Recent Obituaries

Sep 15, 2021

James Gregory Young was born November 24, 1962, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life September 15, 2021, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, at the age of 58. He was the son of the late Marvin Dean Young and Dolores Jean ‘D.J.’ (Wilkerson-Young) Chastain. Greg, as he was known to most, lived all his years in southwest Missouri. He...

Sep 14, 2021

Stephen Whittenberg was born June 14, 1943, in West Plains, Missouri, to Graham J. Whittenberg and Norma (Williams) Whittenberg. He passed on September 14, 2021, at his residence in Seymour, Missouri. Stephen served several years in the U.S. Army as a military medic. He was a very smart man. He was a history buff and had a college degree in...

Sep 12, 2021

Beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma, sister, aunt and friend, Joan Rowe Fox peacefully departed this life with family at her side in the twilight hours of September 12, 2021. She had been a much-loved resident at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour and was 84 years wise at the time of her passing. One of three children, she was born Joan Helen Johnson...

Sep 12, 2021

Elijah Ratterree (Hartville, MO) Elijah James Ratterree was born February 19, 2002, to Joe and Roxy Ratterree in Springfield, Missouri. He left this life Sunday, September 12, 2021, doing what he loved to do, being in the woods and logging with his dad. Eli was our quiet, sweet spirited young man that always had a quick smile and a helping...

Sep 12, 2021

Karla Suzanne Besson was born August 28, 1968, in Gary, Indiana, to parents Kenneth Sr. and Phyllis Troy. She grew up in Cedar Lake, Indiana, with her friends and family whom she loved so dearly. Everyone who knew Karla knew she was always up to something. She enjoyed caring for her and her husband’s cattle and loved her dog and...

Sep 12, 2021

Doris Louise (Owens) Mings-Thornhill, daughter of the late Elmer and Ruby (Reaves) Owens was born January 1, 1931, in Wright County, near Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life on September 12, 2021, in Springfield, Missouri, at the Jacob’s Ladder End of Life Legacy Home. She was 90 years, 8 months and 11 days of age. Louise was united in marriage...

Sep 11, 2021

Betty Jane Swearengin, daughter of V.E. Heard and Betty Jane Haney Heard, was born May 6, 1930, north of Diggins, Missouri, in Webster County. She departed this life Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 12:55 AM, at the age of 91 years, 4 months, and 5 days, with her loving family by her side. On March 10, 1948, she was united...

Sep 11, 2021

Sep 10, 2021

Zane Daniel Hadden, son of Mark Allen Hadden and Tina Marie Perry Hadden, was born July 16, 2004, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and departed this life on September 10, 2021, in an automobile accident near Seymour, Missouri, at the age of 17 years, 1 month, and 24 days. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Seymour in...

Sep 8, 2021

Ceola Mae (Burris) Jordan, daughter of the late Roy and Estlee (Snow) Burris, was born December 9, 1941, in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life September 8, 2021, at her home near Hartville, Missouri. She was 79 years, 8 months, and 30 days of age. Ceola grew up in the Hartville area and attended grades one through eight at...

Sep 7, 2021

Sep 4, 2021

Lyda Fay (Sloan) Wheat went to be with our Lord and Savior on September 4, 2021, at her home in Vanzant, Missouri, after a brief illness. She was 84 years old. Lyda was born on April 29, 1937, at Topaz, Missouri, to Ora and Rozella Sloan. On May 25, 1954, she married B.E. (Jack) Wheat, son of Noah and Ethel...

Sep 2, 2021

Tobias “Toby” David Fletcher, was born June 9, 1980, in Clarksville, Tennessee, and passed away September 2, 2021, in Houston, Missouri. He was 41 years, 2 months, and 24 days of age. Toby grew up a military kid and spent his childhood in many different places around the world. He moved to Plato, Missouri in the 8th grade and graduated...

Sep 1, 2021

Catalina (Granados) Anderson, daughter of Jesus Granados, Sr. and Ernestina Castillo Granados was born December 28, 1959, in Fabens, Texas, and departed this life on September 1, 2021, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri at the age of sixty-one years, eight months, and three days. On September 20, 1978, she was united in marriage to Barry Alan Anderson...

Sep 1, 2021

Hattie Alline Greenfield, daughter of the late Peter M. and Hattie A. (Tankersley) Ussery, was born August 6, 1929, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away September 1, 2021, in Marshfield, Missouri. She was 92 years and 26 days of age. Alline grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where she attended a one room grade-school house. It was here that...

Aug 31, 2021

Angela June Kramer, daughter of Edward and Alice Virginia Inman Johns, was born March 10, 1972, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life on August 31, 2021,, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of forty nine. On August 17, 1991, she was united in marriage to Paul Allen Kramer and to this union two children were born....

Aug 31, 2021

Melany Devon (Hambelton) Hannaford, daughter of Ray Hambelton and Vonda (Gregory) Hambelton, was born May 29, 1968, in Independence, Missouri, and departed this life on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Arkansas, at the age of fifty-three years, two months, and twenty-seven days. Bradley Vann Hannaford, son of Billy Gene Hannaford and Shirley Marie Coy Hannaford...

Aug 28, 2021

Linda Diane Brown, passed away August 28, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Lois (Swan) Sutherland and was born in Springfield, Missouri. She was 74 years old. Over the years, Linda worked as an office manager for several companies. In her younger...

Aug 26, 2021

James William Swisher, son of the late James and Candace Swisher, was born July 19, 1942, in Blue Eye, Missouri, and passed away August 26, 2021, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 79 years, 1 month, and 7 days of age. James was a general laborer for most of his life. He worked as an automobile mechanic...

Aug 26, 2021

Claire Marie Stevens, daughter of the late William and Laura (Beauchane) DeGrenia, was born July 10, 1931, in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and passed from this life August 26, 2021, at her home in Mansfield, Missouri. She was 90 years, 1 month, and 16 days of age. Claire was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Mansfield. She...