Obituaries

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Leonard Harold Ballard

Leonard Harold Ballard

Sep 4, 2014

Leonard Harold Ballard, son of the late Lawrence G. and Dorothy E. (Hoke) Ballard, was born January 16, 1932 and passed away September 4, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 82 years of age. Leonard loved his heavenly Father and was a living example of hard work, generosity and compassion. He was successful beyond his dreams and he shared those...

Ann Frances Moritz

Ann Frances Moritz

Aug 29, 2014

Services Pending Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado Memorial Contributions: St. Jude Childrens Hospital c/o the funeral home.

Roger L Boykin

Roger L Boykin

Aug 29, 2014

Roger Lee Boykin, son of Don and Zelpha (Wilson) Boykin, was born November 27, 1960 in Cabool, Missouri and departed this life August 29, 2014 at his home near Mountain Grove, Missouri following a long illness. He was 53 years of age. As a young man, Roger loved the outdoors, especially when hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed playing in...

James 'Skip' Clifton Wilson

James 'Skip' Clifton Wilson

Aug 23, 2014

James Skip Clifton Wilson, son of the late Clifton Claude and Anna Elberta (Woody) Wilson, was born March 14, 1941 in Hartville, Missouri and departed this life on August 23, 2014 in his home. He was 73 years old. Skip grew up in Hartville, Missouri where he met Mary Anne Tooley. Skip moved to Kansas and married Mary Anne Tooley...

Wilma 'Willie' Rose Carty

Wilma 'Willie' Rose Carty

Aug 19, 2014

Wilma Rose Willie Carty, one of ten children born to the late Lee and Verna (Hicks) Sympson, was born May 12, 1933 in Grand Island, Nebraska and departed this life on August 19, 2014 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 81 years, 3 months, and 7 days of age. Willie...

Martha Davis

Martha Davis

Aug 16, 2014

Martha Lou Davis, daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Saloma (Butts) Lee, was born on January 24, 1935 in Houston, Missouri, and departed this life on August 16, 2014 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove. She was 79 years, 6 months, and 23 days of age. Martha married Bob Davis on October 26, 1952, and they lived...

Adam Leigh Caston

Adam Leigh Caston

Aug 15, 2014

Adam Leigh Caston entered this world on July 19, 1987 and departed from it on August 15, 2014 at the age of 27. Adam was preceded in death by his dad: Kendall Joe Reed; and both of his grandmothers: Dollie May Caston and Norma Gayle Reed. Adam leaves this life before his much loved mother: Tracy Leigh Caston; brother: Jared...

Murl Junior Adamson

Murl Junior Adamson

Aug 11, 2014

Murl Junior Adamson, son of the late Ernest Charles CE and Ora (Arnall) Adamson, was born on August 24, 1926 in Hartville, Missouri, and departed this life on August 11, 2014 at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri. He was 87 years, 11 months, and 19 days of age. Murl grew up near Mountain Grove. He married Maxine Hudson in 1945....

Charlene Faye Owens

Charlene Faye Owens

Aug 9, 2014

Charlene Faye Owens, daughter of the late Charlie and Stella (Jones) McIntosh, was born on April 2, 1935 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and departed this life on August 9, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 79 years, 4 months, and 10 days of age. Faye lived in Wright County her entire life. She married Georgie Owens on...

Lyndon Hale Jennings

Lyndon Hale Jennings

Aug 8, 2014

Lyndon Hale Jennings, son of the late Wilbur Russell and Dorothy Dell (Hinote) Jennings, was born on May 29, 1953 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and went home to be with the Lord on August 8, 2014 in St. Roberts, Missouri at 61 years of age. Lyndon grew up on a farm in Wright County, Missouri. He graduated from Norwood High...

Danny Lynn Tooley

Danny Lynn Tooley

Aug 8, 2014

Danny Lynn Tooley, son of Verba Brown and the late Lyle Tooley, was born on April 21, 1955 in El Dorado, Kansas and passed away on August 8, 2014 in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri at 59 years of age. Danny went to elementary school in Dora and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1973. Danny never knew a...

Melvin Dean Perkins

Melvin Dean Perkins

Aug 7, 2014

Melvin Dean Perkins, son of the late Melvin Dorrel Dean and Josephine Patricia (McDonald) Perkins, was born on March 31, 1960 in Springfield, Missouri and departed this life on August 7, 2014 in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri at 54 years of age. Melvin enjoyed being outdoors, especially when he was hunting and fishing. He will truly...

Delmar Gene Hutsell

Delmar Gene Hutsell

Aug 7, 2014

Delmar Gene Hutsell, son of the late Leonard Elmore and Anna Laura (Leighty) Hutsell, was born April 21, 1944 in Huggins, Missouri and departed this life August 7, 2014 at his home in Fristoe, Missouri. He was 70 years, 3 months, and 18 days of age. Delmar grew up in the Huggins area and attended school at Plato. He worked...

Dorothy Mae Millard

Dorothy Mae Millard

Aug 7, 2014

Dorothy Mae Millard, daughter of the late Thomas Jeff Arthur and Leona (Miracle) Glenn, was born on October 13, 1919 in Adel, Iowa and passed away on August 7, 2014 in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri at 94 years of age. Dorothy was raised in Adel. She married Orville Millard on June 20, 1937 in Des Moines,...

Dwain Virtue

Dwain Virtue

Aug 6, 2014

Otis Dwain Virtue, son of the late Oley and Thelma (Proe) Virtue, was born on October 11, 1941 in Mountain Grove, Missouri and passed away on August 6, 2014 in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove at 72 years of age. Dwain attended Dunn School and then finished his schooling in Mountain Grove where he graduated with the class...

Marvin Lester Cravens

Marvin Lester Cravens

Aug 2, 2014

Marvin Lester Cravens, son of the late Grover Cleveland and Maude Etha (Bolian) Cravens, was born on December 4, 1927 in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life on August 2, 2014 in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 86 years, 7 months, and 29 days of age. Marvin grew up near Hartville and graduated college from Southwest Missouri...

Wayne Eldon Moore

Wayne Eldon Moore

Jul 27, 2014

Wayne Eldon Moore, son of the late Everett and Ermil (Carter) Moore, was born July 19, 1926 at the family farm home west of Mountain Grove, Missouri. He passed away July 27, 2014 in the Center Point Medical Center in Independence, Missouri surrounded by his loving family. He was 88 years and 8 days of age. Visitation: Wednesday, July 30,...

Kelley Ann Whittenburg

Kelley Ann Whittenburg

Jul 25, 2014

Kelley Ann Garson-Whittenburg was born on June 2, 1971 in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life on July 25, 2014 in the Cox South Medical Center of Springfield, Missouri. She was 43 years, 1 month, and 23 days of age.Kelley lived most of her life in Hartville, Missouri. She was a kind and caring person who had many friends. She...

Emma Jean Mitchell

Emma Jean Mitchell

Jul 23, 2014

Mrs. Mitchell has been cremated under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.

Susan Jean Wooton

Susan Jean Wooton

Jul 22, 2014

Susan Jean Wooton was born to Norman G. Perry and Mary C. Siebert, Dec 1922 in Dormont, PA. She passed away on July 22, 2014 at her home south of Mountain Grove at 91 years of age. Susan began playing the piano at age 5. Her distinguished career started at the age of 13, when she was first requested to...