Recent Obituaries
Vesta 'Delores' (Jones) Smith
Jul 24, 2013
Vesta “Delores” Smith, daughter of the late Clyde and Sarah (Sikes) Jones, was born on May 22, 1923 in Norwood, Missouri, and went home to be with her Lord on July 24, 2013 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 90 years of age. Delores spent several years teaching in a one room school house after graduating from...
Tammy Valentine (Bruce) May
Jul 23, 2013
Tammy Valentine May, daughter of Charles Ballard Bruce and Rita May (Porter) Bruce, was born on February 27, 1964 in Alhambra, California, and passed away on July 23, 2013 at her residence east of Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 49 years of age. Tammy grew up and attended school in California and later moved to the Mtn. Grove area. She was...
Lester Lavon Watson
Jul 18, 2013
Lester Lavon Watson, son of the late Clint and Valda (Neldon) Watson, was born on August 21, 1942 in Gideon, Missouri, and departed this life on July 18, 2013 at his residence south of Norwood, Missouri in Wright County. He was 70 years, 10 months and 27 days of age. Lester grew up and attended school in Gideon, Missouri and...
Wilma Irene (Bally) Rich
Jul 17, 2013
Wilma Irene Rich, daughter of the late Ray and Anna (Quillen) Bally, was born on March 30, 1923 in Andover, Kansas and departed this life on Wednesday July 17, 2013 at Landmark Villa in Cabool, Missouri, at 90 years of age. Wilma grew up with three brothers in Andover, Kansas. After graduating from high school, she attended a business college...
Opal Efen (Gray) Williams
Jul 14, 2013
Opal Efen Williams, daughter of the late Mose and Edna (Claxton) Gray, was born on January 15, 1924 on the family farm in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life on Sunday, July 14, 2013 in the Rocky Ridge Manor in Mansfield, Missouri. She was 89 years of age. Opal grew up and attended school in the Macomb, Missouri area....
Susan Rainey
Jul 11, 2013
Susan Rainey, daughter of the late William Charles and Dorothy (Greth) Rainey, was born on December 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and passed away on July 11, 2013 in the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 65 years, 6 months, and 23 days of age. As a child of a military father, Susan...
Susie 'Sue' (Grantham) Jones
Jul 10, 2013
Susie “Sue” Jones, daughter of the late Floyd and Flora (Killingsworth) Grantham, was born on February 24, 1921 in Harold, Missouri and departed this life on July 10, 2013 at her residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 92 years of age. Sue grew up in Missouri and was united in marriage to Loyd Jones on...
William 'Leslie' Mcallister
Jul 9, 2013
William Leslie McAllister, Jr., was born on September 23, 1920 to William & Nellie (Loding) McAllister in Knob Noster, Missouri and passed away on July 9, 2013 in his home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 92 years of age. Leslie grew up on a farm outside Knob Noster, Missouri. As a boy, Leslie worked his dad's farm, was employed on...
Anna 'Ann' Mae (Crego) Alexander
Jul 9, 2013
No Memorial Services are planned at this time. Mrs. Alexander was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.
Brandy Lynn Newberry
Jul 7, 2013
Brandy Lynn Newberry, daughter of Deanna (Keys) Fiegenbaum, was born on May 31, 1991 in Houston, Missouri, and passed from this life on July 7, 2013 in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following a long history of seizures. She was 22 years, 1 month, and 6 days of age. Brandy grew up in the Mtn. Grove and Cabool, Missouri areas...
Geraldine 'Gerry' (Harper) Wright
Jul 6, 2013
Geraldine “Gerry” Wright, daughter of the late Curtis W. and Emma (Simpson) Harper, was born on January 30, 1919 in Milan, Kansas, and departed this life on July 6, 2013 at her residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 94 years of age. Gerry grew up and attended school in Milan, Kansas and graduated from Milan High School. She was united...
Roberta 'Robin' Joleen Schram
Jul 6, 2013
Roberta “Robin” Joleen Schram, daughter of the late Harold “Bud” Edwin and Austa Aileen (Heard) Conley, was born on April 5, 1959 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and passed away suddenly on July 6, 2013 in the Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. She was 54 years, 3 months and 1 day of age. Robin grew up in South Bend,...
Charles James Mccleary
Jul 3, 2013
Charles James McCleary, son of the late, Benjamin Harrison and Mary (Parsons) McCleary, was born on May 24, 1938 in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life on July 3, 2013 at the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 75 years of age. Charles was raised in Douglas County and attended school in Douglas and Ozark Counties....
Goldie Rosanne (Friend) Hicks
Jun 25, 2013
Goldie Rosanne Hicks, daughter of the late Homer and Helen Friend, was born on April 19, 1930 in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away on June 25, 2013 at her home in Hartville, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 83 years, 2 months, and 6 days of age. Goldie was united in marriage to Walter Liles in 1949. Nine children...
Jack Drinnen Gaddis
Jun 24, 2013
Jack Drinnen Gaddis, son of the late Cecil and Pearl (Fogerson) Gaddis, was born on August 24, 1937 in Dawson, Missouri, and passed away on June 24, 2013 at his residence north of Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 75 years and 10 months of age. Jack grew up and attended school in Wright County, Missouri and...
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...