Recent Obituaries
Paul Brown
Mar 10, 2021
Paul Howard Brown, son of the late Willie Sr. and Iva (Cobb) Brown, was born July 14, 1946, in Douglas County, Missouri, and passed away March 10, 2021, at his residence in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Paul grew up in Douglas County and attended Bakersfield, Champion, Fairview, and Vanzant schools and graduated from Mountain Grove High School with the class of...
South "Junior" Noble
Mar 10, 2021
South “Junior” Noble was born April 4, 1938, in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He passed away on March 10, 2021, in Mountain Grove, Missouri at the age of 82. Junior lived in Mountain Grove most of his adult life. He worked at Harris Lumber in Mountain Grove. Junior married Virginia on April 29th, 1965. He loved spending time with his family....
Sally Jo Mason
Mar 9, 2021
Sally Jo (Reese) Mason was born September 9, 1970, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She peacefully passed away on March 9, 2021 at the age of 50. Sally married the love of her life, Clarence Mason, on June 15, 2004, in Hartville, Missouri. Sally touched a lot of people’s lives with her smile and kindness toward others. She enjoyed meeting and...
Gunner Todd Dean
Mar 6, 2021
Gunner Todd Dean made his arrival into this world on a beautiful fall day, September 23, 1998, in Chestertown, Maryland. He moved to Missouri with his family at the age of 8. He sadly passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the young age of 22. Gunner was a loving son, grandson, brother, and nephew. He had a love...
Richard Frederick Lange, Jr.
Mar 5, 2021
Richard Frederick Lange, Jr., son of the late Richard Frederick Lange, Sr., and Caroline Lee (Ricketts) Lange, was born November 12, 1958, in Baltimore, Maryland, and passed away March 5, 2021, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 62 years, 3 months, and 23 days of age. Richard grew up in Baltimore and graduated from Overlea High School...
James Freeman
Mar 5, 2021
James H. Freeman, son of the late Samuel L. and Velda (Clinton) Freeman, was born May 18, 1927, at Vera Cruz, near Ava, Missouri, and passed away March 5, 2021, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 93 years, 9 months, and 18 days of age. James was the last living of his generation of 54 grandchildren of...
Rhonda Faye Ice
Mar 5, 2021
Rhonda Faye Ice was born October 15, 1960, in Cabool, Missouri, and went home to be with Jesus on March 5, 2021, in Springfield, Missouri. She was 60 years, 4 months, and 21 days of age. Rhonda grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of 1979. She was a stay at home mom...
Janet Lynn Hopkins
Mar 4, 2021
Janet Lynn Hopkins, 60, passed away March 4, 2021, at Medicalodges Nursing Home in Oxford, Kansas. She was born March 26, 1960, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, the daughter of Alva Wayne and Wanda June Hopkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her favorite Aunt and Uncle, Betty and Norman Hopkins. Surviving are her sister, Jeanne...
Hilde Nadine Mc Lear
Mar 3, 2021
Hilde Nadine McLear, daughter of the late Kurt and Fern (Dudney) Jenssen, was born June 2, 1933, in Scranton, Kansas, and passed away March 3, 2021, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 87 years, 9 months, and 1 day of age. Hilde graduated from high school in Harveyville, Kansas, in 1951. She married Gary McLear on October...
Danny Whitman
Feb 28, 2021
Danny Eugene Whitman, son of the late Herbert Eugene and Juanita Marie (Long) Whitman, was born January 28, 1950, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and passed away February 28, 2021, at his residence in Cabool, Missouri. He was 71 years and 1 month of age. Danny graduated from Maize High School in Maize, Kansas. After graduation he served his country in...
Wayne Clifford
Feb 28, 2021
Wayne Aldon Clifford was born on January 14, 1967, in Orange County, California. He passed away on February 28, 2021, in Springfield, Missouri. Wayne was raised in Norco, California, and graduated high school in 1986. Early in his life, Wayne enjoyed working on cars and modifying them in different ways. He became an over-the-road truck driver for several years. He...
Wayne Berry
Feb 27, 2021
Wayne Berry, son of the late James and Ella (Alms) Berry, was born March 22, 1930, in Trail, Missouri, and departed this life February 27, 2021, in West Plains, Missouri. He was 90 years, 11 months, and 5 days of age. Wayne grew up and graduated high school in Dora, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Jeanetta Spradlin on...
Rick Fletcher
Feb 26, 2021
Rickey Cleve Fletcher was born September 25, 1954, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Dale and Leta (Pittenger) Fletcher and left this life Friday, February 26, 2021, peacefully at his home in Roby, Missouri. He was 66 years, five months, and 1 day of age. Rick was united in marriage to Pam Helton and this union was blessed with three children....
Bill Robinson
Feb 25, 2021
Billy Emmett Robinson, son of the late Dallas and Velma (Kelley) Robinson, was born December 9, 1937, in Tulare, California, and passed away February 25, 2021, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 83 years, 2 months, and 16 days of age. After Bill was born, his family moved to Norwood, Missouri, where he spent the next few...
Vera Austin
Feb 25, 2021
Vera Lucille Austin was born June 16, 1924, to the late Everett and Audrey (Young) Hutsell in Rayborn, Missouri, and departed this life February 25, 2021, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 96. Vera graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1941. She then attended Draughon’s Business College in Springfield, Missouri for two years. On June 21, 1944,...
Lana Gail Nelson
Feb 25, 2021
Lana Gail Nelson, daughter of Otis Woods and Sue (Skaggs) Anderson, was born on March 4, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois, and passed away on February 25, 2021 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 50 years, 11 months, and 21 days old. Lana grew up and attended school in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was united in marriage to...
Lonnie Mccallister
Feb 23, 2021
Lonnie Duane McCallister, son of the late William Earl and Lois Loraine (Woods) McCallister, was born March 28, 1948, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away February 23, 2021, at his home in Mountain Grove. He was 72 years, 10 months, and 26 days of age. Lonnie lived his entire life in Mountain Grove. He graduated from Mountain Grove High...
Barry Cain
Feb 23, 2021
Barry Eugene Cain, son of the late Harold and Bonnie (Reeves) Cain, was born February 9, 1963, in Houston, Missouri. He went to heaven on February 23, 2021, at his home at the age of 58 years, 14 days. Barry grew up in Dunn, Missouri, with his family. He graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1981. Barry started his...
Walter Ahrens
Feb 20, 2021
Walter A. Ahrens, 92, of Lubbock, Texas passed away on February 20, 2021 after a brief illness. He and his twin brother, William, were born to parents, William and Sadie Ahrens, on February 27, 1928, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Walt graduated from Leavenworth High School in Waterbury. He joined the U.S. Army soon after graduation. He graduated in the First Class...