Recent Obituaries

May 16, 2022

Stephen Lynn Willhite, son of the late William Dearl and Norma Faye (Bennett) Willhite, was born on November 6, 1954, in Lawrence, Kansas, and passed away on May 16, 2022, at his home at Hartville, Missouri. He was 67 years, 6 months, and 10 days of age. Steve was married to the love of his life, Dyann Cordry, on July...

May 16, 2022

Joan Harker, daughter of the late Otho Coleman Curtis and Beulah (Owens) Curtis, was born on August 10, 1940, in Wright County, Missouri, and departed her earthly home on May 16, 2022, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. In her childhood, Joan spent many days at her parents’ rock store near Hartville, Missouri. She attended Mountain Grove Schools where...

May 14, 2022

A tiny red-headed baby entered the world on February 5, 1925, in the Pea Ridge community north of Mansfield. Her parents, Ernest and Opal (Newton) Gaskill, named her Leah Mae. Opal wanted to name her A. Q., but luckily Ernie won the naming debate. They lived on this farm until 1928 when they moved to Ernie’s parents’ farm and built...

May 12, 2022

May 11, 2022

Carol Lou Freeman, daughter of the late Virgil and Ethel Ruth (Mulkey) Akers, was born September 5, 1945, in Norwood, Missouri, and passed away May 11, 2022, at Cox hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at 76 years of age. Carol spent most of her adult life in Belton, Missouri. She worked at the Belton Inn for over 35 years as a...

May 7, 2022

Ted Stranghoner, son of the late Bill and Betty (Ochs) Stranghoner, was born June 26, 1962, in Ashland, Kansas, and passed away May 7, 2022, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri. He was 59 years of age. Ted enjoyed the cowboy life. He was always raised around cattle and loved horses. His horse “Tink” will miss their rides together. He...

May 6, 2022

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May 5, 2022

Lexie Ray Grisham, son of the late Orville and Lorene (Thompson) Grisham, was born July 28, 1950, in Dora, Missouri, and passed away at Cox South Health Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 71 years, 9 months, and 8 days of age. Lexie grew up in Dora and graduated from Dora High School with the class of 1968. He married...

May 4, 2022

Randall Keith “Randy” Pirtle, son of Doyle and Thelma Templeton Pirtle, was born October 17, 1949, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life on May 4, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 72 years, 6 months, and 17 days. He was preceded in death by his parents. Randy is survived by a daughter, Jill Gavin...

May 2, 2022

Gordon Bay, son of the late B.H. and Sarah Bay, was born on February 16, 1929, at Eminence, Missouri, and passed from this life on May 2, 2022, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Gordon’s younger years were very interesting. He grew up during hard times. For money he shined shoes at Muggins Barber Shop and sold...

May 1, 2022

Jr. Cornelius, beloved father to his daughter Dana (Cornelius) MacDonald, and two stepsons Warren and Wayne Merrifield. On May 1, 2022, Jr. passed away in a house full of loved ones in his daughter’s home in rural Seymour after a long battle with heart failure. Jr. was eighty-seven years and seven months young. The fourth of six children, he was...

Apr 30, 2022

Sharon McCoy was born in Lebanon, Missouri, on May 30, 1957, to James Austin, Sr. and Aleda “Toots” (Davis) Franklin. She left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on April 30, 2022, at the age of 64. Sharon graduated from Lebanon High School in 1975. She married Terry McCoy on June 20, 1992, at Competition, Missouri, and...

Apr 27, 2022

Apr 27, 2022

Curtis Palmer Tollin, son of the late Elon and Alfreda (Bauman) Tollin, was born March 22, 1929, in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Curt traded this life for a life in heaven on April 27, 2022. He lived a healthy life for 93 years. Curt married his only love, Darlene Niemann, on August 31, 1947, and they were happily married for 63 years....

Apr 27, 2022

Freddie Lee Cook, son of the late Freeman and Phyllis (Felkner) Cook, was born April 14, 1955, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away April 27, 2022, at Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Healthcare Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was 67 years and 13 days of age. On August 23, 1973, Freddie enlisted in the United States Navy. He served his country...

Apr 27, 2022

Eric Nathan Bell was born March 11, 1960, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away on April 27, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 62 years, 1 month, and 16 days of age. He grew up as the youngest of the boys and had many stories to tell. He shared that his brothers would put him in the treetops, would...

Apr 26, 2022

Kala Roe Rawlings, son of Parley Daniel and Barbara Lee Kilgore Rawlings, was born October 8, 1967, in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life on April 26, 2022, in a logging accident near Norwood, Missouri, at the age of 54 years, 6 months, and 18 days. He was united in marriage to Tammara Ann Barlett on September 6, 1987,...

Apr 26, 2022

Thomas “TJ” Jerome Schramm was an amazing man. He was born March 10, 1954, in Stockton, California, to Arthur and Hilda (Nies) Schramm. He passed away April 26, 2022, at Ozarks Health Care in West Plains, Missouri, at 68 years of age. He is survived by his best friend and loving wife, Hazel “Tiny” Schramm, a daughter Pamela Schramm of...

Apr 25, 2022

Addylyne Grace Ratterree, daughter of Kalen and Mercedes (Britt) Ratterree, was born May 27, 2020, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus Christ on April 25, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 1 year, 10 months, and 29 days of age. Addylyne was a beautiful, courageous angel given no hope or quality of life...

Apr 25, 2022

Donnasue Cottengim, daughter of the late Howard and Patricia (Northcutt) Royal, was born March 20, 1943, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life April 25, 2022, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri. She was 79 years, 1 month, and 5 days of age. Donnasue grew up in Mountain Grove. She was united in marriage to Wilkie Cottengim on October...