Recent Obituaries
Leonard Lee Crewse
Sep 4, 2018
Leonard Lee Crewse of Brentwood, Tennessee, age 84, passed away peacefully after a long illness on September 4, 2018. Leonard was born on a small farm near Mountain Grove, Missouri, on August 14, 1934. He graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1952 and married his high school sweetheart, Marietha Worsham, on Christmas day in 1954. He later graduated from...
Leeta Stigall
Sep 3, 2018
Leeta Deloris Stigall, daughter of the late Edwin and Ethel (Cope) Young, was born September 20, 1926, in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life September 3, 2018, in Hartville, Missouri. She was 91 years, 11 months, and 13 days of age. Leeta was born and raised in the Manes, Missouri, area and attended Coon Creek School. She was united in...
Alice Marie Kingsland
Sep 1, 2018
Alice Marie (Snavely) Kingsland, daughter of the late Joe Amos and Emily Elizabeth (Stucki) Snavely, was born August 17, 1931, south of Norwood, Missouri, and passed away September 1, 2018, in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by her husband, sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Emily Snavely, one son, John Max Kelley, two brothers,...
Raylee Ellis
Aug 31, 2018
RayLee Zane Sebastian Ellis, son of Brandee Smith and Braxton Ellis, was born August 14, 2018, in Springfield, Missouri. He came into this world at only 23 weeks and 4 days, weighing 1 pound 6 ounces. He spent most of his journey in St. Louis, Missouri at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital NICU. There, he fought for 15 days, enduring much...
Sandra Pauly
Aug 23, 2018
Memorial service will be planned at a later date. Sandra Pauly, daughter of the late William James and Pauline (Sparks) Pokorny, was born March 26, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life August 23, 2018, at Mountain View Health Care Center, Mountain View, Missouri. She was 69 year, 4 months, and 28 days of age. Sandra worked as...
Avis C. Brown
Aug 22, 2018
Avis Corrina Brown, daughter of the late William Edward and Iva Myrtle (Dennis) Sheppard, was born February 27, 1933, in Owens community in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life August 22, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 85 years, 5 months, and 26 days of age. Avis was born in a log cabin that her father...
Monte Graden Musser
Aug 19, 2018
Monte Graden Musser, son of the late Dewey Graden and Elsie (Zickrick) Musser, was born November 28, 1927, in Scotland, South Dakota, and departed this life August 19, 2018, in Springdale, Arkansas. He was 90 years, 8 months, and 22 days of age. Monte grew up in the Dawson, Missouri, community and graduated from Mountain Grove High School. He joined...
Frances Imogene Friend
Aug 15, 2018
Frances Imogene Friend, daughter of the late Vernon Carl and Gladys (Epperly) Gouker, was born April 12, 1934, in Prague, Oklahoma. Frances had 6 brothers and 2 sisters. She passed away August 15, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 84 years, 4 months, and 3 days of age. Frances married Billy Friend on April 21, 1951. Three...
Dean Postlewaite
Aug 13, 2018
Elbert “Dean” Postlewaite, son of the late Rev. John Jefferson “J.J.” and Lucy Jane (Crewse) Postlewaite, was born February 6, 1935 in Plato, Missouri. On August, 13, 2018, he went home to join his heavenly father and numerous family members and friends. Dean was raised in the Number One Community and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1954. He...
Alan Lee Barnhart
Aug 12, 2018
Alan Lee Barnhart, of Springfield Missouri, was born on August 6th, 1962, in Butler, Missouri. He departed from this world on August 12th, 2018, in Skyline, Missouri. Alan was an avid Kansas City Chiefs’ fan and enjoyed spending the falls watching and talking football with his Dad, Barney. Alan also enjoyed spending his time watching Nascar, bowling, hunting, fishing, and...
Dorothy Jean Gleason
Aug 8, 2018
Dorothy Jean (Riggs) Gleason went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Dorothy was born in Douglas County, Missouri, to Leonard and Ella (Walker) Riggs. She grew up in Gentryville and attended Mountain Grove Schools. On June 2, 1950, Dorothy married Wilfred C. Gleason, moving to the St. Louis area shortly afterwards. Wilfred was soon drafted into...
Oren Satterfield
Aug 7, 2018
Oren Luther Satterfield, son of the late Virgil and Cledis (Hopper) Satterfield, was born May 22, 1943, in Anadarko, Oklahoma, and passed away August 7, 2018, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 75 years, 2 months, and 16 days of age. Oren grew up in Missouri and Nebraska. He graduated high school in Wahoo, Nebraska, in 1962....
James Dean Mccoy
Aug 5, 2018
James Dean McCoy, son of the late James Ezra and Lois Marie (VanDeVenter) McCoy, was born September 3, 1943, in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life August 5, 2018, at Sonshine Manor in Republic, Missouri. He was 74 years, 11 months, and 2 days of age. Dean grew up in the Plato, Missouri community. He graduated from Plato High School...
Lloyd Duane Moore
Aug 3, 2018
Lloyd Duane Moore, known to family and friends as Duane, died Friday, August 3, 2018 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Missouri, peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Duane was born April 5, 1954 in Springfield, Missouri, to Ernest Lloyd and Doris (Fletcher) Moore. Duane had a Bachelor’s Degree from KU (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!). Duane was an avid KU Basketball fan,...
Norman Lee Gilley
Aug 3, 2018
Norman L. Gilley, son of the late Charlie and Esther Gilley, was born February 25, 1942, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life August 3, 2018. He was 76 years, 5 months, and 9 days of age. Norman was a Mason at Mountain Grove Masonic Lodge #158. He volunteered for the Army, in 1966, when others were trying to...
Chris Thomas Mason
Aug 2, 2018
Chris Thomas Mason was born July 3, 1971, in Monett, Missouri, to Billy Thomas and Mary Ann (Johnston) Mason, and passed away sweetly next to his love of his life August 2, 2018, at their home in Udall, Missouri. He was 47 years and 30 days of age. Chris moved with his family to Norwood, Missouri, when he was in...
Sylvia Noreen Alexander
Jul 31, 2018
Arrangements Pending Sylvia Noreen Alexander, daughter of the late Frank Fellers and Lois (Hill) Belt, was born May 5, 1965, in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life July 31, 2018, at Cox Health, Springfield, Missouri. She was 53 years, 2 months, and 26 days of age. Sylvia grew up in Fruitland, Idaho, and moved to the Mountain Grove area...
Katie Roberts
Jul 27, 2018
Katie Belle (Hill) Roberts, daughter of the late Bill and Blanche (Turner) Hill, was born June 11, 1932, in Norwood, Missouri, and departed this life July 27, 2018, at her home in Norwood, Missouri. She was 86 years, 1 month, and 16 days of age. Katie grew up in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School in 1950. She married...
John David Pointer
Jul 27, 2018
John David Pointer was born on July 1, 1955 in Wichita, Kansas and passed quietly from this life on Friday, July 27, 2018 at his home on the farm near Mountain Grove, Missouri, following an extended illness. He was 63 years and 27 days old. He was adopted as an infant by David and Lorraine Pointer of Great Bend, Kansas....