Recent Obituaries
Tom White
Apr 5, 2019
Thomas Jackson White was born March 1, 1960, in Houston, Missouri, to Robert and Cathy White, and passed away April 5, 2019, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 59 years, 1 month, and 4 days of age. Tom was raised in the Mountain Grove area, and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1978. After high school,...
William "Bill" Denman
Apr 1, 2019
William Alvin “Bill” Denman was born in Gloversville, New York, on March 22, 1937 to Alvin Revelle and Katharine (McMahon) Denman and passed away April 1, 2019, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 82 years of age. His childhood was filled with ice skating, snow skiing, and sliding down the roof of his two-story house into snow drifts. Hunting and fishing...
Bob Clark
Mar 30, 2019
On Saturday, March 30, 2018, Harold Robert Clark, Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 63. Bob, “The Pieman”, as many knew him, was born May 1, 1955 in Bakersfield, California to Harold and Patsy (Teel) Clark. In his younger days Bob fell in love with and excelled at martial arts, and was a car guy...
Fred "Duane" Collins
Mar 24, 2019
Fred "Duane" Smith Collins, passed from this earth on March 24, 2019, in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. He was 82 years, one month, and 27 days of age. Duane was born January 28, 1937, to John Fred Smith and Grace Collins Smith at Vanzant, Missouri, in eastern Douglas County. When Duane was 6 years old, his mother passed away. In...
Carl E. Richardson
Mar 21, 2019
Carl Eugene Richardson, son of the late Albert H. and Martha “Maggie” (Deavenport) Richardson, was born July 15, 1934, in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this life March 21, 2019, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 84 years, 8 months, and 7 days of age. Carl grew up in the Success area. He married Esther Lavern Hutsell...
Susan Kay Daugard
Mar 19, 2019
Susan Kay (Rhodes) Daugard, daughter of the late William Kay and Lola May (Brown) Rhodes was born January 1, 1953, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away March 19, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri, She was 66 years, 2 months, and 18 days of age. Susan was raised in the Mountain Grove area. She married Richard Daugard April 2,...
Norman Eugene Hoffarth
Mar 18, 2019
Norman Eugene Hoffarth was born August 9, 1932, in Texas County, Missouri, to Don and Vedia (McCall) Hoffarth, and passed away March 18, 2019, at his home in Vanzant, Missouri. He was 86 years, 7 months, and 9 days of age. He attended elementary school at Fowler School through the eighth grade, and then attended Mountain Grove High School where...
Vynita June Craig
Mar 17, 2019
Vynita June (Lathrom) Craig, nicknamed “June Bug” by her dad, was born March 2, 1948, to Hershel Harvey and Ada Nevada (Carder) Lathrom in Rayborn, Missouri. She passed away March 17, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. She was 71 years and 15 days of age. Vynita went to school at Green Forest. She often told tales of having fun...
Helen Marie Wade
Mar 14, 2019
Helen Marie (Gaddis) Wade was born June 27, 1931, to Avery “Red” and Mildred (Smith) Gaddis near Astoria, Missouri, and passed away with her son by her side on March 14, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. She was 87 years, 8 months, and 17 days of age. Helen’s mother died when Helen was six years old, so she and...
Billie Jo Mitchem
Mar 13, 2019
Billie Jo (Crewse) Mitchem, daughter of the late Lewis Elbert and Sylvia E. (Todd) Crewse, was born August 2, 1933, at her grandfather Henry Todd’s farm, near Manes, Missouri, and departed this life, March 13, 2019, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. She was 85 years, 7 months, and 11 days of age. Her parents purchased the Number One General...
George C. Duey Jr.
Mar 12, 2019
George Commodore Duey Jr., although he was known by most as just Junior, was born in Filmore, Missouri, May 10, 1925, the first son of George and Bessie L. (Fletcher) Duey. He passed away peacefully, March 12, 2019, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 93 years, 10 months, and 2 days of age. Junior served...
Lucy Florence Brazeal
Mar 12, 2019
Lucy Florence (Kramer) Brazeal, daughter of the late Frank Tony and Ethel Florence (Jewell) Kramer, was born October 17, 1924, in Gandy, Nebraska, and passed away March 12, 2019, in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 94 years, 4 months, and 23 days of age. On December 16, 1941, Lucy was united in marriage to James...
Jeremy Brown
Mar 10, 2019
Jeremy E. Brown, son of Timothy Nicks and Misti (Brown) Long, was born December 1, 1987, in West Plains, Missouri, and passed away suddenly March 10, 2019. He was 31 years, 3 months, and 9 days of age. Jeremy graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 2007. He married Melissa Crisp on March 1, 2016, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He...
Charles A. Rogers
Mar 6, 2019
Charles Amiel Rogers, son of the late Noble Edgar and Erma Helen (Johnson) Rogers, was born at home in the Little Creek community near Mountain Grove, Missouri, on January 5, 1935, and passed away March 6, 2019, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. He was 84 years, 2 months, and 1 day of age. Charles went to elementary...
Reta Carder
Mar 2, 2019
Reta Jean (Wheeler) Carder, daughter of the late Ray and Allie Edith (Brown) Wheeler, was born July 8, 1955, in Cabool, Missouri, and departed this life March 2, 2019, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. She was 63 years, 7 months, and 25 days of age. Reta grew up in Cabool, Missouri. She met Ronald Carder and they were...
Carl Wallace Turner
Feb 22, 2019
Carl Wallace Turner, son of the late Arch and Jewel Welch Turner, was born on March 5, 1928, in Wright County, Missouri. He departed this life peacefully on February 22, 2019, in his home north of Mountain Grove. He was 90 years, 11 months and 17 days of age. Carl married Vivian Eloise Owens on October 14, 1950. This union...
Norma "Maxine" Anderson
Feb 19, 2019
Norma Maxine Anderson, daughter of the late Elvis and Bertha (Sutton) Chasteen, was born January 11, 1924, in Bloomfield, Missouri, and departed this life February 19, 2019, at Ash Grove Care Center in Ash Grove, Missouri. She was 95 years, 1 month, and 9 days of age. Maxine grew up in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and graduated from Mountain Grove High...
Bill Wade
Feb 17, 2019
Billy Wade, 91, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2019, after complications from cancer while courageously making the best of everyday. Born April 5, 1927, in Fulton, Kentucky, Bill attended Union City, Tennessee High School where he was co-captain of the football team, captain of the basketball team and president of his senior class. He doubled...