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Dylan James Carpenter

Dylan James Carpenter

Dec 9, 2013

Dylan James Carpenter, son of David and Rhiannon “Annie” Marie (Gieck) Carpenter, was born on July 14, 1995 in Lebanon, Missouri, and passed away on December 9, 2013 near Seymour, Missouri, following a logging accident at 18 years of age. Dylan grew up in Wright County and attended Norwood High School. He enjoyed bull riding, hunting, four-wheeling, mudding and fishing....

Lonnie Robert Sinning

Lonnie Robert Sinning

Dec 4, 2013

Visitation: Friday, December 6th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM in the Craig-Hurtt Chapel. Funeral Service: Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM in the First Assembly of God Church at Norwood, Missouri. Burial: Retherford Cemetery. Memorial Contributions: Retherford Cemetery c/o the funeral home. Lonnie Robert Sinning, son of Robert E. Sinning and Wilma “Juanita” Sinning, was born August 18,...

David Queen

David Queen

Dec 4, 2013

David Paul Tsih Foo Queen came into this world early on the morning of Friday, November 17, 2000. He was born at his family home just outside Two Harbors, MN. He moved to Mansfield, MO with his family in the summer of 2001. He lived the rest of his life with his family on the farm. His Chinese middle name...

Melissa Agnes Mooney

Melissa Agnes Mooney

Dec 1, 2013

Melissa Agnes Mooney, daughter of the late Robert G. and Hazel (DeFee) Mooney, was born on October 20, 1963 in Montgomery, Alabama, and passed away on December 1, 2013 at her home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, from complications of Diabetes that she had battled for a few years. She was 50 years of age. Melissa grew up in various places,...

Verda Virlee Cardin

Verda Virlee Cardin

Nov 30, 2013

Visitation: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM in the Chapel. Funeral Service: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel. Burial: Denlow Cemetery Memorial Contributions: Hospice Compasses or Parkinson’s Association c/o the funeral home. Verda Virlee (Hutsell) Cardin, Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away at her home Saturday morning, November 30, 2013, following a lengthy battle...

Rosemarie (Van Dyke) West

Rosemarie (Van Dyke) West

Nov 29, 2013

Rosemarie West, 73, of Mountain Grove passed away, Friday, November 29, 2013, peacefully in her sleep. She was born in Los Angeles, California on January 21, 1940 to Rosemary Roland. She was married to Fred West on May 23, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fred and Rosemarie moved to Mountain Grove in 1992 to retire. Here, they lived happily together...

Velma (Lawson) Knox

Velma (Lawson) Knox

Nov 21, 2013

Velma (Lawson) Knox, daughter of the late Andrew and Dove (Boykin) Lawson, was born October 26, 1939 in Graff, Missouri, and departed this life on November 21, 2013 after a long illness. She was 74 years and 26 days old. Velma grew up in Graff, Missouri, and married the love of her life, Kenneth D. Knox, in 1956. To this...

Evelyn Lee Tyrrell

Evelyn Lee Tyrrell

Nov 17, 2013

Evelyn Lee Tyrrell, daughter of the late Virgil Leonard Crisp and Cora Mae (Zirschky) Crisp, departed this life on November 17, 2013, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 80 years, one month, and five days. Evelyn was born on October 12, 1933, in Manes, Mo. the second of three daughters. She is survived by her sisters, Ruby Pauline Mason...

Francis Carder

Francis Carder

Nov 15, 2013

Francis Carder, daughter of the late Clifford and Sadie (Sluder) Rhodes, was born on November 28, 1942 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 70 years, 11 months, and 17 days old when she went to join her family in Heaven on November 15, 2013, after a long, hard fought battle with cancer. Francis grew up in Mountain Grove, Missouri where...

