Recent Obituaries
Shelby Housley
Feb 21, 2023
Shelby Dean Housley, son of the late Argle Thomas and Florence Jane (Helsley) Housley, was born March 15, 1938, in Norwood, Missouri, and passed away February 21, 2023, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 84 years, 11 months, and 6 days of age.
Shelby graduated from Mountain Grove High School with the class of 1956. He married Virginia Lee...
Dave Curran
Feb 21, 2023
David Eugene Curran, son of Norman Gerhardt Curran and Helen Betty Curran (Honaker), was born February 1, 1962, in Madison, Indiana, and departed this life February 21, 2023, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 61 years and 20 days of age.
David grew up in Indiana but later moved to Florida, where he met and married his wife,...
Leonard Crewse
Feb 21, 2023
James Leonard Crewse was born May 20, 1940, at Huggins, Missouri, the seventh child of Hobert and Dollie (Greenlee) Crewse. He departed this life at his home in Graff on February 21, 2023, at the age of 82 years, 9 months, and 1 day.
Leonard grew up in the Graff community, attending Crewse School and Union Chapel Church. He professed faith...
Ann Raney
Feb 21, 2023
Marilyn Ann “Annie” (Peterson) Raney, daughter of the late Carl Ragnor and Emma Matilda (Couper) Peterson, was born April 14, 1938, in Mansfield, Missouri, and passed away February 21, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 84 years, 10 months, and 7 days of age.
Ann grew up in Mansfield and attended school there. She married Jackie Lee Bradshaw...
William Wesley Ghan
Feb 15, 2023
William Wesley “Bill” Ghan, son of Clyde Ghan and Martha (Kirchhof) Ghan, was born June 23, 1937, in Aurora, Missouri, and departed this life due to injuries from a fall on February 15, 2023, in rural Texas county, near Huggins, Missouri, at the age of 85 years, 7 months, and 22 days.
On February 21, 1963, he was united in marriage...
Viola May Thomas
Feb 14, 2023
Viola May (Carman) Thomas, the daughter of the late Everet and Eula (Toothaker) Carman, was born March 29, 1929, in Haver, Washington, and passed away February 14, 2023, at her daughter’s residence in Ozark, Missouri. She was 93 years, 10 months, and 16 days of age.
In 1946, Viola graduated from high school in Medford, Oregon. After graduating high school, she...
Emile Dupont
Feb 14, 2023
Emile Irvie Dupont, 86, of Vanzant, Missouri, entered God’s Kingdom on February 14, 2023.
He was born June 18, 1936, in Lakewood, New Jersey, to Reva and Harry Dupont. Emile lived most of his life in Waretown and during that time he was a member of the Ocean Township Board of Education. He served in public office in Ocean Township from...
Charles Howard Hupp
Feb 11, 2023
Born into the 50s and a child of the 60s, Charles Howard Hupp, was the definition of harmonious duality. The core values of loyalty, duty, respect, service, honor, integrity, and courage were not just tenets instilled in him over his eight years as an Army servicemen post high school, but were a credence to which he navigated his life as...
Bernal Kelley
Feb 10, 2023
Bernal Eugene Kelley, son of the late Charlie and Lola (Kristie) Kelley, was born November 21, 1933, at Hartville, Missouri, and departed this life February 10, 2023, at Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri. He was 89 years, 2 months, and 20 days of age.
Bernal was born and raised on the family farm near Hartville. He attended school at Hartville...
Norman Harris
Feb 9, 2023
Norman James Harris, son of Russell Harris and Ella (Dalton) Harris, was born September 27, 1935, in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life on February 9, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 87 years, 4 months, and 12 days.
On January 25, 1957, he was united in marriage to Doris Freeman, and to this...
Gail Lawson
Feb 9, 2023
Mary “Gail” (Weatherford) Lawson was born November 27, 1941, in Randolph County, Arkansas, to Opal Wynona (Luter) Weatherford and Frank Carter Weatherford. She departed this life February 9, 2023, in her home after a long battle with heart failure.
As the daughter of a Methodist minister, she and her three brothers grew up moving frequently to different parts of Arkansas. She...
Sandra Williams
Feb 7, 2023
Sandra Sue Williams, daughter of Carl Eugene Williams and the late Mary Sue (Smith) Williams, was born October 2, 1963, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away February 7, 2023, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri, at 59 years of age.
Sandy graduated from Rogersville High School with the class of 1982. She worked in retail for Wal-Mart in several departments over the...
Carol Hanger
Feb 4, 2023
Carol Jane Hanger, daughter of John William Cole and Lena Fay (Shimel) Cole, was born October 27, 1954, in Marshfield, Missouri, and departed this life on February 4, 2023, in her home near Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 68 years, 3 months, and 7 days.
On November 3, 1972, she was united in marriage to Donald Hanger and to this...
Viola Crisp
Feb 3, 2023
Viola Marie (Roberts) Crisp, daughter of the late Edwin and Leona (Nettleton) Roberts, was born August 30, 1951, in Elk Creek, Missouri, and passed away February 3, 2023, at Lebanon South Nursing and Rehab in Lebanon, Missouri. She was 71 years, 5 months, and 4 days of age.
Viola grew up in Elk Creek and attended Cabool Schools. She worked at...
David Parker
Feb 2, 2023
David Allen Parker, son of the late Gladden Guy and Theodora C. (Trandahl) Parker, was born May 30, 1954, in Vallejo, California, and passed away February 2, 2023, in Missouri, surrounded by family. He was 68 years, 8 months, and 3 days of age.
David was born and raised in Vallejo, California, and later moved to Sebastopol, California, where he graduated...
Curtis Shaw
Feb 2, 2023
Charles Curtis Shaw, son of the late Samuel Wood and Myrtle (Pippin) Shaw, was born March 25, 1933, in Douglas County, Missouri, and passed away February 2, 2023, at his residence in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 89 years, 10 months, and 8 days of age.
Curtis was raised by his grandparents, George and Laurie Shaw, after his parents passed away...
Leroy Hutson
Jan 30, 2023
LeRoy Hutson, son of the late Roy and Maude (Arnold) Hutson, was born December 1, 1929, in Hartville, Missouri. He was one of eight children. LeRoy departed this life January 30, 2023, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 93.
LeRoy grew up in Wright County and joined the United States Army in 1952. While serving, LeRoy earned the Korean...
Albert Ray Branson
Jan 29, 2023
Albert Ray Branson, son of Tommy Jesse Branson and Belva (Haggard) Branson, was born December 6, 1945, in Branson, Missouri, and departed this life January 29, 2023, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 77 years, 1 month, and 23 days.
In 1969, he was united in marriage to Shirley Stigall, and to this union four...
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