Recent Obituaries
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...
Rodney Dake
Feb 17, 2019
Rodney Lynn Dake, son of David Dake and Shirley (Berry) Bell, was born August 26, 1973, in Mansfield, Missouri, and passed away February 17, 2019, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 45 years, 5 months, and 22 days of age. Rodney grew up in the Mountain Grove, Dora, and Norwood communities. He enjoyed playing basketball and...
Amy Collins
Feb 14, 2019
Amy Louise Collins, daughter of the late John and Golda (Stout) Hicks, was born February 20, 1930 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life February 14, 2019 at the Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove. She was 88 years, 11 months, and 25 days of age. Amy grew up in Douglas County and attended Champion school. She was...
David Parmenter
Feb 14, 2019
David Austin Parmenter, son of the late Martin Parmenter and Mary (Wurtz) Parmenter, was born January 4, 1968, in Houston, Missouri, and left his earthly home February 14, 2019, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 51 years, one month and 10 days of age. David was a very devoted and hard worker. After graduation from Mountain Grove High School in 1986...
Robert Eugene Lee
Feb 11, 2019
Robert Eugene Lee, son of the late Samuel and Fannie Mamie (Davis) Lee, was born July 27, 1924, in the old Lee home place called Bean Hill, which was near Berry, Illinois. Robert “Bob” was the last of ten children. He passed away February 11, 2019, at his home in Dawson, Missouri, at 94 years of age. Bob’s mother died...
Shirley Morgan
Feb 11, 2019
Shirley Ann Morgan, daughter of the late Marshall and Eugenie (Thery) Frey, was born March 31, 1935, in Wilsonville, Illinois, and departed this life February 11, 2019, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 83 years of age. Shirley married Henry Morgan on November 14, 1951, in Paragould, Arkansas. They were married for 65 years, until Henry’s passing. Five children were born...