Recent Obituaries
Ronnie Eugene Clayton
Jun 27, 2017
Ronnie Clayton, age 60, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, passed on to his heavenly home on June 27, 2017. He fought a long and courageous battle with muscular dystrophy, COPD, CHF, and diabetes. Ronnie was born August 17, 1956 in Waterloo, Iowa. He attended Mountain Grove High School and graduated with the class of 1974. He attended Midwest Mechanical Institute and...
Arles Orrin Rumfelt
Jun 23, 2017
Arles Orrin Rumfelt, son of the late Orrin and Trula (Wirtmiller) Rumfelt, was born August 5, 1951 in Plato, Missouri, and departed this life suddenly on June 23, 2017 at his farm in Norwood, Missouri. He was 65 years, 10 months, and 18 days of age. Arles grew up in Plato and graduated from Plato High School in 1970. He...
Janice Marlene Wright
Jun 21, 2017
Janice Marlene Wright, daughter of the late Lawrence Richard and Florence Estelle (Dugain) Wilhite, was born July 15, 1936 in Modesto, California, and departed this life June 21, 2017 at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. She was 80 years, 11 months, and 6 days of age. Janice grew up in Modesto and graduated from Modesto High School. She married...
Drexel J. Smith
Jun 20, 2017
Drexel Jerome Smith, age 86, of Mountain Grove, passed away June 20, 2017. He was born December 19, 1930 in North Platte, Nebraska to Harold and Leita (Messersmith) Smith. Drexel grew up in North Platte until he moved to Corvallis, Oregon, with his family when he was thirteen and returned to North Platte four years later. He married Ardis Jean...
Charles Archie Mathews
Jun 18, 2017
Charles Archie Mathews, son of the late William and Thelma (Dodds) Mathews, was born August 22, 1949 in Greenup County, Kentucky, and passed away June 18, 2017 in Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 67 years, 9 months, and 27 days of age. Charles was born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, and attended school there. He served...
Paula Mae Watson
Jun 16, 2017
Paula Mae Watson passed away peacefully on Friday June 16th at the age of 79. She was the third of four children born to Mildred and Paul Strong of Kansas City MO. She is survived by her older sister Nadine Hubbard of Lee Summit, MO. and Paul Strong Junior of Glen Bournie, MD. She was preceded in death by an...
David "Dave" Norton Whitehill
Jun 7, 2017
David “Dave” Norton Whitehill was born May 24, 1936 in Shenandoah, Iowa to Carl and Thelma Norton Whitehill. He passed away June 7, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. Dave grew up and attended school in Shenandoah, Iowa. After graduation from Shenandoah High School, he joined the Navy in 1955 and served as a radio technician in various stations...
Daniel Albert Macdonneil
Jun 7, 2017
Daniel Albert MacDonneil, son of Dennis Arnold and Veronica (Frizzell) MacDonneil, was born February 18, 1973 in Novato, California, and departed this life June 7, 2017 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, after a 4 year long courageous battle with numerous forms of cancer. He was 44 years, 3 months and 20 days of age. Dan grew up in...
Dewey Ralph Compton
Jun 6, 2017
Dewey Ralph Compton passed away at his home on June 6, 2017. No services are planned at this time.
James Donald Szura
Jun 1, 2017
James Donald Szura, born January 9, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, tragically passed away in a car accident on June 1, 2017. His parents were Theodore John Szura and Frances (McGuire) Szura. James grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with his brother, often riding the “L” Train to the outer areas of the Chicago suburbs, exploring other neighborhoods. He was...
Robert "Bob" Lewis Squirell
May 30, 2017
Robert Lewis Squirell, son of the late Lewis and Ellen (Merwin) Squirell, was born on January 12, 1929, in Sandwich, Illinois and departed life on May 30, 2017 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. “Bob”, the name he preferred, grew up near Plano, Illinois on the family farm. He learned many skills as he worked growing crops,...
Ronald Deeds
May 27, 2017
Ronald Allen Deeds, son of Clark and Clobell (Weaver) Deeds, was born December 7, 1947 in Springfield, Missouri. He departed this life on Saturday May 27, 2017 at Cox Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was 69 years, 5 months, and 20 days of age. Ron spent his younger years working on the family farm and learning his trade as a...
Edward Walter Seymour
May 24, 2017
Edward Walter Seymour, son of the late Carl Laverne and Mary Elizabeth (Thompson) Seymour, was born September 17, 1941 in Tarkio, Missouri, and departed this life May 24, 2017 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 75 years, 8 months, and 7 days of age. Ed was raised in Fairfax, Missouri, and graduated from Fairfax High School in...
Roy Dean Gray
May 23, 2017
Roy Dean Gray, son of the late Roy Ervin and Velma (Hopper) Gray, was born November 4, 1947 in Douglas County, Missouri, and lived 69 years, 6 months and 19 days before transitioning from this life on May 23, 2017 at the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. Dean attended Cold Springs Free Will Baptist Church for much of...
Carol Ann Freeman
May 23, 2017
Carol Ann Freeman, daughter of the late Warren Henry and Dorothy Nora (Lybyer) Ragsdale, was born May 16, 1944 in Texas County, Missouri, and departed this life May 23, 2017 in Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri after a short illness. She was 73 years and 8 days of age. Carol Ann was raised in the Bendavis Community, attended...
Marguerite Eleanor Carlson
May 22, 2017
No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Carlson was cremated under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home
Edith Lilian Evelyn Pedro
May 20, 2017
Edith Lilian Evelyn Pedro, daughter of the late Cyril and Edith Evelyn (Smith) Roberts, was born on March 11, 1941 on the Island of Bermuda and departed this life on May 20, 2017 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 76 years, 2 months, and 9 days of age. Evelyn was united in marriage to Wilton Pedro on March 29, 1960....
Anna Walker
May 17, 2017
No services are planned at this time. Burial will be in the Springfield National Cemetery at a later date.
Alvin Dale Robertson
May 16, 2017
Alvin Dale Robertson, son of the late William Ira and Ginoth (Tate) Robertson, was born December 25, 1930 in Bendavis, Missouri, and departed this life May 16, 2017 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 86 years, 4 months, and 22 days of age. Dale grew up in the Bendavis community. He served his country in...
Jimmie John Thornhill
May 15, 2017
Jimmie John Thornhill, son of the late John and Cora (Rippee) Thornhill, was born March 31, 1923 in Graff, Missouri, and departed this life May 15, 2017 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 94 years, 1 month, and 15 days of age. Jimmie was raised in the Mountain Grove area and graduated from Mountain Grove High School....
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