Recent Obituaries
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...
Gretha E. Mcgowan
Apr 15, 2007
Gretha Elverine McGowan, daughter of the late Leonard D. and Cleta Nadine (McCall) Williams, was born on February 18, 1931 in the Fowler Community in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this life on April 15, 2007 in the National Health Care Center in West Plains, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 76 years, 1 month, and 12 days of...
Ruby Jane Cain
Apr 14, 2007
Ruby Jane Cain, daughter of the late Joseph Franklin and Julie B. (Maxey) Hicks, was born on August 27, 1920 in Ada, Oklahoma, and departed this life on April 14, 2007 at her residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 86 years, 7 months, and 18 days of age. Ruby moved from Oklahoma with her family...

Justin N. Rogers
Apr 14, 2007
Justin Nathaniel Rogers, son of Philip and Nicole (Lange) Rogers, was born on February 27, 2007 in Springfield, Missouri and passed away on April 14, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri. Although he was with us a few short weeks, Justin’s life touched many hearts in a very special way. Having been born fifteen weeks...
Dickie R. Barnett
Apr 1, 2007
Dickie Ray Branett, son of Coy and Ruth (Amos) Barnett, was born on April 13, 1945 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and passed away on April 1, 2007 at his residence in Mtn. Grove following a long illness, at 61 years of age. Dickie grew up and attended school in Mtn. Grove. During high school he played baseball and later in...
Leon Mitchell
Mar 29, 2007
Leon Mitchell, 45, of Hartville, Missouri, a farmer and handyman, passed away on March 29, 2007 at his residence of natural causes. He was born on October 30, 1961 in Cabool, Missouri to Roy and Mary (Burdick) Mitchell. He attended Mtn. Grove High School and was a member of the Little Creek Baptist Church near Hartville. He was united in...