Obituary Listing

Sep 11, 2022

Donald Gene Leonard, 73, of Gainesville, MO passed away September 11, 2022 in Springdale, AR. He was born August 4, 1949 in St Louis, MO to Leroy and Dorris (Duffel) Leonard.

Donald was a veteran serving in the Army during Vietnam. He moved to the Ozarks in the mid 1980's and made his home in Gainesville. He...

Sep 8, 2022

Mark Allen Chance

Ava, Missouri

Mark Allen Chance,   54 years, 3 months, 12 days old, passed away on  September 8, 2022 in Ava, MO.

Mark was born May 26, 1968 in Springfield, MO to Marvin Lee and Barbara (Morisset) Chance.

Mark had worked at Tyler Pipe then he worked at Kraft...

Sep 6, 2022

Roy Dodson, 60 years, 9 months, 13 days old, passed away on September 6, 2022 at his home on the farm he loved with family by his side.

Roy was born November 24, 1961 in Cabool, MO to Vernon Leroy and Sharon Kaye (Lawson) Sawyers.

On July 25, 1997 Roy married the love of his...

Sep 6, 2022

Richard Whittenhall

Ava, Missouri

Richard Fredrick Whittenhall, 85 years, 7 months, 13 days old, passed away on September 6, 2022 at his home with family by his side.

Richard was born January 21, 1937 in Muskegon, Michigan to Paul LaVarr and Helen Marie (Kwasiborski) Whittenhall.

He was a veteran having served...

Sep 1, 2022

Evelina Miller

Ava, Missouri

Evelina Miller, 79 years, 3 months, 16 days old, passed to Heaven on  September 1, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri with her family by her side.

Evelina was born May 15, 1943 in Waynesville, MO to Orvil and Sadie (Morrison) McKnight.

She was a seamtress...

Sep 1, 2022

Mark Randall Sandlin, 61, of Gainesville, MO passed away September 1, 2022 at his residence. He was born July 29, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky to Larkin and Bessie (Castle) Sandlin.

Mark was a loving and caring husband and father. He grew up in Kentucky before moving to Buffalo, NY where he met his wife, Heike (Hechler). The...

Sep 1, 2022

David Carl Williams, 68 years, 11 months, 30 days old, passed away on September 1, 2022 from a hard fought battle with cancer at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri with his family by his side.

David was born September 2, 1953 in East Tawas, Michigan to Carl Edgar and Barbara June (James) Williams.

On...

Aug 30, 2022

L.V. (Lewis Vernon) Holmes

Battlefield, Missouri

L.V. Holmes, 96 years, 10 months, and 5 days old, passed away on, August 30, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

L.V. was born October 25, 1925 in Garvin County, Oklahoma to Thomas Claude and Oma (Lovelace) Holmes.

He was a Christian and attended...

Aug 21, 2022

Walter Lee McClendon, 84, of Gainesville MO passed away at Gainesville Health Care Center in Gainesville, Missouri on August 21, 2022.

Walter was born on December 27, 1937, in Udall, Missouri to Woodrow McClendon and Jean (Robbins) McClendon.

Walter attended high school in Missouri. He was united in marriage to Carol Gordon on February 1...

Aug 21, 2022

Betty Lou Henderson

Batavia, Illinois

Betty Lou Henderson, age 93, of Batavia, IL passed away August 21, 2022, at Bria of Geneva with her loving family by her side.

She was born May 23, 1929, in Wasola, Missouri, the daughter of Evan and Lalla (Gardner) Prock.

Betty Lou's honesty was only...

Aug 20, 2022

Paul P. Roberds, Jr.

Thornfield, Missouri

Paul P. Roberds, Jr., 62 years, 4 months, and 22 days old, passed away on August 20, 2022 at his home in Thornfield, Missouri.

Paul was born March 28, 1960 in Arizona to Paul P. Roberds, Sr. and Sue Roberds.

Paul and Cheryl were united...

Aug 20, 2022

Earl Lavon Johnson, Sr.

Branson West, Missouri

Earl Lavon Johnson, Sr.,   93 years, 9 months, and 14 days old, passed away on, August 20, 2022 at Shepherd of the Hills Nursing in Branson, Missouri.

Earl was born November 6, 1928 in Squires, Missouri to Argie Earl and Bertha Mae (Manning) Johnson.

...

Aug 18, 2022

Dale Roy

Mansfield, Missouri

Norman Dale Roy, 83 years, 3 months, and 10 days old, passed away peacefully to Heaven on August 18, 2022 at Heart of the Ozarks in Ava.

Dale was born May 8, 1939 in Mansfield, MO to Claude and Hazel (Deatherage) Roy.

On September 16, 1960, Dale...

Aug 18, 2022

Terry Rush

Ava, Missouri

Terry Lyn Rush, 54 years, 2 months, 16 days old, passed away on August 18, 2022 at his home from fighting a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded with love by his family.

Terry was born June 2, 1968 in Springfield, MO to Norman Eugene and Sharon  Kay...

Aug 16, 2022

Lois Marlene (Avery) Holman was born on February 6, 1942.  After eighty years and six months on earth Lois was welcomed into heaven on August 16, 2022.  Those first in line to welcome her were her father Harold Lee Avery, her mother Lois Corlene (Snelling) Avery, and her husband of thirty-five years Raymond Russell Holman.  Right behind them she...

Aug 16, 2022

Sheila Jean McChesney

Squires, Missouri

Sheila Jean McChesney, 68 years, 9 months, and 6 days old, passed away on August 16, 2022 at Hospice of the Ozarks, Hospice House in Mtn. Home, Arkansas with family by her side.

Sheila was born November 10, 1953 in Harrison, Arkansas to Calvin Van Morrow and Betty...

Aug 14, 2022

Paul Woolman

Conroe, Texas

Paul Phillip Woolman passed from this life in his home in Conroe, TX on August 14, 2022.

Paul Phillip Woolman was born September 23, 1938, in Evans, Missouri to William Walter and Wilma Mae Wright Woolman. He attended grade school in Lake Spring and High School in Rolla, Missouri....

Aug 13, 2022

Della LaVern Sellers Norman

Ava, Missouri

Della LaVern Sellers Norman, 87, passed away on August 13, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by family. LaVern was born on February 25, 1935, in Smallett, Missouri, to Raymond and Carrie (Osborn) Sellers. LaVern and James...

Aug 13, 2022

Richard  Gunter

Ava, Missouri

Richard  Gunter, 85 years, 5 months, and 29 days old, passed away on, August 13, 2022 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center in Ava, Missouri.

Richard was born February 15, 1937 in Ozark County, Missouri to Ellis and Nora Jane (Brickey) Gunter.

Richard enjoyed gardening.  When...

Aug 11, 2022

Bill Bauer, 88, of Pontiac, MO passed away August 11, 2022 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mtn Home, AR. He was born March 8, 1934 in St Louis, MO to William and Ida Mae (Dierkes) Bauer.

Bill was a veteran. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict for two years....