Recent Obituaries

Jul 13, 2022

Wilma Juanita Postlewait-Blackburn, daughter of the late Orville and Pearl (Merchant) Massey, was born December 1, 1928, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed July 13, 2022, at Seymour, Missouri, following an extended illness. She was 93 years, 7 months, and 12 days of age. Wilma married her first love, Clyde Postlewait, at the age of 17. Together they raised 7...

Jul 12, 2022

Julia Stillwell, daughter of the late Orville Ray and Mary Grace (Parrish) McAlister, was born on February 2, 1931, at Blandinsville, Illinois, and passed from this life on July 12, 2022, at Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 91 years, 5 months and 10 days of age. The McAlister family were farmers moving from Rutledge, Missouri, to Illinois, then to Colorado,...

Jul 12, 2022

Lyle Taylor Reed, son of the late Chester and Hazel (Taylor) Reed, was born January 5, 1941, in Douglas County, Missouri, on the “Home Place”, the land his great-grandparents had homesteaded. Lyle passed away July 12, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. He was 81 years, 6 months, and 7 days of age. Lyle’s family moved to their new...

Jul 12, 2022

David Elsworth Boss, son of the late Clarence Lester and Grace Lorraine (Newberry) Boss, was born February 16, 1939, in Rosco, Nebraska, and passed July 12, 2022, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 83 years, 4 months, and 26 days of age. David was raised in the small town of Pavillion, Wyoming, with his siblings and following high school, he...

Jul 12, 2022

Eugenia Delynn (McCallister) McClure, daughter of the late Harold Eugene and Willa Corrine (Coble) McCallister, was born September 22, 1958, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away July 12, 2022, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Eugenia grew up in the Topaz area and attended school at Cabool until the 10th grade. She was very proud that she received...

Jul 11, 2022

Ronnie Wayne “Butch” Cravens, son of Rev. Marvin and Doris (Freeman) Cravens, was born October 20, 1956, at Springfield, Missouri, and passed from this life on July 11, 2022, at his home in Springfield, Missouri, at 65 years, 8 months, and 22 days of age. Butch lived his early life in Dunnegan, Missouri. The family later moved to Moberly, Missouri,...

Jul 8, 2022

Mitchelene “Mickey” DuBois-Street, daughter of the late Tom DuBois and Mary (Wickersham) Martin, was born on August 13, 1945, in Risco, Missouri, and passed from this life on July 8, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. She was surrounded by her loving husband and daughter. She was 76 years, 10 months and 26 days of age. Mickey graduated high...

Jul 7, 2022

Mark Alan Hauck, 63, a native of St Louis, formerly of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and resident of Mountain Grove, Missouri, died recently after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marlene Balsano, and father, Arthur Hauck. He leaves behind his son, Kurt (Katy) Hauck, his daughter, Emily (Adam) Smith, and he was the proud grandfather to...

Jul 6, 2022

Marilyn Louise (Turner) Hannah was born in Henderson, Iowa, on July 2, 1935, to Ernest Turner and Marjorie (Ayr) Turner. She departed this life on July 6, 2022, at 87 years of age. Besides her parents, Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Hannah, her daughter, Karen Buttram, daughter-in-law, Donna Hannah, and one grandchild. She enjoyed working with...

Jul 5, 2022

Karen Darlene Raney, daughter of the late LeRoy and Edith (Kelley) Robertson, was born on May 31, 1943, at Bendavis, Missouri, and passed from this life on July 5, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. She was 79 years, 1 month and 5 days of age. Karen grew up in Texas County and married...

Jul 3, 2022

Joyce Ellen (Crewse) Pope went to be with the Lord on July 3, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Faye and Eldridge Crewse. Joyce was born on September 8, 1932 in Graff, Missouri. She attended the Astoria School during her early years and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1949. Joyce started her teaching career in the...

Jul 2, 2022

Shirley Belle Poston, daughter of Flemon Harding and Elsie Manes Harding, was born March 22, 1935, in Seymour, Missouri, and departed this life July 2, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 87 years, 3 months, and 10 days. She married Kenneth Eugene Poston, a Korean War veteran, and to this union two sons were born. Kenneth preceded her...

Jul 2, 2022

Darrah Roxanne Collins was born February 1, 1959, in Cabool, Missouri, to Duane and Ruth Fish Collins. She passed from this life on July 2, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri. She was 63 years, 5 months, and 2 days of age. Darrah spent the first years of her life in Rochell, Illinois. When her family moved home to...

Jul 1, 2022

John Lowell Lumb was born August 6, 1966, and departed this life on July 1, 2022, at his parent’s home in Ava, Missouri. John was the son of John Leonard and Janice Lee (Mills) Lumb and was born in Houston, Missouri. He lived a fulfilled life of 55 years, 10 months, and 25 days. He began lifelong friendships when he...

Jun 30, 2022

Loyd Mitchell, son of Herman and Hazel (Mosley) Mitchell, was born during a blizzard on December 15, 1940, in Rinard, Iowa, and departed this life suddenly on June 30, 2022, at his residence in Mtn. Grove, Missouri. He was 81 years of age. In his youth he was raised in Iowa until his early teen years when he moved to...

Jun 26, 2022

Steven Carrel Smythe, son of the late Carrel Smythe and Trella June (Martin) Ellis, was born November 12, 1959, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away June 26, 2022, at his home in Fordland, Missouri. He was 62 years, 7 months, and 16 days of age.

Steve grew up in the Fordland area and graduated from Fordland High School. He went to...

Jun 25, 2022

James Robert Moxley, son of the late Fay Fredrick and Mini Florence (Sullivan) Moxley, was born January 12, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, and departed this life June 25, 2022, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 90 years, 5 months, and 13 days of age. Jim moved from the Chicago, Illinois, area to his farm near...

Jun 25, 2022

“My name is Rick Wheat. I’m just thankful to be able to stand up and say I’m glad the Lord saved my soul.” These words were spoken every Sunday morning in his senior years by a silver headed cowboy in a little church in the Ozark Mountains of Douglas County, Missouri, during “testimony” time. He held the front of the...

Jun 25, 2022

Phyllis Mae Shannon, daughter of the late Noble and Mildred (Hines) McGowan, was born May 28, 1936, in Fresno, California, and departed this life June 25, 2022, at her home in Fordland, Missouri. She was 86 years and 28 days of age. Phyllis was united in marriage to Calvin Shannon on July 3, 1954, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Three children...

Jun 24, 2022