Recent Obituaries
Hazel L. Mccay
Feb 18, 2007
Hazel Lee McCay, daughter of the late Gus E. and Vera E. (McElroy) Harding, was born on August 6, 1914 in Adar, Texas, and departed this life on Sunday, February 18, 2007 in Beaver, Oklahoma. She had battled with Pulmonary Fibrosis since 1999. She was 92 years, 6 months, and 10 days of age. Hazel grew up in Adar, Texas....
Rod C. Raney
Feb 15, 2007
Rod Cecil Raney, son of the late Rod Con and Anna (Gray) Raney, was born on January 15, 1918 in Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life on February 15, 2007 at his residence in Mansfield, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 89 years and 1 month of age. Rod grew up and attended school in the Norwood area. He...
Cheryl J. Ryan
Feb 14, 2007
Cheryl Jeannette Ryan, daughter of Joseph Wayne Sr. and Juanita May (McKinley) Ryan, was born on February 28, 1949 in Fresno, California, and departed this life on February 14, 2007 at her sister’s residence near Hartville, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 57 years, 11 months, and 16 days of age. Cheryl grew up in Missouri and attended school...
Agnes Rogers
Feb 13, 2007
Agnes Rogers, daughter of the late Calvin Anthony and Lucinda Jane (Crisp) Baty, was born on September 29, 1916 in Wright County, Missouri in the Evening Shade Community, and departed this life on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in the Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 90 years, 4 months, and 14 days of age....
Joe R. Dowsey
Feb 10, 2007
Joe Richard Dowsey, son of the late Elmer and Ruth Dowsey, was born August 6, 1931 and passed away Saturday, February 10, 2007 at his home, following a year long illness at 75 years, 6 months, and 4 days of age. His wife, Minnie, was at his side. Joe was married to Minnie E. Plaster on July 13, 1951. It...
Jewell L. Turner
Feb 8, 2007
Jewell Lois (Welch) Turner, daughter of the late Clayborn and Matilda (Allen) Welch, was born on September 8, 1908 in the Owens community north of Norwood, Missouri and passed away on February 8, 2007 at the Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri. She was 98 years and 5 months of age. As a young girl, Jewell attended Oak Grove Free...
Charley R. Collins
Feb 7, 2007
A private burial was held Saturday, February 10, 2007 in the Carrol Cemetery in Howell County, MO.
John M. Parker
Feb 6, 2007
John Matthew Parker, son of the late Garland Alonzo and Mary Jane (Raybourn) Parker, was born on January 14, 1915 in Columbia, Mississippi and went to be with his Heavenly Father on February 6, 2007 at his son’s residence in Diggins, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 92 years, and 23 days of age. The Parker family lived in...
Norman L. Hopkins
Feb 5, 2007
Norman Lee Hopkins, the youngest of ten children, son of the late David B. and Marinda J. (Davis) Hopkins, was born on April 10, 1930 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on Monday, February 5, 2007 at his residence in Mtn. Grove following a short illness. He was 76 years, 9 months, and 25 days of age. Norman...
Floyd Hugh Sanders, Jr.
Feb 2, 2007
Floyd Hugh Sanders II, son of the late Floyd H. and Leota (Raney) Sanders, was born February 9, 1949 in Springfield, Missouri and passed away Friday, February 2, 2007 at his residence in Fordland, Missouri. Floyd grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from the Mountain Grove High School in 1967. He continued his education and graduated from Southwest Missouri...
Rick L. Fry
Jan 29, 2007
Ricky Lee Fry, son of Wallace Beverly and Carlene (Todd) Fry, was born on December 27, 1957 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on January 29, 2007 in the Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri, after a courageous time with cancer. He was 49 years, 1 month, and 2 days of age. Rick grew up in Mtn....
James O. Wheat
Jan 25, 2007
James Orus Wheat, son of the late Noah and Ethel (Williams) Wheat, was born on April 30, 1926 in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life on Thursday, January 25, 2007 in the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas following a long illness. He was 80 years, 8 months, and 25 days of age. James grew up and attended...
Joan M. Scott
Jan 24, 2007
Joan Magdelin Scott, daughter of the late Henry and Magdelin Wildt, was born on May 10, 1930 in Washington, Missouri, and departed this life on January 24, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 76 years, 8 months, and 14 days of age. Joan grew up and attended school in...
Garner J. Monson
Jan 21, 2007
Garner John Monson, son of the late John Martin and Ruth Helen (Battey) Monson, was born on May 1, 1923 in Herford, South Dakota, and departed this life on January 21, 2007 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 83 years, 8 months, and 20 days of age. Garner grew up in South Dakota...
Kenneth D. Knox
Jan 21, 2007
Kenneth Darrell Knox was born in Idalou, Texas on April 16, 1934. He was the second son of Kenneth and Gertrude (Rogers) Knox. He grew up in Texas, California, and New Mexico. The Knox family moved from Kerrville, Texas to Graff, Missouri in 1950. Kenny served in the National Guard for two years prior to entering the Navy in 1952....
Howard A. Gordon
Jan 20, 2007
Howard Alton Gordon, 83, Mtn. Grove, passed away on January 20, 2007 at his residence. He is survived by his wife: Helen; three children: Howard Jr., Mary and Peggy; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home, Mtn. Grove, MO.
Edward Russell Young
Jan 20, 2007
Edward Russell Young was born near what was known as Dawson, Missouri on May 18, 1915 and died on January 20, 2007, age 91 years, 3 months, and 26 days. He was united in marriage with Nancy Charmaine Shannon on November 14, 1953. In 1901 the Young family moved to a farm near Dawson, Missouri where they lived until February...
Lela L. Hardin
Jan 18, 2007
Lela Loritta Hardin, daughter of the late Earl Foster and Lois (Lucas) Dennis, was born on September 5, 1933 in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life on January 18, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 73 years, 4 months, and 13 days of age. Lela grew up in...
Vera A. Murphy
Jan 16, 2007
Vera Allyne Murphy, daughter of the late Benjamin and Anna Myrtle (Thompson) Dye, was born on October 12, 1916 in Silver City, New Mexico, and passed away on January 16, 2007 in National Health Care Nursing Home in West Plains, Missouri, following a long illness, at 90 years of age. Vera grew up and attended school in Arizona and was...
Johnie E. Bell
Jan 15, 2007
Johnie Elmer Bell was born to Elza Bell and Julia Bradshaw Bell on March 26, 1921, in Douglas County, Missouri, near Bertha and passed away on January 15 at his residence in Mountain Grove, surrounded by his family, at 85 years of age. Johnie grew up in Douglas County, the oldest of eight children. He attended Turkey Flat School, enjoyed...

