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Russell Robertson

Russell Robertson

Mar 24, 2025

Russell Edward Robertson, son of the late Jesse and Dora (Jordan) Robertson, was born June 19, 1939, in Hartville, Missouri, and departed this life March 24, 2025, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri.

Russell grew up in the Durbin, Missouri, area and attended Durbin School and also Hartville High School. He was united in marriage to Dorthy Ann...

Murel Rhodes

Murel Rhodes

Mar 22, 2025

Murel Wesley Rhodes, son of the late William and Bessie (Tate) Rhodes, was born October 22, 1937, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He passed away on March 22, 2025, at his home in Mountain Grove, at the age of 87.

Murel was united in marriage to Genell Robertson on May 21, 1964, in Mountain Grove. Two sons, Brad and Lyle, were born...

Robert Stewart Spain

Robert Stewart Spain

Mar 20, 2025

Robert Stewart Spain, son of Don Ducette and the late Cindy (Lawrence) Ducette, was born October 1, 1975, in Santa Cruz, California. He passed away March 20, 2025, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at 49 years of age.

Robert grew up in Santa Cruz, California, and moved to Missouri in 2001. He was a master carpenter and loved...

Karen Porter

Karen Porter

Mar 19, 2025

Karen Kay (Dean) Porter, daughter of the late Leonard Keith and Reba Nell (Stephenson) Dean, was born February 5, 1947, in Lamesa, Texas. She departed this life on March 19, 2025, at Autumns Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 78 years of age.

Karen worked in the home healthcare field as a certified nursing assistant. She was a member...

Karen Kay Kellgren-Heath-Butterfield

Karen Kay Kellgren-Heath-Butterfield

Mar 14, 2025

Karen Kay Kellgren-Heath-Butterfield was born October 19th,1950, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and departed this life March 14th, 2025, at the age of 74 at her home in Mansfield, Missouri.

Karen grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with her parents, Leonard & Madelyn, and siblings Bobbie & Marie, and her beloved dog, Twinkle, who was by her side until she...

Linda Maxine Curtis

Linda Maxine Curtis

Mar 14, 2025

Linda Maxine Curtis, beloved daughter of the late John William Ellis and Ruth Faye Ellis (Volner), was born on December 27, 1950, and she departed this Earth to be with the Lord on Friday, March 14, 2025, during the lunar eclipse.

Linda was raised on her family farm in Manes, Missouri. It was there she met and married the love of...

Bonnie Fay Woods

Bonnie Fay Woods

Mar 12, 2025

Bonnie Woods, of Fordland, Missouri, was born on December 14, 1945, in Galloway, Missouri, to George and Alta Liles. She departed this Earth on March 12, 2025, at the age of 79.

Bonnie was a 1963 graduate of Logan-Rogersville High School. On December 15, 1963, she married the love of her life, Tom Woods, Sr., and together they built a life...

Diana Gail (Lawson) Mabe-Heubel

Diana Gail (Lawson) Mabe-Heubel

Mar 11, 2025

Diana Gail (Lawson) Mabe-Heubel, daughter of the late Gerald and Elsie (Crewse) Lawson, was born July 10, 1949, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She went to her heavenly home on March 11, 2025, at her home in Marshfield, Missouri, at the age of 75.

Gail attended the Crewse School in Graff, Missouri, and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of...

Willow Grace Whited

Willow Grace Whited

Mar 10, 2025

Willow Grace Whited was born on February 24, 2025, in Springfield, Missouri, to Kaitlyn Montgomery and Paul Whited, joining her siblings Ian, Wyatt, Dannika and Sawyer. Willow passed away in the embrace of her mom and dad at 10:20 PM on March 10, 2025.

Despite Willow’s short time on earth, she was deeply loved and greatly impacted the lives of those...

Kaleb Affholder

Kaleb Affholder

Mar 10, 2025

Kaleb Kurtis Affholder, son of Tara (Curtis) Affholder and the late David Affholder, was born on July 8, 1987, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away unexpectedly on March 10, 2025, at his home near Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 37 years of age.

Kaleb grew up in the Mountain Grove area. He attended elementary school and middle school at Mountain Grove public...

Barbara Lovelace

Barbara Lovelace

Mar 10, 2025

Barbara Jean (Haehnlein) Lovelace, daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (Schearer) Haehnlein, was born March 19, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. She passed away March 10, 2025, at Springfield Villa in Springfield, Missouri, at 82 years, 11 months, and 19 days of age.

Barbara was a homemaker most of her married life and enjoyed taking care of her family. She loved...

Nassrollah "Nassi" Aliabadi

Nassrollah "Nassi" Aliabadi

Mar 6, 2025

Nassrollah Aliabadi or "Nassi" was born on November 6, 1947, in Tehran, Iran. He departed this life on March 6, 2025, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 77.

Nassi's journey began in the beautiful countryside of Northern Iran. He was strong-willed and determined even in his youth. He spent his teen years in Germany where he had many adventures...

Ura C. Hardin

Ura C. Hardin

Mar 5, 2025

Ura Charles Hardin, a devoted man of faith, family, and service, passed away at the age of 99 on March 5th, 2025, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Born on October 21, 1925, in Texas County, Missouri, Ura lived a life marked by hard work, kindness, and an unwavering commitment to his faith and community. Ura was a descendant of Sam Hardin,...

Elizabeth Saleh

Elizabeth Saleh

Mar 3, 2025

Elizabeth (Morales) Saleh was born on July 30, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois to Ricardo and Alicia Morales. She died on March 3, 2025, after a battle with cancer. She was 57 years old.

During her lifetime, she spent many hours on her favorite pastime of crafting. She had an eye and talent for creating pieces that the family have treasured through...

Tony Serghides

Tony Serghides

Mar 2, 2025

Antonios “Tony” Serghides was born January 16, 1947, on the island of Cyprus. He finished elementary school in his village of Philousa and through determined effort attended high school in a neighboring city.

Tony first came to the United States as a foreign exchange student to a loving family in Santa Paula, California. When that year was over he returned to...

James Payton

James Payton

Mar 1, 2025

James Paul Payton, son of Paul R. and Grace (Hamon) Payton, was born January 29, 1946, in Escalon, California. He passed away March 1, 2025, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 79 years, 1 month, and 1 day of age.

James met Gale Lynn Azevedo at a school dance at the age of twelve and they’ve been together ever...

Harvey Atchison

Harvey Atchison

Feb 27, 2025

Harvey Thomas Atchison was born Thursday, August 21, 1941, in Huggins, Missouri, to Tommy Atchison and Nellie (McGowen) Atchison. He passed away February 27, 2025, peacefully at Autumn Oaks Caring Center. He was 83 years, 7 months, and 6 days of age. 

Harvey traveled to Porterville, California, to work in the grape vineyards and later worked for Krum Dairy. He met...

Patsy Hodges

Patsy Hodges

Feb 26, 2025

Patricia Sue Hodges was born was born February 4, 1956, in Seagoville, Texas, to Delmar and Maxine (Hammons) Hodges and passed away suddenly at her home in Mountain Grove, February 26, 2025, at 69 years of age.

Although Patsy was born in Texas, she spent most of her life in Missouri. She was a 1974 graduate of Kickapoo High School and...

Donald J. Dugger

Donald J. Dugger

Feb 26, 2025

Donald Junior Dugger was born on September 21, 1932, to Gurvis and Elsie (Welch) Dugger in Hartville, Missouri. He passed away on February 26, 2025, at his home, at the age of 92 years, 5 months, and 5 days.

 He married Sarrah “Naomi” Ratterree on August 29, 1957. They were blessed with two daughters, Karen Sue and Teresa Kay.

 Don had been...

Courtney Hensley

Courtney Hensley

Feb 23, 2025

Courtney Lynn Hensley, daughter of John and Judy (Bernard) Bray, was born June 12, 1981, in Lebanon, Missouri. She unexpectedly passed away on February 23, 2025, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 43.

Courtney graduated from the Mountain Grove Christian Academy in 1999. She was united in marriage to Tyler Hensley on September 17, 2005, in...