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Norma Doris Gray
Jul 30, 2016
Early Saturday evening, July 30, 2016, Norma Doris Elliott Gray, age 93, made her last move to her home in heaven. One of Normas favorite gospel hymns was Last Move for Me sung by The Carter Family: When I move to the sky up in heaven so high What a wonderful time that will be. Im ready to go, washed...
Marlene Esther Ivie
Jul 22, 2016
Marlene Esther Ivie, daughter of the late William August and Minnie Bertha (Strack) Schulte, was born on January 4, 1939, in Owensville, Missouri, and departed this life on July 22, 2016, at her home in Springfield, Missouri. She was 77 years, 6 months, and 19 days of age. Marlene has resided in various towns, such as Owensville, Union, Mountain Grove,...
Margaret E. Cooley
Jul 20, 2016
Margaret Evangeline (Burge) Cooley, daughter of the late Lloyd Edwin and Mable Ellen (Locke) Burge, was born on May 12, 1927 in Austin, Colorado, and departed this life on July 20, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 89 years, 2 months, and 8 days of age. Maggie spent her early years in Colorado and moved to Missouri...
Annie Ruth Bass
Jul 10, 2016
Annie Ruth Bass, daughter of the late Lawton Columbus and Matilda Ruth (Turner) Becham, was born on April 22, 1938, in Knoxville, Georgia, and departed this life on July 10, 2016, in Mansfield, Missouri. She was 78 years, 2 months, and 19 days of age. Annie grew up in Roberta, Georgia, and met Valmer Ellis Hire in Atlanta at a...
Joseph 'Joey' Szahowski
Jul 6, 2016
Joseph Joey Michael Szahowski, son of Richard and Margaret Szahowski, was born on April 24, 1982 in Great Falls, Montana, and passed away on July 6, 2016 at his home in Nixa, Missouri. He was 34 years, 2 months, and 12 days of age. Joey grew up and went to school in Newport News, Virginia. He married Jessica Underwood on...
Betty Lue Dobbs
Jul 6, 2016
Betty was born on April 8, 1942 to Bert & Velma (Stilley) Mings in Wright County, Missouri, and she left her earthly vessel behind on July 6, 2016. With the death of her mother while she was still an infant, Betty and her two brothers, Ted and Terry Mings, who both preceded her in death, would be raised by their...
Kristen Nicole (Nelson) Martinez
Jul 6, 2016
Kristen Nicole (Nelson) Martinez, daughter of Lawrence Willie and Lana Nelson of Mountain Grove, and Robin Bishop Cortez of Taylors, South Carolina, was born on May 6, 1981, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on July 6, 2016 in West Plains, Missouri. Growing up, Kristens time was split living in Cedartown, Georgia, with her mother, and in Mountain...
Ruth Louise Glover
Jul 5, 2016
Ruth Louise Glover, daughter of the late Clifford and Leona (Hocutt) Kinder, was born on October 26, 1933 in Wellington, Illinois and grew up in Hoopeston, Illinois. Ruth was saved and baptized at a young age at the Nazarene Church in Hoopeston. Ruth married Ralph Glover on December 8, 1950. Together they had five children: Terry, Barry, Jay, Jan, and...
James 'Jim' Lancaster
Jul 3, 2016
James Thomas Lancaster, son of Ola Mae (Smith) and the late James Monroe Lancaster, was born on September 24, 1951, in Pampa, Texas, and departed this life on July 3, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 64 years, 9 months, and 9 days of age. Jim grew up in the panhandle of Texas, graduating from Perryton High...
Hurley Emerson Reese
Jul 3, 2016
Hurley E Reese Sr., 73, Elkton, MO passed away July 3, 2016 surrounded by family at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO after an extended illness. He was born in Limestonville, PA to Russell Lewis Reese and Margaret Nellie Reese (Kingston) on September 2, 1942. Hurley served in the United States Marine Corps in 1960. He spent most of his life...
Jane Watts
Jul 2, 2016
Jane Watts, of Norwood, Missouri, was born March 13, 1928 in Dallas, Texas to Ferrell & Evelyn (Cook) Tucker, and passed away on July 2, 2016 in Rocky Ridge Manor, Mansfield, Missouri. She was 88 years, 3 months, and 19 days of age. Jane was a Christian and attended Union Grove/Caudle Church in Norwood as long as her health permitted....
Rev. Derrel Max Friend
Jul 2, 2016
Rev. Derrel Max Friend, son of the late Mont and Ina (Gaddis) Friend, was born January 19, 1926 in Dawson, Missouri and went home to be with the Lord on July 2, 2016 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 90 years, 5 months, and 13 days of age. Derrel grew up and attended school in the Dawson community. He always...
Bobby Gene Buttram
Jul 1, 2016
Bobby Gene Buttram, son of Waldo Gene and the late Jeannette Sue (Ellis) Buttram, was born on September 27, 1972, in Columbia Missouri, and departed this life on July 1, 2016, in Douglas County, Missouri. He was 43 years, 9 months, and 4 days of age. Bobby was raised in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and graduated from Mountain Grove High School...
Edna Jones
Jun 29, 2016
Edna Marie Jones (Hilt) was born on December 9, 1937 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She passed away on June 29, 2016 at the age of 78 from a battle with lung cancer while resting at her daughter's home in Peoria, Arizona. The daughter of Harold and Olive Hilt, Edna grew up at the top of a hill in the countryside...
Overton Hubert Noble
Jun 29, 2016
Overton OH Hubert Noble, son of the late South and Nokie (Miller) Noble, was born on September 13, 1950 in Jackson, Kentucky, and was called to Heaven on June 29, 2016 at his home with his loving wife by his side. OH served his country in the United States Navy. He married Linda Emery on November 28, 1983 in Hartville,...
Jaxie E. Merchant
Jun 18, 2016
Jaxie E. Merchant, daughter of the late Hayward and Ollie (Baney) McGowan, was born March 7, 1930 in Bendavis, Missouri and departed this life June 18, 2016 in Willow Springs, Missouri. She was 86 years, 3 months, and 11 days of age. Jaxie grew up and attended school in the Bendavis community. She was united in marriage to Alvin C....
Elmer 'Joe' Slater
Jun 14, 2016
E. Joe Slater was born on December 18, 1942, in Perryton, Texas, to the late Elmer L. and Aline M. (Ricker) Slater, and peacefully departed this life on June 14, 2016, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 73 years of age. While stationed with the U.S. Army in West Germany, Joe met Elvira Jakob and they were...
Opal Irene Chadwell
Jun 14, 2016
Opal Irene Chadwell, daughter of the late Claude and Effie (Martin) Sumner, was born on May 30, 1918, in Junius, South Dakota, and departed this life on June 14, 2016, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri. She was 98 years and 15 days of age. Opal was a lifetime member of the Norwood First Baptist Church, where she acted as...
Allison Stevens
Jun 14, 2016
Allison Kay (Hensley) Stevens, daughter of William Bill Hensley and Neva California-Hoebucket, was born on June 9, 1962, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, and departed this life on June 14, 2016, in Springfield, Missouri. She was 54 years and 5 days of age. Kay was half Native American, from the Quileute tribe. She lived in Washington until she was 9 months old,...
Dean Hendrix
Jun 13, 2016
Dwayne Dean Hendrix, son of the late Thedford and Gertrude (Olson) Hendrix, was born on February 18, 1964, in West Los Angeles, California, and departed this life on June 13, 2016, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 52 years, 3, months, and 27 days of age. Dean loved his dogs Jack, Ty Ty and Taco as if...
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