Recent Obituaries

Jul 16, 2018

Charles Ernest Hendershot was born on October 14, 1933, in Stringtown, Oklahoma, and departed this life on July 16, 2018, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 84 years, 9 months, and 2 days. He was the last of ten children born to James K. Polk Hendershot and Bessie (Beck) Hendershot. The story of Charles' life is quite remarkable. His...

Jul 13, 2018

The seventh of eight children, Clinton Lambert “Butch” Berry was born in a car on the Missouri River Bridge on the way to the closest hospital on August 11, 1953. Closest is relative when you grew up in the Missouri Ozarks on a farm that was almost thirty miles from the nearest town. After going to graduate school at Illinois...

Jul 12, 2018

John Clinton Mead, son of Betty Dean and the late Lester Carl Mead, was born June 3, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life July 12, 2018, at his home near Mountain Grove, Missouri. John enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He also loved to fish and hunt for special rocks. John was preceded in death by...

Jul 11, 2018

No services planned.

Jul 10, 2018

James Ellis, son of the late Rollie Lee and Dorothy (Chase) Ellis, was born May 30, 1936, in Grand Junction, Colorado, and departed this life July 10, 2018, at his home north of Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 82 years, 1 month, and 10 days of age. James was raised in Hutchinson, Kansas. He served his country in the United...

Jul 5, 2018

Michael Maurice Casey, son of the late Wayne Benny and Wilma Faye (Todd) Casey, was born May 17, 1952, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away July 5, 2018, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 66 years, 1 month, and 18 days of age. Mike grew up in the Dawson community. He attended school at Dawson,...

Jul 2, 2018

Jul 1, 2018

Delpha Pauline Clark, daughter of the late Noel and Verba Helums, was born April 22, 1933, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away July 1, 2018, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. She was 85 years, 2 months, 9 days of age. Pauline grew up in the Norwood community and went to school at Walker School until the 8th grade....

Jun 30, 2018

Crayton Earl Groat, son of the late Earl Chester Groat and Cordia Avis Rogers, was born June 12, 1934, in McPherson, Kansas, and departed this life June 30, 2018, in the Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, Missouri. He was 84 years and 18 days of age. Crayton grew up and attended school in Kansas. He enlisted in the United States...

Jun 29, 2018

Vicky Lee Sheppard was born November 26, 1957, in Davenport, Iowa to Kenneth Wayne and Connie Joan (Jones) Turner and passed away June 29, 2018, at her home in Vanzant, Missouri. She was 60 years, 7 months, and 3 days of age. Vicky’s mother later married Bill Grisham, who raised Vicky. She grew up in Buffalo, Iowa, and attended school...

Jun 29, 2018

Carol Tinsley, daughter of the late Calvin and Jewell (Williams) Bennett, was born December 19, 1949, in Lebanon, Missouri, and departed this life June 29, 2018, in Springfield, Missouri. She was 68 years, 6 months, and 10 days of age. Carol was the youngest of eight children and grew up in Competition, Missouri. She was saved and baptized at Porter...

Jun 28, 2018

Evelyn Louise Sutton, daughter of the late Raymond and Ruby (Scott) Peacock, was born December 19, 1942, in Lawrence, Kansas. Evelyn left this world to be with Jesus on June 28, 2018, at her home in West Plains, Missouri. Evelyn married Larry Ray Sutton on March 18, 1959, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the Lone Star Church. She professed to...

Jun 28, 2018

Laverne T. Rodgers, daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Stark) Taylor, was born November 24, 1920, in Macomb, Missouri, and departed this life June 28, 2018, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 97 years, 7 months, and 4 days. Laverne grew up around Macomb, Missouri, and attended Hickory Flat School. She married Clarence Verlin Rodgers on April 16,...

Jun 26, 2018

Vancel S. Welch was born October 30, 1920, in Norwood, Missouri, to Sherman and Beffie (Caudle) Welch. He departed this life June 26, 2018, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 97 years, 7 months, and 27 days of age. He was united in marriage to Peggy Lynch, and five children were born to this union....

Jun 20, 2018

Cathy Faye Parsons, daughter of the late Oscar Eugene Berry and Jewell (Shelton) Reece, was born September 20, 1953, in Ava, Missouri, and departed this life June 20, 2018, at Texas County Memorial Hospital. She was 64 years and 9 months of age. Cathy married Walter Parsons on May 4, 1971 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Six children were born to...

Jun 19, 2018

No services are planned. Dotty Mae Reel, daughter of the late Roy and Rethel (Mitchell) Clark, was born November 21, 1934, in Rayborn, Missouri, and departed this life June 19, 2018, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. She was 83 years, 6 months, and 29 days of age. Dotty was born and raised on a farm near Rayborn....

Jun 17, 2018

Ruth May Bender, daughter of the late Mark and Patricia (McClure) Little, was born May 20, 1956, in Flint, Michigan, and departed this life June 17, 2018, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 62 years and 28 days of age. She married Kenny Bender on July 13, 1994, in Waynesville, Missouri. Ruth enjoyed life and the people...

Jun 14, 2018

Burnice Pauline (Wren) Northcutt, daughter of the late Ernest and Mary (Varnell) Wren, was born in her family home in Huggins, Missouri, March 14, 1929, and passed from this life June 14, 2018, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. She was 89 years and 3 months of age. Pauline grew up in the Huggins Community and attended Alice...

Jun 11, 2018

No services planned at this time.

Jun 8, 2018

Bernice Peterson, daughter of the late Rev. John Jefferson “J.J.” and Lucy (Crewse) Postlewait, was born June 8, 1928 in Graff, Missouri. She went home to join her heavenly father and many family members and friends on her 90th birthday, June 8, 2018. Bernice was raised in the Number One Community and graduated from Houston High School. Her father was...