Recent Obituaries
John Hawthorne
Jan 24, 2022
John Hawthorne was born February 20, 1945, in San Francisco, California, to parents Chester and Leontine (Summers) Hawthorne. He passed on January 24, 2022, in Cabool, Missouri. John was 76 years, 11 months, and 4 days of age. John graduated from Avondale High School in Decatur, Georgia, and then served in the Marines. John married Louise Richards Davis on August...
Evelyn Lawson
Jan 23, 2022
Isabelle Evelyn (Lord) Lawson, formerly of Mountain Grove, died peacefully on January 23, 2022. Evelyn was born October 23, 1922, in Lay, Colorado. She grew up in Baggs, Wyoming as part of a large family. At age 13, after her father’s death, she moved to a local ranch where she was welcomed into the family. She cooked and cleaned for...
Stephen Romines
Jan 23, 2022
Stephen Herbert Romines of Mountain Grove, Mo. died at home on Jan. 23, 2022. He was born on Dec. 31, 1941 to parents Herbert W. Romines and Patricia J. Shannon Romines and lived in Mountain Grove for most of his childhood and youth. Following high school graduation Steve attended Washington University in St. Louis and graduated from the University of...
Daniel Woodard
Jan 23, 2022
Daniel Ivers Woodard, 42 years old, moved to his Heavenly home on January 23, 2022. Daniel was born on July 21, 1979 in Loveland, Colorado, where he was raised and completed high school. He moved to Mountain Grove, Missouri, with his family in 1998 and lived independently for twenty years at McElldo Apartments. In 2018, medical issues necessitated more physical...
Mary Elizabeth Fletcher
Jan 23, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Fletcher, daughter of Billy Dale and Nancy Jane (Adams) Fletcher, was born June 26, 1968, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away January 23, 2022, at her home in Graff, Missouri. She was 53 years, 6 months, and 28 days of age. Mary was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy Jane “Janie” Fletcher, one aunt, Sherley Valtine, and...
Rebecca Gail Rambo
Jan 23, 2022
Rebecca Gail Rambo, daughter of Raymond Dycus and Katherine Adams Dycus, was born November 29, 1966, in Tulare, California and departed this life January 23, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of fifty-five years, one month, and twenty-four days. She was united in marriage to Paul Douglas Rambo on April 29, 1988, and to this union one daughter was...
Sandra (Holmes) Tinsley
Jan 23, 2022
Dr. Sandra Jean Tinsley passed away after a long illness on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the age of 83. She was a National Merit Scholar, and held Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from SMSU (long before it was MSU), and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Arkansas. She was a life-long educator, having taught in schools ranging from...
Alice "Marie" Cummins
Jan 23, 2022
Alice Marie Cummins was born September 28, 1939, to Wesley and Anna May (Overturf) McCall and departed this life January 23, 2022, in Willard, Missouri, at 82 years of age. Marie grew up in Ashgrove, Missouri. She met Earl Cummins of Seymour and they began their journey together October 1967. Marie and Earl spent 53 years together, working and enjoying...
Jonathan Arthur Chester
Jan 23, 2022
Jonathan Arthur Chester, son of the late Laurence Eugene and Viola Jane (Cross) Chester, was born November 10, 1950, in Faribault, Minnesota, and departed this life January 23, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 71 years, 2 months, and 13 days of age. Chester loved the cold climate in which he was raised, but left it...
Terri Rae Lane
Jan 23, 2022
Terri Rae Lane, daughter of Lincoln Burrel Baird and Mary Magdalene Blevins Baird was born August 5, 1961, in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life January 23, 2022, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of sixty years, five months, and eighteen days. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Misty Lane, and brother, David Baird....
Shalawn Michelle Lawrence
Jan 21, 2022
Shalawn Michelle (Emerick) Lawrence, daughter of Bonnie Emerick, was born April 16, 1972, in Springfield, Missouri, and unexpectedly departed this life January 21, 2022, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 49 years, 9 months, and 5 days of age. She grew up in the Seymour and Mansfield communities with her large extended family, it was rare to...
Thomas Long
Jan 20, 2022
Thomas Dwight Long, son of the late Avis and Nelma (Smittle) Long, was born July 17, 1948, in St. George, Missouri, and passed away January 20, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 73 years, 6 months, and 3 days of age. Thomas grew up in the St. George and Jerktail area and attended grade school at Cold Water School. He...
Brooksie "May" Dalton
Jan 19, 2022
Brooksie May Dalton, daughter of Samuel and Brooksie McHaffie Dalton, was born August 22, 1954, in Rogersville, Missouri, and departed this life on January 19, 2022, at Glenwood Healthcare Center in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of sixty-seven years, four months, and twenty-eight days. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a nephew, Larry Ousley, Jr. May is...
Edwin Bloomer
Jan 18, 2022
Edwin Joseph Bloomer, 92, also known as “Ed” or “Bud”, passed away on January 18, 2022, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri. The son of Thomas and Martha (Guns) Bloomer, he was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, on July 8, 1929. On August 2, 1958, he married Gwen Hebbring in Winter, Wisconsin. They have seven children: Robert, Anna, Roger, Kara, Allen,...
Robin Bailey
Jan 18, 2022
Robin Lee (Dodson) Bailey was born into this life November 16, 1963, to Harold Lee and Hazel Laverne (Farr) Dodson of Norwood, Missouri, and passed from this life January 18, 2022, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 58 years, 2 months, and 2 days of age. As the oldest of seven children she always played mother to...
Carl Bentley Jr.
Jan 18, 2022
Carl Gene Bentley Jr. left this world on January 18, 2022, at the age of 49, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, surrounded by his family at St. Bernards Medical Center. The family is deeply saddened by his passing after a truly courageous month-long battle against COVID-19. Carl Jr. was born July 6, 1972 to Carl Sr. and Valerie (Martin) Bentley, in Ceres,...
Martin Vlietstra
Jan 18, 2022
Martin Vlietstra, son of Peter and Jacoba (Okken) Vlietstra, was born November 16, 1932, in Paterson, New Jersey, and departed this life on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his home near Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of eighty-nine years, two months and two days. On October 7, 1960, he was united in marriage to Edith Nyman and to this union...
Diane Wohlwend
Jan 16, 2022
Diane Christine Wohlwend, nee Haack, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 15, 2022. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 30, 1947, to Walter and Ruth (Juerke) Haack. She grew up in Brookfield, Illinois. She attended Northern Illinois University, earning a Bachelor of Arts, Masters, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Her doctoral studies included study at the...
Michael Moore
Jan 15, 2022
SERVICES PENDING Michael Leon Moore, son of the late Glenn Raymond and Mamie Olive (Roberts) Moore, was born October 2, 1952, in Summersville, Missouri, and departed this life January 15, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 69 years, 3 months, and 13 days of age. Besides his parents, Michael was preceded in death by three brothers, Raymond Moore, Billy Ray...
Gabriel John Ferreira
Jan 13, 2022
Gabriel “Gabe” John Ferreira, beloved son of Tiffany (Morton) Heil and Edmond David Ferreira, was born October 21, 2005, in St. Louis, Missouri, and passed away January 13, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 16 years of age. Gabe was a big fan of SpongeBob SquarePants. He loved to listen to music, especially the old country classics. He talked of...