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George Julian Manville, Jr.

George Julian Manville, Jr.

Nov 25, 2021

George Julian Manville Jr. was born on October 9, 1937, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late George Julian Manville Sr. and the late Zena Beth Manville. He departed this life to be with our Lord on November 25, 2021, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri. As a youth George lived in Brownsville, Texas and Conway, Arkansas where he graduated...

Everett Penn Sr.

Everett Penn Sr.

Nov 24, 2021

Everett Louis Penn, Sr., son of Louis Penn and Loye Etta Miller Penn, was born July 6, 1952, in Syracuse, Kansas, and departed this life Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at his home near Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 69 years, 4 months, and 8 days. On May 22, 1979, he was united in marriage to Rhonda Rae Hamill in...

Robert Wayne Langley

Robert Wayne Langley

Nov 22, 2021

Robert Wayne Langley, son of Robert Langley and Rosie Owens Langley, was born February 19, 1943, in Diggins, Missouri and departed this life Monday, November 22, 2021, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri at the age of seventy-eight years, nine months, and thirteen days. On January 21, 1966, he was united in marriage to Joyce Helms and to...

Glenda Mings

Glenda Mings

Nov 22, 2021

Glenda Kay Mings, daughter of Lonnie Jerrel and Lula Jean (Collins) Wheat, was born October 26, 1960, in Cabool, Missouri, and departed this life November 22, 2021, at her home in Vanzant, Missouri. She was 61 years and 27 days of age. Glenda was raised in Moberly and Vanzant. She worked for many years for the Brown Shoe Company in...

Paul Zieber

Paul Zieber

Nov 22, 2021

Paul Zieber, son of the late Frank and Etta (Kirk) Zieber, was born September 14, 1950, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life November 22, 2021, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 71 years, 2 months, and 8 days of age. Paul grew up and attended school in Mountain Grove. He graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of...

Eual Carter

Eual Carter

Nov 22, 2021

Eual Ernest Carter was born on November 4, 1930, to Ernest and Zelphia (Edwards) Carter. He passed away on November 22, 2021, at the age of 91. Eual went on a blind date with Ladenia McAllister in 1960 and kept the road hot driving from Mountain Grove to Thornfield several days a week. The two were married on June 3,...

Ronald Lee Schott, Sr

Ronald Lee Schott, Sr

Nov 21, 2021

Ronald Lee Schott, Sr., 78, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord early on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the residence of his son, Ronald Lee Schott, Jr., and his wife, Kristy, in Mountain Grove. He was born Nov. 25, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Schott and the late Christine...

Mae Parsons

Mae Parsons

Nov 20, 2021

Mae Lilly Parsons, daughter of the late Bill and Mary (Woolard) Davis, was born, the second of five children, June 18, 1925, in Dora, Missouri, and departed this life November 20, 2021, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 96 years, 5 months, and 2 days of age. Mae was raised in Dora and moved to Mountain Grove at the age...

Carol Miller

Carol Miller

Nov 19, 2021

Carol Lynn (Longwell) Miller, daughter of Nancy (Vollmer) Longwell and the late Robert Longwell, was born January 17, 1956, in Rushville, Illinois, and passed away November 19, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 65 years, 10 months, and 2 days of age. Carol grew up and went to school in Rushville, Illinois. She married Tom Miller on...

Mable Tetrick

Mable Tetrick

Nov 18, 2021

Mable Tetrick was born October 26, 1931, on the family farm, daughter of Rass and Carrie (Long) Coffman. She passed from this life on November 18, 2021, at her home following several months of declining health. She was 90 years and 23 days of age. Mable was the oldest of 13 children. She attended Morning Sun School and graduated with...

Alice Swetnam

Alice Swetnam

Nov 17, 2021

Alice (Mings) Swetnam was born on May 16, 1926 to Robert "Kin" McKinley and Macie Belle (Stilley) Mings, at Embree, Missouri, and went home to be with the Lord on November 17, 2021 at the Kabul Nursing Center in Cabool, Missouri. Alice was the sixth of the thirteen children of Kin and Macie, the fourth of the ten who lived...

Von  Potts

Von Potts

Nov 17, 2021

Von Potts was born on January 4, 1938, to Merwin and Ina Potts in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, and peacefully passed away on November 17, 2021, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, at 83 years of age. Von was a hard worker and prior to retirement he worked for John Deere in Wisconsin for over 20 years. He eventually ended...

Rocky Gilbert Sr.

Rocky Gilbert Sr.

Nov 13, 2021

Rocky Wayne Gilbert Sr., son of the late Harold Kenneth and Fern Elva (Liles) Gilbert, was born July 23, 1967, in Visalia, California. He was the youngest of seven boys. Rocky departed this life November 13, 2021, at his home in Raymondville, Missouri. He was 54 years, 3 months, and 21 days of age. Rocky was a true family man...

Eddie Joe  Evans

Eddie Joe Evans

Nov 11, 2021

No services are planned at this time.

Pansy  Pearl Crisp

Pansy Pearl Crisp

Nov 10, 2021

Pansy Pearl (Bowlin) Crisp was born on March 31, 1932, the daughter of Hayden Bowlin and Virginia (Mings) Bowlin. She departed this life on November 10, 2021, at 89 years 7 months and 10 days of age. Pansy married Ival “Bud” Crisp on June 29, 1950, in Harrison, Arkansas. Four daughters were born to this union, Ilene, Erlene, Merlene and...

Ruby Faye Smith

Ruby Faye Smith

Nov 10, 2021

Ruby Faye Smith, daughter of the late Walter Samuel and Bessie Mae (Richardson) Dodson, was born August 5, 1924, in Marshfield, Missouri, and passed away November 10, 2021, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at 97 years of age. When she was young, she moved to Springfield, Missouri, where she attended and graduated from Central High School in 1941. Ruby...

Barbara Ann Taylor

Barbara Ann Taylor

Nov 9, 2021

No services are planned at this time.

Helen Forbes

Helen Forbes

Nov 9, 2021

Helen Barbara Forbes was born on March 30, 1949, in Tama, Iowa, the daughter of Elsie and Joseph Vesely. She attended the South Tama Public Schools, graduating in 1967. Helen married Harold Boldt. They were blessed with three children. They later divorced. Helen worked at Traer Manufacturing for many years. There she met the love of her life, Doug Forbes....

Patricia Ann Childress

Patricia Ann Childress

Nov 8, 2021

Patricia Ann Childress, daughter of Thomas Roets and Sarah (Calvert) Roets, was born December 7, 1957, in Topeka, Kansas, and departed this life on November 8, 2021, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. She was 63 years, 11 months, and 1 day of age. She was born in Kansas and moved to Seymour in 1981. She was a...

C. Don Taylor

C. Don Taylor

Nov 7, 2021

Clarence Donald Taylor was born on January 26, 1944, to Clarence and Audrey Taylor in Blue Eye, Missouri, and passed away on November 7, 2021, at his home in Seymour, Missouri, at 77 years of age. Don was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Dorais on April 29, 1967. Four sons were born to this union: Wesley, James, Larry, and...