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Gayle Black

Gayle Black

Dec 20, 2010

Gayle Black, son of the late Paul and Floriene (Gaeckler) Black, was born on May 24, 1940 in St. Joseph, Missouri and departed this life on December 20, 2010 at his residence near Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 70 years of age. Gayle grew up in Missouri, Arkansas and California. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps following...

Leila Mae Riggs

Leila Mae Riggs

Dec 19, 2010

Leila Mae Riggs, daughter of the late Lloyd and Mabel (Loftin) Lakey, was born on October 12, 1935 in Girdner, Missouri and passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 75 years of age. Leila grew up and attended school in the Sweden area east of Ava, Missouri until 1954....

Karen Estelle Massey

Karen Estelle Massey

Dec 18, 2010

Karen Estelle Massey, daughter of John Junior and Earline (Dean) Metheny, was born on April 6, 1956 in Peoria, Illinois, and passed away on December 18, 2010 at her residence north of Norwood, Missouri. She was 54 years, 8 months, and 12 days of age. Karen grew up in Peoria and attended school in Princeville, Illinois. In 1974 she moved...

Jimmie Dale Shepherd

Jimmie Dale Shepherd

Dec 13, 2010

Jimmie Dale Shepherd, age 82, died at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, with his family at his bedside, on Monday, December 13, 2010 from pancreatic cancer. Jimmie was born on May 9, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, to James Madison and Icy Marie Richardson Shepherd. He graduated from high school in Birch Tree, Missouri in 1947. Jimmie served in...

William Earl Vantassel

William Earl Vantassel

Dec 11, 2010

William Earl VanTassel was born on May 18, 1923, on a farm near Vilas, Colorado, to John Alonzo VanTassel and Emma Avelda (Thompson) VanTassel and passed away on December 11, 2010, in West Plains, Missouri at 87 years of age. Earl grew up in a Christian family and accepted Christ as his savior at a young age. He graduated from...

Velma Jane Adams

Velma Jane Adams

Dec 9, 2010

Velma Jane Adams, daughter of the late Russell and Mary (Randall) Johnson, was born on January 31, 1928 at Solo, Missouri in Texas County, and passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri at 82 years of age. Velma grew up in the Elk Creek Community and attended Cabool High School....

Tereasa E. Thornbrough

Tereasa E. Thornbrough

Dec 8, 2010

No Services are planned at this time. Mrs. Thornbrough was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.

David Wayne Moore

David Wayne Moore

Dec 5, 2010

David Wayne Moore, son of Ellis O. and Mearl (Hayes) Moore, was born on December 21, 1947 in Norwood, Missouri and departed this life on December 5, 2010 in the Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, Missouri at 62 years of age. David grew up in the Norwood area and graduated from Norwood High School in 1965 and then...

Ola Mae Lemons

Ola Mae Lemons

Nov 22, 2010

Ola Mae Lemons, daughter of the late William David and Matilda (Jones) Braninburg, was born on September 12, 1915 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and passed away on November 22, 2010 at the Houston House in Houston, Missouri. She was 95 years, 2 months, and 10 days of age. Ola grew up in the Glenpool, Oklahoma area and married Clearn Lemons on...

Janet G. Townsend

Janet G. Townsend

Nov 21, 2010

Janet Gaylan Slate Townsend, Mountain Grove, passed away on November 21, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer.She was born May 7, 1943, in Sylvatus, Virginia, the daughter of Rachel Virginia Quesenberry Slate and Richard Price Slate, Sr. She was the oldest of 4 siblings. On June 5, 1964, she married Howard Garfield (Gary) Townsend, Jr. Two children were born...

Hayward 'Ronnie' Mcgowan

Hayward 'Ronnie' Mcgowan

Nov 18, 2010

Hayward Ronald “Ronnie” McGowan, son of Hayward L. and Ollie (Baney) McGowan, was born on June 6, 1938 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri and went to be with the Lord on November 18, 2010 following a long illness. He was 72 years, 5 months, and 12 days of age. Ronnie grew up on his parent’s farm near Bendavis, Missouri and attended...

Donald C. Harris

Donald C. Harris

Nov 14, 2010

Donald C. Harris, son of the late Mark and Elda (Burns) Harris, was born on November 1, 1919 in Dora, Missouri and passed away on November 14, 2010 at his home in Vanzant, Missouri at 91 years of age. As a young man, he worked several different jobs. In 1942, he was inducted into the army. He served for 3...

Floyd Jarvis

Floyd Jarvis

Nov 13, 2010

Floyd Andrew Jarvis, son of the late Joseph Sennith and Olga Victoria (Bloomgren) Jarvis, was born on November 20, 1927, north of Mountain Grove and departed this life on November 13, 2010, in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove at the age of 82 years, 11 months, and 24 days. Floyd was born and raised on the family...

James Paris Moseley

James Paris Moseley

Oct 31, 2010

James Paris Moseley, son of the late Jesse Frank and Ollie May (Montgomery) Moseley, was born on March 22, 1922 in Graff, Missouri and departed this life on October 31, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 88 years of age. Paris grew up in the Graff Community north of Mtn .Grove. In 1943, he...

Danny Lee Clary

Danny Lee Clary

Oct 31, 2010

October 31, 2010 is the day Danny was called from his earthly home to join many of his loved ones in Heaven. Danny was born on August 1, 1955 to Van and Betty (Jones) Clary and greeted by a sister, Russelle Anne. So life began for this blond haired, blue eyed little boy in Cabool, Missouri. He played and grew...

Maxine Fern Witt

Maxine Fern Witt

Oct 26, 2010

Maxine Fern Witt, daughter of the late Fred and Lena (Franklin) Melton, was born on November 16, 1922 in Tarkio, Missouri and departed this life on October 26, 2010 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, at 87 years of age. She was a lifelong resident of Mtn. Grove and a member of the First Baptist Church...

William Charles Stocker Sr.

William Charles Stocker Sr.

Oct 25, 2010

Mr. Stocker was cremated under the direction of the Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Broomall, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM. Obitaury: William Charles Stocker Sr., son of the late George and Minnie (Deilly) Stocker, was born on June 15, 1917 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and departed this life on October 25, 2010...

Ruby Lee Baney

Ruby Lee Baney

Oct 24, 2010

Ruby Lee (Haggard) Baney, daughter of the late Harvey and Elizabeth (Shelley) Haggard, was born on August 31, 1923 in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this life on October 24, 2010 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 87 years, 1 month and 24 days of age at the time of her passing....

Lois M. Sutherland

Lois M. Sutherland

Oct 15, 2010

Lois M. Sutherland, daughter of the late Orville C. and Lottie (Covelle) Swan, was born on February 10, 1922 in Anderson County, Missouri and departed this life on Friday, October 15, 2010 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 88 years, 8 months and 5 days of age. Lois grew up and attended...

Jerry Lee Coday

Jerry Lee Coday

Oct 13, 2010

Former Mtn. Grove resident Jerry Lee Coday, 67, died October 13, 2010, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri from complications of Liver Disease. Jerry was born June 8, 1943, in Mansfield, Mo., to the late Vernes and Luree (Dixon) Coday. He graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1961 and joined the United States Marine Corp....

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