Recent Obituaries
Vernon Hale
Mar 30, 2022
Vernon Byron Hale, son of the late James Warner and Florence (Hicks) Hale, was born November 9, 1927, in Ozark County, Missouri, and departed this life March 30, 2022, in the Harry S. Truman VA Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 94 years, 4 months, and 21 days of age. Vernon grew up in Ozark County. He...
Beulah Marie Garrison
Mar 29, 2022
Beulah Marie (Rogers) Garrison, daughter of the late Hub and Clara (Patterson) Rogers, was born March 22, 1930, near Raymondville, Missouri, and departed this life March 29, 2022, in Hartville, Missouri. She was 92 years and 7 days of age. Marie was united in marriage to Billy Eugene Garrison on September 15, 1947. Two children were born to this union:...
Richard "Rick" Klein
Mar 28, 2022
Richard “Rick” Wendell Klein, Jr., son of Richard Wendell, Sr. and Eleanor (Oots) Klein, was born March 13, 1961, in Oakland, California and departed this life March 28, 2022, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. He was 61 years of age. After graduating high school Rick enlisted in the United States Marines in 1979. He was a helper and enjoyed...
Nancy Longwell
Mar 28, 2022
Nancy Lee Longwell, daughter of the late David and Etta (Adkisson) Vollmer, was born June 9, 1936, in Rushville, Illinois. She went to be with the Lord on March 28, 2022, at 85 years, 9 months, and 19 days of age. Nancy married Robert “Bob” Longwell on July 2, 1955, in Rushville, Illinois, and to this union three children were...
James Ray Souder
Mar 26, 2022
James “Jim” Ray Souder, son of the late Ray and Joyce (Scherer) Souder, was born on November 25, 1951, in Delano, California, and departed this life on March 26, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, following an extended illness. He was 70 years, 4 months, and 1 day of age. Jim grew up in California in the San Joaquin Valley and graduated...
Michael Sartor
Mar 26, 2022
Michael Lee Sartor, son of Dan and Shirley (Dunlap) Sartor, was born July 17, 1989, in Mansfield, Missouri, and tragically passed away March 26, 2022, in Ozark County, Missouri, following a boating accident. He was 32 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Michael always managed to find the humor in most situations. He was carefree and “danger” wasn’t...
Douglas Hervey Sr.
Mar 24, 2022
Douglas Lee Hervey Sr., 71, son of the late John H. and Mary Margaret (Brasher) Hervey, was born February 12, 1951, in Washington, D.C., and departed this life March 24, 2022, in Ava, Missouri, following an extended illness. Doug grew up in Cheverly, Maryland. Growing up near the Chesapeake Bay, Doug loved spending time on the water, especially when sailing...
Michael Gene Lindsay
Mar 22, 2022
Michael Gene Lindsay, son of the late Billy Jean Lindsay and Thelma Wanita (Bryant) Lindsay, was born on January 21, 1950, in Ada, Oklahoma, and departed this life on March 22, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following an extended illness. He was 72 years, 2 months, and 1 day of age. Michael grew up in Oklahoma and had...
Vineta Mckinley
Mar 21, 2022
Vineta (Halliburton) McKinley, daughter of the late Stanton and Una (Black) Halliburton, was born October 15, 1934, in Bendavis, Missouri, and departed this life March 21, 2022, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 87 years, 5 months, and 6 days of age. Vineta attended school in Mountain Grove and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of 1952. Following...
Ruby "Madge" Kennemer
Mar 21, 2022
Ruby “Madge” (Brown) Kennemer, age 95, went to her heavenly home on March 21, 2022, in Seymour, Missouri, with her family at her bedside. She was born on December 2, 1926, to Albert Clay and Neva (Yocham) Brown in Pontiac, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, W. Eli Kennemer; her daughter Teena Booth and son...
Clara Faye Dennis
Mar 18, 2022
Clara Faye Dennis, daughter of the late George Nicholas and Velma Irene (Worsham) Durney, was born September 7, 1948, in Rawlins, Wyoming, and departed this life March 18, 2022, at her home, near Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 73 years, 6 months, and 9 days of age. As a child, Clara Faye enjoyed riding horses, especially “Dusty”, and playing with...
Marylou Ross
Mar 17, 2022
MaryLou Ross, daughter of the late Clark and Anne (Huelsburg) Hall, was born June 4, 1940, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and departed this life March 17, 2022, in Rolla, Missouri. She was 81 years, 9 months, and 13 days of age. MaryLou grew up and attended school in Elmwood, Nebraska. Following school she worked in office jobs and eventually went to...
George Holmes
Mar 16, 2022
George Wendell Holmes, son of the late George Hershel and Delores (Hicks) Holmes, was born May 21, 1954, in Columbus, Georgia, and departed this life March 16, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was 67 years, 9 months, and 26 days of age. “GW” was raised and graduated high school in Dothan, Alabama, and then attended...
Duane Pearson
Mar 14, 2022
Duane Kenneth Pearson, son of Kenneth Miller Pearson and Dorothy Ida Davis Pearson, was born April 22, 1932, in Pontiac, Illinois, and departed this life in his daughter’s home near Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 22 days. On May 28, 1955, he was united in marriage to Carol June Mix and to this union...
Pauline "Polly" Molloy
Mar 13, 2022
Pauline “Polly” Molloy was received into the arms of Jesus on March 13, 2022. She was born to Otis and Helen (Vastbinder) Seratt on October 4, 1929, in Manila, Arkansas. She married Sterling “Jake” Molloy on October 10, 1955, in Higginsville, Missouri. Polly grew up in churches all over the United States since her father was a preacher. Once she...
Merry Bell Strunk-Summers
Mar 13, 2022
Merry Bell Strunk-Summers, daughter of the late Jay and Laura (Bell) Koehler, was born December 16, 1922, in Hutchinson, Kansas, and departed this life March 13, 2022, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 99 years, 2 months, and 28 days of age. Merry Bell was united in marriage to Hubert Strunk. Two sons, Hubert and Ronald, were born to this...
Joyce Smith
Mar 12, 2022
Joyce Marie Smith, daughter of the late Leon Raymond and Freida (Hicks) Creed, was born December 15, 1956, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Joyce passed away suddenly on March 12, 2022, at 65 years of age. Joyce was raised in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1976. She married Ken Smith on February 18, 1977. Joyce was...
Ethmer "Doc" Franklin Johnson
Mar 10, 2022
Ethmer “Doc” Franklin Johnson, son of the late Russell Clarence and Mary (Randall) Johnson, was born July 29, 1938, in Elk Creek, Missouri, and departed this life March 10, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 83 years, 7 months, and 12 days of age. Doc was raised in the Elk Creek Community in Texas County. He...
Cindy Jo Calton
Mar 10, 2022
Cindy Jo Calton, "The Purple Lady", daughter of the late Joseph and Edith Allen, was born June 14, 1946, in Tacoma, Washington, and departed this life March 10, 2022, at her home in Hartville, Missouri. She was 75 years, 8 months, and 26 days of age. Cindy was raised and attended school in Burien, Washington. She moved to Hartville, Missouri,...
Jeffrey Parsons
Mar 9, 2022
Jeffrey Scott Parsons, son of Frankie and Phyllis (Volner) Parsons, was born May 11, 1982, and passed away March 9, 2022. He was 39 years, 9 months, and 29 days of age. Jeffrey was a father, a son, a brother, and a friend. He loved his family with unending love. Jeff never seemed to meet a stranger and could make...