Obituaries

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Joe Stepp

Joe Stepp

Dec 1, 2007

Joseph F. Stepp, son of the late Fred and Lela (Hennessee) Stepp, was born on December 8, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, and departed this life on December 1, 2007, at 68 years of age. Joe lived in Los Angeles until the age of eight when he moved to Missouri to their home place in Texas County, Missouri. He attended...

Mae Thompson

Mae Thompson

Nov 26, 2007

Myrtle Mae Thompson, daughter of the late C.C. “Lum” and Mayme (Tetrick) Freeman, was born on September 25, 1920 in Blanche, Missouri, and passed away on November 26, 2007 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 87 years, 2 months, and 1 day of age. Mae grew up in the Blanche Community and...

Maxine Hopkins

Maxine Hopkins

Nov 23, 2007

Services: Monday, November 26, 2007 in the Southside Baptist Church, Mtn. Grove at 2:00 PM. Visitation: Sunday, November 25, 2007 at the funeral home, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Community Hospice c/o the funeral home. Dorothy Maxine Hopkins, daughter of the late Charles Osborn and America Louella...

Joel Franklin Gittings

Joel Franklin Gittings

Nov 22, 2007

Joel Franklin Gittings, son of the late Arlo Dean Sr. and Cora Frances (Robinson) Gittings, was born on May 11, 1957 in Tecumseh, Michigan, and passed away on November 22, 2007 in the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 50 years, 6 months, and 11 days of age. Joel grew up in Michigan...

Richard Ray Campbell

Richard Ray Campbell

Nov 22, 2007

Richard Ray Campbell, son of the late Ralph and Edna (Robinson) Campbell, was born on June 2, 1930 in Oelwein, Iowa, and departed this life on November 22, 2007, in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri following a month long illness. He was 77 years, 5 months, and 20 days of age. Richard grew up in Iowa...

Grace Roberts

Grace Roberts

Nov 19, 2007

Grace Roberts, daughter of the late Patrick and Eliza Ann (Smith) McNally, was born on December 30, 1919 in Trenton, New Jersey, and passed away on November 19, 2007 at her home in Bendavis, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 87 years, 11 months, and 20 days of age. Grace grew up and attended school in Ohio. She was...

Chris Ray

Chris Ray

Nov 17, 2007

Robert Christian “Chris” Ray, son of Charles Larry and Glenda June (Ross) Ray, was born on February 4, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri, and passed away on November 17, 2007 in the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was 40 years, 9 months, and 13 days of age. Chris grew up...

Mavis Lorine Chasteen

Mavis Lorine Chasteen

Nov 15, 2007

Mavis Lorine (Bowers) Chasteen was born on September 11, 1937 to proud parents, Oris Edward “Si” and Ruby (Philpott) Bowers in Trinidad Colorado and passed away on November 15, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a farm accident one month ago. She was 70 years, 2 months, and 4 days of age. She grew...

Elma Ora Barnes

Elma Ora Barnes

Nov 14, 2007

Elma Ora Barnes, daughter of the late John and Mamie (McKee) Baker, was born on May 8, 1925 in Upton, Missouri, and passed away on November 14, 2007 in the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 82 years, 6 months, and 6 days of age. Elma grew up and attended school in the...

Geneva Mae Bell

Geneva Mae Bell

Nov 8, 2007

Geneva Mae Bell, daughter of the late James Levi and Velma O. (McDaniel) Hicks, was born on February 26, 1930 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and passed away on November 8, 2007 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri. She was 77 years, 8 months, and 13 days of age. Geneva grew up in Jonesboro and moved to California...

Charlie Delbert Gilley

Charlie Delbert Gilley

Nov 5, 2007

Charlie Delbert Gilley, son of the late John Emmitt and Mary Vertanna (Woody) Gilley, was born on December 2, 1913 in the Goodville Community in eastern Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life on November 5, 2007 in the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness, at 93 years of age. Charlie received his elementary education...

Roland Joseph Beauchemin Sr.

Roland Joseph Beauchemin Sr.

Nov 4, 2007

Roland Joseph Beauchemin, Sr., son of late Conrad and Edna (Rochelle) Beauchemin of Richmond, Vermont, was born on October 19, 1946 at his maternal grandparent’s home on the Dugway Road in Richmond, Vermont. He passed away on November 4, 2007 at his residence in Springfield, Missouri following a long illness at 61 years and 16 days of age. As a...

Golda Enda Casey

Golda Enda Casey

Nov 4, 2007

Golda Edna Casey, daughter of the late Preston C. and Mary (Stottlemyre) Stallcup, was born on October 7, 1916 in Upton, Missouri, and departed this life on November 4, 2007 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a short illness, at 91 years of age. Golda grew up and attended school in Texas County, Missouri. She...

Travis Rockford Tasker

Travis Rockford Tasker

Nov 3, 2007

Travis Rockford Tasker, son of Rocky Tasker and Diana (Anders) Lawson, was born on May 7, 1976 in Sidney, Montana, and departed this life on November 3, 2007 at his residence near Mtn. Grove, Missouri. He was 31 years, 5 months, and 27 days of age. Travis moved to Missouri in 1982 to live in the Mtn. Grove and Manes...

David Lynn Barnes

David Lynn Barnes

Oct 29, 2007

David Lynn Barnes, son of the late Ray and Elva (Strong) Barnes, was born on May 6, 1955 in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away on October 29, 2007 north of Mtn. Grove, Missouri, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was 52 years, 5 months, and 23 days of age. David grew up and attended school in Manes,...

Albert Riley Wright

Albert Riley Wright

Oct 29, 2007

Albert Riley Wright, son of the late Mahlon and Bessie (Sparks) Wright, was born on May 28, 1917 in Dawson, Missouri, and departed this life on October 29, 2007 at his niece’s home in Macomb, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 90 years, 5 months and 1 day of age. Albert grew up in the Dawson Community and served...

Byril Hazel Tinsley

Byril Hazel Tinsley

Oct 27, 2007

Byril Hazel Tinsley, daughter of the late Howard and Hazel (Taylor) Paddock, was born on July 9, 1937 in Minot, North Dakota, and departed this life on October 27, 2007 in the Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 70 years, 3 months, and 18 days of age. Byril was raised in North Dakota and...

Geneva Anne Edlin

Geneva Anne Edlin

Oct 25, 2007

Geneva Anne Edlin, daughter of the late Ralph and Gracie (Short) Caudill, was born on December 19, 1936, in Louisville, KY, and departed this life on October 25, 2007, in Seymour, MO, following a long illness. She was 70 years of age. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edlin. She is survived by two...

Ervin Bobby James

Ervin Bobby James

Oct 24, 2007

Ervin Bobby James, son of the late Hershel and Millie (Breedlove) James, was born on March 23, 1932 in Plato, Missouri in Texas County and departed this life on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 75 years, 7 months and 1 day of age. Ervin grew up and attended...

Velma Ann Calton

Velma Ann Calton

Oct 21, 2007

Velma Ann Calton, daughter of the late Guy and Eugenia (Crewse) Rook, was born on December 28, 1916 in Graff, Missouri, and departed this life on October 21, 2007 at her residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 90 years, 9 months, and 23 days of age. Velma was raised in the Graff and Mtn. Grove...