Recent Obituaries

Sep 16, 2019

Clark Neal Dysart was born on June 30, 1935, in Dover, Missouri, to Kenneth and Mildred (Schowe) Dysart and passed away Monday, September 16, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 84 years, 2 months, and 17 days of age. Clark was baptized in the Christian Church at a young age. He graduated from Santa Fe High School...

Sep 14, 2019

Sep 14, 2019

Billy Joe Childers, son of the late Andrew Jackson Childers and Ruby (Summers) Pebworth, was born January 22, 1938 in Coalgate, Oklahoma, and departed this life September 14, 2019 at his home near Norwood, Missouri. He was 81 years, 7 months, and 23 days of age. Bill graduated high school and joined the United States Marine Corps and honorably served...

Sep 12, 2019

Sep 11, 2019

Lillie May (Roadlander) Bradshaw went through Heaven’s door at her daughter’s house in Ozark County, Missouri. She was 96 years, 3 months, and 11 days of age. May was born May 27, 1923, in Wright County, Missouri, the daughter of Charlie and Ida Roadlander. She went to a country school when she was young. She married Donald Bradshaw on July...

Sep 11, 2019

Dorothy Pauline Mitchell, daughter of the late Lee McFarland and Lydia Elsie (Tetrick) Tilman, was born August 22, 1933 in Lawndale, Missouri, and went to her heavenly home on September 11, 2019 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 86 years and 20 days of age. Dorothy grew up and attended school in Ozark County. She was united...

Sep 11, 2019

Jo Ann Fields, daughter of the late Howard and Sylvia (Mitchell) Morgan, was born June 2, 1944, in Edmond, Oklahoma, and passed away September 11, 2019, at her home in Houston, Missouri. She was 75 years, 3 months, and 9 days of age. Jo Ann’s family moved to California when she was young. She married Ray Calvin Fields Sr. while...

Sep 9, 2019

Sep 2, 2019

Bobby Joe Prock was born November 7, 1941, at Embree, Missouri. He went to his heavenly home on September 2, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, at 77 years, 9 months, and 26 days of age. Bob was loved and raised by his grandparents, Tanna and Dugan Prock, who he considered his mom and dad. At age 17, Bob volunteered...

Aug 31, 2019

Jean Alberta Williams, daughter of the late Albert and Iva Brook, was born February 1, 1927 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life August 31, 2019 in Seymour, Missouri. She was 92 years, 6 months, and 30 days of age. Jean grew up in the Mountain Grove area. She was united in marriage to Lee Collins and one son...

Aug 31, 2019

Donald Eugene Rector, son of the late Leon Edgar and Georgia (Ashton) Rector, was born August 13, 1931, in Madera, California, and passed away August 31, 2019, at his residence in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 88 years and 18 days of age. Don had many hobbies starting at a young age. He enjoyed making model airplanes and hanging them...

Aug 29, 2019

Wilma Jane Hegle, daughter of the late Charles Noel and Trilby Vivian (Estes) Alsup, was born May 15, 1933 in Ava, Missouri and departed this life August 29, 2019 in Springfield, Missouri. She was 86 years of age. After graduating from Mountain Grove High School in 1951, Jane attended Missouri State University and then she worked at the Pentagon as...

Aug 28, 2019

Vivian Rose Fitzenrider was born August 8, 2016 in Houston, Missouri, and passed away August 28, 2019, near her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She had just celebrated her 3rd birthday. Vivian enjoyed being outside, whether she was at the park picking flowers, petting a neighbor’s dog, taking a walk with her family, or swimming. She was never ready to...

Aug 25, 2019

Christopher Lee Wells, son of Ivan and Vicki (Caton) Wells, was born April 22, 1982, in Independence, Missouri, and passed away August 25, 2019, in Seymour, Missouri. He was 37 years, 4 months, and 3 days of age. Christopher graduated from Conway High School and was employed at Hentges Tree Service in Marshfield, Missouri. He married April Denise Wells in...

Aug 25, 2019

Andrew Othel Ussery, son of Glen and Linda (Saladin) Ussery, was born September 19, 1965 in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life August 25, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 53 years, 11 months, and 6 days of age. Andrew grew up in Norwood, Missouri, and was a graduate with the Norwood...

Aug 22, 2019

Phyllis Marie (Peck) Kennedy, daughter of the late Gordon and Ruby (Hodgkins) Peck, was born November 6, 1949, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Sparta, Wisconsin, and departed this life August 22, 2019, at her home in Macomb, Missouri. She was 69 years, 9 months, and 16 days of age. Phyllis graduated from Sparta High School in Wisconsin. She married Wade...

Aug 21, 2019

Rosa Mae McGowan, daughter of the late Lavestie and Hortense (Bergeron) LeBlanc, was born March 13, 1934, in Orangefield, Texas, and passed away August 21, 2019, at Century Pines Assisted Living in Ozark, Missouri, at 85 years of age. Rosa married Roy Merle McGowan March 14, 1951, and enjoyed being a homemaker. Rosa and Roy had four children. Besides her...

Aug 20, 2019

Andrew Scott Calhoun, son of Ervin Calhoun and the late Ellen (Keeling) Calhoun, was born December 11, 1968, in Mansfield, Missouri, and passed away suddenly August 20, 2019, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. He was 50 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Scott grew up in the Mansfield area and went to Mansfield Schools. He...

Aug 19, 2019

Alexis Hope Wilson, daughter of Teresa (Mitchell) Wilson and Gary Wilson, was born December 23, 1997, in Houston, Missouri, and passed away August 19, 2019, at 11:55 PM, near Versailles, Missouri. She was 21 years, 7 months, and 27 days of age. Alexis was a graduate of Mansfield High School, class of 2016. Following high school she worked at Copeland....

Aug 17, 2019

Kenneth Hoots, son of the late Marion Frank and Opal Ruby (Reed) Hoots, was born December 16, 1942, in Mount Ararat, Missouri, and passed away August 17, 2019, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 76 years, 8 months, and 1 day of age. Kenneth went to school at Mount Ararat through the eighth grade and then went to...