Recent Obituaries
William Earl Vantassel
Dec 11, 2010
William Earl VanTassel was born on May 18, 1923, on a farm near Vilas, Colorado, to John Alonzo VanTassel and Emma Avelda (Thompson) VanTassel and passed away on December 11, 2010, in West Plains, Missouri at 87 years of age. Earl grew up in a Christian family and accepted Christ as his savior at a young age. He graduated from...
Velma Jane Adams
Dec 9, 2010
Velma Jane Adams, daughter of the late Russell and Mary (Randall) Johnson, was born on January 31, 1928 at Solo, Missouri in Texas County, and passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri at 82 years of age. Velma grew up in the Elk Creek Community and attended Cabool High School....
Tereasa E. Thornbrough
Dec 8, 2010
No Services are planned at this time. Mrs. Thornbrough was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.
David Wayne Moore
Dec 5, 2010
David Wayne Moore, son of Ellis O. and Mearl (Hayes) Moore, was born on December 21, 1947 in Norwood, Missouri and departed this life on December 5, 2010 in the Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, Missouri at 62 years of age. David grew up in the Norwood area and graduated from Norwood High School in 1965 and then...
Ola Mae Lemons
Nov 22, 2010
Ola Mae Lemons, daughter of the late William David and Matilda (Jones) Braninburg, was born on September 12, 1915 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and passed away on November 22, 2010 at the Houston House in Houston, Missouri. She was 95 years, 2 months, and 10 days of age. Ola grew up in the Glenpool, Oklahoma area and married Clearn Lemons on...
Janet G. Townsend
Nov 21, 2010
Janet Gaylan Slate Townsend, Mountain Grove, passed away on November 21, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer.She was born May 7, 1943, in Sylvatus, Virginia, the daughter of Rachel Virginia Quesenberry Slate and Richard Price Slate, Sr. She was the oldest of 4 siblings. On June 5, 1964, she married Howard Garfield (Gary) Townsend, Jr. Two children were born...
Hayward 'Ronnie' Mcgowan
Nov 18, 2010
Hayward Ronald “Ronnie” McGowan, son of Hayward L. and Ollie (Baney) McGowan, was born on June 6, 1938 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri and went to be with the Lord on November 18, 2010 following a long illness. He was 72 years, 5 months, and 12 days of age. Ronnie grew up on his parent’s farm near Bendavis, Missouri and attended...
Donald C. Harris
Nov 14, 2010
Donald C. Harris, son of the late Mark and Elda (Burns) Harris, was born on November 1, 1919 in Dora, Missouri and passed away on November 14, 2010 at his home in Vanzant, Missouri at 91 years of age. As a young man, he worked several different jobs. In 1942, he was inducted into the army. He served for 3...
Floyd Jarvis
Nov 13, 2010
Floyd Andrew Jarvis, son of the late Joseph Sennith and Olga Victoria (Bloomgren) Jarvis, was born on November 20, 1927, north of Mountain Grove and departed this life on November 13, 2010, in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove at the age of 82 years, 11 months, and 24 days. Floyd was born and raised on the family...
James Paris Moseley
Oct 31, 2010
James Paris Moseley, son of the late Jesse Frank and Ollie May (Montgomery) Moseley, was born on March 22, 1922 in Graff, Missouri and departed this life on October 31, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 88 years of age. Paris grew up in the Graff Community north of Mtn .Grove. In 1943, he...
Danny Lee Clary
Oct 31, 2010
October 31, 2010 is the day Danny was called from his earthly home to join many of his loved ones in Heaven. Danny was born on August 1, 1955 to Van and Betty (Jones) Clary and greeted by a sister, Russelle Anne. So life began for this blond haired, blue eyed little boy in Cabool, Missouri. He played and grew...
Maxine Fern Witt
Oct 26, 2010
Maxine Fern Witt, daughter of the late Fred and Lena (Franklin) Melton, was born on November 16, 1922 in Tarkio, Missouri and departed this life on October 26, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 87 years of age. She was a lifelong resident of Mtn. Grove and a member of the First Baptist Church...
William Charles Stocker Sr.
Oct 25, 2010
Mr. Stocker was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Broomall, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Obitaury: William Charles Stocker Sr., son of the late George and Minnie (Deilly) Stocker, was born on June 15, 1917 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and departed this life on October 25, 2010...
Ruby Lee Baney
Oct 24, 2010
Ruby Lee (Haggard) Baney, daughter of the late Harvey and Elizabeth (Shelley) Haggard, was born on August 31, 1923 in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this life on October 24, 2010 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 87 years, 1 month and 24 days of age at the time of her passing....
Lois M. Sutherland
Oct 15, 2010
Lois M. Sutherland, daughter of the late Orville C. and Lottie (Covelle) Swan, was born on February 10, 1922 in Anderson County, Missouri and departed this life on Friday, October 15, 2010 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 88 years, 8 months and 5 days of age. Lois grew up and attended...
Jerry Lee Coday
Oct 13, 2010
Former Mtn. Grove resident Jerry Lee Coday, 67, died October 13, 2010, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri from complications of Liver Disease. Jerry was born June 8, 1943, in Mansfield, Mo., to the late Vernes and Luree (Dixon) Coday. He graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1961 and joined the United States Marine Corp....
Opal Lorene Hart
Oct 13, 2010
Opal Lorene Hart, daughter of the late John and Ida (Boyer) Kelley, was born on October 3, 1918 in Huggins, Missouri and departed this life on October 13, 2010 in the Autumns Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri following a short illness, at 92 years of age. Opal grew up and attended school in the Huggins and Bendavis Communities....
Letha Lamoine Fry
Oct 12, 2010
Letha Lamoine Fry, daughter of the late Nathan and Rose Ellen (Hammond) Middleton, was born on May 20, 1929 in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life on October 12, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 81 years of age. Letha grew up and attended school in Wright County. At the age of fifteen,...
Wayne Russell Campbell
Oct 10, 2010
“But let it be the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God, of great price.” - 1Peter 3:4 Wayne Russell Campbell, son of Fred and Lettie (Strunk) Campbell, was born on July 27, 1927 in Douglas County Missouri, and went...
Marjorie Grace Mckinney
Oct 9, 2010
Marjorie Grace McKinney, daughter of the late James Emory and Lucy Mae (Steffy) Cole, was born on September 25, 1931 in Kingsport, Tennessee, and departed this life on Saturday, October 9, 2010 in the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 79 years, and 14 days of age. Marjorie grew up and attended school...