Recent Obituaries
William "Sonny" Van Ness
Oct 3, 2022
William Nathan “Sonny” Van Ness, son of George and Bonnie (Looper) Van Ness, was born March 12, 1941, in Seymour, Missouri, and passed away October 3, 2022, due to a sudden stroke. He was 81 years, 6 months, and 22 days of age.
Sonny married Annie Bell Napier, the love of his life, on October 26, 1963, in Seymour, Missouri, and...
Russel Allen
Oct 2, 2022
Russel Lewis Allen, son of the late Norvell Nels and Norma Rose (Miller) Allen, was born May 9, 1947 at Norwood, Missouri, and passed from this life at his home in Norwood, Missouri, following a long illness, on October 2, 2022. He was 75 years, 4 months, and 14 days of age.
After several moves in his young life, Russel and...
Janice (Colgan) Smikle
Oct 2, 2022
Janice Rosemary (Colgan) Smikle, was born February 18, 1947, to Walter and Juanita Colgan, at their home near Marshfield, Missouri. She departed this life October 2, 2022, at Cox Health Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. She was 75 years, 7 months, and 14 days of age.
Janice married Darrell Smikle June 7, 1964, on the Smikle farm. They were high school...
Jeneita Fish
Oct 2, 2022
Jeneita Lou (Smith) Fish, daughter of the late Drew and Clara (Wake) Smith, was born November 23, 1941, in Vanzant, Missouri, and departed this life surrounded by family on October 2, 2022, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 80 years, 10 months, and 9 days of age.
Jeneita grew up in a large family. She and her twin sister, Juanita, were...
Alva Maddox
Oct 1, 2022
Alva Barbara Maddox, 90, of Seymour, Missouri, passed away October 1, 2022.
On May 29, 1932, Alva was born to Sam and Helen Koop in Corn, Oklahoma.
On September 10, 1946, Alva married Billy Joe Maddox in Wheeler, Texas. After the couple married, they started working and became young entrepreneurs owning a laundromat and lumberyard. Later, they settled in Seymour, Missouri, where...
Rosemary Gibson
Sep 27, 2022
Rosemary Gibson, daughter of the late Robert Melvin Francis (Reis) Cox, was born December 14, 1948, at St Louis, Missouri, and passed away September 27, 2022, at Willow Care Nursing Home in Willow Springs, Missouri. She was 73 years, 9 months, and 13 days of age.
Rosemary grew up in St. Louis and Hartville, Missouri. She met Theodore Gibson in St....
Myrlene Dowden
Sep 24, 2022
Myrlene Lucille (Fike) Dowden, was born October 4, 1923, in northern Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life September 24, 2022, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, ten days before her ninety-ninth birthday.
Myrlene’s father, Roy H. Fike, (1897 – 1976) was born and was raised in Laclede County, Missouri. Roy met Mary L. Davis (1897 – 1947) in 1917 in Idaho. They...
Sharon (Bennett) O'Harra
Sep 24, 2022
Sharon Kay (Bennett) O’Harra, daughter of the late Roy and Goldie (Orth) Bennett, was born March 30, 1946, in Cabool, Missouri, and passed away September 24, 2022, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 76 years of age.
Sharon married the love of her life and her soul mate, Jim O’Harra, affectionately known as Pop, on June 18, 2021, in...
James Arthur Curry, Jr.
Sep 22, 2022
James Arthur Curry, Jr., son of the late James and Bess (Tinkle) Curry, was born on November 19, 1929, in Berkeley, California, and passed away on September 22, 2022, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri, surrounded by family. He was 92 years of age.
James married Rena Hampton on June 27, 1953, in Upland, California, and to this union two sons...
Thelma Emery
Sep 21, 2022
Thelma Emery, daughter of the late Fred and Nellie (Rhodes) Holt, was born December 8, 1936, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away surrounded by her family on September 21, 2022, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 85 years, 9 months, and 13 days of age.
Thelma grew up with three brothers and six sisters. She always worked...
Julianne Downs
Sep 19, 2022
Julianne Joyce Downs, 57 of Seymour, Missouri, passed away at home surrounded by her family on September 19, 2022, after several years of battling autoimmune liver disease and recently with liver cancer.
She was born to parents Eugene and Joyce Epple, on May 21, 1965, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
She graduated from Sunnydale Adventist Academy in 1983, and went on to study...
Patsy Jones
Sep 18, 2022
Patsy Jane Jones was born August 14, 1938, and departed this life Sunday, September 18, 2022, at her home in Seymour, Missouri.
Patsy and her husband, Dale, made Seymour their home since 1975. They owned and operated the Seymour Standard Station until the mid ‘80’s. Patsy worked for the post office and retired in 1999. In retirement, she enjoyed her time...
Joseph Bommarito
Sep 18, 2022
On Sunday, September 18th, Joseph A. Bommarito, beloved husband, and devoted stepfather, passed away. He was 48. He was the son of Anthony Bommarito and Mary Miller.
Joseph graduated from Walled Lake High School in Michigan. After high school, he apprenticed to become an automobile mechanic. He was a trucker for over 10 years before joining the Army. He spent his...
Dennis Keith Welch
Sep 17, 2022
Dennis Keith Welch of Seymour, Missouri, fought the good fight and battled pancreatic cancer until the very end. He earned his angel wings on September 17, 2022, at the age of 70 years, 9 months, and 17 days and passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family. Dennis was born on November 30, 1951, in Springfield, Missouri,...
Don Leroy Walker
Sep 15, 2022
Don Leroy Walker was born December 6th, 1933 in Souder, Missouri, to Charles and Frankie (Rowlett) Walker. He passed away September 15th, 2022, at his home south of Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 88.
Don married Carole Hightower on November 8, 1952, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. They were to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on November 8th, 2022.
Don and...
Roberta Darlene Richardson
Sep 14, 2022
Roberta Darlene Henderson, known as Robbie to her friends, Darlene to her classmates and family, passed away peacefully at the age of 66 on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.
Robbie was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Inez Henderson and two granddaughters, Becca and Samantha.
She is survived by her two children, Chris Henderson of...
Leonard Freeman
Sep 14, 2022
Leonard Leon Freeman, son of the late William and Emma (Crisp) Freeman, was born October 31, 1926, in Brixey, Missouri, and passed away September 14, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove. He was 95 years, 10 months, and 15 days of age.
Leonard attended school in Douglas County. He served his country in the United States Army during World War...
Kenneth Ray Williams
Sep 13, 2022
Kenneth Ray “Kenny” Williams, son of Oscar Ray Williams and Mary Delores Pruett Williams, was born November 3, 1945, in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life on September 13, 2022, at Glenwood Healthcare Center in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 76 years, 10 months, and 10 days.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, brother,...
"Big John" Calus
Sep 13, 2022
John Joseph Calus I, son of the late Joseph and Helen (Stelmach) Calus, was born on April 28,
1948, in Batavia, New York, and went to be with the Lord on September 13, 2022, at his home in
Mountain Grove, Missouri, surrounded by family. He was 74 years of age.
In his younger years, John could be found hunting, trapping, fishing, or getting...
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