Obituaries

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Imogene Mae (Gray) Henson

Imogene Mae (Gray) Henson

Feb 5, 2014

Imogene Mae Henson, daughter of the late Mose and Edna (Claxton) Gray, was born on May 11, 1931 in Macomb, Missouri, and departed this life on February 5, 2014, following a long illness, in Kansas City, Missouri, at 82 years of age. Imogene grew up and attended school in the Macomb area. She was united in marriage to Elmer James...

Charles 'Glen' Kennedy

Charles 'Glen' Kennedy

Feb 3, 2014

Charles Glen Kennedy, son of the late Joseph Daniel and Perly Mae (Freeman) Kennedy, was born on July 23, 1934 in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life on Monday, February 3, 2014 at his home east of Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 79 years of age. Glen lived in Douglas County until the age of five and moved with his...

Fern (Evans) Robertson

Fern (Evans) Robertson

Feb 1, 2014

E. Fern Robertson, daughter of the late Orval Claud and Norma Arlene (Hathcock) Evans, was born on October 19, 1949 in Gainsville, Missouri, and departed this life suddenly on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at her residence near Mtn. Grove, Missouri. She was 64 years of age. Fern grew up in the Dawt Mill Community in Ozark County, Missouri, and attended...

Lila Loretta (Cole) Wright

Lila Loretta (Cole) Wright

Jan 31, 2014

Lila Loretta Wright, daughter of the late George and Clone (Hutcheson) Cole, was born on June 25, 1917 in Coldsprings, Missouri in Douglas County, and passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 in the Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri, at 96 years of age. Lila grew up in Douglas County and attended a rural school until the eighth grade....

Twyla Jean Lemons

Twyla Jean Lemons

Jan 29, 2014

Twyla Jean Lemons, daughter of Fay Lemons and Pansy (Edwards) Coble, was born January 27, 1944 in Douglas County, Missouri While attending Glendale School, at the age of 6, she won a shiny new pencil box, filled with multicolored pencils. This was the beginning of a lifelong love of writing. Ant-T was her pen name. She was the author of...

Danny Joe Coonts

Danny Joe Coonts

Jan 28, 2014

Danny Joe Coonts, son of the late Burrell and Zella Mae (Dennis) Coonts, was born on August 2, 1946 in Evans, Missouri, and passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 67 years of age. Danny Joe grew up in Douglas County and graduated from Mtn. Grove High School. He was an over-the-road...

Clois Earl Cook

Clois Earl Cook

Jan 22, 2014

Clois Earl Cook, son of the late Clyde and Eva (Wade) Cook, was born on October 6, 1932 in Lynchburg, Missouri, and departed this life on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at his home in Plato, Missouri. He was 81 years, 3 months, and 16 days of age. He was born and raised in the Lynchburg area and attended the Sycamore...

Harless Lewis Hill

Harless Lewis Hill

Jan 21, 2014

Harless Lewis Hill, son of the late Lee Randolph and Mary Frances (Butterworth) Hill, was born on January 25, 1950 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and passed away suddenly on January 21, 2014 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 63 years of age. Harless grew up in West Virginia and attended school in Cedar Grove. He moved to Indiana where he...

Nola 'Faye' (Owens) Gray

Nola 'Faye' (Owens) Gray

Jan 20, 2014

Nola Faye Gray, daughter of the late Alvin and Lottie (Coffman) Owens, was born on October 18, 1933 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on January 20, 2014 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following complications from a stroke. She was 80 years, 3 months, and 2 days of age. Faye grew up north of Norwood, Missouri...

Carl Melton Kelley

Carl Melton Kelley

Jan 11, 2014

Carl Melton Kelley, son of the late Floyd Melton and Alpha (Cartwright) Kelley, was born March 29, 1936 in Tulare, California and passed away January 11, 2014 at his home in Mansfield, Missouri with his wife, Billie, and his sister, Shirley, at his side. He was 77 years, 9 months, and 11 days of age. Carl spent several years as...

