was united in marriage to Delmas William Moore on July 28, 1945, in Tulare, California. Three children were...
Wilma Fay Ellis
Jul 25, 2017
Wilma Fay Ellis, daughter of the late James Edward and Lillie Almeda (Mings) Carder, was born April 25, 1940, and departed this life July 25, 2017, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 77 years, 3 months, and 21 days of age. Wilma was born and raised north of Mountain Grove. She graduated from Mountain Grove...
Lois Reed
Jul 23, 2017
Effie "Lois" Reed, daughter of the late Noble E. and Erma H. (Johnson) Rogers, was born on March 6, 1932 in Texas County, Missouri on their home place and departed this earthly home on July 23, 2017 in the Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. She was 85 years, 4 months, and 17 days of age. Lois grew up in Texas County...

