Recent Obituaries

Jun 7, 2018

Jacob Junior Fletcher, son of the late Wheeler Arnold and Ora (Fielding) Fletcher, was born October 2, 1930, and departed this life June 7, 2018, at his home in Manes, Missouri. He was 87 years, 7 months, and 18 days of age. Jake was born and raised in Wright County, Missouri, and graduated from Plato High School. He married his...

Jun 4, 2018

Marcella Earlene (Stambaugh) Dennis, daughter of the late Alvin Glen and Thelma Nadean (Halliburton) Stambaugh, was born December 11, 1941, at Hams Prairie, Missouri, and passed away June 4, 2018 at Cox Health Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. She was 76 years, 5 months, and 24 days of age. Earlene and her family moved to Mountain Grove, Missouri, where...

Jun 3, 2018

Ellis Hylton Gass departed this veil of tears, to be united with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at his home in McPherson, Kansas, on June 3, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. He was born on February 21, 1926, in Ava, Missouri, to Ramie Lee and Eula (Hylton) Gass. His mother passed away when he was 6 years of...

May 27, 2018

Harold Wayne Pearman, son of John and Jewell (Broyles) Pearman, was born June 24, 1951, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He passed away at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 27, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was 66 years, 11 months, and 3 days of age. Harold graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1969 and went to West...

May 27, 2018

Robert Donald Howerton, son of the late Charlie and Grace (Smallwood) Howerton, was born February 25, 1928, in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life May 27, 2018, in Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. He was 90 years, 3 months, and 2 days of age. Robert’s family moved to Raymondville, Missouri, when he was very young. Growing up, Don...

May 24, 2018

Ralph Lester Glover was born October 14, 1930, in Lincoln, Illinois, and passed away May 24, 2018, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 87 years, 7 months, and 10 days “and 9 months” of age. Ralph was one of twelve children born to Ralph Lester and Beulah (Tyler) Glover. Ralph grew up in Hoopeston, Illinois. He served his country in...

May 23, 2018

Judith “Judy” Arlene Robertson, daughter of the late Claude and Pearl (Casebeer) Massey, was born December 28, 1940, in Huggins, Missouri, and departed this life May 23, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 77 years, 4 months, and 26 days of age. Judy was raised in the Huggins community and graduated from Houston High School in 1958....

May 21, 2018

Audrey Jane Knight, 80, passed away May 21, 2018, at home in Mountain Grove, with family by her side. She was born November 23, 1937, in Westminster, England, to Thomas and Mabel (Roberts) Hatch. She married the love of her life, Jerry W. Knight, February 9, 1957, in Aschaffenburg, Germany. Audrey traveled the world with Jerry’s military stations. They retired...

May 15, 2018

May 14, 2018

Donnie Edward Bunch, son of the late Omer and Zora (Cunningham) Bunch, was born December 25, 1938, in Roosevelt, Missouri, and departed this life May 14, 2018, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 79 Years, 4 months, and 19 days of age. Donnie graduated from Willow Springs High School in 1958. He married Carolyn Gibbons on September 13,...

May 14, 2018

Calvin Tony Driskell, son of the late Gomer and Allie (Berry) Driskell, was born March 3, 1961, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life May 14, 2018, at his home in Gentryville, Missouri. He was 57 years, 2 months, and 11 days of age. Calvin was raised and spent his entire life in Gentryville, Missouri. He liked farm life,...

May 11, 2018

Lou Ann Walker, daughter of the late Homer and Helen (Motherwell) Bragg, was born August 4, 1955, in Birmingham, Alabama, and passed away May 11, 2018, at her home in Vanzant, Missouri. She was 62 years, 9 months, and 7 days of age. Lou Ann was raised in a military family and lived in many different places as a child....

May 8, 2018

Larry Dean Cooper, son of the late Fred Jackson and Edna Pearl (Davis) Cooper, was born January 8, 1953, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life May 8, 2018, at Mercy Hospital, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 65 years and 4 months of age. Larry married Michele Schmaling on May 3, 1986, in Elm Springs, Arkansas. Three daughters were...

May 7, 2018

Edna Elizabeth (Cheves) Snyder, daughter of the late Bernard and Minnie (Crider) Cheves, was born January 23, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life May 7, 2018, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 91 years, 3 months, and 14 days of age. Edna was united in marriage to Walter C. Snyder on March...

May 6, 2018

Kenneth “Kenny” Gilbert, son of the late George Thomas and Anna Lee (Midwell) Gilbert, was born May 14, 1939, in Russellville, Arkansas, and passed away May 6, 2018, in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 78 years, 11 months, and 22 days of age. Kenny grew up in California. He joined the United States...

May 6, 2018

Clarence Joe Neuhart, son of the late Wes and Loena Gertrude (Fisher) Neuhart, was born November 23, 1951, in Texas, and departed this life May 6, 2018, in Mansfield, Missouri. He was 66 years, 5 months, and 13 days of age. Joe has done many different things in his life. He has worked at a zoo, and he also enjoyed...

May 3, 2018

Lois Virginia Peel, daughter of the late Everett and Jewell (Willhite) Alumbaugh, was born September 5, 1937, in Rayborn, Missouri, and departed this life May 3, 2018, in Republic, Missouri. She was 80 years, 7 months, and 28 days of age. Lois grew up in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Her family moved to Flint, Michigan in 1954. She graduated from Bendle...

May 2, 2018

James “Jim” Michael Richardson, son of the late Edward and Syrena (Higgins) Richardson, was born March 30, 1954, in Barbourville, Kentucky, and departed this life May 2, 2018, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. He was 64 years, 1 month, and 2 days of age. Jim grew up and went to school in Barbourville, Kentucky. He married Brenda Barlett on...

Apr 28, 2018

Margaret Rose “Peggy” Schoneboom, daughter of the late Frank Luellen and Dorothy Frances (Solomon) Jenne, was born September 20, 1940, in Norfolk, Virginia, and passed away April 28, 2018, in Cox Health, Springfield, Missouri. She was 77 years, 7 months, and 8 days of age. Peggy grew up living in many different places, as her father served in the United...

Apr 26, 2018

Dorlis Bee (Carter) Turner, daughter of the late Elbridge and Marie (Long) Carter, was born September 11, 1935, in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life April 26, 2018, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. She was 82 years, 7 months, and 14 days of age. She married Loyd Shaw on June 15, 1951, in Salem, Arkansas. Three...