Recent Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 6, 2017

Dewey Ralph Compton passed away at his home on June 6, 2017. No services are planned at this time.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 22, 2017

No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Carlson was cremated under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home

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....

May 17, 2017

No services are planned at this time. Burial will be in the Springfield National Cemetery at a later date.

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...

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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May 9, 2017

Tracy Lynn Rich, son of the late Raymond Leroy and Lois Elizabeth (Nelson) Rich, was born October 21, 1960 in Wichita, Kansas, and departed this life May 9, 2017 at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri after a long battle with cancer. Tracy graduated high school from Mountain Grove High School in 1979. He married Debbie Rogers on June 14,...

May 7, 2017

Scott Newton Arnall, son of the late Gary Newton Arnall and Vicki Ann Adams, was born on January 26, 1976 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on May 7, 2017 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. He was 41 years, 3 months, and 12 days of age. Scott was raised in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and then...