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Marlene Balsano

Marlene Balsano

Nov 4, 2014

Marlene Teresa Balsano, daughter of the late Santo Bud and Pearl (Suttill) Balsano, was born on January 8, 1932 in Murphysboro, Illinois, and departed this life on November 4, 2014 at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. She was 82 years, 9 months, and 27 days of age. Marlene was active in politics and served as an alderwoman in...

Ruby Anna Wilson

Ruby Anna Wilson

Oct 29, 2014

Ruby Anna Wilson, daughter of the late Herman Joseph and Louisa Jane (Dennis) Moritz, was born on November 25, 1932 in St. Joseph, Missouri and departed this life on October 29, 2014 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 81 years, 11 months, and 4 days of age. Ruby grew up in St. Joseph and Buckhart, Missouri and...

Jerry Stark

Jerry Stark

Oct 25, 2014

Jerry Stark, son of the late Chester and Grace (Quick) Stark, was born on October 23, 1948 in Birch Tree, Missouri and departed this life on October 25, 2014 at his residence in Vanzant, Missouri. He was 66 years, and 2 days of age. Jerry grew up in the Thomasville and Birch Tree, Missouri communities. On February 23, 1973, he...

Kevin Richard Wade

Kevin Richard Wade

Oct 19, 2014

Kevin Richard Wade, son of the late Kenneth Dean and Ruth Ellen (Yager) Wade, was born on October 14, 1960 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and departed this life on October 19, 2014 at his residence in Manes, Missouri. Kevin was raised in the Manes, Missouri community. He graduated high school in Mountain Grove in 1978. Kevin was united in marriage...

Floyd Jefferson Gamby

Floyd Jefferson Gamby

Oct 17, 2014

Floyd Jefferson Gamby, son of the late Paul and Isabell (OBrien) Gamby, was born on January 13, 1923 in New Richmond, Michigan and departed this life on October 17, 2014 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 91 years, 9 months, and 4 days of age. Floyd grew up near New Richmond, Michigan. He fought in WWII, receiving...

Richard Dennis Gamby

Richard Dennis Gamby

Oct 17, 2014

Richard Rick Dennis Gamby, son of the late Floyd J. and Lorraine Joyce (Ludwig) Gamby, was born on May 18, 1951 in Holland, Michigan and departed this life on October 17, 2014 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 63 years, 9 months, and 12 days of age. Rick lived and attended school in Imperial Beach, California, where...

Willard 'Bill' Brackett

Willard 'Bill' Brackett

Oct 13, 2014

Willard "Bill" Dean Brackett, son of the late Virgil Alonzo and Lucy Belle (Reece) Brackett, was born on May 11, 1930 in Fannin County, Texas and departed this life on October 13, 2014 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 84 years, 5 months, and 2 days of age. Bill was united in marriage to Faye Hallman on...

Casey Thomas Castleberry

Casey Thomas Castleberry

Oct 13, 2014

No Services Planned At This Time. Casey was cremated under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.

Mary Ann Hicks

Mary Ann Hicks

Oct 11, 2014

Mary Ann (Reser) Hicks, daughter of the late Velan Alexander and Clora (Newberry) Reser, was born on December 22, 1925 in Ava, Missouri, and departed this life on October 11, 2014 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. She was 88 years, 9 months and 19 days of age. She grew up in the Ava-Mansfield area, living through the...

Charles 'Charlie' Harry Ray

Charles 'Charlie' Harry Ray

Oct 8, 2014

Charles Charlie Harry Ray, son of the late Guss and Eva (Kirkpatrick) Ray, was born on October 22, 1917 in Diehlstadt, Missouri and departed this life on October 8, 2014 in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri at 96 years of age. Charlie graduated high school in Diehlstadt, Missouri. He married Catholine Burton on July 4, 1934 in...

Edward August Lunsford

Edward August Lunsford

Oct 7, 2014

No public services planned at this time.

Lester George Cantrell

Lester George Cantrell

Oct 5, 2014

Lester George Cantrell, son of the late Lester Bert and Catherine Evelyn (Morse) Cantrell, was born on October 2, 1943 in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life on October 5, 2014 at his home in Mountain Grove. He was 71 years and 3 days of age. Lester grew up in Manes, Missouri. He later married Mary Jo Leach, and three...

Gerald Egbert Stillwell

Gerald Egbert Stillwell

Oct 5, 2014

Gerald Egbert Stillwell, son of the late William and Elsie (Gregor) Stillwell, was born on July 17, 1929 in Fresno, California, and went home to the Lord on October 5, 2014. He was 85 years, 2 months, and 18 days of age. Gerald attended Johnsons Country School through the 8th grade. He joined the Navy on October 14, 1948 and...

Doyne Lester Emery

Doyne Lester Emery

Sep 28, 2014

Doyne Lester Emery, son of the late Everette Lester and Clora (Smith) Emery, was born on March 2, 1926 in Pitcher, Oklahoma, and departed this life on September 28, 2014 in the Kabul Nursing Home, Cabool, Missouri. He was 88 years of age. In 1950, Doyne was united in marriage to Maxine McCulley. Two sons were born to this union....

Junior E. Millsap

Junior E. Millsap

Sep 26, 2014

Junior Elice Millsap, son of the late Samp and Myrtle Millsap, began his life on October 23, 1927 in Mansfield, Missouri. Surrounded by loving family, he went home to be with the Lord for eternity on September 26, 2014. Junior grew up in Mansfield, where he met the love of his life, Evelyn Moles. Junior began his career with MoDOT...

Ross Andrew Ellis

Ross Andrew Ellis

Sep 26, 2014

Ross Andrew Ellis, son of the late Earl Clayton and Bessie Lee (Hutsell) Ellis was born on Septemer 24, 1922 in Dawson, Missouri, and passed away on September 26, 2014 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri at 92 years of age. Ross grew up in the Dawson community and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1940....

Vera June Sellars

Vera June Sellars

Sep 22, 2014

Vera June Sellars moved to Heaven on September 22, 2014 to be with her loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at 94 years of age. She was born on July 9, 1920 in Mountain Grove, Missouri to Charlie and Stella (Odel) Turner. Vera grew up in the Mountain Grove area where she met and married Frank Sellars on April 9,...

Pauline Emalee Thompson

Pauline Emalee Thompson

Sep 21, 2014

Visitation: Thursday, September 25, 2014 from 10:00-11:00 AM in the Craig-Hurtt Chapel Funeral Service: Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 11:00 AM in the Craig-Hurtt Chapel. Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Missouri Memorial Contributions: Wounded Warrior Project c/o the funeral home. Obituaty: Pauline E. Thompson, daughter of the late Edward and Nola (Freeman) Pendergrass, was born on October 17, 1937 in...

Larry Dean Prock

Larry Dean Prock

Sep 21, 2014

Larry Dean Prock, son of Nina (Hutsell) and the late Bryan Prock, was born on August 27, 1952, in Pasco, Washington and departed this life on September 21, 2014 in the Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Arkansas, following a short battle with liver cancer. In 1957, Larry and his family moved to Lynchburg, Missouri. He attended school in Plato,...

Theodore 'Pete' Reginald Liska

Theodore 'Pete' Reginald Liska

Sep 19, 2014

Theodore Reginald Pete Liska, 76, son of the late George and Emma Kathryn (Skelton) Liska, was born April 20, 1938 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 19, 2014 at the Jordan Creek Nursing and Rehab Facility in Springfield, Missouri. Pete was saved and baptized at an early age. He worked as a...

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