Recent Obituaries

Feb 17, 2022

Joy Angelina Mayfield, daughter of the late Norman and Opal Smith Peterson, was born on September 12, 1930, in Tarkio, Missouri, and departed this life on February 17, 2022, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri, following an extended illness. She was 91 years of age. When she was very young, Joy moved with her family to Visalia, California....

Feb 17, 2022

Zelpha Eldora Boykin, daughter of the late Clyde and Ola (Tate) Wilson, was born February 27, 1932, in Graff, Missouri, and went to her heavenly home February 17, 2022, at her home in Dawson, Missouri. She was 89 years, 11 months, and 21 days of age. At Union Chapel, at age nine, Zelpha accepted Jesus as her savior and her...

Feb 17, 2022

Feb 16, 2022

Joyce Faye Edwards was born July 13, 1955, in Mansfield, Missouri, to Luther and Cleo Moore, the youngest of six children. She grew up in rural Missouri, and even though she would move away during parts of her life, rural Missouri was always home to her. She loved the area, and more importantly she loved her family who lived nearby....

Feb 14, 2022

Thomas Edward Baker, son of Loman and Rosalie Bane Baker, was born April 20, 1943, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and departed this life on February 14, 2022, at his home south of Seymour, Missouri, at the age of seventy-eight years, nine months, and twenty-four days. On March 12, 1964, he wed the love of his life, Kathleen Scofield, and to this...

Feb 12, 2022

Elwanda Marie (Boring Clouse) Rennaker was born on December 28, 1942, to Orville Boring and Lucille (Lockhart) Boring, in Dogwood, Missouri. She departed this life on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the age of 79 years, 1 month and 15 days, at the Glenwood Healthcare Center in Seymour, Missouri. She graduated at the age of seventeen from Seymour High School....

Feb 11, 2022

Feb 11, 2022

Janet May Smith, 76, went home to be with our Lord on February 11, 2022. She was a lifelong resident of Fordland. She was preceded in death by her mother Gladys, husband, R.K. Smith, brother, Denney L. Conley, Sr., sister-in-law, Sherwina, and brothers-in-law, John McCullom and David Wilkerson. Janet is survived by a brother, Jim Conley of Thayer; sisters, Becky...

Feb 10, 2022

Feb 9, 2022

Judy Anne Lawson came into this world in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 1, 1957, and spent every day after that leaving an indelible mark on the world and those whom she held dear. She enjoyed a long and distinguished professional career in the telecommunications industry, and before her passing, was an active volunteer in her church and in North...

Feb 9, 2022

Carter Ray Harrison, son of Corey Joe Harrison and Whitneigh Lynn (Drown) Harrison, was born February 9, 2022, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He also departed this life on February 9, 2022. Carter is survived by his parents, Corey and Whitneigh Harrison of Hartville, Missouri; his maternal grandparents, Gary and Debbie Drown of West Plains, Missouri; his paternal grandparents,...

Feb 9, 2022

Robin Lynette Smith, daughter of the late Kenneth and Sharlyn (Sawall) Smith, was born February 16, 1964, in Fresno, California, and departed this life February, 9, 2022, at her home in Macomb, Missouri. She was 57 years, 11 months, and 24 days of age. Robin was a published poet, a photographer, a collector, animal lover, and very talented artist and...

Feb 8, 2022

Jerry Allen Skaggs, son of the late William Taylor and Mary Louise (Borders) Skaggs, was born June 22, 1957, in Louisville, Kentucky, and passed away February 8, 2022, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 64 years, 7 months, and 17 days of age. Jerry was a Chief in the United States Navy where he served his country...

Feb 6, 2022

Grover J. “Skip” Thompson was the third of four sons born to the late Allen Leroy and Dorothy Mae (Frank) Thompson. He was born in LaCygne, Kansas, on December 2, 1949, and departed this life peacefully surrounded by family on February 6, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Skip was 72 years, 2 months, and 4 days of...

Feb 6, 2022

Joyce Faye (Plaster) Lewis, daughter of the late Otto and Della (Parsons) Plaster, was born December 16, 1948, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life February 6, 2022, at her home in Ozark, Missouri, with her husband, Jim, by her side. She is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Besides her parents, Joyce was...

Feb 6, 2022

Bobby Eugene Ziy, son of Johnny and Natalie Ziy, was born January 25, 1936, in Parma, Missouri. He departed this life surrounded by family and friends from his beloved Ziy Valley Ranch in Hartville, Missouri, on February 6, 2022, at the age of eighty-seven years young. Bob, as he was affectionally known by his family and friends, was a member...

Feb 5, 2022

William Edgar “Bill” Ogden, son of the late Clarence Edgar and Doris May (Walston) Ogden, was born November 12, 1940, in Hartville, Missouri. He departed this life on Saturday, February 5, 2022, in his home at Hartville, Missouri, at the age of 81. On June 1, 1961, Bill was united in marriage to Bonnie May Burdick and to this union...

Feb 4, 2022

Lyllis J. (Dugger) Gass, daughter of Ray F. and Georgia L. (Dudley) Dugger, was born September 6, 1939, in Hartville, Missouri. She departed this life on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Hartville Care Center in Hartville at the age of 82. On July 3, 1960, Lyllis was united in marriage to Harold Lee Gass. After their wedding, Lyllis, Harold and...

Feb 4, 2022

Cathy Lynn Murray, daughter of Henry Clarence Whipple and Clara Sue Smith Whipple, was born October 14, 1971, in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life February 4, 2022, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 50 years, 3 months, and 20 days. She was united in marriage to Trent Murray on May 30, 2010, in...

Feb 3, 2022

Adrien George Granier, Jr., "Boy", age 84, passed from this life on February 3, 2022, at his home in Hartville, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adrien Granier Sr. and Virginia Schexnayder Granier, four brothers, Earl, Albert, Henry, and Roy Granier, and two sisters, Vernice Brawd and Hazel Poirier. Adrien is survived by his adoptive family and...