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Janice Marie (Strunk) Chronister

Janice Marie (Strunk) Chronister

Jul 16, 2015

Janice Marie (Strunk) Chronister, daughter of Hubert G. and Donzella F. (Mings) Strunk, was born February 24, 1964 in Houston, Missouri, and departed this life July 16, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 51 years, 4 months, and 22 days of age. Janice grew up in Raytown, Missouri, and went to school in both Raytown and Plato,...

Lois Opal Emery

Lois Opal Emery

Jul 16, 2015

Lois Opal (Cearley) Emery, daughter of the late Noah and Ethel (Sparks) Cearley, was born on June 23, 1926, in Douglas County, Missouri, and passed away on July 16, 2015 in Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 89 years and 26 days of age. Lois attended school at Pleasant Mound in Douglas County. She was saved...

Lula Marie Moore

Lula Marie Moore

Jul 15, 2015

Lula Marie Moore, daughter of the late Lewis and Rutha (Burch) Ussery, was born September 26, 1938 in Norwood, Missouri, and passed away July 15, 2015 at her sons residence in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 76 years, 9 months, and 19 days of age. Lula grew up and went to school in the Norwood community. She had two sons...

Perla Mae Russell

Perla Mae Russell

Jul 12, 2015

Perla Mae Russell, daughter of the late George S. and Perla M. (Newsom) Jordan, was born on December 8, 1928 in Pattison, Mississippi, and departed this life on July 12, 2015 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. She was 86 years, 7 months, and 4 days of age. In her early years, Perla was raised in Pattison, Mississippi...

Gene Postlewait

Gene Postlewait

Jul 12, 2015

Delbert Gene Postlewait, son of John Jefferson and Lucy Jane (Crewse) Postlewait, was born on February 6, 1935 in Huggins, Missouri and departed this life on July 12, 2015 in Hartville, Missouri. He was 80 years, 5 months, and 6 days of age. Gene grew up in the Huggins and Mountain Grove area and graduated from Mountain Grove High School...

Lodena Marion Mccoy

Lodena Marion Mccoy

Jul 11, 2015

Lodena Marion McCoy, daughter of the late Clarence and Velma (Barnes) Lethco, was born in a log cabin in Merrit, Missouri on July 4, 1931, and departed this life on July 11, 2015 at Woodland Manor in Springfield, Missouri. She was 84 years, and 7 days of age. Velma and Clarence moved to a farm in Ava, Missouri to raise...

Donna Marie Dodson

Donna Marie Dodson

Jul 8, 2015

Preceding Donna in death were her grandparents and her brother, David Dodson. Visitation: Thursday, July 16, 2015 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM in the Chapel. Funeral Service: Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel. Burial: Broyles Cemetery North of Norwood on E Hwy Memorial Contributions: May be made to the family or donor's choice c/o the funeral...

Burnice Marie Riley

Burnice Marie Riley

Jul 6, 2015

Burnice Marie (Hicks) Riley, daughter of the late William and Katy (Hopkins) Hicks, was born on August 30, 1929 near Buckhart, Missouri, and passed away on July 6, 2015, at the age of 85. Burnice graduated from Ava High School in 1946. She attended college in West Plains and SMS in Springfield, where she obtained her associate degree. Burnice taught...

Gwen Goins Smith

Gwen Goins Smith

Jul 5, 2015

Gwen Ann (Goins) Smith, daughter of the late Edward William and Ona Mae (Staehle) Goins, was born on February 5, 1951 at St. Anthony Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, and departed this life on July 5, 2015 at her home in Vanzant, Missouri. She was 64 years and 5 months of age. Gwen was the third of five children. As a...

Vivian Eloise Turner

Vivian Eloise Turner

Jun 23, 2015

Vivian Eloise (Ownes) Turner, daughter of the late Elmer and Ruby (Reaves) Owens, was born on September 17, 1932, near Norwood, Missouri. She took her last breath on earth and her first breath in Heaven on June 23, 2015, in her home north of Mountain Grove, surrounded by her loving family. She was 82 years, 9 months, and 6 days...

Alice Jane Keene

Alice Jane Keene

Jun 17, 2015

Alice Jane Keene, daughter of the late Lawrence Melvin and Gladys Helen (Smith) Barnes, was born on August 29, 1937 in Pulaski, Virginia, and departed this life on June 17, 2015 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 77 years, 9 months, and 19 days of age. Alice was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, and graduated from high...

Elsie Jane Johnson

Elsie Jane Johnson

Jun 12, 2015

Those left to mourn her passing are her loving husband, Lynwood; two daughters: Lynette and Mark Haynes, of Middleton, Michigan, and Bethine and Gary Schmidt, of Mountain Grove, Missouri; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters: Edna Frank of Moundridge, Kansas, and Virgi and Merle Koehn, of West Point, Mississippi; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Visitation: Tuesday, June 16, 2015...

Kevin Eugene Coffman

Kevin Eugene Coffman

Jun 11, 2015

No Services Planned At This Time

Martha Marie Sapp

Martha Marie Sapp

Jun 10, 2015

She is survived by one son: Doug Sapp and his wife, Susie, of Newport, Arkansas; two daughters: Victoria Schnurr and her husband, Jeff, of Norwood, Missouri, and Vickie Christoffer and her husband, Henry, of Shelbyville, Missouri; one brother: Stan Llynch and his wife, Patty, of Van Nuys, California; two sisters: Mary Cline and her husband, Tom, of Gainesville, Missouri, and...

Eva Nipper

Eva Nipper

Jun 9, 2015

Eva Nipper, daughter of the late Daniel and Docia (Adams) Crisp, was born on December 1, 1912 in Manes, Missouri and departed this life on June 9, 2015 at the Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri. She was 102 years, 6 months, and 8 days of age. Eva grew up in the Manes, Wright County, Missouri area and remained in...

Randall E. Childress

Randall E. Childress

Jun 3, 2015

Randall Edwin Randy Childress, son of the late Clifford Childress and Alice (Moody) Willeford, was born on May 5, 1956 in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life on June 3, 2015 at his home in Strafford, Missouri. He was 59 years and 29 days of age. Randy graduated from Central High School. He worked in the shipping and receiving department...

Judy May Smith

Judy May Smith

May 31, 2015

Judy May Smith, daughter of the late Hugh Clifton and Agnes Irene (Reed) Rogers, was born on August 16, 1936 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and departed this life on May 31, 2015 at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. She was 78 years, 9 months, and 15 days of age. Judy grew up in Little Creek, Texas County, Missouri. She...

Elizabeth Dianne Towell

Elizabeth Dianne Towell

May 29, 2015

Elizabeth Dianne Towell, daughter of the late Clyde and Thelma (King) Cresap, was born March 14, 1942 in Manila, Arkansas, and departed this life May 29, 2015 in her home in Norwood, Missouri, surrounded by her family. She was 73 years, 2 months, and 15 days of age. Dianne grew up and went to school in Lynn, Arkansas. She married...

Ernest Cloud

Ernest Cloud

May 28, 2015

No services are planned at this time.

James Michael Packard

James Michael Packard

May 27, 2015

James Michael Packard, son of the late Corbin and Edna (Anderson) Packard, was born July 17, 1952 in Slayton, Minnesota, and departed this life on May 27, 2015 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 62 years old physically but forever a kid at heart. After graduating from high school in Lake Wilson, Minnesota, he joined the Army...

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