Ruby Proctor

Ruby Proctor

Jan 10, 2014

Ruby Proctor, daughter of the late John and Goldie (Stout) Hicks was born on February 19, 1925 in Tedrick, Missouri in Douglas County and passed away on January 10, 2014 at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri at 88 years of age. Ruby grew up in Douglas County and married Vasel Proctor on May 27, 1942. Four children were born...

Elva Jean (Curtis) Bell

Elva Jean (Curtis) Bell

Jan 10, 2014

Elva Jean (Curtis) Bell was born to Lawson and Thedith (Arnett) Curtis on September 22, 1928, in Ozark County, Missouri, and passed away on January 10, 2014, at her son and daughter-in-law’s home in Groveland, Florida, under Cornerstone Hospice, surrounded by family, at 85 years of age. Jean grew up in Douglas County, the second oldest of fourteen children. She...

Luther Arley Bradshaw

Luther Arley Bradshaw

Jan 9, 2014

Luther Arley Bradshaw, son of the late John and Thula (Ethridge) Bradshaw, was born on June 18, 1927 in Springfield, Missouri, where the family lived for a few years. He passed away on January 9, 2014 at his home, south of Norwood, Missouri, surrounded by his family. He was 86 years, 6 months, and 21 days of age. Luther was...

Tarry Mark Leezer

Tarry Mark Leezer

Jan 8, 2014

Tarry Mark Leezer, son of Woodrow Wilson and Violet M. (Miller) Leezer, was born on August 5, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life suddenly on January 8, 2014 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 57 years of age. Tarry grew up and attended school in St. Louis, Missouri, except for a short time when the family lived in...

Joyce Marion O'Dell

Joyce Marion O'Dell

Jan 2, 2014

Joyce Marion O’Dell, daughter of the late George and Cloe (Harlen) O’Dell, was born on September 10, 1920 in Burnt Prairie, Illinois, and passed away on January 2, 2014 in the HCR Manor Care in Springfield, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 93 years, 3 months, and 23 days of age. Joyce grew up and attended school in Illinois....

Wayne Ball

Wayne Ball

Dec 31, 2013

Wayne Ball, son of the late Ira and Belle (Black) Ball, was born on April 9, 1921 in a two bedroom Cabin in Del Rio, Tennessee. He departed this life on December 31, 2013 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri. He was 92 years of age. Wayne attended Cocke County Elementary and High School in Newport,...

Ronald Franklin Neal

Ronald Franklin Neal

Dec 31, 2013

Ronald F. Neal, son of Omer and Phyllis Neal, was born on November 16, 1945 in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, and passed away on December 31, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 68 years. Ron grew up on a farm in Manes, Missouri, where he spent most of his life. In January 2007, he moved...

Connie Jean (Metz) Beavers

Connie Jean (Metz) Beavers

Dec 28, 2013

Connie Jean Beavers, daughter of the late Harold Metz and Alice McCord, was born on April 9, 1948 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska; and departed this life on December 28, 2013 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 65 years, 8 months, and 19 days of age. Connie grew up and attended school in Nebraska and...

Harlow Vincent Curtis

Harlow Vincent Curtis

Dec 25, 2013

Harlow Vincent Curtis, son of the late Truman and Ada (Day) Curtis, was born on June 21, 1937 in Wright County, Missouri in the St. George Community, and passed away suddenly at his residence on December 25, 2013 at 76 years of age. Harlow grew up in the Grovespring area and attended the Durbin and Hartville Schools. He was united...

Patricia L. Gordon

Patricia L. Gordon

Dec 21, 2013

Patricia Louise Gordon, daughter of the late Lew and Thelma (Hinton) Gordon, was born on December 16, 1935, in Mountain Grove, Missouri and departed this life on December 21, 2013, at the Texas County Hospital of Houston, Missouri. She was 78 years and 5 days of age. Patricia grew up in the Mountain Grove area. She worked as a clerk...