Recent Obituaries
Kelli Ilene Nolan
Feb 8, 2008
Kelli Ilene Nolan, daughter of Harry McClanahan and Lois (Sisco) Seaman, was born on May 11, 1961 in Bakersfield, California, and departed this life on February 8, 2008 at her son’s residence in Brainerd, Minnesota, following a long battle with cancer. Kelli moved with her family to Missouri in 2001. She was employed as a special education teacher for Seymour...
Billie K. Leighter
Feb 2, 2008
Billie Katherine Leighter, daughter of the late John and Katie (Reid) Sneed, was born on October 17, 1920 and departed this life on February 2, 2008 at St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri after a short illness. She was 87 years, 3 months, and 16 days of age. Billie was raised in Lone Jack, Missouri and graduated from...
Georgie Honora Talbert
Jan 23, 2008
Georgie H. Talbert moved to Heaven on January 23, 2008 to be with her loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at 84 years of age. She was born on January 1, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois to Harry and Jenny (Bero) Burke. At a young age her family moved to Saginaw, Michigan, where she grew up and later married James Talbert....
Opal Veneta Cantrell
Jan 22, 2008
Opal Veneta Cantrell, daughter of the late John Wesley and Nancy Ann (Harper) Tate, was born on January 24, 1915 in Astoria, Missouri in Texas County, and departed this life on January 22, 2008 in the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 92 years, 11 months, and 28 days of age. Opal grew...
Lynn Merrill Cameron
Jan 22, 2008
Lynn Merrill Cameron, son of the late Lenard Samuel and Gertrude (Jergensen) Cameron, was born on October 18, 1931 in Goldfield, Iowa, and departed this life on January 22, 2008 in the Magnolia Square Nursing Home in Springfield, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 76 years, 3 months, and 4 days of age. Lynn grew up between Goldfield and...
Jeannine Miller
Jan 18, 2008
Jo-Jeannine Miller, daughter of the late George and Flossie (Cole) Cramer, was born on August 13, 1933 in Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life on January 18, 2008 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a two month illness. She was 74 years, 5 months, and 5 days of age. Jeannine grew up in the Norwood...
Hazel Geneva Clark
Jan 17, 2008
Hazel Geneva Clark, daughter of the late Trella and Lola Fern (Mulkins) Holt, was born on November 11, 1914 in Ann, Missouri in Douglas County, and departed this life on January 17, 2008 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 93 years, 2 months, and 6 days of age. Hazel grew...
Linda Lee Freeman
Jan 17, 2008
Linda Lee Freeman, daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel (Stout) Hurst, was born on December 29, 1946 in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life on January 17, 2008 at her residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness, at 61 years of age, surrounded by her husband: Don, son: Randy, daughter: Lisa, and grandchildren: Missy, Derek, Sasha,...
James Joseph Gray
Jan 15, 2008
James Joseph Gray, son of the late Alva Joseph and Tina Mae (Drumright) Gray, was born on July 21, 1929 in Macomb, Missouri, and departed this life on January 15, 2008 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following a short illness. He was 78 years, 5 months, and 25 days of age. James grew up in...
Denisha Rebecca Calhoun
Jan 15, 2008
Denisha Rebecca Calhoun went home to be with the Lord on January, 15, 2008. She was born on August 8, 1921 in Tazewell, Tennessee to Thomas and Martha (Royston) Keaton. She was raised in Wright County, Missouri. She received the Lord as her Saviour and was a longtime member of the Happy Ridge Free Will Baptist Church and Whetstone Baptist...
Saundra Kaye Hicks
Jan 14, 2008
Saundra Kaye Hicks, daughter of Orville and Wilma C. (Delcour) Mabe, was born on May 26, 1953 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and passed away on January 14, 2008 at her residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 54 years, 7 months, and 19 days of age. Saundra grew up and attended school in Manes, Missouri. In...
Wilda Louise Miller
Jan 14, 2008
Wilda Louise Miller, daughter of the late Otis and Martha (Tibbets) Hawk, was born on October 31, 1921 in Keokuk County, Iowa, and departed this life on January 14, 2008 in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 86 years, 2 months, and 14 days of age. Wilda grew up and attended...
Leroy Gerdom Jones
Jan 13, 2008
LeRoy Gerdom Jones, was the third child born to William Perry and Mary Kathryan (Gerdom) Jones, in Canon City, Colorado, on November 20, 1930. He left this earth to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, January 13, 2008. After graduating from high school in Hardin, Montana in 1948, he attended Montana State University at Missoula, Montana. After two years,...
Shelly Denice Prock
Jan 13, 2008
Shelly Denice Prock, daughter of Robert Edward and Alberta (Atwater) Gourley, was born on December 27, 1964 in Mtn. Grove, Missouri, and passed away on January 13, 2008 in the Cox Medical center South in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 43 years and 17 days of age. Shelly grew up in Mtn. Grove and graduated from Mtn....
Gary W. King
Jan 12, 2008
Gary W. King, son of Floyd and Virginia (Hendrickson) King, was born on May 30, 1949 in Advance, Missouri, and departed this life on Saturday, January 12, 2008 in the Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, Illinois. He was 58 years of age. At the time of his death, Gary was living in Watseka near his family. While living in the...
Ervan W. Hurley
Jan 10, 2008
Ervan William Hurley, was born February 22, 1930 in Wright County Missouri to Ottis and Lula (Barr) Hurley. He was the youngest of ten children. He was called to his heavenly home Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the age of 77. He is preceded in death by his wife: Betty Lou Hurley; his parents; two sisters and six brothers. Ervan...
James Gerald Nail
Jan 7, 2008
James Gerald Nail, a retired lumber and hardware store manager, son of James Grant Nail and Emma (Frisby) Nail, was born on September 26, 1917 in Fowler, Missouri and departed this life on January 7, 2008 in the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mount Vernon, Missouri at 90 years of age. He was a decorated World War II Combat Veteran with...
Helen June Hyde
Jan 4, 2008
Helen June Hyde, daughter of Helen Nimmo and the late David Nimmo, was born June 7, 1933 in Peoria, Illinois and departed this life on January 4, 2008 in the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri after a long illness. She was 74 years, 6 months, and 28 days of age. Helen grew up in Elk Creek, Missouri on a...

Debra Jean Felker
Jan 2, 2008
Debra Jean “Debbie” Felker, daughter of the late Merlin and Frances (Godwin) Cohun, was born on June 20, 1949 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and departed this life suddenly on January 2, 2008 at her residence in Norwood, Missouri, following a short illness. She was 58 years, 6 months, and 12 days of age. Debbie moved with her family to Missouri...
Jesse Lee Walker
Dec 17, 2007
Jesse Lee Walker, son of the late William Francis and Ina Opal (Mitchell) Walker, was born on January 28, 1931 in Hartville, Missouri and departed this life on December 17, 2007 in the St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, following an extended illness. He was 76 years, 10 months, and 19 days of age. Jesse grew up in...