Recent Obituaries
David Andrew Mason
Feb 17, 2017
David Andrew Mason, son of Billy and Mary Ann (Johnston) Mason, was born January 1, 1974 in Monett, Missouri and departed this life February 17, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 43 years, 1 month, and 16 days of age. David grew up in the Norwood, Missouri area and attended school there. He graduated with the class of 1992....
Helen Alene Robinson
Feb 15, 2017
Helen Alene Robinson, daughter of the late Clarence and Ruth (Reser) Lansdown, was born July 13, 1939 in Mansfield, Missouri, and departed this life February 15, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. She was 77 years, 7 months, and 2 days of age. Helen and Bill Robinson were united in marriage on December 14, 1957 in Tulare, California. They enjoyed 59 years...
Alice 'Jewel' Dowden
Feb 14, 2017
Alice Jewel Dowden, daughter of the late Charles and Niza (Cloninger) Allen was born July 8, 1931. She departed this life at her home near Manes on February 14, 2017. She was 85 years, 7 months, and 6 days of age. Jewel was raised near Lynchburg, Missouri and graduated from Plato High School in 1949, the same year she married...
Janna Lynn Campbell
Feb 13, 2017
Janna Lynn (Craig) Campbell, daughter of the late Samuel and Virginia Craig, was born on June 4, 1957 in Leon, Iowa, and departed this life on February 13, 2017 at Cox Medical Center Branson, Missouri, at 59 years of age. Janna was raised on a farm south of Davis City, Iowa, just one mile from Grand River. She attended K-12...
Lacy Pauline Harrison
Feb 13, 2017
Lacy Pauline Harrison, daughter of the late Walter and Linnie (Newman) George, was born December 3, 1927 in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life February 13, 2017 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 89 years, 2 months, and 10 days of age. Lacy was raised in California and Missouri. She graduated from Mountain Grove High School with the class of...
Donna Jean Tallman
Feb 10, 2017
Donna Jean Tallman, daughter of the late Lloyd and Juanita (Allen) Bogeart, was born June 4, 1941 in Macon County, Missouri and departed this life February 10, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. She was 75 years, 8 months, and 6 days of age. Donna grew up and attended school in Macon County. She was united in marriage to LeRoy Tallman on...
Wilma C Mabe
Feb 8, 2017
Wilma C. Mabe, daughter of the late Charlie and Golda Lee (Ward) Delcour, was born September 10, 1928 in Hartville, Missouri and departed this life February 8, 2017 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center, Mountain Grove, Missouri, following a long illness. She was 88 years, 4 months, and 29 days of age. Wilma lived in Missouri all her life and attended...
Stephen Sr. Swenson
Feb 8, 2017
Stephen Hamilton Swenson, Sr., son of the late Homer L. and Hazel (Hamilton) Swenson, was born October 5, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life February 8, 2017 at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 84 years, 4 months, and 3 days of age. Stephen was raised in Independence, Missouri. He graduated from Mountain Grove High...
Paula C. Chandler
Feb 7, 2017
Paula Carol (Estes) Chandler, daughter of the late John Paul and Beulah Agnes (Bayes) Estes, was born January 17, 1937 in Mesa, Arizona, and departed this life February 7, 2017 in Springfield, Missouri. She recently celebrated her 80th birthday. Paula grew up and attended school through the eighth grade in Mesa, Arizona. She was united in marriage to Lynn Joe...
Johnnie J. Hurley, Sr.
Feb 4, 2017
Johnnie James Hurley, Sr., son of the late Hobart and Ressie (Wade) Hurley, was born April 5, 1933 in Manes, Missouri, and departed this life February 4, 2017 in Manes, Missouri. He was 83 years, 9 months, and 30 days of age. Johnnie was born and raised on the Hurley family farm located on the banks of Beaver Creek in...
Dixie Lawson
Feb 2, 2017
Dixie Louise Lawson was born May 3, 1936, to Otto Lynn and Audrey Murrell (Crisp) Lathrom near Rayborn, Missouri, and passed away February 2, 2017, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 80 years, 8 months, and 30 days of age. Dixie grew up in Wright County, Missouri, and graduated from Mountain Grove High School. She married Franklin D. Lawson, on...
Velma 'Leona' Watson
Jan 31, 2017
Velma Leona Watson, daughter of the late F. A. and Rose Zella (Fry) Micham, was born on June 24, 1917 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and departed this life on January 31, 2017 in Cabool, Missouri. She was 99 years, 7 months, and 7 days of age. Leona grew up five miles north of Mountain Grove in the community of Brushy...

Paul Gaston
Jan 30, 2017
Visitation: Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 7:00 -8:00 PM at McEldo in Mtn. Grove. Memorial Service: Friday, February 10, 2017 at 4:00 PM at Harvest Projects in Mansfield, Mo.
Margaret Arlene Mckinney
Jan 27, 2017
Margaret Arlene McKinney, daughter of the late Forrest and Dorothy (Bard) Sellers, was born on March 11, 1931 in Corona, Indiana, and departed this life on January 27, 2017 at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. She was 85 years, 10 months, and 16 days of age. Margaret was raised in Auburn, Indiana. She graduated from Auburn High School...
Kenneth R Bujarski
Jan 26, 2017
Kenneth Richard Bujarski, son of the late Joseph Benjamin and Betty Jane (Swanson) Bujarski, was born on January 27, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska. He entered into rest on January 26, 2017 at 79 years, 11 months, and 30 days of age. Kenneth married his lovely wife, Velma Ilene Rodgers, on December 17, 1955 in Omaha. Six children were born to...
Willis 'Sonny' Hicks
Jan 24, 2017
Willis Sonny Lee Hicks, son of the late Willis Paris and Effie Lee (Rhodes) Hicks, was born on December 13, 1952 in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away on January 24, 2017 at his home in Springfield, Missouri. He was 64 years, 1 month, and 11 days of age. Sonny worked as a correctional officer for several years, and helped...
Robert 'Bob' Clark Snyder
Jan 23, 2017
Robert Bob Snyder, son of the late Harlan and Doris (Elarton) Snyder, was born November 26, 1943 in Williams County, Ohio, and departed this life on January 23, 2017 at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. He was 73 years, 1 month, and 28 days of age. Bob graduated from high school in Edon, Ohio. He served his country...
Donald Eugene 'Gene' Crisp
Jan 22, 2017
Donald Eugene Crisp, son of the late George and Nora Alma (Zirschky) Crisp, was born on July 22, 1932 in Manes, Missouri, at the family home place where his father was born, and passed away on January 22, 2017 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 84 years and 6 months of age. Gene grew up...
Louis Raymond Holt
Jan 22, 2017
Master Gunnery Sergeant Louis Raymond Holt, son of the late Elmer and Minnie Mae (Tate) Holt, was born on June 22, 1929 at Mountain Grove, Missouri and departed this life on January 22, 2017 at Autumn Oaks Caring Center of Mountain Grove, following a long illness. He was 87 years and 7 months of age. Raymond was the oldest of...