Recent Obituaries

Aug 27, 2012

Evalyn M. Gragg, daughter of the late Carl and Blanche (Greenlee) Hutsell, was born on September 15, 1932 in Huggins, Missouri, and went to be with the Lord on August 27, 2012 in the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. She was 79 years, 11 months and 12 days of age. Evalyn grew up in Huggins and attended the...

Aug 25, 2012

Dorless Genell Merriman, daughter of the late Jacob Loranzo and Mary Elizabeth (Quesenberry) Carder, was born on August 10, 1924 in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at her nephew’s residence north of Mtn. Grove, Missouri. She was 88 years and 15 days of age. Dorless grew up in the Manes Community and attended the...

Aug 21, 2012

Twylia Jean Akins, daughter of Virginia (McCoy) Postlewait and the late Rev. Carl Postlewait, was born on May 11, 1961 in Houston, Missouri, and passed away on August 21, 2012 near her home in Marshfield, Missouri, following a tragic accident. She was 51 years, 3 months, and 10 days of age. Twylia grew up around Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and graduated...

Aug 20, 2012

Clarence Melvin “Sonny” Dobson, son of the late Melvin Jennings and Veneta (Fletcher) Dobson, was born on December 3, 1944 in Texas County, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, August 20, 2012 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 67 years, 8 months, and 17 days of age. Sonny grew up in the...

Aug 18, 2012

Aug 18, 2012

George Marion Smith, son of the late Henson “Rose” and Eva “Toots” (Gasperson) Smith was born in Mountain Grove, Missouri on March 18, 1933 and passed to heaven on August 18, 2012 at his residence in Vanzant, Missouri. He was 79 years old. George spent most of his young life in Douglas County, Missouri. He attended school at Vanzant, Stoney...

Aug 17, 2012

Harold Hobert Friend, son of the late Mont and Ina (Gaddis) Friend, was born April 7, 1933 in Dawson, Missouri and passed away August 17, 2012 at the Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. He was 79 years, 4 months, and 10 days of age. After graduation from Mountain Grove High School, Harold then joined the Navy and became...

Aug 16, 2012

Donald “Don” Lee Dabbs, son of the late Arthur and Bessie (Propes) Dabbs, was born on July 18, 1931, near Fisk, Missouri, and passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2012 in the Rocky Ridge Manor in Mansfield, Missouri. He was 81 years, and 28 days of age. Don grew up and attended school in the Fisk, Missouri area. He was...

Aug 16, 2012

Edith Mae Sinning, daughter of the late John Benjamin and Thula (Etheridge) Bradshaw, was born June 5, 1937 in Norwood, Missouri and departed this life suddenly on August 16, 2012 in Springfield, Missouri. She was 75 years, 2 months, and 11 days of age. Edith grew up in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School. She married James “Jim” Sinning...

Aug 15, 2012

Junior Ray Shelton, son of the late Aaron and Mattie Lee (Butts) Shelton, was born on January 11, 1940 in Doniphan, Missouri, and went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a one year battle with cancer. He was 72 years, 7 months, and 4 days of age....

Aug 13, 2012

Raymond “Dean” Pruitt, son of the late Richard “Barney” and Edna Lucille (Moore) Pruitt, was born on October 24, 1938 in Willow Springs, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, August 13, 2012 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, surrounded by his family. He was 73 years, 9 months and 19 days of age. Dean grew up and attended...

Aug 8, 2012

Charles Ray Stowers, son of Virgil “Monk" and Dorothy (Croney) Stowers, was born on August 13, 1956 in Drury, Missouri, and passed away on August 8, 2012 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following complications from leukemia, at 55 years of age. Charles grew up in West Plains, Missouri, hunting, fishing, and playing sports. He was united in marriage...

Aug 2, 2012

Janice Lee Lawson, daughter of the late Andrew Lane and Sadie Genevieve (Coble) Emery, was born on July 14, 1945 in Vanzant, Missouri and passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012 in the Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 67 years and 18 days of age. Janice was raised in the Mtn. Grove Community...

Aug 1, 2012

Carrie Ellen Coffman, daughter of the late John Alexander and Angeline (Carder) Long, was born on November 19, 1915 in Dawson, Missouri, and departed this life on August 1, 2012 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. She was 96 years, 8 months and 13 days of age. Carrie grew up and attended school in Wright County and was...

Jul 29, 2012

Joyce Virginia Deeds, daughter of Bill Hawkins and Nettie (Cunningham) White, was born December 18, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri. She departed this life Sunday July 29, 2012 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 57 years, 7 months, and 11 days of age. Joyce spent her early childhood near Parma, Idaho...

Jul 26, 2012

Lester Frances Carder, son of the late Jacob and Mary Elizabeth (Quesenbery) Carder, was born on December 26, 1920 in Wright County, Missouri in the Green Mountain Community. He passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. He was 91 years, and 7 months of age. Lester grew up in...

Jul 25, 2012

Nellie Fern (Peachee) Kemper was born on September 14, 1910, to Henry and Maud (Barnes) Peachee, in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life on July 25, 2012, in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 101 years of age. Nellie was united in marriage to Malcolm Kemper on October 2, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri. They...

Jul 23, 2012

Gertie Estes, daughter of the late Claude and Ivy (Tetrick) Berry, was born on November 2, 1935 at Blanche, Missouri in Douglass County, and passed away on July 23, 2012 in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 76 years, 8 months and 21 days of age. Gertie grew up and attended school in the...

Jul 22, 2012

Orville James “Jim” Edquist was born on September 12, 1935 in Russell, Pennsylvania, the son of Ernest W. and Hazel (Havener) Edquist and departed this life on July 22, 2012 in his home, following more than a year-long courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jim grew up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania and graduated from Warren, Pennsylvania High School in...

Jul 19, 2012

Ruby “Lavonne” Cross, daughter of the late Forrest Guy and Ruby Elpha (Ridenour) Worman was born on July 15, 1932 in Douglas County, MO and passed away on July 19, 2012 at her residence in Springfield, MO at 80 years of age. Lavonne grew up and attended school in Douglas County and graduated from Mtn. Grove High School in 1949....