Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Margery Joann Gray

Margery Joann Gray

Nov 12, 2017

The pearly gates opened up for our mother, JoAnn (Me-Mom), on November 12, 2017. She is now in the arms of her Lord and Savior and walking the streets of gold. Margery JoAnn was born July 4, 1935, to Edward F. and Dorothy Rose (Creed) Gallup in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She passed away at 82 years of age. Momma was...

William Melvin Jones

William Melvin Jones

Nov 11, 2017

William Melvin Jones, son of the late William Thomas and Maye Lillian (Clark) Jones, was born November 25, 1927, in the Dykes community, north of Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away November 11, 2017, at Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri. He was 89 years, 11 months, and 17 days of age. Bill was raised on the family farm until...

Merrill Allen Curtis

Merrill Allen Curtis

Nov 7, 2017

No Services Planned At This Time

Stephen Arland Richey

Stephen Arland Richey

Nov 5, 2017

No Services Planned

William Francis Sluder

William Francis Sluder

Nov 2, 2017

William Francis Sluder, son of Willie and Bertha Mae (Williams) Sluder, was born on December, 25, 1943 , in Manning, Iowa, and departed this life on November 2, 2017, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 73 years, 10 months, and 8 days of age. Francis was born in Manning, Iowa. He was raised in and...

Betty Mcgowan

Betty Mcgowan

Oct 30, 2017

Betty Delores McGowan, daughter of the late Tom and Nellie Atchison, was born February 3, 1950, in Huggins, Missouri, and passed away October 30, 2017, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 67 years, 8 months, and 27 days of age. Betty graduated from Mountain Grove High School where she met Buddy McGowan. They were united in marriage February 13, 1968....

George Edward Adkisson, Jr.

George Edward Adkisson, Jr.

Oct 28, 2017

George Edward "Butch" Adkisson Jr., 77, of Mountain Grove was promoted to glory Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Ozark Medical Center, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was surrounded by loved ones and plenty of music, one of the greatest passions of his life. Mr. Adkisson was born March 17, 1940, at his grandmother's home in Fraser, Colorado,...

Claudia Maxine Berry

Claudia Maxine Berry

Oct 28, 2017

Claudia Maxine Berry, daughter of the late Claud and Ruby (Skaggs) Baker, was born on December 20, 1943, in Huggins, Missouri, and departed this life on October 28, 2017, in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center, Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 73 years, 10 months, and 8 days of age. Maxine grew up in the Huggins community and attended the Peace...

Cecil Tinsley

Cecil Tinsley

Oct 28, 2017

Cecil Ralph Tinsley, son of the late Aaron Tinsley and Beulah (Williams) Tinsley, was born February 19, 1936, in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life October 28, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri following a short illness. He was 81 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Cecil was raised and attended school in Manes, Missouri. He joined...

Jim Perkins

Jim Perkins

Oct 28, 2017

James Herbert Perkins, son of Clyde and Pauline (Priest) Perkins, was born March 6, 1935, in Shenandoah, Iowa, and departed this life October 28, 2017 at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. He was 82 years, 7 months, and 22 days of age. Jim grew up in Shenandoah and married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Ann Leitzen, May 14, 1954,...

Ruth Freeman

Ruth Freeman

Oct 27, 2017

Ruth Berniece Freeman, the daughter of the late Fred and Lena Melton was born November 21, 1926, at Tarkio, Missouri, and passed away October 27, 2017. Ruth was saved and baptized September 21, 1941, at Rock Springs Church and after getting married, moved her membership to the First Baptist Church in 1950, where she was attending at the time of...

Marjorie Kinnison

Marjorie Kinnison

Oct 26, 2017

No services planned

Evelyn Shaw

Evelyn Shaw

Oct 26, 2017

Evelyn Margaret Shaw, daughter of the late Verda and Golda (Weaver) Smith, was born March 3, 1929, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life October 26, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 88 years, 7 months, and 23 days of age. Evelyn grew up in Mountain Grove. She married John Shaw October 31, 1953 in Mountain...

Dusty James Kincaid

Dusty James Kincaid

Oct 25, 2017

Dusty James Kincaid was born on July 25, 1980, in Springfield, Missouri, to James Kincaid and Barbara (Davis) Crisp. The words ‘he loved life’ does not even begin to describe him. ‘Bigger than life’ may be a decent start. He was a graduate of Mountain Grove High School, class of 1998. Dusty had a brilliant mind and excelled in areas...

Norman R. Tool

Norman R. Tool

Oct 23, 2017

Arrangements Pending

Betty Florine Paul

Betty Florine Paul

Oct 22, 2017

Arrangements Pending

Craig Eugene Hogan

Craig Eugene Hogan

Oct 21, 2017

Craig Eugene Hogan was born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, on September 1, 1961, to Bobby and Betty (Odom) Hogan. He passed away on October 21, 2017, at Evelyn’s House Hospice in St. Louis, Missouri, after a six month battle with leukemia. He was 56 years, 1 month, and 20 days of age. Craig grew up and attended school in Pocahontas,...

Anthony Lewis  Sadler

Anthony Lewis Sadler

Oct 21, 2017

Anthony Lewis Sadler, son of Ralph Willard Sadler, the late Sarah Frances (Burris) Sadler, and Jim Sutherland, was born February 9, 1960, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, and passed away October 21, 2017, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 57 years, 8 months, and 12 days of age. Tony was raised in Harford County, Maryland. He married...

Gary Wayne Wyatt

Gary Wayne Wyatt

Oct 20, 2017

Gary Wayne Wyatt, son of the late Hewlie and Bessie (Reed) Wyatt, was born August 2, 1935, in Jewell County, Kansas, and departed this life October 20, 2017, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 82 years, 2 months, and 18 days of age. Gary attended school in Superior, Nebraska, and graduated from Superior High School in 1953. He enlisted in the...

Oneeda Smith

Oneeda Smith

Oct 19, 2017

Oneeda Smith, daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Watkins) Stephens, was born on February 27, 1926, in Garth, Kentucky, and departed this life on October 19, 2017, in Springfield, Missouri. She was 91 years, 7 months, and 22 days of age. Oneeda grew up and attended school in Bosco. She was a coal miner’s daughter and worked for her...