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Judith  Laswell

Judith Laswell

Nov 24, 2022

Judith Ann Laswell (Rader) was born in Texas County, Missouri, on November 20th, 1945, to Edwin C. and Dorothy M. (Bryant) Rader. She departed this life on November 24th, 2022, in her home in Nolands Point, with her loving husband, Marvin, by her side.

Judy attended school in Mountain Grove, Missouri. In 1966, Judy married Russell “Dean” Agee. A daughter Cynthia...

Estella Cropper

Estella Cropper

Nov 24, 2022

Estella Dell (Brown) Cropper, daughter of the late Floyd and Essie (Shrable) Brown, was born July 2, 1927, in Gepp, Arkansas, and departed this life November 24, 2022, in Ash Grove, Missouri, at the age of 95 years, 4 months, and 22 days.

On December 20, 1941, she was united in marriage to Auston Ray Cropper and to this union three...

Tom Carmon

Tom Carmon

Nov 19, 2022

Thomas Edward Carmon, son of the late William Ellis and Tennie Lou (Powell) Carmon, was born April 17, 1934, in Union County, Kentucky, and tragically passed away November 19, 2022, in his home near Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 88 years, 7 months, and 2 days.

Tom was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Miller on March 13, 1954....

Charles Curtis

Charles Curtis

Nov 16, 2022

Eugene Charles Curtis, son of the late Owen and Verda (Hensley) Curtis, was born August 15, 1953, and passed away November 16, 2022, at his home near Hartville, Missouri. He was 69 years, 3 months, and 1 day of age.

Charles graduated from Mountain Grove High School, and he spent most of his life working on the dairy farm. He also...

Jimmy Lawson

Jimmy Lawson

Nov 16, 2022

Jimmy Lawson came to this world on June 15, 1934, in the community of Raybourn, Missouri, delivered by His grandmother and welcomed by his mother, Golda Mae Gaddis Lawson, and father, James A. Lawson. His twin brother, Franklin D. Lawson, did not survive birth. Big sisters, Beatrice (Lawson) Lincoln and May Adele (Lawson) Mayfield, quickly began the process of spoiling...

Lola Ellen Gray

Lola Ellen Gray

Nov 15, 2022

Lola Ellen (King) Gray, daughter of the late Richard Wesley and Minni Helena (Miller) King, was born January 6, 1921, in Sanger, California, and passed away November 15, 2022, at Hartville Care Center in Hartville, Missouri. She was 101 years, 10 months, and 9 days of age.

Lola was raised in Douglas County, near Ava, Missouri. She married Frank Theodore Gray...

Russell W. Hutsell

Russell W. Hutsell

Nov 15, 2022

Russell W. Hutsell, age 94, son of Randall Hutsell and Emma Carter Hutsell, was born July 29, 1928, in Wright County, Missouri. He passed away November 15, 2022 at Covenant Village Care Center in Plantation, Florida, with his daughter and son-in-law at his bedside.

Russell was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Hutsell; his parents, Randall and Emma Hutsell; and...

James Paul Biggers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...