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Eddie 'Kenneth' Northcutt

Eddie 'Kenneth' Northcutt

Jul 19, 2014

Eddie Kenneth Northcutt, son of the late Jack and Anna (Wilsher) Northcutt, was born on May 4, 1929 in Harlingen, Texas and departed this life on July 19, 2014 at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 15 days. Ken lived with his family on a farm about eight miles from Mountain Grove. He was self-employed and hauled milk...

Violet Lavada Melton

Violet Lavada Melton

Jul 14, 2014

Violet (Plunk) Melton, was born on March 5, 1927 to the late Arthur Sherman and Vivian (Barr) Plunk and went to Heaven on July 14, 2014 at the Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove, Missouri following a long illness. She was 87 years, 4 months, and 9 days of age. Violet grew up on Little Creek Road, near Mountain...

Elvira Luise Slater

Elvira Luise Slater

Jul 5, 2014

Elvira Luise Slater was born on December 2, 1944 in Hengersberg, West Germany to Ludwig Schwartz and Anna Jakob and peacefully departed this life on July 5, 2014 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, surrounded by family. She was 69 years, 7 months, and 3 days of age. Elvira grew up in West Germany and met a U.S. Soldier,...

Kendall Joe Calhoun

Kendall Joe Calhoun

Jul 3, 2014

Kendall Joe Calhoun was born October 30, 1960, at Elkhorn, Wisconsin and departed this life on July 3, 2014, at Medical City Hospital, Dallas, Texas, at the age of 53 years and 8 months after a long illness. Kendall was the son of the late Joe Calhoun and Lodema (Owens) Calhoun Mountain Grove, Missouri. Kendall attended Mountain Grove High School....

Lewis Martin Pridemore

Lewis Martin Pridemore

Jul 1, 2014

The morning of Tuesday, July 1, 2014, Lewis Martin Pridemore finished his earthly journey at 80 years of age. Services will be held at First Baptist Church, Mountain Grove on Friday, July 11, with Visitation at 4:00 PM and a Celebration of Lewis' Life at 5:00 PM. October 1, 1933, in Ava, Missouri, Theodore and Hazel Fletcher Pridemore were blessed...

Ruth Ella (Wagner) Matthis

Ruth Ella (Wagner) Matthis

Jun 30, 2014

Mrs. Matthis was cremated. No Services are planned at this time. Burial will be at Lonestar Cemetery at a later date.

John Henry Cook

John Henry Cook

Jun 28, 2014

John Henry Cook, age 50, was born on December 8, 1963 in Iowa City, Iowa and departed this life suddenly on June 28, 2014 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. John entered the military on August 6, 1982 as an Indirect Fire Infantryman and served in that field for 5 years and 2 months. Then he was assigned as a Power Generation...

Ricky Lynn Curtner

Ricky Lynn Curtner

Jun 24, 2014

Mr. Curtner was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home. No services have been planned at this time.

Dwight C. Tate

Dwight C. Tate

Jun 23, 2014

Dwight Charles Tate, son of the late W.C. Charley and Thelma B. (Oliphant) Tate, was born January 16, 1942, in Bendavis, Missouri, and passed away peacefully June 23, 2014 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, with his loving wife at his side. Dwight attended school and graduated with the Mtn. Grove High School Class of 1959. He was united...

Dwight Lee Stigall

Dwight Lee Stigall

Jun 20, 2014

Dwight Lee Stigall, son of Sam and Dorothy (Owens) Stigall, was born on November 23, 1952 in Wright County, Missouri and departed this life on June 20, 2014 at his home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri following a long illness. Dwight graduated from Mtn. Grove High School and served his country in the United States Army National Guard and Navy National...

Charles Wesley Mcintyre

Charles Wesley Mcintyre

Jun 15, 2014

Charles Charlie Westley McIntyre, III, son of the late Charles Westley McIntyre, II, and Betty Ilene (Soteros) McIntyre, was born on February 28, 1948 in Muscatine, Iowa, and departed this life on Sunday, June 15, 2014 in the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri, at 66 years of age. Charlie grew up in Muscatine, Iowa and graduated from Wilton...

Dixie Jane (Forbes) Hutchinson

Dixie Jane (Forbes) Hutchinson

Jun 14, 2014

Dixie Jane Hutchinson, youngest of ten children, was born to William Burley and Gladys (Campbell) Forbes on May 20, 1940 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and passed away on June 14, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, after complications due to Kidney Disease. She was 74 years of age. Dixie grew up and attended school in Mtn. Grove and graduated...

Philip Busicco

Philip Busicco

Jun 14, 2014

Mr. Busicco was cremated under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.

Jerry Lee Graves

Jerry Lee Graves

Jun 13, 2014

Jerry Lee Graves, son of the late James Robert and Sarah Edith (Davis) Graves, was born on November 11, 1945 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and passed away on June 13, 2014 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, at 68 years of age. Graveside Services: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM in Thomas Cemetery, Norwood. No Visitation Burial:...

Russell Lewis Freels

Russell Lewis Freels

Jun 7, 2014

Russell Lewis Freels, 85, of La Grande, passed away at Grande Ronde Hospital on Saturday, June 7, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held at Wildflower Lodge on Monday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m.

Kimberly Jeanette (Ivie) Blanchette

Kimberly Jeanette (Ivie) Blanchette

Jun 7, 2014

Kimberly Jeanette (Ivie) Blanchette, daughter of Harold and Virginia (Clark) Ivie, was born on February 21, 1971 in Springfield, Missouri and departed this life on June 7, 2014 at her residence in Vanzant, Missouri. She was 43 years, 3 months and 17 days of age. Kim grew up and attended schools in the Mountain Grove, Missouri and Norwood, Missouri areas...

Scheryl L. (Olson) Turkleson

Scheryl L. (Olson) Turkleson

Jun 5, 2014

Scheryl Turkleson, 61, formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on June 5, 2014 at her home in Mountain Grove, MO after a lengthy illness. Scheryl was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Daniel K. & Geneva (Simons) Olson on May 15, 1953. She was raised in Sioux City and graduated from East High School in 1972. On December 23,...

Jess 'Andy' Andrew Linton

Jess 'Andy' Andrew Linton

May 31, 2014

Jess Andrew Andy Linton, son of Charles E. Linton Sr., and Lillian O. (Holt) Linton, was born on January 6, 1954 in Stockton, California, and departed this life on May 31, 2014 at his home in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, surrounded by his family. He was 60 years, 4 months, and 25 days of age. As a young boy, Andy was...

Kenneth Lee Burke

Kenneth Lee Burke

May 31, 2014

Kenneth Lee Burke, son of the late Luther Shadric and Minnie Mae (Harrison) Burke, was born on May 15, 1925 in Norwood, Missouri and departed this life on May 31, 2014 at his residence in Springfield, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 89 years of age. Kenneth grew up, attended school and graduated at Stoney Point, Missouri, south of...

Cheryl Ann (Gibson) Scherer

Cheryl Ann (Gibson) Scherer

May 28, 2014

Cheryl Ann Scherer, daughter of the late James Aubrey and Juanita (Vaughn) Gibson, was born on September 22, 1945 in Albany, California, and departed this life on May 28, 2014 in the Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri, following an extended illness. She was 68 years, 8 months and 6 days of age. Cheryl grew up in Texas, New...