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Audry Fletcher

Audry Fletcher

Apr 16, 2019

Audry Fletcher, daughter of the late Fred Martin and Mary Jane (Hurt) Justice, was born August 4, 1918, in Chanute, Kansas, and departed this life, surrounded by family, on April 16, 2019, in Springdale Arkansas. She was 100 years, 8 months, and 12 days of age. Audry was married to the late Rev. Ocra Fletcher. Two children were born to...

David Bell

David Bell

Apr 13, 2019

David Scott Bell, son of the late Frederick and Barbara (Kramer) Bell, was born May 25, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio, and passed away April 13, 2019, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 65 years, 10 months, and 19 days of age. As a child, David’s family lived in Pasadena, California for 12 years. They moved to Lincolnshire,...

Mearl Moore

Mearl Moore

Apr 11, 2019

Mearl Moore, daughter of the late Joseph and Lucy (Adams) Hayes, was born February 28, 1930, near Manes, Missouri, and entered into heavenly rest April 11, 2019, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 89 years, 1 months, and 14 days of age. Mearl was united in marriage to Ellis Ottis Moore on July 28, 1945, in Tulare, California. They were...

Helen Marie Miller

Helen Marie Miller

Apr 11, 2019

Helen Marie Miller, daughter of the late Homer Lee and Cornelia (Stout) Bradshaw, was born August 12, 1935, and passed away April 11, 2019, at Cherry Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Bastrop, Louisiana. She was 83 years, 5 months, and 30 days of age. Helen grew up in the Norwood community. When she was a young girl, she walked 2...

Roger Davenport

Roger Davenport

Apr 10, 2019

Roger Franklin Davenport, 87 years of age, passed away at his home in Graff, Missouri on April 10th, 2019. He was born on July 31st, 1931, to Franklin Albert Davenport and Florence Davenport nee Youse in Middletown, Ohio. Roger grew up in Indiana and when he was 13 years old, Roger learned to fly airplanes at the local airport; and...

Jim  Max Scott

Jim Max Scott

Apr 8, 2019

Jimmie Max Scott, son of the late Earnest Afton and Marie (Raney) Scott, was born July 23, 1927, in Searcy, Arkansas, and departed this life April 8, 2019, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 91 years, 8 months, and 16 days of age. Jim went to school at Shady Grove school, south of Mountain Grove. He married Betty...

Curtis Dale Prewett

Curtis Dale Prewett

Apr 8, 2019

Curtis Dale Prewett, son of Orville Boyd and Marilyn Joan (Bilyeu) Prewett, was born July 18, 1958, and passed away April 8, 2019, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri, after a courageous 3 ½ year battle with brain cancer. He was 60 years old. Curtis grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1977. During his...

Eugene S. Phillips

Eugene S. Phillips

Apr 6, 2019

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 Lt. Colonel Eugene Stroud Phillips was born October 9, 1941 in Charleston, South Carolina, and passed on to eternity April 6, 2019 at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri. Retired Green...

Mary Rose Luckey

Mary Rose Luckey

Apr 6, 2019

Mary Rose (Havens) Luckey, daughter of the late Marian Everet and Mary Florence (Emery) Havens, was born June 19, 1933, in Douglas County, Missouri, and passed away April 6, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 85 years, 9 months, and 18 days of age. Mary grew up in the Vanzant, Missouri area. She attended and graduated from...

Tom White

Tom White

Apr 5, 2019

Thomas Jackson White was born March 1, 1960, in Houston, Missouri, to Robert and Cathy White, and passed away April 5, 2019, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 59 years, 1 month, and 4 days of age. Tom was raised in the Mountain Grove area, and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1978. After high school,...

William "Bill" Denman

William "Bill" Denman

Apr 1, 2019

William Alvin “Bill” Denman was born in Gloversville, New York, on March 22, 1937 to Alvin Revelle and Katharine (McMahon) Denman and passed away April 1, 2019, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 82 years of age. His childhood was filled with ice skating, snow skiing, and sliding down the roof of his two-story house into snow drifts. Hunting and fishing...

Bob Clark

Bob Clark

Mar 30, 2019

On Saturday, March 30, 2018, Harold Robert Clark, Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 63. Bob, “The Pieman”, as many knew him, was born May 1, 1955 in Bakersfield, California to Harold and Patsy (Teel) Clark. In his younger days Bob fell in love with and excelled at martial arts, and was a car guy...

Fred "Duane" Collins

Fred "Duane" Collins

Mar 24, 2019

Fred "Duane" Smith Collins, passed from this earth on March 24, 2019, in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. He was 82 years, one month, and 27 days of age. Duane was born January 28, 1937, to John Fred Smith and Grace Collins Smith at Vanzant, Missouri, in eastern Douglas County. When Duane was 6 years old, his mother passed away. In...

Carl E. Richardson

Carl E. Richardson

Mar 21, 2019

Carl Eugene Richardson, son of the late Albert H. and Martha “Maggie” (Deavenport) Richardson, was born July 15, 1934, in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this life March 21, 2019, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 84 years, 8 months, and 7 days of age. Carl grew up in the Success area. He married Esther Lavern Hutsell...

Susan Kay Daugard

Susan Kay Daugard

Mar 19, 2019

Susan Kay (Rhodes) Daugard, daughter of the late William Kay and Lola May (Brown) Rhodes was born January 1, 1953, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away March 19, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri, She was 66 years, 2 months, and 18 days of age. Susan was raised in the Mountain Grove area. She married Richard Daugard April 2,...

Norman Eugene Hoffarth

Norman Eugene Hoffarth

Mar 18, 2019

Norman Eugene Hoffarth was born August 9, 1932, in Texas County, Missouri, to Don and Vedia (McCall) Hoffarth, and passed away March 18, 2019, at his home in Vanzant, Missouri. He was 86 years, 7 months, and 9 days of age. He attended elementary school at Fowler School through the eighth grade, and then attended Mountain Grove High School where...

Vynita June Craig

Vynita June Craig

Mar 17, 2019

Vynita June (Lathrom) Craig, nicknamed “June Bug” by her dad, was born March 2, 1948, to Hershel Harvey and Ada Nevada (Carder) Lathrom in Rayborn, Missouri. She passed away March 17, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. She was 71 years and 15 days of age. Vynita went to school at Green Forest. She often told tales of having fun...

Jamie Marie Bradford

Jamie Marie Bradford

Mar 14, 2019

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Helen Marie Wade

Helen Marie Wade

Mar 14, 2019

Helen Marie (Gaddis) Wade was born June 27, 1931, to Avery “Red” and Mildred (Smith) Gaddis near Astoria, Missouri, and passed away with her son by her side on March 14, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. She was 87 years, 8 months, and 17 days of age. Helen’s mother died when Helen was six years old, so she and...

Billie Jo Mitchem

Billie Jo Mitchem

Mar 13, 2019

Billie Jo (Crewse) Mitchem, daughter of the late Lewis Elbert and Sylvia E. (Todd) Crewse, was born August 2, 1933, at her grandfather Henry Todd’s farm, near Manes, Missouri, and departed this life, March 13, 2019, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. She was 85 years, 7 months, and 11 days of age. Her parents purchased the Number One General...