Recent Obituaries
Ron Gurgel
Mar 31, 2023
Ronald Gurgel, son of the late Arnold and Shirley (Reading) Gurgel, was born June 26, 1946, in Blue Island, Illinois, and went home to his Lord and Savior on March 31, 2023, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 76 years old.
Ron graduated from Glen Ellen High School in Illinois in 1964. He served in the United States...
Teresa (Mcintosh) Kennedy
Mar 28, 2023
Teresa Fay (McIntosh) Kennedy, daughter of Jesse and Audrey (Roadlander) McIntosh, was born April 11, 1966, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on March 28, 2023, in her home in West Plains, Missouri, at the age of 56 years, 11 months and 17 days.
Teresa was the baby of seven siblings and grew up in the St. Louis area...
Leonard Dale "Ld" Garland
Mar 25, 2023
Leonard Dale “LD” Garland, 86, son of the late Jean (Garland) Hunter and stepson of the late Raymond Hunter, was born on December 23, 1936 in Dogwood, Missouri. He passed away on March 25, 2023.
LD attended school in Ava, Missouri, and graduated Ava High School, class of 1955. While in high school, he excelled in football and his love for...
Devin Holt
Mar 24, 2023
Devin Wayne Holt, son of Jonathan Holt and Tiffany Dugger, was born July 17, 2002, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away March 24, 2023, near Grovespring, Missouri. He was 20 years, 8 months, and 7 days of age.
Devin grew up in Mountain Grove and Hartville areas and graduated from Hartville High School in 2021. He never met a stranger and...
William "Larry" Long
Mar 22, 2023
William Larry Long, 78, son of Will Long and Vivian (Diedrich) Long, was born on March 2, 1945, in Springfield Missouri. He passed away on March 22, 2023. He was with his family when he went to be with the Lord.
Larry went to Raymondville School and graduated from Houston High School, class of 1963. While in high school, he excelled...
Bobby Joe Coday
Mar 22, 2023
Bobby “Joe” Coday, son of Amon Coday and Hazel (Tarbutton) Coday, was born April 2, 1938, in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life March 22, 2023, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 84 years, 11 months, and 20 days.
He was preceded in death by his parents, longtime companion, Earline Moore, and brother, Larry Coday.
Joe...
Joyce Vandivort
Mar 22, 2023
Joyce Evelyn (Adkison) Vandivort, daughter of the late Omer and Bella (Gann) Adkison, was born March 2, 1942, in Texas County, Missouri, and passed away March 22, 2023, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. She was 81 years and 20 days of age.
Joyce attended and graduated from Cabool High School in 1960. She married Jerry Vandivort on November...
Dan Stephens
Mar 20, 2023
Daniel Garrell Stephens, son of late David Stephens and Frances “Tater” (Gragg) Stephens, was born June 1, 1983, in Kansas City, Missouri. God called him home to be with his mother on March 20, 2023, at the age of 39.
Dan was a family man and loved nothing more than spending time with his family and friends and always looked forward...
James E. Phillips
Mar 20, 2023
James Emil Phillips, son of the late Lee Houston and Genevieve (Havlak) Phillips, was born July 20, 1938, in Runnels County, Texas, and passed away March 20, 2023, at his home after a long illness. He was 84 years, and 8 months of age.
James served 6 years in the United States Army, entering the service at the age of 17,...
David Barnett
Mar 19, 2023
David Jackson Barnett passed from this world into the arms of our Lord on March 19, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 75, after a meaningful life and lengthy health battle. David is survived by his wife of 53 years, Kathleen, of Mansfield, Missouri; their two children and their spouses, Deidra and Loren Busbee of Prosper, Texas, and...
Steve Cantrell
Mar 18, 2023
Stephen T. Cantrell, son of the late Donald and Joyce (Smith) Cantrell, was born May 27, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, and passed away March 18, 2023, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. He was 66 years, 9 months, and 22 days of age.
Steve grew up in California, later moved to Nebraska, and finally settled in the Mansfield, Missouri, area...
Junior Johnstone
Mar 17, 2023
Junior Henry Johnstone, son of Lucy and James Johnstone, was born November 14, 1939, in Moundville, Missouri, and went to live forever with Jesus on March 17, 2023, at the age of 83 years, 4 months and 3 days.
At the age of 16, Junior began a remarkable 50 year career of road construction and building bridges throughout Missouri, Arkansas, and...
Donald Warren
Mar 16, 2023
Donald Warren, son of the late Katherine Ledgerwood, was born December 11, 1979, in Salem, Arkansas, and passed away March 16, 2023, at his home in Hartville, Missouri. He was 43 years of age.
Donald grew up in Birch Tree, Missouri. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed spending his time fishing, hunting, and enjoying the great outdoors. He especially loved...
Linda Harris
Mar 16, 2023
Linda Harris daughter of the late Flavel “Doc” and Shelley (Higgins) Sargent, was born February 22, 1949, in Dodge City, KS and passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in her home, surrounded by her children, in Hartville, Missouri, she was 74 years old.
Linda attended Ozark Community Technical College and graduated in the class of 1998. She married Daniel...
Derald Schoneboom
Mar 16, 2023
Derald Lee Schoneboom, the son of the late Hermann Henry and Della Mae (Riddle) Schoneboom, was born in LaBelle, Missouri, September 26, 1939, and passed away March 16, 2023, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 83 years, 5 months, and 20 days of age.
When Derald was 9 years old, Derald and his mother and older brother moved...
Yvonne "Von" Peterson
Mar 16, 2023
Yvonne “Von” Peterson, 72, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, entered into her heavenly home on Thursday, March 16, 2023. She was born January 27, 1951, to Bobby Daniel and Joan (Russell) Daniel in Great Bend, Kansas. She married the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Peterson, on July 8, 1978.
Von was very active in the community. She helped preserve local historical...
Clarence "Dwayne" Huffman
Mar 15, 2023
We regret to announce the passing of Clarence “Dwayne” Huffman of St. James, Missouri, on March 15, 2023, at the age of 80 years, 9 months, and 5 days. Dwayne passed away surrounded by his loved ones, from Alzheimer’s Disease.
Dwayne was preceded by his son, Dwayne Allen, his father, Clarence Huffman, his mother, Alice Marie Huffman and sister Dorothy, brothers...
Raymond Reed Freels
Mar 15, 2023
Raymond Reed Freels, son of the late Lewis and Ida (Gilley) Freels, was born March 18, 1930, near Dawson, Missouri, and departed this life March 15, 2023, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 92 years, 11 months, and 28 days of age.
Reed lived most of his life in the Dawson area. He married Bonnie Lawson...
Steven Lane Ruzic
Mar 13, 2023
Steven Lane Ruzic, son of James Vincent Ruzic and Wanda (Foster) Ruzic, was born October 5, 1959, in Roswell, New Mexico, and departed this life March 13, 2023, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 63 years, 5 months, and 8 days.
On August 4, 1979, he was united in marriage to Terri Diane Warren and...
Lois Kelley
Mar 12, 2023
Lois Jean Kelley was born June 30, 1947 in Mountain Grove, Missouri to Oley and Thelma (Proe) Virtue. She entered her heavenly home on March 12, 2023 in Autumn Oaks Caring Center after a short illness. She was 75 years, 6 months, and 12 days of age.
Lois lived in Mountain Grove her entire life and graduated from Mountain Grove High...
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