Recent Obituaries
Freda Mishler
Jun 6, 2023
Freda Lavina (Christner) Mishler - Born September 4, 1934, to David and Caroline (Burkholder) Christner - Departed this life on June 6, 2023, at the age of 88 years, 9 months, and 2 days.
She was united in marriage to Mose J. Mishler on June 30, 1957. They shared the joys and sorrows of life for nearly 58 years, until his...
Wilma Dean Holder
Jun 5, 2023
Wilma Dean Holder, age 97, departed this life on June 5, 2023, at the home of her son, Terry, in Nixa with her family at her side.
Wilma Dean was born on August 23,1925, to Nick L. and Myrtle (Kidd) McKinney in Tyrone, MO.
She graduated from Summersville High School in 1943. She married Herman Holder on September 6, 1944, and to...
Susan Barranco
Jun 5, 2023
Susan Lorane (Teichmann) Barranco was born April 5th, 1946, to Gordon and Mary (Macy) Teichmannin, and departed this life June 5, 2023, at her home near Hartville, Missouri.
Susan spent many years working as a receptionist at Lemont High School in Lemont, Illinois, where her kindness and warmth touched the lives of countless students and staff.
Susan was united in marriage to...
John Bradley "Brad" Tutt
Jun 4, 2023
John Bradley “Brad” Tutt of Mansfield, Missouri, passed into Heaven on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 56 years. His mother and stepfather were by his side.
Brad, as he was known, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, September 7, 1966. His parents were John H. and Donna Tutt. He was welcomed home...
Robert Vanorden
Jun 4, 2023
Robert Myron “Bob” VanOrden, Sr., son of Edward Samuel VanOrden and Eva Irene (Wallace) VanOrden was born August 30, 1942, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and departed this life June 4, 2023, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 80 years, 9 months, and 4 days.
Bob was united in marriage to Barbara Keith at Mansfield First Baptist Church...
David Stokes
Jun 4, 2023
David George Stokes, a loving and talented gentleman, was born on November 26, 1944, in Elkins, West Virginia, and left us with a treasure trove of memories on June 4, 2023. He was 78 years, 6 months and 9 days of age. David, a man with boundless creativity and wit, lived a life filled with laughter and love. In the...
Bill Morris
Jun 2, 2023
Bill Noel Morris, son of the late Fred and Mary (Dyer) Morris, was born August 17, 1954, in Springfield, Missouri, and left this world for his home in Heaven on June 2, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 68 years, 9 months, and 16 days of age.
Bill counted himself blessed beyond measure to be married for 46 years to the...
Roland Mudge
Jun 2, 2023
Roland Paul Mudge, son of the late Carroll and Eva (Mills) Mudge, was born March 9, 1937, in Escondido, California, and departed this life on June 2, 2023, in Grovespring, Missouri. He was 86 years, 2 months, and 24 days of age.
On June 25, 1955, Roland married Dorothy June Schreur in Escondido, California, and to this union two sons and...
Dee Dee Deaton
May 31, 2023
Dee Dee Deaton, daughter of the late James Richard and Ada Irvilla (LaRue) Deaton, was born July 4, 1955, in Long Beach, California, and departed this life May 31, 2023, at her home near Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 67 years, 10 months, and 27 days of age.
Dee Dee grew up and attended school in the Norwood, Missouri, area. She...
Debra Kay Hagans
May 31, 2023
Debra Kay Hagans, daughter of the late Richard and Kay Nichols, was born August 16, 1954, in Dallas, Texas, and departed this life May 31, 2023, at her home in Hartville, Missouri at 68 years old.
Debra loved when garage sale season came around, she enjoyed shopping for a good bargain. She also loved her flowers and gardening, but most of...
Jack Rader
May 29, 2023
Jack Gordon Rader, son of the late Gordon and Dorothy (Strunk) Rader, was born November 5, 1934 in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life on May 29, 2023 in Springfield, Missouri. He was 88 years of age.
Jack grew up on Fox Creek south of Mountain Grove, and attended the Fairmount School. He worked with his brother-in-law, Mac, at Boeing...
Judith "Judy" (Cogdill) Arnall
May 26, 2023
Judith “Judy” (Cogdill) Arnall, 83, departed this life on May 26, 2023. Judy was born on July 21, 1939, in Odin, Missouri, to Horace “Owen” and Doris (O’Dell) Cogdill.
Judy attended Hartville Schools and graduated from Hartville High School in 1958. She was working for Arnall Lumber when she met her future husband, Issac Arnall, and on January 30, 1959, they...
Terry Hutsell
May 26, 2023
Terry Lee Hutsell, son of Bobby Lee Hutsell, Jane Marie (Dowsey) Hutsell Carter, and Basil Carter, was born October 1, 1961, in St. Louis, Missouri. He passed away May 26, 2023, surrounded by family and friends in Springfield, Missouri, at 61 years of age.
Terry graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1980 and moved to Springfield, Missouri, a few years...
Kathryn Kay Miller
May 24, 2023
Kathryn Kay Miller, daughter of William Johnson and Kathleen (Skorseth) Johnson, was born February 13, 1949, in Park Rapids, Minnesota, and departed this life May 24, 2023, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 74 years, 3 months, and 11 days.
On June 17, 1967, she was united in marriage to Vernon Allen Miller in Anoka, Minnesota, and...
Scott Carty
May 24, 2023
Scott Edward Carty, son of Paula (Carty) Adams and Jerry Woods, was born February 10, 1972, in Houston, Missouri, and passed away unexpectedly May 24, 2023, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. He was 51 years, 3 months, and 14 days of age.
Scott grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School with the Class of 1990....
Brenda "Joyce" Robertson
May 24, 2023
Brenda “Joyce” Robertson, daughter of Lloyd and June (Bolian) Davis, was born May 5, 1947, in Niangua, Missouri, and departed this life May 24, 2023, at Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Lebanon, Missouri, at 76 years old.
On July 29, 1962, in Miami, Oklahoma Joyce married Dillard Robertson and to this union two sons were born, Doug and Don.
She was preceded in...
Betty Joan Harris
May 24, 2023
Betty Joan Harris, daughter of Roby and Bessie (Cummins) Myers, was born April 7, 1945, in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life, May 24, 2023, at her home in Marshfield, Missouri, at the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 17 days.
On June 5, 1964, she was united in marriage to Billy Jack Harris, and together they raised four...
Cloyd Harlin Mccurdy
May 24, 2023
Cloyd Harlin McCurdy, son of Hoyd and Gladys (Beaver) McCurdy was born on June 13, 1942, in Glidewell, Missouri. He passed on May 24, 2023, in Seymour, Missouri, with his wife by his side, at the age of 80 years, 11 months, and 12 days.
He married Marie Ward in 1978 and together they raised 4 children.
He graduated from Willard High...
Carolyne Marie Doane
May 23, 2023
Carolyne Marie Doane, daughter of Fred and Doris (Butcher) Stanberry, was born September 23, 1940, in Denison, Texas, and departed this life on May 23, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, at the age of eighty-two.
On May 4, 1959, she was married to the love of her life, John B. Doane, and to this union two children were born.
She was...
Steven Allen Kirby
May 22, 2023
Steven Allen Kirby, son of Allen and Gloria (Clause) Kirby, was born November 16, 1955, in Kingsport, Tennessee, and departed this life May 22, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 67 years, 6 months, and 6 days.
He was united in marriage to Joan Urbanski and to this union two children were born.
Joan preceded...