Recent Obituaries
Harry Eldridge Barlow
Jun 23, 2013
Harry Eldridge Barlow, son of the late Frank Wesley and Mary (Smith) Barlow, was born on April 15, 1937 in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at his daughter’s residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 76 years, 2 months, and 8 days of age. Harry lived all of his life...
Bert Flinton Spurgeon
Jun 23, 2013
Elbert “Bert” Flinton Spurgeon, son of the late Charles Flinton and Goldia Bernice (Sails) Spurgeon, was born on November 27, 1924 in Texas County, Missouri and departed this life on Sunday, June 23, 2013 in the Ozarks Community Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following an extended illness. He was 88 years, 6 months, and 26 days of age. Bert grew up...
Paris Wayne Caudle
Jun 18, 2013
Paris Wayne Caudle, son of the late Finis Sylvester Caudle, Sr., and Ethel Francis (Sumner) Caudle, was born on March 12, 1935 in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 78 years of age. Paris grew up and attended school in Wright County. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps in...
Nova Gene Baney
Jun 16, 2013
Nova Gene Baney, son of the late Thomas and Fern (Hall) Baney, was born on July 21, 1944 in Davenport, Iowa, and passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at his residence north of Mtn. Grove, Missouri. He was 68 years, 10 months and 24 days of age. Nova lived in Iowa during his early years where he attended school....
Carl Eugene Key
Jun 10, 2013
Carl Eugene Key, son of the late Richard “Dick” and Alice (Robertson) Key, was born on February 22, 1935 in Manes, Missouri and departed this life on June 10, 2013 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri following a short illness. He was 78 years, 3 months, and 19 days of age. Carl grew up in the Manes community. He...
Rodney Eugene Smith
Jun 5, 2013
Rodney Eugene Smith, born August 15, 1937, in Ransom, Kansas, to George Leslie and Pauline Green Smith, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2013 following a short battle with cancer. In 1946 his family moved from Kansas to a farm in Broomfield, Colorado, near Denver. Upon graduation from high school, Rod attended Colorado State University and graduated with a degree...
Bernice Ivy Garrett
Jun 4, 2013
No services are planned at this time. Private Burial: Lone Star Cemetery.
Avis Darlene (May) Bungard
Jun 1, 2013
Avis Darlene Bungard, was born on October 13, 1939 in Shawnee, Wyoming, the only child of Vernon D. and Agnes Alma (Crosley) May. They lived in Converse County Wyoming and then settled down in Holyoke, Colorado, where she graduated from high school. While living and working in Burlington, Colorado, she met the man of her dreams, Alan L. Bungard, who...
Laura Maria (Boughton) Hiler
May 31, 2013
Laura Hiler passed away on May 31st 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri after a long battle with a stroke. Laura was born Oct. 29, 1964 in Saint Louis, Missouri to Gorden Lee Boughton and Frances (Fran) Mandernach Boughton. She attended Parkway North High School where she excelled in soccer and field hockey. Laura earned a scholarship to attend...
Christopher 'Chris' Mooney
May 30, 2013
Thursday, June 6 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel Hillcrest Cemetery
Wilma Jean (Snavely) Easter
May 29, 2013
Wilma Jean Snavely, was born on October 2, 1926 in Kansas City, MO to Joe A. and Emily (Stucki) Snavely. She departed this life on May 29, 2013 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, MO, at 86 years of age. Wilma grew up in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School in 1944 as the Salutatorian of...
Thomas Burton Gossard
May 29, 2013
Thomas Burton Gossard, son of the late Samuel and Elva (Thompson) Gossard, was born on March 18, 1920 in Opal, South Dakota, in a sod hut, and entered the gates of Heaven on May 29, 2013 while in the Phelps County Regional Hospital in Rolla, Missouri, following an extended illness after breaking his hip. He was 93 years, 2 months...
Ivan E. Creed
May 28, 2013
No Memorial Services Are Planned At This Time. Mr. Creed was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.
Norma Lee Hawkins
May 27, 2013
We’ve come together, family and friends, to celebrate the life of Norma Lee Hawkins. Born June 5, 1927 in her parents’ home at Romance, Missouri, her parents, Herman and Dalta Melton preceded her in death. She joined her husband, Newton Calvin Hawkins in death on May 27, 2013. She was 85 years, 11 months and 22 days of age. She...
Betty Hall
May 25, 2013
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, June 15th at 9:30 AM in the Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Hall was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.
Dante Alfonso Savo
May 23, 2013
Dante A. Savo, of 9060 W. 13th Road, Mountain Grove, age 85, was born on November 4, 1927, in Bridgeport, Connecticut and passed away on May 23, 2013 at Autumn Oaks Care Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Dante was a lifelong resident of Trumbull, Connecticut and came to live in Missouri with his wife, Viola Savo three years ago. Dante...
Jerry Milton Cousins
May 22, 2013
Jerry Milton Cousins, son of the late Joseph and Frances (Wilkerson) Cousins, was born on November 17, 1934 in Helena, Missouri, and passed away on May 22, 2013 in the Willow Care Nursing Home in Willow Springs, Missouri. He was 78 years, 6 months, and 5 days of age. Jerry grew up and attended school in Missouri and later attended...
Rebecca Jane (Buckner) Davidson
May 22, 2013
Rebecca Jane (Buckner) Davidson, daughter of the late Harold W. and Betty J. (Warnke) Buckner, was born on December 18, 1960 in Brook, Indiana, and departed her earthly life on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. She was 52 years of age. Rebecca grew up and attended school in Eddyville, Kentucky. She lived the majority of her adult life in southern Missouri....
Thelma Jane (Ivy) Miles
May 12, 2013
Family Memorial Service: Monday, May 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Mtn. Grove, Missouri. Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery