Recent Obituaries
Verner G. Wilhite
Oct 8, 2018
Verner George Wilhite, son of the late George and Beulah (Decker) Wilhite, was born January 1, 1926, in Hammond, Indiana, and departed this life October 8, 2018, at his home in Raytown, Missouri. He was 92 years, 9 months, and 7 days of age. Verner served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Maxine...
Stella Mae Blanton
Oct 8, 2018
Stella Mae Shores was born on January 29, 1923, to Charles and Eva (Richardson) Shores. She and her 7 siblings were raised in Macomb, Missouri, on their family farm. Stella married William "Bill" Blanton on August 17, 1941, in Yuma, Arizona, even though she told him it would be a cold day in July before she married him. They were...
Darrell Nicholson
Oct 6, 2018
Darrell Gene Nicholson, son of the late Eugene and Louise (Manes) Nicholson, was born November 8, 1936, in Claremore, Oklahoma, and departed this life October 6, 2018, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 81 years, 10 months, and 28 days of age. Darrell’s family moved to Lee’s Summit, Missouri, when Darrell was four years old....
Cheryl "Jim" Towell
Oct 5, 2018
Cheryl Jimmie “Jim” Towell, 77, of Norwood, Missouri, passed away October 5, 2018 in his home. Jim was born June 16, 1941, in Ravenden Springs, Arkansas. He grew up in Smithville and graduated high school in Lynn, where he met his wife, Dianne. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Dianne Towell, whom he married in 1960, his...
Geneva B. Coats
Sep 30, 2018
Geneva June Beltz Coats was born to L.E. and Ruth (Redding) Beltz in Willow Springs, MO, on August 18, 1930. After a lengthy illness, she passed away in Cabool, MO, on September 30, 2018. Geneva attended Clear Springs Rural School from 1st-8th grade, and graduated from Willow Springs High School in 1948. She began attending the University of Missouri-Columbia in...
Bridgette Gay Mcgowen
Sep 28, 2018
Bridgette Gay McGowen, daughter of Bob McGowen and the late Barbara (Sutton) McGowen, was born July 6, 1959, in Lebanon, Missouri, and departed this life September 28, 2018, at Marshfield Care Center in Marshfield, Missouri. She was 59 years, 2 months, and 22 days of age. Bridgette grew up in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and graduated from Mountain Grove High School...
Helen Nelson
Sep 27, 2018
Helen Lavench Nelson, daughter of the late Jesse and Clara (Arnold) Williams, was born June 3, 1935 in Dawson, Missouri, and departed this life September 27, 2018 in Papillion, Nebraska. She was 83 years, 3 months, and 24 days of age. Helen was united in marriage to Charles Eugene Nelson on November 3, 1951. Seven children were born to this...
Ray Newberry
Sep 24, 2018
Charles Ray Newberry, 71, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away in his home, Monday, September 24, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born the fourth of nine children on August 16, 1947, to Henry and Lois Newberry. He grew up and attended school in the Mountain Grove area. Ray was united in marriage to Carolyn Sellars on June...
Raleigh May
Sep 20, 2018
Raleigh Edward May, was born October 9, 1950, to Curtis J. and Cleo Margie (Scott) May in Paintsville, Kentucky. He had two brothers and one sister: Roger, Robert, and Patricia. During Raleigh’s early years, his family moved around quite a bit; living in Michigan, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and finally settling in Springfield, Ohio. Raleigh knew at an early age that he...
John Shannon
Sep 16, 2018
John Earl Morgan Shannon, son of the late Fred and Edith (French) Shannon, was born June 8, 1930, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away September 16, 2018, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 88 years, 3 months, and 8 days of age. John grew up in Mountain Grove and attended Mountain Grove Schools. He graduated from...
Bobby Glenn Caskey
Sep 11, 2018
Bobby Glenn Caskey, son of the late Reuben and Lillie Reba (Britches) Caskey, was born October 25, 1931, in Haskell, Oklahoma, and went to be with the Lord September 11, 2018. He was 86 years, 10 months, and 17 days of age. Bob grew up and graduated high school in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and earned his college degree from Oklahoma State...
Alfred Zack Dickerson
Sep 11, 2018
Alfred Zack Dickerson, son of the late William Henry and Bessie Otilla (Magnus) Dickerson, was born July 16, 1939, in Winona, Missouri, and departed this life September 11, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 79 years, 1 month, and 26 days of age. Alfred was raised in the Winona area. He was saved at age 14 and...
Leonard Lee Crewse
Sep 4, 2018
Leonard Lee Crewse of Brentwood, Tennessee, age 84, passed away peacefully after a long illness on September 4, 2018. Leonard was born on a small farm near Mountain Grove, Missouri, on August 14, 1934. He graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1952 and married his high school sweetheart, Marietha Worsham, on Christmas day in 1954. He later graduated from...
Leeta Stigall
Sep 3, 2018
Leeta Deloris Stigall, daughter of the late Edwin and Ethel (Cope) Young, was born September 20, 1926, in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life September 3, 2018, in Hartville, Missouri. She was 91 years, 11 months, and 13 days of age. Leeta was born and raised in the Manes, Missouri, area and attended Coon Creek School. She was united in...
Alice Marie Kingsland
Sep 1, 2018
Alice Marie (Snavely) Kingsland, daughter of the late Joe Amos and Emily Elizabeth (Stucki) Snavely, was born August 17, 1931, south of Norwood, Missouri, and passed away September 1, 2018, in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by her husband, sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Emily Snavely, one son, John Max Kelley, two brothers,...
Raylee Ellis
Aug 31, 2018
RayLee Zane Sebastian Ellis, son of Brandee Smith and Braxton Ellis, was born August 14, 2018, in Springfield, Missouri. He came into this world at only 23 weeks and 4 days, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. He spent most of his journey in St. Louis, Missouri at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital NICU. There, he fought for 15 days, enduring much...
Sandra Pauly
Aug 23, 2018
Memorial service will be planned at a later date. Sandra Pauly, daughter of the late William James and Pauline (Sparks) Pokorny, was born March 26, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life August 23, 2018, at Mountain View Health Care Center, Mountain View, Missouri. She was 69 year, 4 months, and 28 days of age. Sandra worked as...
Avis C. Brown
Aug 22, 2018
Avis Corrina Brown, daughter of the late William Edward and Iva Myrtle (Dennis) Sheppard, was born February 27, 1933, in Owens community in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life August 22, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 85 years, 5 months, and 26 days of age. Avis was born in a log cabin that her father...
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