Obituary Listing

Jan 5, 2022

Deanna Leigh Smith, 51, of Fordland, MO formerly of Ozark County, passed away January 5, 2022 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, MO. She was born July 11, 1970 in West Memphis, AR to Leon and Peggy (Bucie) Barron.

Deanna moved to the Ozarks with her family in 1977. She graduated from Bakersfield High School in...

Jan 5, 2022

Flo Etta (Hannaford) Runion, a devoted Christian wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away January 5, 2022 at the age of 96. She was born February 16, 1925 in Gainesville to George and Martha (Wattenbarger) Hannaford.

In 1947, the love of her life, Coy Runion, asked her to be his wife. They were married in Mtn Home, AR...

Jan 5, 2022

Ben Jay Shelton

Squires, Missouri

Ben Jay Shelton, 69 years, 7 months, 27 days old, passed away on January 5, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with his family by his side.

Ben was born May 8, 1952 in Douglas County, Missouri to Howard and  Eunice (Young) Shelton.

On January...

Jan 5, 2022

Robert Dean "Bob" Coons, 74, of Isabella, MO passed away January 5, 2022 at Medical Lodge in Neosho, MO. He was born February 17, 1947 in Kansas City, Kansas to Jack and Maxine (McCurdy) Coons.

Bob grew up in Turner, KS. He served his country during Vietnam in the United States Army. Bob worked many years as...

Jan 4, 2022

Mary Grace Thompson

Ava, Missouri

Mary Grace Thompson, 93 years, 3 days old, passed on to Heaven to be with her Lord on January 4, 2022 at her home.

Mary was born January 1, 1929 in University Park, Iowa to Pearl Perry and Myrtle (Brown) Poe.

She was the seventh of...

Jan 1, 2022

Delores G. Young

Ava, Missouri

Delores G. Young, 88 years and 30 days old, passed to her Heavenly home on January 1, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO with her family by her side.

Delores was born December 2, 1933 in Davenport, IA to Laverne (Hawkins) and Ambrose Horton.

On...

Dec 30, 2021

Merle Davis

Ava, Missouri

Merle Davis, 89 years, 1 month, 13 days old, passed to his Heavenly home on December 30, 2021 at his home with his wife by his side.

Merle was born November 17, 1932 in Goodhope, MO to Otto Floyd and Leola Nina (Hale) Davis.

On January 6,...

Dec 29, 2021

Betty Jane Walrath, 89, of Gainesville, MO passed away December 29, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mtn Home, AR. She was born March 13, 1932 in Mower County, Minnesota to George and Laura (Akkerman) Ellis.

Betty was born the oldest of ten children. She grew up in Minnesota and spent her early days there into...

Dec 27, 2021

Graveside funeral services for Eva Helen Elting, 82, of Humansville, MO will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in the Isabella Cemetery, Isabella, MO with Jimmy Kyle officiating.

Mrs. Elting passed away December 27, 2021 at the Northwood Hills Care Center in Humansville, MO. She was born March 12, 1939.

Arrangements are...

Dec 26, 2021

Larry Lee Burnett

Ava, Missouri

Larry Lee Burnett, 73 years, 4 months, and 19 days old, passed away on December 26, 2021 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO.

Larry was born August 7, 1948 in Independence, Missouri to Jay Thomas and Virginia Kathleen (Price) Burnett.

Larry was a 1966 Ava...

Dec 24, 2021

William Byron Parker

Drury, Missouri

William Byron Parker, 81 years, 2 months, and 29 days old, passed away on, December 24, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

Byron was born September 25, 1940 in Houston, Texas to William Garrett and Carrie Mae (Schafer) Parker.

Byron was a Christian and attending...

Dec 22, 2021

Rosemary Barnett

Claremore, Oklahoma

Rosemary (Stewart) Barnett, 67years, 4 months, and 2 days old, went home to the Lord on December 22, 2021.

Rosemary was born August 20, 1954 in Woodland, California to Ancil and Glenda (Graham) Stewart. She grew up on their farm near Ava, Missouri.  A country girl through and through...

Dec 20, 2021

Darold Evans

Thornfield, Missouri

Darold Robert Evans, 83 years, 8 months, 4 days old, passed peacefully to Heaven on December 20, 2021 at Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare with his children and family by his side.

Darold was born April 16, 1938 in Toledo, MO to Audie William and Bonnie Francis (Haskins) Evans....

Dec 18, 2021

Samuel Cole Osburn

Ava, Missouri

Samuel Cole Osburn was born and entered into Heaven on December 18, 2021 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

Samuel is the son of Hailey (Herrell) and William Robert Osburn, Jr.

Samuel was preceded in death by his great-grandpa, Bill Herrell; great-grandma, Velma Moore and...

Dec 18, 2021

Karen Marie Atkinson, 63 years, 3 months, and 29 days old, passed away on December 18, 2021.

Karen was born August 19, 1958, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Emil Joseph and Dolores Marie (Pielecki) Lukitsch.

Karen's parents passed at an early age, and she was raised along with her siblings by her wonderful and single...

Dec 17, 2021

Funeral services for Jerald Ralph Mahan, 71, of Brixey, will be held Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Smith Chapel Church in Brixey Missouri. Mr. Mahan died December 17, 2021 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas after a short illness.

He was born June 2nd, 1950, in Brixey, MO the son of Ralph and...

Dec 15, 2021

Diane Lee Woodring, 69, of Gainesville, MO passed away December 15, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. She was born June 9, 1952 in Buffalo, NY to Oscar Hammet and Evelyn Anna (Bald) Woodring.

Diane took the hearts of everyone she met. She loved her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids. Her babies where her life. She...

Dec 14, 2021

Ida Mae Huse passed away December 14, 2021, at the Gainesville Health Care Center. She was born on February 25, 1929, in Tarkio, MO to Fred Arley and Mamie Marie (Allcorn) Rackley. Her family moved to Ozark County when she was seven years old. On March 10, 1948, Idea Mae was united in marriage to Robert Huse in Mountain...

Dec 14, 2021

Charles Delaine Vineyard

Ava, Missouri

Charles Delaine Vineyard, 83 years, 2 months, and 12 days old, passed away on December 14, 2021, at his home with family by his side.

Charley was born October 2, 1938 in Long Bottom, Ohio to Hobart and Armintha Mae (Osborn) Vineyard.

Charley and Christine Brown...

Dec 10, 2021

Msgt. Orville "Bill" Richard Plumlee, 72, of Neosho, MO departed this life to be with his heavenly Father on December 10, 2021 at 2:20pm. He was born on February 14, 1949 to Elsie and Samuel Plumlee.

He grew up a Bulldog in Gainesville, MO and always returned to visit with childhood friends, attend...