Recent Obituaries

Mar 12, 2019

George Commodore Duey Jr., although he was known by most as just Junior, was born in Filmore, Missouri, May 10, 1925, the first son of George and Bessie L. (Fletcher) Duey. He passed away peacefully, March 12, 2019, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 93 years, 10 months, and 2 days of age. Junior served...

Mar 12, 2019

Lucy Florence (Kramer) Brazeal, daughter of the late Frank Tony and Ethel Florence (Jewell) Kramer, was born October 17, 1924, in Gandy, Nebraska, and passed away March 12, 2019, in Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 94 years, 4 months, and 23 days of age. On December 16, 1941, Lucy was united in marriage to James...

Mar 10, 2019

Jeremy E. Brown, son of Timothy Nicks and Misti (Brown) Long, was born December 1, 1987, in West Plains, Missouri, and passed away suddenly March 10, 2019. He was 31 years, 3 months, and 9 days of age. Jeremy graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 2007. He married Melissa Crisp on March 1, 2016, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He...

Mar 7, 2019

No services are planned.

Mar 6, 2019

Charles Amiel Rogers, son of the late Noble Edgar and Erma Helen (Johnson) Rogers, was born at home in the Little Creek community near Mountain Grove, Missouri, on January 5, 1935, and passed away March 6, 2019, at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. He was 84 years, 2 months, and 1 day of age. Charles went to elementary...

Mar 2, 2019

Reta Jean (Wheeler) Carder, daughter of the late Ray and Allie Edith (Brown) Wheeler, was born July 8, 1955, in Cabool, Missouri, and departed this life March 2, 2019, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. She was 63 years, 7 months, and 25 days of age. Reta grew up in Cabool, Missouri. She met Ronald Carder and they were...

Feb 22, 2019

Carl Wallace Turner, son of the late Arch and Jewel Welch Turner, was born on March 5, 1928, in Wright County, Missouri. He departed this life peacefully on February 22, 2019, in his home north of Mountain Grove. He was 90 years, 11 months and 17 days of age. Carl married Vivian Eloise Owens on October 14, 1950. This union...

Feb 19, 2019

Norma Maxine Anderson, daughter of the late Elvis and Bertha (Sutton) Chasteen, was born January 11, 1924, in Bloomfield, Missouri, and departed this life February 19, 2019, at Ash Grove Care Center in Ash Grove, Missouri. She was 95 years, 1 month, and 9 days of age. Maxine grew up in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and graduated from Mountain Grove High...

Feb 17, 2019

Billy Wade, 91, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2019, after complications from cancer while courageously making the best of everyday. Born April 5, 1927, in Fulton, Kentucky, Bill attended Union City, Tennessee High School where he was co-captain of the football team, captain of the basketball team and president of his senior class. He doubled...

Feb 17, 2019

Rodney Lynn Dake, son of David Dake and Shirley (Berry) Bell, was born August 26, 1973, in Mansfield, Missouri, and passed away February 17, 2019, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 45 years, 5 months, and 22 days of age. Rodney grew up in the Mountain Grove, Dora, and Norwood communities. He enjoyed playing basketball and...

Feb 14, 2019

Amy Louise Collins, daughter of the late John and Golda (Stout) Hicks, was born February 20, 1930 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life February 14, 2019 at the Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove. She was 88 years, 11 months, and 25 days of age. Amy grew up in Douglas County and attended Champion school. She was...

Feb 14, 2019

David Austin Parmenter, son of the late Martin Parmenter and Mary (Wurtz) Parmenter, was born January 4, 1968, in Houston, Missouri, and left his earthly home February 14, 2019, in Springfield, Missouri. He was 51 years, one month and 10 days of age. David was a very devoted and hard worker. After graduation from Mountain Grove High School in 1986...

Feb 11, 2019

Robert Eugene Lee, son of the late Samuel and Fannie Mamie (Davis) Lee, was born July 27, 1924, in the old Lee home place called Bean Hill, which was near Berry, Illinois. Robert “Bob” was the last of ten children. He passed away February 11, 2019, at his home in Dawson, Missouri, at 94 years of age. Bob’s mother died...

Feb 11, 2019

Shirley Ann Morgan, daughter of the late Marshall and Eugenie (Thery) Frey, was born March 31, 1935, in Wilsonville, Illinois, and departed this life February 11, 2019, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at 83 years of age. Shirley married Henry Morgan on November 14, 1951, in Paragould, Arkansas. They were married for 65 years, until Henry’s passing. Five children were born...

Feb 6, 2019

No Services Are Planned

Feb 2, 2019

Fred Charles Laub, Jr. was born January 4, 1924, the first of seven sons born to Fred and Elgie (Hogue) Laub in Norwood, Missouri. He passed away February 2, 2019, at his daughter’s home in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Fred enlisted in the U.S. Army January 7, 1941. He always said it was because he, “didn’t want to miss anything”, and...

Jan 31, 2019

Debra Louise Mayfield, daughter of the late Eunice Sartor, was born November 1, 1958, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life January 31, 2019, in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri. She was 60 years, 2 months, and 30 days of age. Debbie grew up in the Mountain Grove area and attended her first three years of elementary school in the...

Jan 30, 2019

Lora Juanita Clayton, daughter of the late Clarence and Emily (Jones) Ingram, was born February 22, 1933, in Ozark County, Missouri, and went to her heavenly home January 30, 2019, at the age of 85. She married Hillis Clayton in 1950, and to that union they shared three children: daughters Connie and Cathy, and son Ronnie. They lived in Waterloo,...

Jan 28, 2019

Jan 23, 2019

James Albert “Jim” Smith was born December 9, 1927, in Ava, Missouri. Jim departed this life on January 23, 2019, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri, at the age of 91. Jim spent his younger years in Ava before his family moved to Mountain Grove where his parents owned a dry cleaning plant. Jim attended school in...