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Kathleen 'Kathy' Ann Bloomer

Kathleen 'Kathy' Ann Bloomer

Apr 4, 2016

Kathleen Kathy Ann (Hamm) Bloomer, daughter of James and Anna (Brown) Hamm, was born on December 10, 1941, in Kinsley, Kansas, and passed away on April 4, 2016, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents and one great-grandson. She is survived by one son: Dwayne Bloomer of Mountain Grove, Missouri; two daughters:...

Jerry Dwayne Hicks

Jerry Dwayne Hicks

Mar 30, 2016

Jerry Dwayne Hicks, son of Billie and Cheryl (Ussery) Hicks, was born on July 2, 1970, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on March 30, 2016, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. He was 45 years, 8 months, and 28 days of age. Jerry grew-up in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School. He was united in marriage...

Ronald Wilson Harris

Ronald Wilson Harris

Mar 30, 2016

Ronald Wilson Harris, was born to the late William and Lena (Wilson) Harris, on September 22, 1931, in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri surrounded by his loving family at the age of 84 years 6 months 8 days. After the passing of Ronalds mother, Lena, William later...

Shona Marie Mayfield

Shona Marie Mayfield

Mar 28, 2016

Shona Marie Mayfield, daughter of Paul and Lilly Gaston, was born on October 23, 1958 in Modesto, California. Shona and her family moved to Willow Springs, Missouri, in 1967, and then to Mountain Grove, Missouri, in 1970, at the age of 12. Throughout her school years, Shona loved participating in theater and played iconic roles such as Queen Catherine, wife...

Clyde 'Nick' Holden Whaley Iii

Clyde 'Nick' Holden Whaley Iii

Mar 21, 2016

No local services planned.

Howard Alvin Deaton

Howard Alvin Deaton

Mar 16, 2016

Howard Alvin Deaton, the second son of the late Emery and Lilly Deaton, was born on February 23, 1928, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away on March 16, 2016, suddenly at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 88 years of age. Howard was a lifelong resident of Mountain Grove. He was drafted into the Army in 1950...

Daniel Killinger

Daniel Killinger

Mar 13, 2016

No Services Are Planned At This Time.

Nancy Darlene Garay

Nancy Darlene Garay

Mar 13, 2016

Nancy Darlene Garay, daughter of the late Alphonso and Lupe (Encinas) Cota, was born on July 28, 1933, in Santa Barbara, California, and departed this life on March 13, 2016, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, after a long illness. She was 82 years, 7 months, 14 days. Nancy lived most of her life in San Luis Obispo, California,...

Ray Winfred Cheek

Ray Winfred Cheek

Mar 13, 2016

Ray Winfred Cheek, son of the late Ercil and Gladys (Frank) Cheek, was born on July 19, 1929, in Columbia, Tennessee, and departed this life on March 13, 2016, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 86 years, 7 months, and 23 days of age. Ray loved to be outdoors, whether he was mowing or just resting on his bench watching the...

Eldon Milton Merrill

Eldon Milton Merrill

Mar 12, 2016

Eldon Milton Merrill, son of the late John Wesley Merrill and Leota Marie (Price) Merrill, was born on August 25, 1925 in Roex Creek, Kansas in Butler County and left this life and entered into the loving arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Country View Nursing Facility in Bowling Green, Missouri, at 90 years...

Irene Durney

Irene Durney

Mar 12, 2016

Velma Irene Durney, daughter of the late Oris James and Clara Gertie (Keener) Worsham, was born December 14, 1924, in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life, surrounded by family, on March 12, 2016 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 91 years, 2 months, and 27 days of age. Irene grew up in Wright County...

William 'Bill' Lawler

William 'Bill' Lawler

Mar 12, 2016

William (Bill) Benton Lawler, 81, of West Memphis, Arkansas, born June 13, 1934 in Hartville, Missouri, and raised in Jerktail, Wright County, Missouri. He departed this life on March 12, 2016 in Yuma, Arizona, after a short illness. He met the love of his life, Alice Jeannine Wade, at a pie supper in 1952, and they married on August 22,...

Wilton Pedro

Wilton Pedro

Mar 10, 2016

Wilton Afred Pedro, the second son of the late Able and Mary Pedro, was born August 28, 1929 on the Island of Bermuda and passed away peacefully on March 10, 2016 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 87 years of age. Wilton was united in marriage to Evelyn Lillian Roberts on March 29, 1960. Four children were born to this...

Mary Lee Mitchell

Mary Lee Mitchell

Mar 6, 2016

Mary Lee (Burdick) Mitchell, daughter of the late Roy and Mary (DeCou) Burdick, was born on January 12, 1941, in Lisco, Nebraska, and departed this life on March 6, 2016, at her home in near Hartville, Missouri. She was 75 years, 1 month, and 23 days of age. Mary was united in marriage to Roy Tommy Mitchell on November 4,...

E. Ray Blacketer

E. Ray Blacketer

Mar 6, 2016

Ray Blacketer, son of the late Hollis and Helen (Durham) Blacketer, was born on July 13, 1943, in Bolivar, Missouri, and passed away on March 6, 2016, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 72 years, 8 months, and 6 days of age. Ray was raised in Mountain Grove by his mother and step-father, Lenn McCune, whom...

Omer 'Glen' Spencer

Omer 'Glen' Spencer

Mar 2, 2016

Omer Glen Spencer, son of the late Frank and Norma (Quinn) Spencer, was born on September 24, 1933, in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life on March 2, 2016, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 82 years, 5 months, and 7 days of age. Glen graduated from Plato High School in 1951, and then joined the United States Coast Guard....

Herbert Wayne Wade

Herbert Wayne Wade

Feb 29, 2016

Herbert Wayne Wade, age 85, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away at 11:25 AM on Monday, February 29, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, after a short illness. He was born on November 10th, 1930, in Manes, Missouri to the late Herbert Elmore and Florence (Trumbo) Wade. He was a lifelong resident of Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain...

David 'Poppy' Joseph Fry

David 'Poppy' Joseph Fry

Feb 28, 2016

David Joseph Fry, son of the late Edward and Sylvia (Mathews) Fry, was born on May 22, 1922, in Long Beach, California, and departed this life on February 28, 2016, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. He was 93 years, 9 months, and 6 days of age. David was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He later...

Harvey Lee Neher

Harvey Lee Neher

Feb 26, 2016

Harvey Lee Neher, son of the late Wade and Pearl Neher, was born in Mountain Grove, Missouri, on March 19, 1923. He was raised in a family including three brothers and two sisters. He departed this life on February 26, 2016 at the age of ninety-two years and eleven months. Harvey graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1941. On...

Bonnie Marie Maxwell

Bonnie Marie Maxwell

Feb 26, 2016

Bonnie Marie Maxwell, daughter of the late Cyrus and Mary (Atchley) Baty, was born on August 10, 1916 in a little log house in the woods in Texas County. She passed away on February 26, 2016 at Country Living Assisted Living in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 99 years of age. Bonnie attended rural schools through the eighth grade. She then...

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