Eva Sue (King) Wright
Jan 13, 2011
Eva Sue (King) Wright, daughter of the late Lester Lacy “Mac” and Bonnie Juanita (Shores) King, was born on December 28, 1951 in Norwood, Missouri and passed away on January 13, 2011 at St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri after a long illness. She was 59 years and 16 days of age. Eva grew up and attended school...
Betty Jean Barnes-Cleaver
Jan 11, 2011
Betty Jean Barnes Cleaver, daughter of the late Faye and Addie (Fletcher) Montgomery, was born on April 11, 1929 in Astoria, Missouri, and passed away on January 11, 2011 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri. She was 81 years and 9 months of age. Betty attended school in the Mtn. Grove area and graduated from Mtn....
Bobby 'Bob' Lee Owens
Jan 9, 2011
Bobby “Bob” Lee Owens, son of the late Alvin N. and Lottie May (Coffman) Owens, was born on November 14, 1931 in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life on January 9, 2011 at his home near Norwood, Missouri following a long illness. He was 79 years, 1 month and 25 days of age. Bob was united in marriage to...
Richard 'Dick' Earl Mabe
Jan 6, 2011
Richard E. “Dick” Mabe, son of the late Lester Mabe and Aline (Prock) Mabe Smith, was born on May 29, 1939 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri and departed this life on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at his residence near Mtn. Grove, following a three year battle with cancer. He was 71 years, 7 months and 7 days of age. Dick grew...
Gladys Wade
Jan 4, 2011
Gladys (Baty) Rogers Wade, formerly of Manes, Missouri was born on August 20, 1909 in the Evening Shade Community to the late Calvin (Cal) and Lucinda (Cindy) Crisp Baty and departed this life on January 4, 2011 at the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri after a long illness. She was 101 years, 4 months, and 16 days...
Roy Wilbur Burdick Jr.
Jan 1, 2011
Roy W. Burdick Jr., son of the late Roy Sr. and Mary Louise (Decou) Burdick, was born on June 26, 1948 in Oshkosh, Nebraska and departed this life on January 1, 2011 at his residence in Hartville, Missouri after a long illness. Roy was 62 years, 6 months, and 6 days of age. Roy was raised in both the Oshkosh,...
Randal 'Randy' Eldon Hyde
Dec 31, 2010
Randal “Randy” Eldon Hyde, son of the late John W. and Bertha (Cain) Hyde, was born on September 1, 1930 in Paragould, Arkansas, and departed this life on December 31, 2010 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri. He was 80 years, 3 months, and 29 days of age. Randy grew up and attended school in Arkansas. Randy was united...
Ronnie Mills
Dec 31, 2010
Ronnie Mills, son of the late Roy Albert and Virgie Viola (Plummer) Mills, was born on December 1, 1940 in Shell Knob, Missouri, and departed this life on December 31, 2010 at St. John’s in Lebanon, Missouri after a long illness. He was 70 years and 30 days of age. Ronnie grew up in Shell Knob. He married Lenora Farmer...
Ruben Gonzales
Dec 26, 2010
Ruben Gonzales, son of the late Gilbert Gonzales, Sr., and Guadalupe “Lupe” (Vasquez) Gonzales, was born on August 14, 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and passed away on December 26, 2010 at his home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 45 years of age. Ruben grew up and attended school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Dallas, Texas. While living in Texas, he enjoyed...
Richard Edward Church
Dec 25, 2010
Richard Edward Church, son of the late Charles Walter and Francis Elizabeth (Wright) Church, was born on September 24, 1945 in Washougal, Washington, and departed this life on December 25, 2010 at his residence in Vanzant, Missouri, at 65 years of age. Richard grew up and attended school in several states. He was a United States Army Veteran. He was...
Gayle Black
Dec 20, 2010
Gayle Black, son of the late Paul and Floriene (Gaeckler) Black, was born on May 24, 1940 in St. Joseph, Missouri and departed this life on December 20, 2010 at his residence near Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 70 years of age. Gayle grew up in Missouri, Arkansas and California. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps following...
Leila Mae Riggs
Dec 19, 2010
Leila Mae Riggs, daughter of the late Lloyd and Mabel (Loftin) Lakey, was born on October 12, 1935 in Girdner, Missouri and passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 75 years of age. Leila grew up and attended school in the Sweden area east of Ava, Missouri until 1954....
Karen Estelle Massey
Dec 18, 2010
Karen Estelle Massey, daughter of John Junior and Earline (Dean) Metheny, was born on April 6, 1956 in Peoria, Illinois, and passed away on December 18, 2010 at her residence north of Norwood, Missouri. She was 54 years, 8 months, and 12 days of age. Karen grew up in Peoria and attended school in Princeville, Illinois. In 1974 she moved...
Jimmie Dale Shepherd
Dec 13, 2010
Jimmie Dale Shepherd, age 82, died at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, with his family at his bedside, on Monday, December 13, 2010 from pancreatic cancer. Jimmie was born on May 9, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, to James Madison and Icy Marie Richardson Shepherd. He graduated from high school in Birch Tree, Missouri in 1947. Jimmie served in...
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...