Recent Obituaries

Feb 24, 2022

Dorine (Thornhill) Peterson was born on a farm north of Mountain Grove, Missouri, on March 2, 1925, to Ada (Long) and George W. Thornhill. She departed this life February 24, 2022, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove at almost 97 years of age. Dorine graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1943. She married “P.J.” Pritchard Peterson on...

Feb 23, 2022

Shirley Kaye (Borden) Ratterree, daughter of the late Melvin Howard Borden and Mildred Alice (Crane) Borden-Coble, was born September 8, 1952, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life February 23, 2022, in Cabool, Missouri. She was 69 years, 5 months, and 15 days of age. Shirley grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School...

Feb 22, 2022

Grayson Santos Distad, son of Gerald Distad and Emily Monat, was born February 21, 2022, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He departed this life on February 22, 2022. He is survived by his parents and other relatives.

Feb 18, 2022

Aniece Ann (Matney) Hemminger, daughter of William and Gladys (Hargis) Matney, was born April 22, 1949, in Seymour, Missouri, and departed this life February 18, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of seventy-two years, nine months, and sixteen days. She married Paul Nichols, and to this union two sons, Chad and Craig were born. Aniece later...

Feb 17, 2022

Joy Angelina Mayfield, daughter of the late Norman and Opal Smith Peterson, was born on September 12, 1930, in Tarkio, Missouri, and departed this life on February 17, 2022, at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri, following an extended illness. She was 91 years of age. When she was very young, Joy moved with her family to Visalia, California....

Feb 17, 2022

Zelpha Eldora Boykin, daughter of the late Clyde and Ola (Tate) Wilson, was born February 27, 1932, in Graff, Missouri, and went to her heavenly home February 17, 2022, at her home in Dawson, Missouri. She was 89 years, 11 months, and 21 days of age. At Union Chapel, at age nine, Zelpha accepted Jesus as her savior and her...

Feb 17, 2022

Feb 16, 2022

Joyce Faye Edwards was born July 13, 1955, in Mansfield, Missouri, to Luther and Cleo Moore, the youngest of six children. She grew up in rural Missouri, and even though she would move away during parts of her life, rural Missouri was always home to her. She loved the area, and more importantly she loved her family who lived nearby....

Feb 14, 2022

Thomas Edward Baker, son of Loman and Rosalie Bane Baker, was born April 20, 1943, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and departed this life on February 14, 2022, at his home south of Seymour, Missouri, at the age of seventy-eight years, nine months, and twenty-four days. On March 12, 1964, he wed the love of his life, Kathleen Scofield, and to this...

Feb 12, 2022

Elwanda Marie (Boring Clouse) Rennaker was born on December 28, 1942, to Orville Boring and Lucille (Lockhart) Boring, in Dogwood, Missouri. She departed this life on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the age of 79 years, 1 month and 15 days, at the Glenwood Healthcare Center in Seymour, Missouri. She graduated at the age of seventeen from Seymour High School....

Feb 11, 2022

Feb 11, 2022

Janet May Smith, 76, went home to be with our Lord on February 11, 2022. She was a lifelong resident of Fordland. She was preceded in death by her mother Gladys, husband, R.K. Smith, brother, Denney L. Conley, Sr., sister-in-law, Sherwina, and brothers-in-law, John McCullom and David Wilkerson. Janet is survived by a brother, Jim Conley of Thayer; sisters, Becky...

Feb 10, 2022

Feb 9, 2022

Judy Anne Lawson came into this world in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 1, 1957, and spent every day after that leaving an indelible mark on the world and those whom she held dear. She enjoyed a long and distinguished professional career in the telecommunications industry, and before her passing, was an active volunteer in her church and in North...

Feb 9, 2022

Robin Lynette Smith, daughter of the late Kenneth and Sharlyn (Sawall) Smith, was born February 16, 1964, in Fresno, California, and departed this life February, 9, 2022, at her home in Macomb, Missouri. She was 57 years, 11 months, and 24 days of age. Robin was a published poet, a photographer, a collector, animal lover, and very talented artist and...

Feb 9, 2022

Carter Ray Harrison, son of Corey Joe Harrison and Whitneigh Lynn (Drown) Harrison, was born February 9, 2022, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He also departed this life on February 9, 2022. Carter is survived by his parents, Corey and Whitneigh Harrison of Hartville, Missouri; his maternal grandparents, Gary and Debbie Drown of West Plains, Missouri; his paternal grandparents,...

Feb 8, 2022

Jerry Allen Skaggs, son of the late William Taylor and Mary Louise (Borders) Skaggs, was born June 22, 1957, in Louisville, Kentucky, and passed away February 8, 2022, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 64 years, 7 months, and 17 days of age. Jerry was a Chief in the United States Navy where he served his country...

Feb 6, 2022

Joyce Faye (Plaster) Lewis, daughter of the late Otto and Della (Parsons) Plaster, was born December 16, 1948, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life February 6, 2022, at her home in Ozark, Missouri, with her husband, Jim, by her side. She is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Besides her parents, Joyce was...

Feb 6, 2022

Grover J. “Skip” Thompson was the third of four sons born to the late Allen Leroy and Dorothy Mae (Frank) Thompson. He was born in LaCygne, Kansas, on December 2, 1949, and departed this life peacefully surrounded by family on February 6, 2022, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Skip was 72 years, 2 months, and 4 days of...

Feb 6, 2022

Bobby Eugene Ziy, son of Johnny and Natalie Ziy, was born January 25, 1936, in Parma, Missouri. He departed this life surrounded by family and friends from his beloved Ziy Valley Ranch in Hartville, Missouri, on February 6, 2022, at the age of eighty-seven years young. Bob, as he was affectionally known by his family and friends, was a member...