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Phyllis Jeanette (Sellars) Vanness

Phyllis Jeanette (Sellars) Vanness

Apr 12, 2017

Phyllis (Sellars) VanNess, daughter of the late William E. and Erma Lois (Morgan) Johnson, was born July 21, 1947 in San Bernadino, California, and departed this life on April 12, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 69 years, 9 months, and 5 days of age. Phyllis grew up in Fontana, California and graduated from Fontana High School....

Thomas Mooney Iii

Thomas Mooney Iii

Apr 9, 2017

No public services planned at this time.

Barbara E. Mcgowen

Barbara E. Mcgowen

Apr 6, 2017

Barbara McGowen, daughter of the late Orville and Mae (Brumley) Sutton, was born on August 12, 1932 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away on April 6, 2017 at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. She was 84 years, 7 months, and 25 days of age. Barbara grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School...

Arthur Lee Griffin

Arthur Lee Griffin

Apr 5, 2017

Arthur Lee Griffin, son of the late Lee Roy and Alice (Kimball) Griffin, was born on October 21, 1924 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and departed this life on April 5, 2017 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 92 years, 5 months, and 15 days of age. Arthur grew up in Ozark and Douglas counties, attending...

Charles Wesley Hicks

Charles Wesley Hicks

Apr 5, 2017

Charles Wesley Hicks, son of the late Charles Edgar and Clara Della (Brooks) Hicks, was born on December 3, 1926 in Shambaugh, Iowa, and departed this life on April 5, 2017 at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri at 90 years of age. He was united in marriage to Mildred Durbin on October 28, 1950 in Paducah, Kentucky. Two sons...

Blake Sherman

Blake Sherman

Apr 2, 2017

Blake Randal Sherman, son of Timothy and Shasta (Miller) Sherman, was born November 19, 2004 in Springfield, Missouri and departed this life on April 2, 2017 at St. Louis Childrens Hospital after fighting cancer. He was 12 years, 4 months, and 14 days of age. Blake loved to play video games. His favorite game was Roblox. He also loved baseball,...

Dorothy Hanna

Dorothy Hanna

Apr 1, 2017

Dorothy Ilene (Ussery) Hanna, daughter of the late Ben and Bertha (Hill) Ussery, was born October 13, 1929 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on April 1, 2017 in Hillsboro, Kansas. She was 87 years, 5 months, and 19 days of age. Dorothy attended Broyles School through the eighth grade. She was united in marriage to Levan J....

Virginia Lee Housley

Virginia Lee Housley

Mar 31, 2017

Virginia Lee Housley, daughter of the late Clark and Clobell (Weaver) Deeds, was born on May 3, 1938 in Wright County, Missouri, and departed this life on March 31, 2017 at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. She was 78 years, 10 months, and 28 days of age. Virginia grew up in Wright County and graduated from Mountain Grove High...

Venita Sue Bates

Venita Sue Bates

Mar 24, 2017

Venita Sue Bates, daughter of the late Elmer and Ruby (Wolfe) Kimrey, was born July 20, 1946 in Roby, Missouri, and departed this life March 24, 2017 at her home in Huggins, Missouri. She was 70 years, 8 months, and 4 days of age. Venita grew up in the Roby community and was a graduate of Plato High School class...

Rita S. Bunch

Rita S. Bunch

Mar 24, 2017

Rita Sue Bunch, daughter of the late Samuel Edward and Mary Sue (Guntharp) Bunch, was born December 4, 1947 in Williford, Arkansas, and departed this life March 24, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. She was 69 years, 3 months, and 20 days of age. Rita attended Riverside Elementary School in Rockford, Illinois. Upon attending her very first day of school she...

Helen Juanita Headley

Helen Juanita Headley

Mar 22, 2017

Graveside Service: Friday, March 31st at 3:00 PM at Friendship Cemetery, Dawson, Mo. Burial: Friendship Cemetery, Dawson, Mo.

Kyle C. Smith

Kyle C. Smith

Mar 20, 2017

Kyle Cade Smith, 49, of Ben Davis, Missouri, passed away on March 20, 2017. He was born on November 29, 1967, in Houston, Missouri, to Rodney and Kathy (Plowman) Smith. Kyle grew up hunting and fishing rural Texas County with friends and family. He developed a love for farming and all aspects of agriculture and began his high quality dairy...

Norma Louise Ussery

Norma Louise Ussery

Mar 20, 2017

Norma Louise Ussery, daughter of the late Elven and Amy (Allen) Millsap, was born March 14, 1932 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life March 20, 2017 in Bentonville, Arkansas, at the age of 85. Norma grew up and attended school in Kansas City, Kansas. This is where she met the love of her life, Paul Adam Ussery. The...

Jeanie Spurgeon

Jeanie Spurgeon

Mar 18, 2017

Jean Ann (Jeanie) Spurgeon was born in Carthage, MO on May 1, 1937, the daughter of C.C. and Olive Porter. She passed away in her home on Saturday, March 18th, 2017 at 7:10 PM. Jeanie's life was an amazing example of someone loving the Lord with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. Her legacy of kindness, grace, and love...

Reba Fae Driskell

Reba Fae Driskell

Mar 15, 2017

Reba Fae Driskell, daughter of the late Elza and Julie (Bradshaw) Bell, was born November 30, 1927 in Berta, Missouri, and departed this life March 15, 2017 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. She was 89 years, 3 months, and 13 days of age. Reba was raised in the Douglas County area and attended school at Turkey Flat....

Morton William Phelps

Morton William Phelps

Mar 8, 2017

Morton William Phelps, son of the late Theodore Roosevelt and Juanita (Shaver) Phelps was born on September 2, 1927 in the Pansy community in Douglas County, Missouri, and passed away on March 8, 2017 at Webco Manor in Marshfield, Missouri. He was 89 years 6 months, and 6 days of age. Morton was raised in the Douglas and Wright county...

Henry F. Morgan

Henry F. Morgan

Mar 8, 2017

Henry Franklin Morgan, son of the late Charles and Fannie (Best) Morgan, was born July 28, 1933 in East St. Louis, Illinois, and departed this life on March 8, 2017 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Henry graduated from Staunton, Illinois High School and attended some college. He married Shirley Frey on November 14, 1951 in Paragould, Arkansas, and they were married...

Jeanne A. White

Jeanne A. White

Mar 6, 2017

No Services Planned At This Time

Ruby Lemons

Ruby Lemons

Mar 6, 2017

Ruby Lemons, daughter of the late Lester and Vada (Broughton) Cantrell, was born September 26, 1929 in Hartville, Missouri, and passed away March 6, 2017 in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was 87 years, 5 months, and 8 days of age. Ruby grew up in the Wright County area and married Ancel Shorty Lemons. Ruby always enjoyed helping people....

Edna Mahurin

Edna Mahurin

Mar 5, 2017

Rose Edna Marie (Gipson) Mahurin was born March 6, 1914 in Saco, Missouri to Ethel Jane (Huff) and Henry Verden Gipson, and departed this life March 5, 2017 at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 102 years, 11 months, and 27 days of age. Edna was united in marriage to Louis Clive Skip Mahurin on April 23, 1930...

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