Recent Obituaries
Norma Louise Rector
Sep 9, 2022
Norma Rector, daughter of the late Elbert Franklin and Ruth Marie (Lape) Burk, was born November 28, 1933, in Winona, Missouri, and passed away September 9, 2022, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 88 years of age.
Norma’s parents were home missionaries and planted churches in several locations; therefore, she had the privilege of growing up in Missouri, California,...
Michael Warner
Sep 9, 2022
Michael George Warner was the son of Jerry and Sue (Cockerham) Warner. He was born April 11, 1960, in Livonia, Michigan, and departed this life September 9, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, with his loving wife by his side. He was 62 years old.
Michael was in the United States Army, stationed in Hawaii for two years. He...
Betty J. Smith
Sep 9, 2022
Betty Jean Smith, daughter of Jean and Virginia (Wilson) Gruner, was born April 30, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri, and passed away September 9, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 74 years, 4 months, and 10 days of age.
Betty became a stepmother when she married Melvin Morris Smith on April 10, 1976, in Mansfield, Missouri,...
Melvin Kellum
Sep 8, 2022
Melvin Wade Kellum, son of Johnny Wilbur and Jewell A. (Todd) Kellum, was born May 14, 1960, in Marshfield, Missouri, and died September 8, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 62 years, 3 months, and 25 days of age.
Melvin married Kelly Rudolph on May 30, 1980, in Diggins, Missouri and to this union one son was born,...
Nellie Dye
Sep 8, 2022
A memorial service for Nellie Louise Dye will be held Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the Seymour Methodist Church. The service will begin at 11:00 AM with Pastor Wally Jones officiating. After the service, the Seymour Methodist Church women will serve a light lunch in the fellowship hall for those wanting to linger and visit.
Graveside services for the immediate family...
Norman Mings
Sep 5, 2022
Norman Edwin Mings, son of the late Calvin Dale and Anna Marie (Shields) Mings, was born March 26, 1949, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life September 5, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove. He was 73 years, 5 months, and 10 months of age.
Norman grew up and attended school in Mountain Grove. He began working for the...
Mary Peterson
Sep 5, 2022
Mary Lou (Green) Peterson, daughter of the late Louis Burnet and Violet Marie (Brockmier) Green, was born December 2, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and passed away September 5, 2022, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 89 years, 9 months, and 3 days of age.
Mary was saved and baptized during her teenage years. She graduated from Mountain...
Bonnie Emerick
Sep 3, 2022
Bonnie Kay Emerick, eldest daughter of Roy and Alfreda (Owens) Emerick, was born March 17, 1953, in Springfield, Missouri, and unexpectedly departed this life September 3, 2022, at her home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri. She was 69 years, 5 months, and 17 days of age.
She grew up in the Seymour and Mansfield areas with her parents, sisters, and large extended...
Buddy Adelberg
Sep 1, 2022
Buddy Carl Adelberg, son of the late Floyd and Emma (Mench) Adelberg, was born November 15, 1938, in Augusta, Michigan, and passed away September 1, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 83 years, 9 months, and 17 days of age.
Buddy had a gypsy soul and was a free spirited traveler, traveling to many different places. He...
Jeffrey Lynn Harmon
Aug 31, 2022
Jeffrey Lynn Harmon, son of the late Robert and Marie Harmon, was born on March 11, 1956 in Charlotte, Michigan and died on August 31, 2022 at his home in Seymour, Missouri. He was 66 years old.
Jeff grew up in Michigan where he married Molly in 1980. There he learned appliance repair and began one of many businesses to come....
Walter Keith Stafford
Aug 28, 2022
Walter Keith Stafford, son of James Sydney Stafford and Sarah Ethel Morris Stafford, was born May 1, 1928, in Cotter, Arkansas and departed this life August 28, 2022, at Glenwood Healthcare Center in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 27 days. On September 1, 1948, he was united in marriage to Marjorie Alice Owens in...
Tana Lovan
Aug 25, 2022
Tana Sue (Richter) Lovan, daughter of the late Edwin and Thelma (Stanton) Richter, was born August 17, 1951, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life August 25, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 71 years and 8 days of age. Tana grew up in the Ash Grove community and attended elementary school in Bois D’Arc. She...
Gary Dean Smythe
Aug 24, 2022
Gary Dean Smythe, son of the late Carrel Smythe and Trella June (Martin) Ellis, was born December 14, 1948, in Ozark, Missouri, and passed away August 24, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 73 years, 8 months, and 10 days of age. Gary grew up in the Fordland area. He worked at Heads Orchard in Seymour, Missouri,...
Frank Dearmond
Aug 23, 2022
Frank Marion DeArmond, the son of Chester “Dad” DeArmond and Agnes “Maw” (Cummins) DeArmond, was born December 27, 1932, in Springfield, Missouri. Frank grew up on the family farm near Seymour surrounded by his extended family. In December 1952, Frank met Anita Duckworth and they were married on May 24, 1953. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary this year. Their...
Betty Richardson
Aug 22, 2022
Betty Jean (Boykin) Richardson, daughter of the late Roy Edward and Marie Mirth (Crewse) Boykin, was born November 27, 1942, in Graff, Missouri, and departed this life August 22, 2022, at the Walnut Grove Living Center in McAlester, Oklahoma. She was 79 years, 8 months, and 26 days of age. Betty enjoyed family gatherings and eating at Red Lobster. Her...
Kenneth Howard Dennis
Aug 22, 2022
Kenneth Howard Dennis, son of Harold Joe Dennis and Beulah Faye Hannah Dennis, was born October 19, 1937, on the family farm just north of Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life on Monday, August 22, 2022, in the same house where he was born, at the age of 84 years, 10 months, and 3 days. On November 27, 1958, he...
Carolyn Joyce Steffe
Aug 21, 2022
Carolyn Joyce Steffe, daughter of Clinton Padgett and Ruth Elizabeth McGrath Padgett, was born July 15, 1934, in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed this life on August 21, 2022, at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center in Ava, Missouri, at the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 6 days. On November 30, 1952, she was united in marriage to David...
L.R. "Bud" Hansen
Aug 20, 2022
Leonard Ray “Bud” Hansen, Sr., son of the late Raymond and Laura (Jensen) Hansen, was born May 14, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska, and departed this life August 20, 2022, in Lebanon, Missouri. He was 85 years, 3 months, and 6 days of age. Bud loved to rodeo, and he worked as a horseshoer at the Ak-Sar-Ben Race Track in Omaha,...
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