Recent Obituaries

Dec 31, 2018

Johnny Bill Lutz, son of the late William Charles and Stella Mae (Wright) Lutz, was born December 23, 1929, in Paris, Arkansas, and passed away December 31, 2018, in the Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 89 years, 1 week and 1 day of age. Johnny was united in marriage to Margie June Coble on September...

Dec 30, 2018

Dec 23, 2018

Betty Jane Sparks, daughter of the late Clell and Reba Jane (Heartwell) Creagor, was born April 14, 1943, in Cabool, Missouri, and departed this life December 23, 2018, in Montgomery, Texas. She was 75 years, 8 months, and 9 days of age. Betty was raised near Willow Springs, Missouri. She married Dallas Ray Sparks January 16, 1961 in Douglas County,...

Dec 12, 2018

Elizabeth Irene Leighty, daughter of Stella Marliere and the late Ralph Marliere, was born September 4, 1978, and passed away suddenly on December 12, 2018, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 40 years, 3 months, and 8 days of age. Elizabeth was born in Peoria, Illinois. She graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1996. Elizabeth worked in...

Dec 10, 2018

Sharon Lou (Ladd) Marler, daughter of the late Walter and Ruby Irene (Burris) Ladd, was born July 29, 1947, in Fairfield, Nebraska. She passed away December 10, 2018, at her residence in Hartville, Missouri, with family and friends by her side. She was 71 years, 4 months, and 12 days of age. Sharon graduated in 1965, from Clay Center High...

Dec 9, 2018

I’m trying my best to write mom’s obituary. She said, "You know the facts, just fluff it up a bit!" I thought a lot about what a blessing, a busy little blessing, she must have been as a child. I know what a blessing she was as an adult, she had to be as sweet as jam as a child....

Dec 8, 2018

Carlene Lavelle (Todd) Fry, daughter of the late Ernie and Anna (Duke) Todd, was born June 16, 1933, in Rayborn, Missouri and departed this life December 8, 2018, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 85 years, 5 months, and 22 days of age. Carlene was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, and mother. She...

Dec 3, 2018

No services are planned.

Dec 2, 2018

Cheryl Lee Moore, daughter of the late Isaac and Bertha (Benefiel) Clary, was born November 23, 1943, in Artesia, California, and departed this life on December 2, 2018, in Nixa, Missouri. She was 75 years and 9 days of age. Cheryl was raised in California and graduated from Bellflower High School. She was united in marriage to Wayne Hubert Moore...

Nov 30, 2018

Bonnell “Bonnie” Ratterree, daughter of the late David and Jesse (Chaffin) McGinnis, was born September 11, 1931, in Ozark, Missouri, and departed this life November 30, 2018, at her home in Douglas County, Missouri. Bonnie was 87 years, 2 months, and 19 days of age. Bonnie grew up in the Vanzant community and later moved to Ontario, California, where she...

Nov 27, 2018

Mary Ruth Peebles (née Hedley), 92, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2018, at Forsyth Nursing and Rehab, in Forsyth, Missouri. Ruth was born in Dillard, Missouri, on March 3, 1926, to Harry Hedley Sr. and Lucie Lorine Carl Hedley. She attended Mountain Grove Schools, graduating in the class of 1943 - a devoted leader of her alumni organization and...

Nov 25, 2018

No services are planned.

Nov 24, 2018

Harold Lynn Dodson, son of the late Harold Lee and Hazel Laverne (Farr) Dodson, was born May 12, 1965, in Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life November 24, 2018, at his home in Hartville, Missouri. He was 53 years of age. Lynn was raised in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School in 1983. He lived in Hartville after his...

Nov 23, 2018

Mary Judy Harris, daughter of the late Clem and Mary Susan (Edwards) Harris, was born October 19, 1950, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life November 23, 2018, in Star City, Arkansas. She was 68 years, 1 month, and 4 days of age. Judy grew up and attended school in Mountain Grove and was the Valedictorian of the Mountain Grove...

Nov 22, 2018

Edwin “Ed” John McClure, son of the late Maurice “Mac” and Bernadine McClure was born May 5, 1958, in Mountain View, Missouri, and departed this life November 22, 2018, at his home in Norwood, Missouri, at 60 years of age. Ed graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1976 and will be remembered by his classmates as an excellent ball...

Nov 21, 2018

Velma Maxine Bennett, daughter of the late Roy and Golda “Lorene” (Raney) Bennett, was born February 14, 1944, in rural Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life November 21, 2018, at her home in Macomb, Missouri. She was 74 years, 9 months, and 7 days of age. Maxine grew up in Macomb, Missouri. She was a quiet and independent person. Maxine’s...

Nov 20, 2018

Charles Leroy Rakestraw, son of the late John Oliver and Iva (Moore) Rakestraw, was born November 15, 1937, in Edwardsville, Alabama, and passed away November 20, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 81 years and 5 days of age. Leroy lived in Texas many years, where he was a well-known business man. He was owner of Athens...

Nov 19, 2018

Terry Lynn McCoy, son of the late Henry and Mildred (Van De Venter) McCoy, was born February 10, 1953, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life November 19, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 65 years, 9 months, and 9 days of age. Terry grew up in the Lynchburg community and graduated from Plato High School,...

Nov 11, 2018

Margaret Rose Eisenauer, daughter of the late Robert Alan and Loretta Jean (Godbehere) Harris, was born June 28, 1958, in Long Beach, California, and departed this life November 11, 2018, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 60 years, 4 months, and 14 days of age. Margaret was united in marriage to Robert Lynn “Ike” Eisenauer on February...

Nov 2, 2018

Sharon Kay Upshaw, daughter of Charles and Lucile (Evans) Gayman, was born November 5, 1950, in Hawk Springs, Wyoming, and departed this life November 2, 2018, at Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, Missouri, following a sudden illness. She was 67 years, 11 months, and 28 days of age. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Gayman. She will...