Recent Obituaries

Dec 6, 2021

Marjorie Alice Stafford, daughter of King David Owens and Sarah Lela Cook Owens, was born February 10, 1927, in Webster County, Missouri, and departed this life December 6, 2021, at Glenwood Healthcare Center in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of ninety-four years, nine months, and twenty-six days. On September 1, 1948, she was united in marriage to Walter Keith Stafford...

Dec 5, 2021

Wilda H. (Hunter) Cogdill, daughter of James “Jim” and Ada (Graven) Hunter, was born May 15, 1926, on the family farm in Astoria, Missouri, the last of seven children. She departed this life on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Township Senior Living in Battlefield, Missouri, at the age of ninety-five years, six months, and twenty-one days. On May 19, 1951,...

Dec 5, 2021

Nov 30, 2021

James “Jim” William Fox, son of John and Hallie (Williams) Fox, was born April 18, 1928, in Wessington Springs, South Dakota. He departed this life Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the age of 93 years, 7 months, and 12 days. On January 11, 1952, Jim was united in marriage to Julie Ann Nygaard, and to this union a son and...

Nov 30, 2021

Pamela Deann Cornelius, daughter of Doyle Dean Olive and Henrietta Bonnie Thompson Olive, was born June 19, 1963, in Blythe, California, and departed this life on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at her home in Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of fifty-eight years, five months, and eleven days. She was preceded in death by her mother, brother, Marvin Olive, and stepbrother,...

Nov 29, 2021

Linda Thompson, daughter of the late Clayton and Gladys (Watson) Goode, was born November 29, 1947, in Licking, Missouri, and departed this life November 29, 2021, in Farmington, Missouri. She was 74 years of age. Besides her parents, Linda was preceded in death by seven siblings, Bill, Bob, Mary, Velma, Hazel, Judy, and Bonnie. Linda is survived by one son,...

Nov 28, 2021

Steve W. Freeman went home to Jesus on November 28, 2021, at approximately 6:30 AM. It is somehow appropriate, given Steve’s faith, that he passed as first light dawned on a crisp fall Sunday morning. Steve is survived by his devoted wife, Patsy Elizabeth Freeman (nee Ipock) of the home, his brother, Kevin L. Freeman and wife, Della, of Highlandville,...

Nov 25, 2021

George Julian Manville Jr. was born on October 9, 1937, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late George Julian Manville Sr. and the late Zena Beth Manville. He departed this life to be with our Lord on November 25, 2021, at his home in Mansfield, Missouri. As a youth George lived in Brownsville, Texas and Conway, Arkansas where he graduated...

Nov 24, 2021

Everett Louis Penn, Sr., son of Louis Penn and Loye Etta Miller Penn, was born July 6, 1952, in Syracuse, Kansas, and departed this life Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at his home near Mansfield, Missouri, at the age of 69 years, 4 months, and 8 days. On May 22, 1979, he was united in marriage to Rhonda Rae Hamill in...

Nov 22, 2021

Robert Wayne Langley, son of Robert Langley and Rosie Owens Langley, was born February 19, 1943, in Diggins, Missouri and departed this life Monday, November 22, 2021, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri at the age of seventy-eight years, nine months, and thirteen days. On January 21, 1966, he was united in marriage to Joyce Helms and to...

Nov 22, 2021

Paul Zieber, son of the late Frank and Etta (Kirk) Zieber, was born September 14, 1950, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life November 22, 2021, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 71 years, 2 months, and 8 days of age. Paul grew up and attended school in Mountain Grove. He graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of...

Nov 22, 2021

Glenda Kay Mings, daughter of Lonnie Jerrel and Lula Jean (Collins) Wheat, was born October 26, 1960, in Cabool, Missouri, and departed this life November 22, 2021, at her home in Vanzant, Missouri. She was 61 years and 27 days of age. Glenda was raised in Moberly and Vanzant. She worked for many years for the Brown Shoe Company in...

Nov 22, 2021

Eual Ernest Carter was born on November 4, 1930, to Ernest and Zelphia (Edwards) Carter. He passed away on November 22, 2021, at the age of 91. Eual went on a blind date with Ladenia McAllister in 1960 and kept the road hot driving from Mountain Grove to Thornfield several days a week. The two were married on June 3,...

Nov 21, 2021

Ronald Lee Schott, Sr., 78, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord early on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the residence of his son, Ronald Lee Schott, Jr., and his wife, Kristy, in Mountain Grove. He was born Nov. 25, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Schott and the late Christine...

Nov 20, 2021

Mae Lilly Parsons, daughter of the late Bill and Mary (Woolard) Davis, was born, the second of five children, June 18, 1925, in Dora, Missouri, and departed this life November 20, 2021, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 96 years, 5 months, and 2 days of age. Mae was raised in Dora and moved to Mountain Grove at the age...

Nov 19, 2021

Carol Lynn (Longwell) Miller, daughter of Nancy (Vollmer) Longwell and the late Robert Longwell, was born January 17, 1956, in Rushville, Illinois, and passed away November 19, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 65 years, 10 months, and 2 days of age. Carol grew up and went to school in Rushville, Illinois. She married Tom Miller on...

Nov 18, 2021

Mable Tetrick was born October 26, 1931, on the family farm, daughter of Rass and Carrie (Long) Coffman. She passed from this life on November 18, 2021, at her home following several months of declining health. She was 90 years and 23 days of age. Mable was the oldest of 13 children. She attended Morning Sun School and graduated with...

Nov 17, 2021

Alice (Mings) Swetnam was born on May 16, 1926 to Robert "Kin" McKinley and Macie Belle (Stilley) Mings, at Embree, Missouri, and went home to be with the Lord on November 17, 2021 at the Kabul Nursing Center in Cabool, Missouri. Alice was the sixth of the thirteen children of Kin and Macie, the fourth of the ten who lived...

Nov 17, 2021

Von Potts was born on January 4, 1938, to Merwin and Ina Potts in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, and peacefully passed away on November 17, 2021, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri, at 83 years of age. Von was a hard worker and prior to retirement he worked for John Deere in Wisconsin for over 20 years. He eventually ended...

Nov 13, 2021

Rocky Wayne Gilbert Sr., son of the late Harold Kenneth and Fern Elva (Liles) Gilbert, was born July 23, 1967, in Visalia, California. He was the youngest of seven boys. Rocky departed this life November 13, 2021, at his home in Raymondville, Missouri. He was 54 years, 3 months, and 21 days of age. Rocky was a true family man...