Recent Obituaries

Jan 18, 2021

Jack McGownd Jr. was born to Ethel and Jack McGownd Sr. on September 15, 1935, in Bendavis, Missouri. He was welcomed home by three sisters, Pauline, Freda, and Veta. Jack passed away on January 18, 2021, at age 85. He went to a country school and church at Bendavis and later the family moved to Mountain Grove. Jack graduated from...

Jan 16, 2021

Nadine Lucille Hurley was born July 9, 1932, in Plato, Missouri, to John and Opal (Williams) Lee. She passed away on January 16, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 88 years, 6 months, and 7 days of age. Nadine married the love of her life, Johnnie James Hurley, on May 10, 1952. Two children were born to...

Jan 15, 2021

Dean Coffman, son of the late Rass and Carrie (Long) Coffman, was born January 22, 1934, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away January 15, 2021, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the home of his sister, Patsy. He was 86 years, 11 months, and 24 days of age. Dean grew up in the Morning Sun community and went to school...

Jan 14, 2021

Mary Parmenter, daughter of the late Gerald and Edmay A. (Racette) Wurtz, was born May 10, 1935, in Clifton, Kansas, and departed this life January 14, 2021, at her home south of Mountain Grove, surrounded by loved ones. She was 85 years, 8 months, and 3 days of age. Mary attended school at Lone Star. She married Martin Parmenter on...

Jan 13, 2021

Tamara Jolene (Rabe) Cannon was born on February 24, 1958, in Gilman, Illinois to Robert K. and NerVella R. (Buechler) Rabe and passed away at the age of 62 on January 13, 2021, at her home with family at her side after her struggle with cancer. She was baptized by Pastor B.F. Prange at Calvary Lutheran Church, Watseka, Illinois, in...

Jan 12, 2021

Wendy May Curran, daughter of George Albert Cleaver and Patricia Briant, was born May 11, 1965, in Port Huron, Michigan, and departed this life January 12, 2021 in Springfield, Missouri. She was 55 years, 8 months, and 1 day of age. Wendy grew up in Michigan as a young child and then moved to Florida where she met and married...

Jan 11, 2021

Claude Rex Gage, son of the late Alvin Raymond and Agnes Marie (Kester) Gage, was born April 13, 1938, in Merced, California, and departed this life January 11, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 82 years, 8 months, and 29 days of age. Claude grew up in Willow Springs, Missouri, and graduated from Willow Springs...

Jan 9, 2021

Beulah Leona Curtis, daughter of the late Alvin and Lottie (Coffman) Owens, was born September 1, 1918, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away January 9, 2021, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. She was 102 years, 4 months, and 8 days of age. Beulah was raised in Wright County. She married Otho Curtis on September 18, 1939,...

Jan 7, 2021

Kathryn Sue (Morris) Marquis was born November 26, 1954, to Junior and Verda Morris in Springfield, Missouri. She passed away January 7, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at age 66. “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” – Proverbs 31:10. How can you begin to tell of the life of such a...

Jan 6, 2021

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Bonnie Lou Harris was born to Granville Lee and Elsie Chloe (Miller) Lemons on June 8, 1932, on a peach tree orchard in Center Point, Arkansas, and departed this life Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at her home in Norwood, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88...

Jan 5, 2021

Cleon Browning, the son of Faye Wright, was born July 17, 1940, in Souder, Missouri, and passed away January 5, 2021, at his home in Ozark, Missouri, surrounded by loved ones. He was 80 years, 5 months, and 21 days of age. Cleon graduated from Mountain Grove High School with the class of 1959. He married Evelyn Sue Sellars on...

Jan 4, 2021

Lyle Dean Cantrell was born July 7, 1949, to Carl and Willa Mae (Crewse) Cantrell in Denver, Colorado. Lyle Dean made his way to Heaven on January 4, 2021, at his home in Plato, Missouri. He was 71 years, 5 months, and 28 days of age. Lyle Dean grew up in the Plato community and graduated from Plato school in...

Jan 4, 2021

Joe Fredrick Chadwell, son of the late Charles Ralph and Katie Rebecca (Kempt) Chadwell, was born November 19, 1946, in Macomb, Missouri, and passed away January 4, 2021, at his home in Norwood, Missouri, surrounded by his family. Joe grew up in the Norwood community and graduated from Norwood High School with the class of 1964. He married Teresa Bradshaw...

Jan 3, 2021

Angela “Angie” Michele (Atterberry) Fletcher was born in Waynesville, Missouri, on March 10, 1967. She passed from this life on to the next on January 3, 2021, in her home in Manes, Missouri. Angie spent her last hours surrounded by the love of her family. On August 6, 1993, Angie and Lyle Eugene Fletcher (who survives of the home) were...

Jan 2, 2021

Dec 26, 2020

No services are planned at this time.

Dec 26, 2020

Brandon Lee Wood, 23, of Mountain Grove and Ava, Missouri, was found December 26, 2020. Brandon was born in Houston, Missouri, to Deborah Wood and Randy Wood on January 23, 1992. Brandon was a tender, good spirited man who endured unimaginable hardships in his life. He had a difficult childhood and made mistakes trying to navigate and cope with what...

Dec 25, 2020

Howard Eugene “Gene” Bradshaw, son of the late Howard and June (Forrest) Bradshaw, was born August 30, 1951, in Niangua, Missouri, and passed away December 25, 2020, in Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 69 years, 3 months, and 26 days of age. Gene was raised in Norwood, Missouri, along with his six siblings. In his adult...

Dec 24, 2020

Robert Chester Caverly, son of the late Robert Chester and Dorothy (Sands) Caverly, was born November 9, 1938, in Salem, Massachusetts, and passed away at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, on December 24, 2020 at 82 years of age. Robert married Dorothy Caley on April 23, 1957, in Pasadena, California. Three children were born to this union. Robert served...

Dec 24, 2020

Laura Ernestine (Mings) Hutsell, daughter of the late Ransom Ozia and Rosa (Spencer) Mings, was born May 5, 1930, in Competition, Missouri, and passed away December 24, 2020, at Houston House in Houston, Missouri. She was 90 years, 7 months, and 19 days of age. Ernestine married Rass Hutsell on April 5, 1948, in Wright County, Missouri. Three children were...