Leah Kathleen (Rutherford) Broyles

Leah Kathleen (Rutherford) Broyles

Nov 14, 2013

Leah Kathleen Broyles, daughter of Thomas and Nina (Roundtree) Rutherford, was born May 27, 1960 at the home of her parents in What Cheer, Iowa and passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 in the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, at 53 years of age. She resided in Iowa until 1980, and then moved to Cabool, Missouri. Leah...

Betty Geraldine (Sutton) Brown

Betty Geraldine (Sutton) Brown

Nov 11, 2013

Betty Geraldine Brown, daughter of the late Fred E. and Eunice Olive (Rutter) Sutton, was born on February 21, 1931 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on November 11, 2013 in the Willow Lane Care Center in Butler, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 82 years, 8 months and 21 days of age. Betty grew up and...

David Lynn Hicks

David Lynn Hicks

Nov 10, 2013

David Lynn Hicks, son of the late Herbert “Otis” and Tinty “Lorene" (Barlett) Hicks, was born on November 20, 1957 in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following an extended illness with a heart condition. He was 55 years, 11 months and 20 days of age. David grew up...

Robert Nathan Smith

Robert Nathan Smith

Nov 7, 2013

Robert “Bobby” Nathan Smith, son of Robert Nathan Smith Sr. and Anne Osman was born on January 20, 1971 in St. Joseph, Missouri, and departed this life on November 7, 2013 at his home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 42 years of age. Bobby grew up and attended school in Jefferson City, Missouri. Following high school, he attended the Drury...

Velma 'Fay' (Zirschky) Dean

Velma 'Fay' (Zirschky) Dean

Nov 5, 2013

Velma Fay (Zirschky) Dean, daughter of the late Albert and Ruth (Ellis) Zirschky, was born on July 2, 1925, on a farm near Huggins, Missouri and departed this life on November 5, 2013, in Houston, Missouri following a long illness. She was 88 years, 4 months, and 3 days of age. Fay attended grade school at Logan and graduated from...

Doris Mae (Harris) Landreth

Doris Mae (Harris) Landreth

Nov 3, 2013

Doris Mae Landreth, daughter of the late Earl L. and Mary Evelyn (Ozman) Harris, was born on November 22, 1926 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri and passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri at 86 years of age. Doris grew up and attended school in Wright County, Missouri. She was united in marriage to...

Jimmy William Huffman

Jimmy William Huffman

Oct 30, 2013

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Doil Wesley Clark

Doil Wesley Clark

Oct 24, 2013

Doil Wesley Clark, son of the late Ransom and Lusinda (Whitted) Clark, was born on July 24, 1927 in Rayborn, Missouri in Wright County, and departed this life on October 24, 2013 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 86 years and 3 months of age. Doil grew up and attended...

Doris Ruth (Fletcher) Moore

Doris Ruth (Fletcher) Moore

Oct 19, 2013

Doris Ruth (Fletcher) Moore, 86, of Edwardsville, Kansas, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013. She was born on August 31, 1927 in Norwood, Missouri, to Albert Edford and Ethel Mary (Thornhill) Fletcher. She had made her home in Edwardsville, Kansas since 1968. She was united in marriage to Ernest Lloyd Moore. Three children blessed this union. Doris was a...

Ronald 'Ronnie' Duane Atchison

Ronald 'Ronnie' Duane Atchison

Oct 19, 2013

Ronald “Ronnie” Duane Atchison, son of the late Emerson Edmund and Bertha Belle (Shores) Atchison, was born on December 20, 1953 in Davenport, Iowa and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on October 19, 2013 at his home in Norwood, Missouri, following an illness. He was 59 years, 9 months, and 29 days of age. Ronnie lived...

Rev. Edwin Leonard Cline

Rev. Edwin Leonard Cline

Oct 13, 2013

Edwin Leonard Cline was born on August 27, 1926, in Centerville, Iowa as the son of Robert and Marguerite (Heck) Cline. He passed away on October 13, 2013, in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, after a long illness. Edwin Leonard Cline grew up in Centerville, Iowa and received his education from the Centerville School system. In his...