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Helen 'Penny' Tompkins

Helen 'Penny' Tompkins

Feb 21, 2016

Helen Penny Marion Tompkins, the daughter of the late Cedrick R. and Helen (Rule) Nichols, was born on November 27, 1929, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Her daddy quickly nicknamed her Penny because she was too little to be a nickel! Penny departed this life on February 21, 2016, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 86 years, 3 months, and 10...

Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson

Feb 20, 2016

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Jimmy R. Black

Jimmy R. Black

Feb 19, 2016

Jimmy Ray Black, son of the late Ralph and Marie (Moseley) Black, was born on August 12, 1941 in Wright County, Missouri. He fought a courageous battle with cancer and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 19, 2016 at his home near Hartville, Missouri. He was 74 years, 6 months, and 7 days of age....

Garold Welch

Garold Welch

Feb 18, 2016

Memorial Contributions: The family requests contributions be made to the Wright County Children's Home c/o the funeral home. Visitation: Sunday, February 21, 2016 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM in the Chapel. Funeral Service: Monday, February, 22, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel. Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery

Curtis Wayne Ledford

Curtis Wayne Ledford

Feb 17, 2016

Curtis Wayne Ledford, son of the late Walter and Zuma (Page) Ledford, was born on February 16, 1935 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, and went to be with his Heavenly Father on February 17, 2016 at the age of 81. Curtis served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1956. Most of his service was spent in the Korean War. He raised...

Ben Tennes

Ben Tennes

Feb 17, 2016

Benjamin Albert Tennes, son of the late Louis Albert and Georgiana (Spencer) Tennes, was born on May 15, 1943 in Penrose, Arkansas, and departed this life on February 17, 2016 at Cox Medical Center South at 72 years of age. Ben was raised in Penrose, Arkansas. He married Wanda Hitchcock on May 15, 1964 in White Hall, Arkansas. Ben spent...

Adley Lay Cantrell

Adley Lay Cantrell

Feb 12, 2016

Adley Lay Cantrell was born on April 15, 2015 to Clifton and Kayla (Calus) Cantrell. Our angel Adley went to be with our Heavenly Father on February 12, 2016 at 9 months and 28 days of age. She was only here for a short time, but she left a big impact on many lives. Visitation: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 from...

Bob Peterson

Bob Peterson

Feb 9, 2016

Robert Lee Peterson was born on January 13, 1937, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to John Robert and Ethel Mae (Lee) Peterson. Bob went gently to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, surrounded by his loved ones, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. Bob had suffered with many different illnesses throughout the past several years, but he never...

Ronald Lee Crisp

Ronald Lee Crisp

Feb 8, 2016

Ronald Lee Crisp, son of the late Paris Melvin Crisp and Mary Mae Jennings, was born on June 30, 1946, and departed this life on February 8, 2016. He was 69 years of age. Ronald liked being outdoors, especially when hunting and fishing. He was an artist and enjoyed drawing. Ronald liked playing sports in school and was a great...

William Washburn

William Washburn

Feb 8, 2016

William Wallace Washburn, son of the late John and Cady (Wallace) Washburn, was born on February 21, 1936, in Embree, Missouri, and went to his Heavenly home on February 8, 2016 at his residence near Lynchburg, Missouri. He was 79 years, 11 months, and 18 days of age. William grew up in the Embree community and attended school at Plato....

Lowell James Owens

Lowell James Owens

Feb 6, 2016

Lowell James Owens, son of Tip Jefferson and Wilma (Helums) Owens, was born on November 3, 1935, in Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 80 years, 3 months, and 3 days of age. Visitation: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home. Funeral Service: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at...

Lucy Feese

Lucy Feese

Feb 2, 2016

Lucy Opal (Malone) Feese, born May 13, 1921 in Birch Tree, Missouri, passed away on February 2, 2016 in Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas from congestive heart failure. She was 94 years of age. Lucy taught school in Corinth, Winona, Mtn. View, and Mansfield, Missouri, while attending Southwest Missouri State Teachers College in the summers, until marrying George Feese in...

Stephen Joe Hicks

Stephen Joe Hicks

Jan 30, 2016

Stephen Joe Hicks, son of the late William Leonard and Virgie (Clark) Hicks, was born on July 8, 1955, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on January 30, 2016, in Seymour, Missouri. He was 60 years, 6 months, and 22 days of age. Stephen enjoyed going to horse shows, auctioneering, and buying and selling dairy cattle. Besides his...

Verlin Earl Wright

Verlin Earl Wright

Jan 27, 2016

Verlin Earl Wright, son of the late James B. Sr. and Elva Helen (Franklin) Wright, was born on August 22, 1941 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on January 27, 2016 at his home in Mountain Grove at 74 years of age. Verlin grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1959. He...

Jordon Andrew Sherman

Jordon Andrew Sherman

Jan 25, 2016

Jordon Andrew Sherman, son of Timothy and Shasta (Miller) Sherman, was born on May 16, 2003, in Houston, Missouri, and departed this life on January 25, 2016, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 12 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Jordon loved video games, four-wheeling, and football. He enjoyed going to the lake, mountain...

Walter Jerome Massey Jr.

Walter Jerome Massey Jr.

Jan 25, 2016

Walter Jerome Massey, son Eula May Parsons and the late Walter Massey, was born on February 12, 1964 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on January 25, 2016 at his home in Vanzant, Missouri, at 51 years of age. Jerome was raised on the family farm in Drury, Missouri and attended Dora School. He married Amanda Summers on...

Nellie Sanders

Nellie Sanders

Jan 25, 2016

Nellie Eve (Sutton) Sanders was born in Mountain Grove, Missouri, on March 9, 1917 to Jacob and Julia (Bridges) Sutton. Her earthly journey ended and Heavenly journey began Monday morning, January 25, at Country Living Assisted Living in Mountain Grove. Nellie grew up in and around Mountain Grove, walking to country schools as a young girl and later attended Mountain...

Christopher Dale Mcintyre I

Christopher Dale Mcintyre I

Jan 23, 2016

Christopher Dale McIntyre I, son of the late Charles Westley McIntyre III and Christina Lagean (Lammey) McIntyre, was born on December 26, 1974 in Wichita, Kansas, and departed this life on January 23, 2016 in McCormick County, South Carolina, at 41 years of age. Christopher grew up and went to school in Republic, Missouri. He joined the Navy Reserves in...

Gregory Mark Germer

Gregory Mark Germer

Jan 23, 2016

Gregory Mark Germer, son of the late Siegfried W. Germer and Dorothy (Flannigan) Germer, was born on October 26, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan, and departed this life on January 23, 2016, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 67 years, 2 months, and 28 days of age. Gregory grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and then joined the military....

Dallas Ray Sparks

Dallas Ray Sparks

Jan 20, 2016

Dallas Ray Sparks, son of the late Luther and May Dean (Havens) Sparks, was born on July 28, 1943 in Vanzant, Missouri, and departed this life on January 20, 2016 at his home in Vanzant. Dallas was raised in the Vanzant community and graduated from Dora High School. He married Betty Creagor on January 16, 1961 in Douglas County. Three...

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