OBITUARIES
Barbara Ann Critzman
Jan 1, 2023
Barbara Ann Critzman, age 77, of Nixa, Missouri, entered into rest on January 1, 2023.
Barbara Ann was born on February 15, 1945, in St. Louis Missouri to the late Russell and Florence (Cook) Peddicord. Barbara was a devoted Mother, Grandmother, great grandmother, and Aunt. She enjoyed reading her Bible, going to church, and shopping. One of her first loves...
Daniel "Danny" Charles Baggett
Jan 1, 2023
Daniel Charles Baggett, age 56, of Clever, Missouri, passed into rest on January 1, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri.
Danny was born on September 1, 1966, in Akron, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio School for the Deaf. From a young age Dan was fascinated with old cars and houses. He had book collections and drawings of his favorites. He lived on...
Anna May Carriker
Dec 30, 2022
Anna May Carriker, 87, passed away on December 30, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born on August 18, 1935 to Thomas DeNicolo and Mary (Spennacchio) DeNicolo in Chicago, Illinois.
Anne was married for sixty-six years to Don Carriker. Anne and Don met while she was playing piano at the USO in Chicago, where she volunteered her time. They were...
Charles Warren DeWitt
Dec 29, 2022
Charles Warren DeWitt, age, 76, entered his eternal heavenly home on December 29, 2022. He was born at home, in Chadwick, Missouri to Roscoe DeWitt and Dorothy (Newberry) DeWitt on December 25, 1946.
Charles met Carlyn on top of the hill in Ozark where they both fell deeply in love. After they met two months later, they married. He was...
John David Whittington
Dec 29, 2022
John David Whittington passed away December 29, 2022, with his family at his side. He was born August 27,1938, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, MO. He was the son of Clarence Whittington and Thelma (McCauley) Whittington. In 1959, John married his childhood sweetheart, Novella Mae Pryer, and they enjoyed over 63 years of love together.
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Keith Herbert Sperry
Dec 26, 2022
Keith Herbert Sperry, age 75 of Nixa, Missouri, entered into rest on Monday, December 26, 2022 in Springfield, Missouri.
Keith was born on October 27, 1947, in Springfield, Missouri to the late Billie and Kathryn (Skea) Sperry. He was raised in the Billings area and graduated from Billings High School in 1965. Following high school, Keith joined the United States...
Harold Lewis Rodney Bowsher
Dec 22, 2022
Harold Lewis Rodney Bowsher, age 93, of Springfield, Missouri entered into rest on Thursday, December 22, 2022.
He was born Friday, December 13, 1929 in Barry County, Missouri to parents Andrew James Bowsher and Lena Wilson Bowsher. For grades one through eight, he attended a two-room school. He graduated from Cassville, Missouri high school in 1949.
He was...
James "Jim" Melvin Bradley
Dec 21, 2022
James “Jim” Melvin Bradley, age 85 of Highlandville, passed away December 21, 2022. He was born September 1, 1937, in Casa Grande, Arizona, the son of Joe H. and Ruth (Jones) Bradley.
On April 26, 1958, Jim was united in marriage to Dixie Patterson in Lordsburg, New Mexico. Jim ran a backhoe business. He graduated from Baptist Bible College in...
James R. "Jim" Jenkins
Dec 20, 2022
James (Jim) R. Jenkins was born on April 7,1945, in Sparta, to James I. “Jimps” Jenkins and Audrey (Heinze) Jenkins. On April 10, 1971, he married Lana K. Stone.
Jim Jenkins served in the United States Navy both active and reserves for a total of 10 years, serving in Vietnam for a year, as a commissioned officer with a rank...
Joyce Lynn Rainey
Dec 20, 2022
Joyce Lynn Rainey, age 75, of Ozark, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022. She was born June 1, 1947 in Springfield, the daughter of Homer Carl Rainey and Catherine (Craig) Rainey. The family moved to Ozark when Joyce was two, and Joyce continued to live there throughout her life. She was a 1965 graduate of Ozark High School.
