Recent Obituaries
Clarel 'Bud' Dean Wade
Jun 23, 2007
Clarel Dean “Bud” Wade, son of the late Charlie Newton and Gertie Mae Ellen (Whited) Wade, was born on March 26, 1932 in Manes, Missouri, and passed away on June 23, 2007 at his home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 75 years, 2 months, and 27 days of age. Bud grew up and attended school...
Margaret Ilah Wake
Jun 10, 2007
Memorial Service: Saturday, June 16, 2007 10:00 AM Craig-Hurtt Chapel No Formal Visitation Memorial Contributions: To the family Obituary Margaret Ilah Wake, daughter of the late Frank and Effie Marie (Robinson) Miller, was born on August 19, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, and passed away on June 10, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following...

Farrel Vaughn Barnes
Jun 6, 2007
Farrel Vaughn Barnes, son of Fern and Elma (Baker) Barnes, was born on May 22, 1958 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and went to be with the Lord on June 6, 2007 in the Beautiful Savior Care Center in Belton, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 49 years and 14 days of age. Farrel spent his early years in the...
Elva E. Smith
Jun 2, 2007
Visitation: Monday, June 4, 2007 from 7:00 - 8:00 PM in the Chapel Services: Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 10:00 AM in the Chapel Burial: Union Chapel Cemetery Obituary Elva E. Smith, daughter of the late Frank Marion and Dena (Sanders) Gasperson, was born February 6, 1912 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and departed this life on June 2, 2007 at...
David Jerico Littrell
Jun 1, 2007
Viewing and Visitation: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Mtn. Grove, MO. Graveside Service: Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in the Oak Forest Cemetery near Norwood, MO.
Janice Kaye Friend
May 31, 2007
Janice Kaye Friend, daughter of the late Ira Joe Skaggs and Nellie Warren, was born January 21, 1953 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and passed away suddenly on May 31, 2007 in her home in Cabool, Missouri. She was 54 years, 4 months, and 10 days of age. Janice grew up and went to school in Mountain Grove. She enjoyed working...

Claud David Thompson
May 30, 2007
DEATH NOTICE: CLAUD DAVID THOMPSON – Elk Creek, Missouri Claud David Thompson, son of the late Hooley and Mabel Alma (Stuck) Thompson, was born on December 19, 1943 in Nowata, Oklahoma, and passed away on May 30, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness, at 63 years of age. No services are...
Jarrett Tecumseh Conkin
May 27, 2007
Jarrett Tecumseh Conkin, son of the late Tecumseh and Anna (Ussery) Conkin, was born on December 30, 1918 in West Plains, Missouri, and departed this life on May 27, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a tractor accident on his farm near Mtn. Grove, Missouri. He was 88 years, 5 months, and 28 days...
Ray A. Hurt
May 26, 2007
Ray Alvin Hurt, son of the late Clarence and Ada Epple (Sanders) Hurt, was born on April 30, 1929 in Norwood, Missouri and departed this life on May 26, 2007 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri after a long illness. He was 78 years and 26 days of age. Ray grew up in the Norwood area. He married...

Roy James Jennings
May 25, 2007
Memorial Graveside Service: Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:00 AM Oak Forest Cemetery - South of Norwood, Missouri. Full Military Honors by: The American Legion Post 30 of Mtn. Grove, Missouri with Jared Moore serving as bugler. Obituary Roy James Jennings, son of the late William Walter and Nellie Jane (Hargis) Jennings, was born on April 13, 1929 in Thornfield, Missouri...
Donald Wayne Todd
May 19, 2007
Donald Wayne Todd, son of the late James H. and Barbara Iola (Chapman) Todd, was born on November 9, 1953 in Sonoma County, California and passed away on May 19, 2007 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness at 53 years of age. Donald moved from California with his family to Seymour, Missouri at a young...

Clara Irene Middleton
May 19, 2007
Services: Saturday, May 26, 2007 10:30 AM Craig-Hurtt Chapel Visitation: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:00 - 8:00 PM Craig-Hurtt Chapel Burial: Willow Springs Cemetery Obituary Clara I, Middleton, 89 years, formerly of Mtn. Grove, Missouri, Bryan and Edgerton, Ohio, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 in Waterville, Ohio. She was a seamstress for the former K&R Cleaners and a cook for...
Van Russell Clary
May 16, 2007
Van Russell Clary, son of the late John and Ida Mae (Stevens) Clary, was born on January 12, 1923 in Cabool, Missouri, and passed away on May 16, 2007 in the Kabul Nursing Home, Cabool, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 84 years, 4 months, and 4 days of age. Van grew up in the Cabool and Mtn. Grove...

James Eugene Lawler
May 14, 2007
Mr. Lawler was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home, Mtn. Grove, Missouri. Graveside Memorial Service: Saturday, June 9, 2007 2:00 PM Coon Creek Cemetery

Julia Ann Lowe
May 12, 2007
Julia Ann Lowe, daughter of Howard Rader and Linnie (Templeton) Patterson, was born on July 12, 1969 in West Plains, Missouri, and passed away suddenly with a brain aneurysm on Saturday, May 12, 2007 in the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. She was 37 years, 10 months of age. Julia grew up and attended school in Springfield, Missouri....
Carl Bradshaw
May 10, 2007
Carl Lee Bradshaw, son of Walter Henderson and Martha Arminta (Sparks) Bradshaw, was born on August 12, 1941 in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life on May 10, 2007 at his son’s residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri. He was 65 years, 8 months, and 28 days of age. Carl grew up and attended school in Norwood, Missouri and graduated...
Ellis O. Moore
Apr 25, 2007
Ellis Otis Moore, son of the late William “Bill” and Ida (Carter) Moore, was born on April 15, 1919 in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life on April 25, 2007 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri at the age of 88 years and 10 days. He was united in marriage to Mearl Hayes on July 28, 1945 in Tulare, California. He...
Jerri Lynn Harker
Apr 24, 2007
Jerri Lynn Harker, daughter of the late Oliver Anthony and Mildred Elaine (Jenkins) Harker, was born on March 29, 1942 in South Bend, Indiana, and departed this life suddenly on April 24, 2007 at her daughter’s residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri. She was 65 years and 26 days of age. Jerri lived in Indiana for a short time and moved...
Margaret Louise Recknor
Apr 24, 2007
Margaret Louise Recknor, was born on July 29, 1906 in Creston, Iowa to Guy and Bessie (Pickerill) McCornack. She married her childhood sweetheart, Randall “Butch” Recknor on January 7, 1927 living for a number of years in Creston where their sons, Berton Dean and Robert Bruce were born. They then moved to Morrisonville, Illinois and to Afton, Iowa where their...
Harold Gene Lawson
Apr 17, 2007
Harold Gene Lawson, son of the late Andrew Madison and Dove Lorene (Boykin) Lawson, was born on March 30, 1930 in Graff, Missouri, and departed this life on April 17, 2007 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 77 years and 17 days of age. Harold grew up and attended school in Wright County...