Recent Obituaries
Glen Casey
Apr 7, 2020
Glen Casey, son of the late Joe and Sally (Stewart) Casey, was born April 12, 1924, in Longmont, Colorado, and passed away April 7, 2020, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 95 years, 11 months, and 26 days of age. Glen moved with his family to a farm in Dawson, Missouri, in 1926, where he...
Tracey Grow
Apr 6, 2020
Tracey Marie Grow (born Kathleen Sue Riley), daughter of the late Martin and Norma (Gillingham) Riley, was born June 25, 1953, in Sandusky, Ohio, and passed away April 6, 2020, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 66 years, 9 months, and 12 days of age. Tracey grew up and went to school in California. At age 18, she...
Sandra Jo Mcgowan
Apr 2, 2020
Sandra Jo McGowan, age 63, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Sandra was born on September 11, 1956, in Cabool, Missouri, to Leo and Fern (Fry) Hill. Raised in Mountain Grove, Missouri, in a Christian home, Sandra was saved at the age of 9. At that young age, she prayed that God would make her...
Rhonda Jo (Hurst) Goss
Apr 1, 2020
Rhonda (Hurst) Goss, daughter of James Hurst and the late Bonnie (Leach) Hurst, was born November 15, 1962, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life April 1, 2020, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. She was 57 years, 4 months, and 18 days of age. Rhonda worked for many years in the health care field. Rhonda loved gardening and planting flowers,...
Michael "Mike" Parker
Mar 31, 2020
Michael James Parker, son of the late James Robert “JR” and Jane Louise (Hendricks) Parker was born August 7, 1947, in Modesto, California, and passed away March 31, 2020, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. He was 72 years, 7 months, and 24 days of age. Mike grew up in Modesto and was united in marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Mary...
Robin Alizabeth Tooley
Mar 30, 2020
Robin Alizabeth (Shaffer) Tooley, daughter of the late Lee Hamilton and Marcelle Ruth (Ocamb) Shaffer, was born June 1, 1953, in Kansas City, Kansas, and passed away March 30, 2020, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. She was 66 years, 9 months, and 29 days of age. Robin was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, and moved...
Patricia Jane Mares
Mar 30, 2020
Patricia Jane (Leonard) Mares was born on February 21, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois. Pat was the only child born to Alan and Viola (Tracy) Leonard. Growing up, she was their pride and joy. Pat married the love of her life, Bill Mares, in 1953. In 1967, Bill and Pat with their five children, moved from Chicago to their farm in...
Laura Shaw
Mar 28, 2020
Laura Alice Shaw, daughter of the late John Richard and Evelyn Margaret (Smith) Shaw, was born September 12, 1959 in Cabool, Missouri and went home to be with Jesus March 28, 2020 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 60 years, 6 months, and 16 days of age. Laura grew up and attended Skyview State School #30 in...
Nola Irene Otto
Mar 28, 2020
Nola Irene Otto, was born September 18, 1929, at Prior, Missouri, to Cecil and Elsie (Orr) Burke, and departed this life March 28, 2020, at her home in Mansfield, Missouri. She was 90 years, 6 months, and 10 days of age. She graduated from Garden Grove Union High School in Garden Grove, California, in 1947, and graduated from LIFE Bible...
Terry Short
Mar 28, 2020
Terry Short, son of the late Amos W. and Ruth B (Long) Short, was born February 19, 1951, in Peoria, Illinois, and passed away March 28, 2020, at Mercy hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 69 years, 1 month, and 9 days of age. Terry grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1969. He...
Jackie Ray Leighty
Mar 23, 2020
Jackie Ray Leighty, passed away March 23, 2020, in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, where he had been a resident the last few years. He was 77 years, 3 months, and 15 days of age. Jackie was born December 8, 1942, to James and Ruth (Skaggs) Leighty in Huggins, Missouri, and grew up on the family farm in...
Dorothy "Dot" Lucille Schober
Mar 17, 2020
Dorothy Lucille Schober, daughter of the late Holly and Florence (Collins) Robinson, was born October 29, 1930, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and passed away March 17, 2020, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. She was 89 years, 4 months, and 19 days of age. Dot grew up near Indianapolis. She married Richard Schober on June 11, 1949. Four sons were...
Marilyn Sue Smith
Mar 14, 2020
Marilyn Sue (Boone) Smith, daughter of the late Jim Boone and Dorothy Gore, was born May 19, 1946, in Malden, Missouri, and departed this life March 14, 2020, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 73 years, 9 months, and 26 days of age. Marilyn met the love of her life, Rodney Smith, in 1964. Rodney and Marilyn were united in...
George Delbert Freeman
Mar 12, 2020
Mr. Freeman has been cremated per his wishes. The family will have a memorial graveside service at a later date at: Fairview Cemetery (in Douglas County off of EE Hwy to CR 157, then to CR 164)
Neva Bryant
Mar 10, 2020
Neva Nadine Bryant of Mountain Grove, Missouri, died March 10, 2020. She was born December 10, 1924, in Texas County, Missouri, to Ernest and Bertha (Reaves) Smyer. On September 14, 1945, she married Brodie Bryant, who preceded her in death. She Married Jim Salyer on April 14, 2005. Jim also preceded Neva in death. Neva is survived by three sons...
Joe Hylton
Mar 10, 2020
Joe Hylton was born January 4, 1932, in Norwood, Missouri, to Bert and Elva (Raney) Hylton and departed this life to enjoy a fuller life March 10, 2020. Joe was a resident of Mountain Grove, Missouri, for all of his adult life. He was married to Thelma Rowland at age 19. They soon made Mountain Grove their home. Two boys...
Emma Jean Talbot
Mar 9, 2020
Emma Jean Talbot, daughter of Jackson Davis Hopkins and Georgia Wilson, was born December 14, 1933, in Humboldt, Kansas, and departed this life on March 9, 2020, at Nixa Nursing and Rehab in Nixa, Missouri, at the age of 86years, 2 months, and 26 days. Emma graduated high school from Norwood, Missouri, in 1951. On December 26, 1952, she was...
Wanda Shannon
Mar 4, 2020
Wanda Rosalie Shannon, daughter of Curtis and Betty Wise was born July 21, 1966, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and departed this life at her home in Fordland, Missouri, March 4, 2020. She was 53 years, 7 months, and 14 days of age. Wanda’s entire life was devoted to her family, always putting them first. She loved being with her kids...
Garnet Elaine Grider
Mar 3, 2020
Garnet Elaine Grider was born July 18, 1925, in Parkston, South Dakota. The youngest of three sisters, she was preceded in death by Frances (Fannie) Fergen and Hazel Bestul, and her parents, Clarence and Nora Ida (Turgeon) Benson. Garnet was married to John Driscoll and their union produced two children, Richard John Driscoll and Linda Ann Driscoll. She later married...
Paul Richard Williams
Feb 29, 2020
Paul was born September 23, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan, to Zelma and William “Bill” Williams and raised alongside his two brothers, Bill and Frank. Paul passed away February 29, 2020, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 79 years, 5 months, and 6 days of age. He grew up attending the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Detroit, and...
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