Recent Obituaries
James Paul Biggers
Nov 13, 2022
James Paul Biggers, 83, of Springfield, Illinois, passed away on November 15, 2022, at his residence. He was born on December 2, 1938, in Rayborn, Missouri, the son of Ervin Paul Aaron Biggers and Rhoda (Longwell) Biggers. Paul married Ruth West on November 18, 2012, in Springfield, and she survives.
Paul is also survived by his daughter, Patty Tate and son-in-law,...
Kimberley Shimel
Nov 12, 2022
Kimberley Gale Shimel was born January 14, 1966, in Springfield, Missouri, to Elbert Dewaine and Florence Chinice (Emerick) Shimel. She departed this life to her heavenly home to be with Jesus in her new perfect body with no more pain and no more health problems on November 12, 2022.
She was surrounded by her devoted, loving parents that took care of...
Penny Bradshaw
Nov 11, 2022
Penny Danean Bradshaw was born July 28, 1971, to Jimmy and Mearl Bradshaw, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She passed away November 11, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, at 51 years of age.
Penny was raised in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of 1989. She attended multiple colleges and completed her Associates Degree at Vatterott College...
Tammy Marie Bennett
Nov 4, 2022
“You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she lived.” A perfect quote to describe the life of our dear Mom, Nana, and wife.
Tammy Marie Bennett was born December 20, 1961, and departed this life on November 4th, 2022, after a long courageous cancer battle. She leaves behind her loving husband, Randy, of 42 years,...
Kenneth Lee Jones
Nov 3, 2022
Kenneth Lee Jones, son of the late Herby A. and Bertha (Jordan) Jones, was born February 4, 1935, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away November 3, 2022, in Branson, Missouri. He was 87 years old.
Kenneth attended Coon Creek School in Wright County, Missouri. He married Bonnie Cogdill on November 2, 1956, in Hartville, Missouri.
Kenneth served his country in the...
Louise Boring Winter
Nov 2, 2022
Nina Louise Boring Winter, daughter of Roscoe “Ted” Young and Jewell Lenora Morris Young, was born March 27, 1929, in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life November 2, 2022, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 93 years, 7 months, and 5 days.
On June 15, 1949, she was united in marriage to John Wesley...
Leo Walker
Oct 31, 2022
Leo Earl Walker, son of the late Howard Earl and Orleana Luva (Hoffarth) Walker, was born October 4, 1943, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away October 31, 2022, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 79 years and 27 days of age.
Leo graduated from Mountain Grove High School with the class of 1961. He worked and...
Sherrie Hancock
Oct 29, 2022
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Sherrie Lynn Hancock (Spencer) died following a brief and unexpected stay at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, just a few days after her sixty-third birthday.
Sherrie was born to Norbert and Shirley Spencer in Columbus, Ohio on October 24, 1959. It was here that she met her lifelong love and husband, Timothy Coleman Hancock, when...
Emma Jean Byerlee
Oct 28, 2022
Emma Jean Byerlee passed away Friday, October 28, 2022, in her home in Seymour, Missouri, at 87 years of age. She was born August 4, 1935, in Douglas County, Missouri, to George and Gladys (Brown) Walker.
Emma was united in marriage to Lonnie Byerlee and three children were born to this union: Arnold, Nancy, and Patsy.
Emma was an accomplished seamstress. She...
Maryellen Forbes
Oct 27, 2022
Maryellen Forbes, daughter of the late Louis Evan Williams and Beulah (Vineyard) Graham, was born December 26, 1940, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away October 27, 2022, at her residence in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 81 years, 10 months, and 1 day of age.
Mary grew up in Springfield, Missouri, where she attended school and graduated from Hillcrest High School....
Christopher "Chris" Allen Schuck
Oct 20, 2022
Christopher "Chris" Allen Schuck was born on June 16th, 1968, in Highland, Illinois, to parents, James and Bobbie Schuck.
He gained his wings on October 20th, 2022, at 2:00 a.m., resting in the comfort of his home and surrounded by his wife and family.
Chris met the love of his life, Amanda, in 2019, and they were married in 2022.
Chris worked as...
Bettye Gafford
Oct 19, 2022
Bettye Lou (Parker) Gafford was born in Waxahachie, Texas, on November 16, 1928, and departed this life October 19, 2022, at the Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri. She was 93 years, 11 months, and 3 days of age.
Bettye was united in marriage to Joe Gafford on September 14, 1946, in Fort Worth, Texas, after only knowing each other for...
Doris And Victoria Alexander
Oct 18, 2022
Doris Jean (Honeycutt) Alexander
Doris Jean Alexander, daughter of Samuel Augustus “Gus” Honeycutt and Margie Viola (Trimble) Honeycutt, was born May 29, 1927, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She departed this life on October 18, 2022, in Algonquin, Illinois, at the age of 95 years, 4 months, and 19 days.
On April 19, 1953, she was united in marriage to Charles Alexander in Mansfield,...
Mary Sue Eden-Long
Oct 17, 2022
Mary Sue Dickinson Eden- Long, daughter of Elisha and Mabel (Beeney) Dickinson, was born March 30, 1926 in Hartville, Missouri. She departed this life on October 17, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 96 years, 6 months, and 17 days.
Mary Sue was the eleventh of thirteen children and was raised in Hartville, Missouri, and attended...
Sylvia "Aileen" Cook
Oct 16, 2022
Sylvia Aileen Cook, daughter of Jessie and Lottie (McCormack) Hargus, was born July 31, 1920, in Seymour, Missouri, and passed away peacefully on October 16, 2022, in her home near Seymour at the age of 102 years, 2 months, and 5 days.
On November 20, 1945, she was united in marriage to John Clyde Cook. They shared 64 years together before...
Jason Yarger
Oct 14, 2022
Jason Howard Yarger, son of Howard Eugene and Sandra Kay (Spencer) Yarger, was born January 29, 1980, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away October 14, 2022, at his home in Seymour, Missouri. He was 42 years, 8 months, and 16 days of age.
Jason grew up and attended school in Seymour, and he graduated from Seymour High School with the class...
Lloyd Freeman
Oct 14, 2022
Lloyd Freeman, son of the late William and Emma (Crisp) Freeman, was born August 14, 1922, at Vanzant, Missouri, and passed away at Nixa, Missouri, at the age of 100 years and 2 months. In 1941, he proudly served his country in the army during World War 2. After returning home, he married the love of his life, Ruth Melton,...
Margaret Smith
Oct 14, 2022
Margaret Belle (Yocum) Smith, daughter of the late Marvin and Oda (Long) Yocum, was born in Mountain Grove, Missouri, on June 5, 1932, and departed this life on October 14, 2022, at the age of 90 at Quail Creek Skilled Nursing in Springfield, Missouri.
Margaret attended Mountain Valley School and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1948. Margaret was crowned...
Bobby Borden
Oct 13, 2022
Bobby Lynn Borden, son of the late Robert Bryant and Thelma Ruth (Freeman) Borden, was born September 5, 1950, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and went to his heavenly home October 13, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 72 years, 1 month, and 8 days of age.
Bobby grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class...
Tammy Jo Claxton
Oct 13, 2022
Tammy Jo (Miller) Claxton, daughter of Charles Edmond Miller and Vonna Mae (Blankenship) Miller, was born February 2, 1963, in Marshfield, Missouri, and departed this life on October 12, 2022, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 59 years, 8 months, and 12 days.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Mae Miller,...
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