Recent Obituaries
June Ella Bradshaw
Jan 5, 2016
June Ella Bradshaw, daughter of the late Thomas and Nettie (King) Forrest, was born on May 28, 1924 in Norwood, Missouri, and passed away on January 5, 2016 at Glendale Gardens in Springfield, Missouri. She was 91 years, 7 months, and 8 days of age. June was born and raised in Norwood and spent her whole life in the Norwood...
Steven B. Carter
Dec 23, 2015
Steven Basil Carter, a man of God, a teacher, a son, a husband, a father and a grandfather, was born on November 11, 1959 and earned his heavenly reward on December 23, 2015 after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor. Steven attended Mountain Grove Schools and graduated from MGHS in 1978. His teaching career began in Kirbyville, MO after...
Janice Karen Page
Dec 22, 2015
Janice Karen (Rupe) Page, daughter of the late Richard and Merle (Harder) Rupe, was born on July 16, 1935 in Sioux City, Iowa and departed this life on December 22, 2015 at her home in Norwood, Missouri. She was 80 years, 5 months, and 6 days of age. When Janice was a very young child, her family moved to Montpier,...
Reda M. Gilley
Dec 20, 2015
Reda Mae (Jenkins) Gilley, daughter of the late Arthur Manuel and Pearl Mae (Lafavor) Jenkins, was born on May 29, 1920 in Checotah, Oklahoma. She departed this life on December 20, 2015 in Cabool, Missouri. She was 95 years, 6 months, and 21 days of age. Reda grew up in the Checotah area. One summer her family went to work...
Mary Elizabeth Mings
Dec 20, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Mings, 87, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away on December 20th, 2015. Mary was born on August 1st, 1928, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Joseph and Stephanie (Packevich) Meskelunas. Mary attended Sioux City schools, graduating from East High School on June 6th, 1946. She went on to Saint Joseph Mercy College for nursing, graduating on September 12th, 1949....
Arthur Ray Atchison
Dec 18, 2015
Arthur Ray Atchison, son of the late Orvle and Pearl (Alexander) Atchison, was born on February 19, 1926, in Exeter, California, and departed this life on December 18, 2015, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 89 years, 9 months, and 29 days of age. Early in life, Arthur was raised in the Norwood community. He worked for J.I. Case Implement Company...
Maryland Gerald
Dec 17, 2015
Maryland Gerald, daughter of James & Erma (Cooley) Hopper was born, June 25, 1933 in Bakersfield, California and departed this life on Thursday, December 17, 2015, in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri at 82 years of age. Maryland spent her early years in Bakersfield, California then moved to Mountain Grove, Missouri at the age of twelve. She attended school...
Mary J. Squirell
Dec 12, 2015
Mary Julia (Henricksen) Squirell, was born in Sandwich, Illinois, on March 15, 1935, to parents Melvin Henricksen and Carrie (Hill) Henricksen. Mary's parents were Norwegian, giving her a rich culture in Norwegian traditions, in the town of Plano, Illinois. Mary loved to go for rides in the car. On Sunday afternoons, the family would drive to her maternal grandparents' farm...
Jackie 'Jack' Lee Lathrom
Dec 8, 2015
Jackie Jack Lee Lathrom, son of the late Harvey and Ada (Carder) Lathrom, was born on July 1, 1941, in Rayborn, Missouri, and departed this life on December 8, 2015, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 74 years, 5 months, and 7 days of age. Jack was born and raised in the Rayborn community, and attended school...
Wanda Lee Simpson
Dec 6, 2015
Wanda Lee (Foutch) Simpson, daughter of the late Jess and Ona (Cochran) Foutch, was born on January 9, 1929, in Madison, Kansas, and departed this life on December 6, 2015, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. She was 86 years, 10 months, 27 days of age. Wanda grew up and attended school in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was united...
Jimmy Franklin James
Nov 30, 2015
Jimmy Franklin James, son of the late Lonnie Harold and Janet Irene (VanLaningham) James, was born on September 6, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri, and passed suddenly at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, on November 30, 2015. He was 61 years, 2 months, and 24 days of age. Jimmy knew love throughout life, and although he never had children...
Shirley W. (Upshaw) Carroll
Nov 29, 2015
Shirley Willadean Carroll, daughter of the late Thomas Lyle and Leora May (Richardson) Upshaw, was born on November 30, 1955, in Cortez, Colorado, and departed this life on November 29, 2015, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 59 years, 11 months, and 30 days of age. Shirley loved camping, fishing, and living the simple life to the fullest. She enjoyed...
James 'Norris' Woods
Nov 24, 2015
James Norris Woods, was born on January 13, 1939, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Earl and Faye (Woodward) Woods. He departed this life on November 24, 2015, in Vanzant, Missouri. He was 76 years, 10 months, and 12 days of age. Norris graduated from Cabool High School in 1957. He was united in marriage to Ilene Coble on July 3,...
Nancy Ann Tetrick
Nov 14, 2015
Nancy is survived by her son: Sam Tetrick and his wife, Debbie, of Galena, Missouri, her daughter: Linda Johnson and her husband, Bruce, of Monett, Missouri, two brothers: Lloyd Freeman and his wife, Ruth, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, and Leonard Freeman and his wife, Madge, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, two sisters: Omma Luallen of Mountain Grove, Missouri, and Mary Collins...
Earlene E. Mayfield
Nov 12, 2015
Earlene E. Mayfield, daughter of the late Howard and Coral (Day) Hopping, was born on October 15, 1925 in Smithfield, Missouri in Jasper County and departed this life on November 12, 2015 at Ava Place in Ava, Missouri at 90 years of age. Earlene married Jeral D. Kuykendall on August 24, 1946 in Reno, Nevada. They spent many years California...
Ytoka M. Kemper
Nov 11, 2015
Ytoka Marie (Todd) Kemper, the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Martha Emma Almeda (Perkins) Todd, was born on February 14, 1939, in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life on November 11, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 76 years, 8 months, and 28 days of age. Ytoka was the beloved wife of Glenn Kemper, mother...
James Beuford Johnson
Oct 30, 2015
James Beuford Johnson, son of the late Otto O. and Ruby (Canamore) Johnson, was born on October 30, 1944, in McCrory, Arkansas, and departed this life on October 30, 2015, at his residence in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 71 years of age. James was raised in Rector, Arkansas, and attended school in Forrest City, Arkansas. In 1962, James enlisted...
Nettie V. Hawkins-White
Oct 29, 2015
Nettie Virginia (Cunningham) Hawkins-White, daughter of the late Frank L. and Verbia E. (Hayes) Cunningham, was born on September 26, 1935, in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this life on October 29, 2015, in Lebanon, Missouri. She was 80 years, 1 month, and 3 days of age. Nettie grew up on a farm and attended school in the Summersville community....
Brooklynn Massey
Oct 29, 2015
PRIVATE Family Graveside Service: Murr Cemetery. In Lieu of Flowers: Contributions may be made to the family in care of the funeral home.