Recent Obituaries

Jun 20, 2019

Margaret (Baker) Pittenger, was born January 6, 1928, to Lee Roy and Garcie (Sumner) Baker in their home near Competition, Missouri. She passed away June 20, 2019, in Springfield, Missouri. She was 91 years, 5 months, and 14 days of age. If Margaret were here today, she would tell us not to mourn for her, but to make sure that...

Jun 19, 2019

Katherine “Kate” Emma Thornhill, daughter of the late Leon and Elizabeth (Fenskie) Peltzer, was born December 13, 1916, in Hoskins, Nebraska, and passed away June 19, 2019, surrounded by famiy. She was 102 years, 6 months, and 6 days of age. Kate grew up in Nebraska but moved to Mountain Grove, Missouri, during her senior year of high school. Kate...

Jun 17, 2019

Bonnie Lu Freels, daughter of the late Lowell and Celah (Coffman) Lawson, was born July 14, 1933, near Manes, Missouri, and departed this life June 17, 2019, in Springfield, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 85 years, 11 months, and 3 days of age. Bonnie spent most of her life in the Dawson, Missouri, area. She married Raymond Reed...

Jun 11, 2019

Darrell Dwayne Barnes, son of the late Ray and Elva (Strong) Barnes, was born May 16, 1945, in Manes, Missouri, and passed away June 11, 2019, at his home in Manes, Missouri. He was 74 years and 26 days of age. Darrell grew up and attended school in the Manes area. He had an auto mechanic shop in Manes, and...

Jun 9, 2019

James Willard Burke, son of the late Thomas and Maggie (Searcy) Burke, was born May 7, 1923, in Commerce Oklahoma, and passed away June 9, 2019, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 96 years, 1 month, and 2 days of age. Jim grew up and attended school in Salem, Missouri. After school, he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps, and then...

Jun 9, 2019

No services are planned.

Jun 8, 2019

Ronald Gene Curtis, son of the late Otho and Beulah (Owens) Curtis, was born December 22, 1941, near Hartville, Missouri, and entered into Heavenly rest June 8, 2019, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 77 years, 5 months, and 17 days of age. Gene was a graduate of Mountain Grove High School class of 1959. After graduating, he and some of...

Jun 8, 2019

No services are planned.

Jun 8, 2019

No services are planned

Jun 7, 2019

Connie Joan Grisham, daughter of the late James Henry and Gladys (Freeman) Jones, was born April 25, 1939, in Flippin, Arkansas, and passed away June 7, 2019, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 80 years, 1 months, and 13 days of age. Connie’s family moved to Iowa when she was young. She married Bill Grisham on March...

May 31, 2019

Dorothy B. Frisk, daughter of Vera Pearl (Charlesworth) Selby and Vera’s beloved husband, Roy, was born February 14, 1931, in Mill Valley, California, and went home to be with the Lord on May 31, 2019. She was 88 years, 3 months, and 17 days of age. Dorothy grew up and attended school in Oakdale, California. She was united in marriage...

May 25, 2019

Everett Ray Mitchell, son of the late John William and Mary Irene (Whitlock) Mitchell, was born July 23, 1937, in Whiting, Missouri. He passed away May 25, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 81 years, 10 months, and 2 days of age. Everett graduated from East Prairie High School in 1955 and graduated from Southeast Missouri State...

May 24, 2019

Donald Ray Crisp, son of the late Donald Eugene and Coma Leta (McGowan) Crisp, was born November 27, 1959, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away May 24, 2019, at his home in Mountain Grove at 59 years of age. Donald grew up and attended school in Mountain Grove. He was a cabinet maker most of his life and enjoyed...

May 24, 2019

Edward “Ed” William Young, son of Eugene “Gene” Walker Young and the late Zelma Aileen (Booker) Young, was born March 6, 1942, in Cabool, Missouri, and passed away at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, May 24, 2019. He was 77 years, 2 months, and 18 days of age. Ed grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove...

May 21, 2019

Myrtle Louise (Kastner) Harris, daughter of the late John George and Sadie Alvina (Gillette) Kastner, was born April 19, 1929, in Glastonbury, Connecticut. She passed away May 21, 2019, at Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Springfield, Missouri, at 90 years, 1 month, and 2 days of age. Myrtle was born and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut. She married Leonard Denton...

May 18, 2019

Faye Louise (Hallman) Brackett was born April 25, 1936, in Savoy, Texas, to Bonnie Bert Hallman and Pauline (Green) Hallman and passed away May 18, 2019, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Faye had an older brother, Bonnie Joe Hallman, and two younger sisters, Shirley Ann (Hallman) Norrell and Paula Sue (Hallman) Bonner. She married Willard “Bill” Dean Brackett...

May 15, 2019

Roland D. Bartley, son of the late Marion Elmer and Stella Gertrude (Owens) Bartley, was born June 29, 1929, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away May 15, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. He was 89 years, 10 months, and 16 days of age. Roland was raised in Wright County and graduated from Mansfield High School in 1947. He...

May 10, 2019

William Edward Coble, son of the late William Franklin and Amanda Lizzie Bell (Vandiver) Coble, was born November 2, 1941, in Graff, Missouri, and passed away at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, May 10, 2019. He was 77 years, 6 months, and 8 days of age. William graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1960. He married Beverly Ann...

May 10, 2019

J.R. Johnston, a longtime resident of Norwood, Missouri, passed away May 10, 2019, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. J.R. was born March 13, 1929, south of Mountain Grove in Drury, Missouri, to Jason and Ollie (Smith) Johnston. J.R. attended school in the Drury area and at the age of eighteen moved to Iowa, where he worked at the Blackhawk...

May 5, 2019