Recent Obituaries

Oct 11, 2020

Betty Simpson left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on October 11, 2020, having just celebrating her 88th birthday with her three children. Born Betty Ruth Ropp on October 2, 1932, Betty was the daughter of Thelma Tipton Ropp and Eli August Ropp, and the brother to Robert Eli “Bud” Ropp. She spent her childhood on a...

Oct 10, 2020

Betty Lou Davidson, daughter of the late John and Thula (Ethridge) Bradshaw was born June 29, 1932 in Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life on October 10, 2020, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 88 years, 3 months and 11 days of age. Betty grew up and attended a country school in Norwood, Missouri. She...

Oct 9, 2020

Nellie “Evelyn” (Wood) Sartor, daughter of the late Carl Elmer and Ethel Evelyn (Wisdom) Wood, was born September 8, 1928, in Pittsburg, Kansas, and passed away October 9, 2020, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. She was 92 years, 1 month, and 1 day of age. When Evelyn was born, her brother, Joe, lovingly nicknamed her “Snooky”. The name stuck...

Oct 8, 2020

Yvonne Ruth (Lawler) Wiggins, 85, of Dillon, Montana, formerly of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away October 8, 2020, in Dillon, Montana. Yvonne, the firstborn daughter of the late Lester and Clyda (Harlamert) Lawler, was born March 28, 1935, in Hartville, Missouri. She married Jack Wiggins on October 4, 1955. Their union produced four children. She and Jack resided in Oakland,...

Oct 2, 2020

Linda Lou (Saladin) Ussery, daughter of the late Rev. Owen Saladin and Edna (Fletcher) Saladin, was born November 4, 1944, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She passed away October 2, 2020, at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri, with her family by her side. She was 75 years of age. Linda was raised in Mountain Grove, Missouri with her...

Oct 1, 2020

Nadine Bray, daughter of the late Clarence and Maggie (Baker) Trumbo, was born June 29, 1926, near Lynchburg, Missouri, and departed this life October 1, 2020, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 94 years, 3 months, and 2 days of age. Nadine grew up and attended school in the Lynchburg area. She was united in marriage to...

Sep 30, 2020

Sep 29, 2020

Patricia “Pat” F. Burch, 67, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Pat was born October 30, 1952, in Norwood, Missouri. She started the most important path to her immediately following high school by marrying her lifelong love Michael Wayne Burch and starting their family. They had two children daughter Treva...

Sep 29, 2020

Woodrow Norman Smith “Woody” was born to Hillary and Lena Smith on October 23, 1937, in the small town of Coldspring, Texas. He was one of eleven children. He went to be with our Lord on September 29, 2020, at 3:05 pm at 82 years of age. Woody attended Coldspring High School where he played football all four years, and...

Sep 26, 2020

Lester Bates, son of the late Arlo and Edith (Cunningham) Bates, was born February 18, 1943, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and passed away September 26, 2020, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. He was 77 years, 7 months, and 8 days of age. Lester lived his early years in Raton, New Mexico. When his family moved to Missouri, he went to elementary...

Sep 24, 2020

Michael “Mike” W. Burch, 70, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away the morning of Thursday, September 24, 2020, from surgical complications at Saint Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Mike was born July 27, 1950, in Jackson County, Missouri. He started the most important path to him immediately following high school by marrying his lifelong sweetheart, Patricia Faye (Coday) Burch,...

Sep 24, 2020

Herbert Ray Keith, son of the late Sidney Herbert and Elva Coreen (Snider) Keith, was born June 16, 1946, in Healdton, Oklahoma, and passed away September 24, 2020, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 74 years, 3 months, and 8 days of age. Herbert grew up in Oklahoma. He loved science and was an inventor. He also...

Sep 23, 2020

Robert Allen Mullins, son of Cline Mullins and Virginia (Hedin) Noble, was born April 15, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois, and departed this life September 23, 2020, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 62 years, 5 months, and 8 days of age. Robert grew up and attended school in Chicago. Later in life he worked for Harris saw mill in Mountain...

Sep 20, 2020

George Edward Sparks, son of the late Earnest and Cora (Driskell) Sparks, was born April 5, 1953, in West Plains, Missouri, and passed away September 20, 2020, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. He was 67 years, 5 months, and 15 days of age. George grew up in Dora, Missouri, and graduated from Dora High School in 1971....

Sep 20, 2020

Hazel Corine (Havens) Rodgers, daughter of the late Everett and Florence (Emery) Havens, was born October 18, 1929, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and passed away September 20, 2020, in Vanzant, Missouri, with her family by her side. She was 90 years, 11 months, and 2 days of age. Corine grew up in the Vanzant area, and attended Willow Springs Country...

Sep 20, 2020

Kimberly Ann (Kelley) Bell, daughter of JoAnne (Habel) Bradshaw and the late Ferd Kelley, was born July 30, 1967, in Springfield, Missouri, and passed away September 20, 2020, at her residence in Norwood, Missouri. She was 53 years of age. Kim was raised in Norwood and attended Norwood Schools. She lived in California for about 8 years and then returned...

Sep 13, 2020

Billy Rolland Bledsoe, son of the late Granville Rolland and Dorothy Cathrine (Nichols) Bledsoe, was born March 18, 1937, in Okemah, Oklahoma, and passed away September 13, 2020, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. He was 83 years, 5 months, and 26 days of age. Billy married Betty Barbara Gresham on January 15, 1955, in Oklahoma City. Three...

Sep 12, 2020

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Sep 12, 2020

John Wilson Mitchell, Jr., of Mountain Grove, Missouri, was born January 4, 1946, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, to Modene (Tyler) Mitchell and John Wilson Mitchell, Sr. He entered into rest on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, following a prolonged illness. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, James David Mitchell. He was joined...

Sep 9, 2020

Edgar “Leroy” Hicks, son of the late Delmer Joel and Mary Ann (Reser) Hicks, was born May 15, 1942, at his parent’s home in Macomb, Missouri, and departed this life September 9, 2020, at his home in Manes, Missouri, surrounded by his family. He was 78 years, 3 months, and 28 days of age. Leroy was united in marriage to...