Joyce...
Clint David Tatum
Dec 19, 2022
Clint David Tatum, age 67, of Brookline, Missouri passed into rest on Monday, December 19, 2022 at his home.
Clint was born on September 25, 1955, in Springfield, Missouri to the late Joe and Wilda (Estep) Tatum. Clint graduated from Branson High School. He was a carpenter for many years. He was an avid boater. He loved his time on...
Karen Elaine Blackmore
Dec 17, 2022
Karen Elaine Blackmore, age 80, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022.
Karen was born on April 27, 1942, in Lamar, Missouri to the late Walter and Lucile (Throckmorton) Blackmore. Karen was a believer in Jesus Christ and was an active member at Westside Christian Church in Republic. She enjoyed Christian romance and game shows. Most of...
Dorothy "Dot" McHaffie
Dec 17, 2022
REMEMBERING DOT
Dorothy “Dot” Pearl (Waite) McHaffie, age 82, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022. She was born November 20, 1940, in Greenville, Alabama, the daughter of Gemini Patrick and Dorothy Louise (McQueen) Waite. She was married on December 29, 1962, in Greenville, Alabama to James Glen McHaffie.
Dot graduated from Greenville High School in 1959 and attended...
David Rozell
Dec 15, 2022
David Rozell, age 73 of Nixa, Missouri formerly of Branson, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022. He was born at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Missouri to the late Lon and Ethel (Blunk) Rozell.
David graduated from Crane High School in 1967, and then attended SMS. In 1974, David was united in marriage to Kay Gadeken. Together they owned...
Terry C. Sullivan
Dec 11, 2022
Terry C. Sullivan, age 66, of Ozark, passed away in his home, following an illness, on Sunday, December 11, 2022. He was born in Wichita, Kansas on January 22, 1956, the son of Alvin and Aletha (Kastning) Sullivan. Terry was a 1974 graduate of Glendale High School in Springfield.
Terry and Karol Kissee were married November 28, 1981. In...
Gary Andrew Brobst
Dec 10, 2022
Gary Andrew Brobst of Ozark, Missouri was born December 4,1942, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the oldest son of Daniel and Alyce (Jakub) Brobst. He attended the University of Nebraska and graduated with an engineering degree in 1965. Most of his working career was in heavy industry and later in engineering consulting. He retired from his position as Bond Project Manager at...
Janet Gail Vandergriff
Dec 9, 2022
Janet Gail Vandergriff, age 71, passed peacefully at home on Friday, December 9, 2022 with her beloved family by her side.
Janet was born on June 2, 1951 in Potosi, Missouri to the late Eugene and Ida (Paul) Cresswell. On December 6, 1969, in Mineral Point, Missouri, Janet was united in marriage to Clarence William Vandergriff.
While caring for and...
Carroll Peter "Sonny" Sissell
Dec 6, 2022
Carroll Peter “Sonny” Sissell, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
Sonny was born January 9, 1939 in San Benito, Texas to Carroll Patterson and Lois Dee Lawton Sissell. The family moved to Gainesville, Missouri in 1949. They eventually settled in Nixa, Missouri where they owned and operated a country store and garage. Sonny served in the Missouri...
Larry Wayne Tate
Dec 6, 2022
Larry Wayne Tate, age 71, went to be with his lord and Savior on December 6, 2022. He was born on November 12, 1951, to Bob and Helen (Rantz) Tate.
Larry grew up in Spokane, Missouri where he graduated from Spokane High school in 1969. After high school, he attended Southwest Missouri State also known as Missouri State University in...
Gracee Nichole Sadler
Dec 6, 2022
Gracee Nichole Sadler, age 15 of Clever, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022. She was born February 20, 2007, in Springfield Missouri to Chris and Britney (Gray) Sadler.
She is survived by her parents Chris and Britney Sadler of Clever; her sisters, Lindsey Sadler and Brynna Sadler of Clever; her Grandparents; Rick and Betty Jones of Nixa and Theresa...
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