OBITUARIES
Junior T. Cobb
Aug 11, 2022
Junior Tye Cobb, age 97 of Ozark, Missouri, passed away on August 11th, 2022. Junior was born on March 30th, 1925 in the small community of Mildred, just outside of Forsyth, Missouri to Sally (Haworth) Cobb and Charles E. Cobb.
Junior was the youngest of two brothers Johnce and Wayne. He attended school in a tiny, one-room schoolhouse in...
James Paul Brumley
Aug 9, 2022
James Paul Brumley, Sr., 83, of Ozark passed away on Tuesday morning, August 9, 2022 at Hopedale Cottage in Ozark.
James was born on April 12, 1939 in McLeod, TX; the son of Franklin Ray and Dee (Walton) Brumley. James was the fifth of their seven children. On June 12, 1958, James married Rosa Lee Coleman. Together, the couple had...
Gerald L. Burk
Aug 9, 2022
Gerald Lee Burk, age 85, of Spokane, Missouri, went to his heavenly home on August 9, 2022. Gerald was born on July 19, 1937, to Everett Benjamin Burk and Mildred Roberts Burk.
Gerald’s love for horses and mules started at a very young age. He broke countless horses and mules, who went all over the country. He also bred...
Danny Joe Moore
Aug 8, 2022
Danny Joe Moore, age 49 of Lebanon, passed away on August 8, 2022. He was born on May 9, 1973, to Dan Moore and Cindy (Allen) Hartwigsen.
If you knew him, you loved him. He could talk to anyone and everyone. Everywhere he went, he knew someone. He was compassionate about driving a truck and running equipment. He started entering...
Carl Lee Smith
Aug 7, 2022
Carl Lee Smith, 67, left this world suddenly at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2022. He was a much loved husband, father, granddad, brother, uncle and friend.
Carl was born on October 9, 1954 in McNary, Arizona; the son of Calvert and Gertie (Mouser) Smith. He married Rhonda Susan Hankins on February 28, 1986 in Kaneohe, Hawaii atop the...
Barbara J. Doran
Aug 6, 2022
Barbara J. (Frye) Doran, age 74 of Ozark, died August 6, 2022. She was born December 6, 1947 in Springfield, the daughter of Mark and Ailene Frye and sister of Marlene Crosby.
Barbara graduated from Ash Grove High School. She had worked for the Division of Employment Security in Branson, where she met...
Quentin Loren Clayton
Aug 5, 2022
Quentin Loren Clayton, age 69 of Ozark, died August 5, 2022. He was born May 20, 1953 in Lockwood, Missouri, the son of Loren and Joann Clayton.
Quentin grew up o a farm in Lockwood. He played in the band at Lockwood High School. After graduating from Lockwood High School, Quentin attended Southwest...
Mason Anthony Bond
Aug 1, 2022
Mason Anthony Bond, age 23 of Nixa, went to be with his Lord and Savior August 1, 2022. He was born May 16, 1999 in Springfield, the son of Brady and Kendra (Henderson) Bond.
Survivors include: his mother, Kendra Bond of Springfield; his father, Brady Bond and wife Corina and...
Pat M Wertz
Aug 1, 2022
At the age 99, Pat Wertz died after countless years of affection and generous attention to her friends and family. Pat gave up her life to her Creator on August 1, 2022. Her cremains will be with her husband and daughter in Kansas City, Missouri.
Pat was born in Horatio, Arkansas, the youngest of three sisters and four brothers. Completing...
James Wayne Winkle
Jul 31, 2022
James Wayne Winkle was born in Union County, Ohio in a small town called Byhalia on a farm with six siblings and his parents. His family worked hard and struggled through the depression, often using creative ways to place food on the table. He was drafted in to the US Army and sent overseas to Korea...
Randall Eugene Howard
Jul 27, 2022
Randall Eugene Howard, age 61 of Nixa, died July 27, 2022. He was born October 19, 1960 in Nixa, the son of Curtis and Shirley (Long) Howard.
Survivors include: his children, Kendall Howard of Nixa and Michaela Howard of Nixa; the mother of his children, Leah Howard-Stratton of Nixa; his Grand-Pug, Darcie; and many other extended family members.
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Evelyn Lewis
Jul 26, 2022
II Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing” This is the...
Destiny Emma Scott
Jul 26, 2022
Destiny Emma Scott age 26, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Nixa, Missouri surrounded by her loving family.
Destiny was born on January 23, 1996, in Summersville, South Carolina to Kelly and Brandy (Black) Scott. Destiny was a 2014 graduate of Ash Grove High School. She enjoyed the great outdoors. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and the Tennessee mountains brought...
Novella Mae Whittington
Jul 25, 2022
Novella Mae (Pryer) Whittington, passed away July 25, 2022 in Mercy Hospital. She was born February 12, 1940 in Spokane, MO. She was the daughter of Earl Pryer and Mearl (Call) Pryer. In 1959, Novella married her childhood sweetheart, John David Whittington, enjoying over 63 years of love together.
Novella was educated in the Ozark, MO Public Schools,...
Thomas James Crance
Jul 23, 2022
Thomas James Crance, age 23 of Ozark, died July 23, 2022. He was born August 1, 1998 in Springfield, the son of Thomas Crance and Crystal (Letterman.)
Thomas served his country in the U.S. National Guard. He worked in maintenance for PepsiCo.
Survivors include: his parents, Thomas and Crystal; two brothers, Corbin...
Donna Stevens
Jul 23, 2022
Donna L. Stevens, age 73, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Donna L. Stevens (Harris) was born in Sioux City, Iowa on May 19, 1949, to the late Harry and Lucille Harris. Donna attended Homer Community School 31R, graduating in 1967. She continued her education and attended Tyler Beauty School in 1968. Donna also attended Morningside College for...
Velma Henne
Jul 22, 2022
It is always unfortunate and saddening when we lose a family member. Especially someone like Velma, who represented one of the last pillars of the Henne Family. However, we should not feel sorry for Velma. Rather, we should be envious and happy for her. We can only hope to be as lucky. She survived 95 long years on this earth...
James "Jim" T Rayle
Jul 20, 2022
James Thorpe Rayle III - Jimmy to his family, Jim to his colleagues and friends, Dr. Jim to his patients - age 49, passed away July 20, 2022.
James was born September 6, 1972, in Springfield MO to Martha Anne Pettibon and James Rayle Jr. Jimmy married Rhonda Hall of Taneyville MO in October 1995 in Springfield MO.
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Allen Leroy Hedgpeth
Jul 20, 2022
Allen Leroy Hegdpeth, age 82, peacefully passed away on July 20, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was surrounded by the love of his family. Leroy formerly of Nixa, Missouri, and currently Cedar Creek, Missouri.
Leroy was born on December 14, 1939, in Clever to the late Victor and Thelma (Sanders) Hedgpeth. Leroy grew up in the Clever...
Donna Hensley
Jul 20, 2022
Donna Joe (Hanks) Hensley, age 76, of Ozark, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022. She was born October 28, 1945 in Ozark, the daughter of Billy Joe and Ruth Ann (Landes) Hanks. Donna graduated from Ozark High School and cosmetology school. She managed Glen Isle Salon in Springfield, and later worked in Ozark. Throughout her career Donna also worked with...
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