Recent Obituaries
Terry Hutsell
May 26, 2023
Terry Lee Hutsell, son of Bobby Lee Hutsell, Jane Marie (Dowsey) Hutsell Carter, and Basil Carter, was born October 1, 1961, in St. Louis, Missouri. He passed away May 26, 2023, surrounded by family and friends in Springfield, Missouri, at 61 years of age.
Terry graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1980 and moved to Springfield, Missouri, a few years...
Kathryn Kay Miller
May 24, 2023
Kathryn Kay Miller, daughter of William Johnson and Kathleen (Skorseth) Johnson, was born February 13, 1949, in Park Rapids, Minnesota, and departed this life May 24, 2023, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 74 years, 3 months, and 11 days.
On June 17, 1967, she was united in marriage to Vernon Allen Miller in Anoka, Minnesota, and...
Scott Carty
May 24, 2023
Scott Edward Carty, son of Paula (Carty) Adams and Jerry Woods, was born February 10, 1972, in Houston, Missouri, and passed away unexpectedly May 24, 2023, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. He was 51 years, 3 months, and 14 days of age.
Scott grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School with the Class of 1990....
Brenda "Joyce" Robertson
May 24, 2023
Brenda “Joyce” Robertson, daughter of Lloyd and June (Bolian) Davis, was born May 5, 1947, in Niangua, Missouri, and departed this life May 24, 2023, at Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Lebanon, Missouri, at 76 years old.
On July 29, 1962, in Miami, Oklahoma Joyce married Dillard Robertson and to this union two sons were born, Doug and Don.
She was preceded in...
Betty Joan Harris
May 24, 2023
Betty Joan Harris, daughter of Roby and Bessie (Cummins) Myers, was born April 7, 1945, in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life, May 24, 2023, at her home in Marshfield, Missouri, at the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 17 days.
On June 5, 1964, she was united in marriage to Billy Jack Harris, and together they raised four...
Cloyd Harlin Mccurdy
May 24, 2023
Cloyd Harlin McCurdy, son of Hoyd and Gladys (Beaver) McCurdy was born on June 13, 1942, in Glidewell, Missouri. He passed on May 24, 2023, in Seymour, Missouri, with his wife by his side, at the age of 80 years, 11 months, and 12 days.
He married Marie Ward in 1978 and together they raised 4 children.
He graduated from Willard High...
Carolyne Marie Doane
May 23, 2023
Carolyne Marie Doane, daughter of Fred and Doris (Butcher) Stanberry, was born September 23, 1940, in Denison, Texas, and departed this life on May 23, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, at the age of eighty-two.
On May 4, 1959, she was married to the love of her life, John B. Doane, and to this union two children were born.
She was...
Steven Allen Kirby
May 22, 2023
Steven Allen Kirby, son of Allen and Gloria (Clause) Kirby, was born November 16, 1955, in Kingsport, Tennessee, and departed this life May 22, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 67 years, 6 months, and 6 days.
He was united in marriage to Joan Urbanski and to this union two children were born.
Joan preceded...
Nancy Graf
May 20, 2023
Nancy Lee (Smith) Graf, daughter of the late Isaac C. and Frances (Hill) Smith was born March 19, 1941, in Brays, Missouri, in Miller County. She passed away May 20, 2023, in Dawson, Missouri.
Nancy graduated high school in Springfield, Missouri, in 1959, and moved to St. Louis where she worked for I.S.O. She met and married Eugene Graf in 1975....
Larry "Buck" Coffman
May 17, 2023
Larry “Buck” Coffman, son of the late Rass and Carrie (Long) Coffman, was born August 16, 1951, in the family home north of Mountain Grove. He went to his Heavenly home May 17, 2023, at his house in Hartville, Missouri. He was 71 years, 9 months, and 1 day of age.
Buck grew up in the Mountain Grove area and graduated...
Darlene Stigall
May 14, 2023
Darlene Michelle Stigall, daughter of the late Sam Stigall and Dorothy (Owens) Stigall, was born in Springfield, Missouri, on May 18, 1968. She was raised in a family including two brothers and one sister. She departed this life on May 14, 2023, at the age of 54 years.
Darlene graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1986. After graduation, she worked...
Thelma Wallace
May 13, 2023
Thelma Jean Wallace, 89, peacefully went home to be with Jesus on May 13, 2023, surrounded by the love of twenty plus family members. Thelma was born on April 15, 1934, in Seymour, Missouri, to Bert and Litha (Fleetwood) Rippee.
At a young age Thelma’s parents moved to Wichita, Kansas, where she graduated from high school in 1951. Later in life...
June Miller
May 11, 2023
June Edna (Morris) Miller, daughter of the late Chester and Edna (Schwerdtfeger) Morris, was born June 11, 1926, in Davenport, Iowa, and departed this life May 11, 2023, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 96 years and 11 months of age.
June grew up in Iowa and lived in Bettendorf, Iowa, before moving to Missouri in...
Cecile Wallin
May 10, 2023
Cecile Mae Gaddis-Wallin, daughter of the late Amos Bolin and Anna Holloway, was born November 18, 1951, in Thayer, Missouri, and departed this life May 10, 2023, in her home at Macomb, Missouri, at the age of 71 years, 5 months, and 22 days. Her mother and father died when she was young and in 1963, she was adopted by...
James Jeffreys
May 10, 2023
James R. Jeffreys was born on August 28, 1938, in Rochelle, Texas, to his parents Jim B. and Linnie Mae (Mathews) Jeffreys. Jim passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at the age of 84 years, 8 months, and 13 days.
Jim and his family moved to Colorado when he was nine years old. He graduated high school in Las Animas,...
Paul Kuster
May 8, 2023
Paul Arthur Kuster, son of the late Donald and Katherine (Barton) Kuster, was born April 13, 1951, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life May 8, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 72 years and 25 days of age.
Paul grew up in the Mountain Grove area. He worked as an over-the-road truck driver for a few years, and then...
Michael Dean Watson
May 8, 2023
Michael Dean Watson was born October 20, 1952, in Seymour, Missouri, to Seighfried E. Watson and Peggy L. (Bradshaw) Potts. He passed peacefully to Heaven on May 8, 2023, at his home with his family by his side. He was 70 years, 6 months, and 19 days old.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served for three years in Germany.
Mike...
Ron Robbins
May 6, 2023
Ronald Gregory Robbins was born October 6, 1965, in Flint, Michigan, and departed this life May 6, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 57 years and 7 months of age.
Ron loved working as a finish contractor and he took pride in his work. He was currently working for Freedom Home Crafters.
Ron was preceded in death by his sister, Christine Robbins,...
Linda Kay Fann
May 5, 2023
Linda Kay Fann was born August 29, 1948, in Marshfield, Missouri, to Arnold Webster “Jack” and Fern Heleen (Lane) Barton, and she departed this life on May 5, 2023, at her home in Seymour, Missouri. She was 74 years, 8 months, and 8 days of age.
In 1967 Linda was united in marriage to Norman Dale Fann and to this union...