Recent Obituaries

Apr 21, 2021

Stella May Marliere, daughter of the late William and Helen (Clare) Baggs, was born January 22, 1950, in Peoria, Illinois, and departed this life April 21, 2021, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 71 years, 2 months, and 30 days of age. Stella was united in marriage to Ralph Marliere Sr. on February 14, 1971, in Viola,...

Apr 21, 2021

Kelly LeAnn Ross, daughter of the late Floyd and Patricia (Donaldson) Ross, was born April 29, 1969, in Lincoln, Illinois, and passed away April 21, 2021, at her residence in Cabool, Missouri. She was 51 years, 11 months, and 23 days of age. Kelly attended Cabool schools and graduated from Cabool High School with the class of 1987. She worked...

Apr 20, 2021

Apr 18, 2021

Evelyn Phronia Bushong, daughter of the late Ivy and Pearl (Baker) Hutchison, was born August 28, 1932, in Vanzant, Missouri, and went peacefully to her heavenly home on April 18, 2021, in Springfield, Missouri. She was 88 years, 7 months, and 21 days of age. Evelyn was united in marriage to Al Bushong on May 18, 1950. They were privileged...

Apr 12, 2021

Connie Renea (Stanley) Avery, was born November 21, 1957, to Henry Otis and Margaret Pearl (Majors) Stanley, in Huntsville, Alabama, and passed away April 12, 2021, in Providence, Rhode Island. She was 63 years, 4 months, and 22 days of age. Renea married John Delbert Avery, Jr. on September 15, 1979, in Huntsville, Alabama. Three daughters were born to this...

Apr 11, 2021

James David Massengale Sr. was born June 22, 1944, in Sanger, Texas, to W.O. “Tom” and Emma Massengale. He passed on April 11, 2021, at 76 years, 9 months, and 20 days of age. He grew up in North Texas and graduated from Era High School in 1962. James met his wife, Shirley Morris, when they were just 2 and...

Apr 9, 2021

Delsie Iola (Tooley) Hastings, daughter of the late Harry James and Pearl (Hicks) Tooley, was born September 4, 1932, in Hartville, Missouri. She left this world for her Heavenly home on April 9, 2021, at the age of 88 years. Delsie married Pete Hastings on March 3, 1951. She was a member of Willow Springs Free Will Baptist Church where...

Apr 7, 2021

Ruth Delores (Lawson) Dunlap was born October 6, 1935, to the late Joseph Franklin Lawson and Leoma Grace (Barr) Lawson. She departed this life to be with our Lord and Savior on April 7, 2021. She was 85 years, 6 months, and 1 day of age. Ruth grew up in the Green Mountain area, one of five children. With the...

Apr 7, 2021

Shirley Emery, daughter of the late John Clyde and Rena Jane (Quick) McCarty, was born November 18, 1943, and passed away April 7, 2021, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 77 years of age. Shirley attended Vanzant School. She was baptized at the age of ten, also in Vanzant. Shirley married the love of her life, Fred Emery,...

Apr 5, 2021

Beverly Jean (Woolsey) Rader was born in Bakersfield, California, on June 7, 1948, to William George Woolsey and Imogene (Parsons) Woolsey. She passed on April 5, 2021, in Cabool, Missouri, at 72 years, 9 months, and 29 days of age. Beverly loved doll collecting, sewing, singing in the church choir, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and...

Apr 4, 2021

William Booth completed his journey in this world on April 4, 2021, at his home outside Mountain Grove, Missouri, where he had been a resident after retiring in 2010 to fulfill his life-long dream of owning a farm. Bill Booth was born on November 8, 1936 in Liberal, Kansas, to Dennis Maxwell Booth and Catherine Mildred Hart. He was the...

Mar 25, 2021

Teddy Wade Turner, son of Thelma Maude (Wade) and Gene Turner, was born on February 6, 1938, in Broyles Community, Missouri, in a dirt floor chicken-coop. Ted graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1955 and then from Southwest Missouri State College through the Army ROTC program in 1959, where he earned a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education. Ted served...

Mar 23, 2021

Cecil Leroy Branson, son of the late Louie and Opal (Carr) Branson, was born December 26, 1925, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life March 23, 2021, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove. He was 95 years, 2 months, and 29 days of age. Cecil grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School....

Mar 21, 2021

Edwin Harry Clifford, 61, formerly of rural Columbia City, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2021, at his ranch home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He had been in declining health. He was born March 17, 1960, at the Whitley County Memorial Hospital, the son of Frederick H. and Berneice M. (Kleine) Clifford. Growing up in Whitley County, he completed...

Mar 21, 2021

Andy Joseph Sartor, son of the late James and Edna (Roby) Sartor, was born January 22, 1933, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and went to his heavenly home March 21, 2021, in the Veteran’s Hospital of Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was 88 years, 1 month, and 29 days of age. Andy proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War...

Mar 19, 2021

Lerenda Fay Birky Sullivan, 64, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away on March 19, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born November 12, 1956 in Boise, Idaho, the daughter of the late Denver Winslow and Florence Smith. During her lifetime, Lerenda Fay made many friends and a beautiful family. She loved to be in the great outdoors...

Mar 17, 2021

Gene Dale Cross, son of the late Eugene and Josephine (Edgemond) Cross, was born April 27, 1952, in Houston, Missouri, and departed this life March 17, 2021, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the young age of 68 years. Besides his parents, Gene was preceded in death by one sister, Frances Hawkins. Gene is survived by two daughters,...

Mar 11, 2021

Lonnie “Jerrel” Wheat was born in Vanzant, Missouri, on June 10, 1942, to Roy H. and Trilba (Smith) Wheat. He departed this life on March 11, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Jerrel attended school at Willow Springs No. 2 School. When he was young his parents traveled to work in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Colorado, which gave him...

Mar 11, 2021

George Jobes, son of Shirley (Rayfield) Jobes and the late Glenn Readman Jobes, was born May 19, 1970, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and passed away March 11, 2021, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 50 years of age. George grew up in Moyock, North Carolina. He always enjoyed having pets growing up. He and his “sis”, Glenda, would...

Mar 11, 2021

Donald Fred Kuster, son of the late Donald Fredolin and Edna Kathryn (Barton) Kuster, was born April 23, 1960, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away at his home in Mountain Grove on March 11, 2021, at 60 years of age. Donald was raised in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1978. He worked as a...