Recent Obituaries
Ronald Lee Schott, Sr
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...
Mae Parsons
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...
Carol Miller
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...
Mable Tetrick
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...
Alice Swetnam
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...
Von Potts
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...
Rocky Gilbert Sr.
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...
Pansy Pearl Crisp
Nov 10, 2021
Pansy Pearl (Bowlin) Crisp was born on March 31, 1932, the daughter of Hayden Bowlin and Virginia (Mings) Bowlin. She departed this life on November 10, 2021, at 89 years 7 months and 10 days of age. Pansy married Ival “Bud” Crisp on June 29, 1950, in Harrison, Arkansas. Four daughters were born to this union, Ilene, Erlene, Merlene and...
Ruby Faye Smith
Nov 10, 2021
Ruby Faye Smith, daughter of the late Walter Samuel and Bessie Mae (Richardson) Dodson, was born August 5, 1924, in Marshfield, Missouri, and passed away November 10, 2021, at Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at 97 years of age. When she was young, she moved to Springfield, Missouri, where she attended and graduated from Central High School in 1941. Ruby...
Helen Forbes
Nov 9, 2021
Helen Barbara Forbes was born on March 30, 1949, in Tama, Iowa, the daughter of Elsie and Joseph Vesely. She attended the South Tama Public Schools, graduating in 1967. Helen married Harold Boldt. They were blessed with three children. They later divorced. Helen worked at Traer Manufacturing for many years. There she met the love of her life, Doug Forbes....
Patricia Ann Childress
Nov 8, 2021
Patricia Ann Childress, daughter of Thomas Roets and Sarah (Calvert) Roets, was born December 7, 1957, in Topeka, Kansas, and departed this life on November 8, 2021, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. She was 63 years, 11 months, and 1 day of age. She was born in Kansas and moved to Seymour in 1981. She was a...
C. Don Taylor
Nov 7, 2021
Clarence Donald Taylor was born on January 26, 1944, to Clarence and Audrey Taylor in Blue Eye, Missouri, and passed away on November 7, 2021, at his home in Seymour, Missouri, at 77 years of age. Don was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Dorais on April 29, 1967. Four sons were born to this union: Wesley, James, Larry, and...
Peter "Pete" Lester Dannen
Nov 6, 2021
Peter Lester Dannen Peter Lester “Pete” Dannen, son of Marvin Sebo Dannen and Donna Dawn Wartnaby, was born January 24, 1961, in Mason City, Iowa, and departed this life on November 6, 2021, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Missouri. He was 60 years, 9 months, and 12 days of age. He moved with his family from Iowa to Willow...
Jerald Hilt
Nov 5, 2021
Jerald Ray Hilt, son of the late Wayne and Vinita (Sluder) Hilt, was born August 21, 1946, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away November 5, 2021, at his residence in Norwood, Missouri. He was 75 years, 2 months, and 15 days of age. Jerald grew up in the Norwood area and graduated from Norwood High School with the class...
Donald Freeman
Nov 4, 2021
Donald Jay Freeman (or Donnie as many called him) was second born to Lester and Alta Freeman on October 5, 1944, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. At 17, Don went to work in Mountain Grove for Lake McGown at Vickers Service Station. He had the pleasure of filling up an older model Chevy station wagon for singers Jim Ed Brown, Maxine,...
Betty Mcgowan
Nov 3, 2021
Betty Bernadine (Creech) McGowan was born on February 12, 1928, to Hiram and Helen Creech in Reserve, Kansas, and passed from this life on November 3, 2021, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center, Mountain Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 93 years, 8 months, and 22 days of age. She had lived in Mountain Grove for many years. Betty...
Jeffery Orval Peterson
Nov 1, 2021
Jeffery Orval Peterson was born May 24, 1962, to Jerry and Shelda Peterson, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He left this life Monday, November 1, 2021, at his home in Fordland, Missouri. Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Online Condolences: www.craighurttfuneralhome.com
Rev. Howard Anderson
Oct 29, 2021
Rev. Howard Dale Anderson, son of the late Verlin Dale and Anna Marie (Miles) Anderson, was born January 12, 1947, in Lebanon, Missouri, and departed this life October 29, 2021, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was 74 years, 9 months, and 17 days of age. Howard grew up in Lebanon and attended the one...