Obituaries
Byron Keith Dugger
Byron Keith Dugger was born June 15, 1974, in Exeter, Calif., to Carol (Dugger) Johnston, and passed away April 19, 2024, at his home in Lexington at the age of 49. Byron had a few jobs in his short life. He worked construction, washed trucks and trailers, was a welder at the steel plant in...
Willard Owen McCarty
Willard Owen McCarty was born April 30, 1936, in Mountain Grove, to Theodore Deforest “Spig” and Ollie Leona (Frisbee) McCarty. After a battle with cancer, he passed from this life on June 11, 2024, in Cabool, at the age of 88. As a young child, Willard lived in Seattle, Wash., and returned to...
Patricia (Trumble) Champ
Patricia (Trumble) Champ, a compassionate soul who touched the hearts of many, passed away on June 10, 2024, in Mountain Grove. She was born on May 9, 1956, in Kankakee, Ill. Her life, filled with love and laughter, will forever be cherished by those who had the privilege of knowing her. She was 68...
Barbara (Bobbi) Sue Weatherman
Barbara (Bobbi) Sue Weatherman, 63, of Cabool, departed this life on June 4, 2024 at the Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. She was born on Feb. 28, 1961 in Springfield, the daughter of James and Patricia (Hannan) Westmoreland. Bobbi was raised in Mountain Grove and attended high school there...
James Adam Coats
James Adam Coats was born June 5, 1927, in West Plains, the oldest child of Lewis and Marjorie (Hartle) Coats. He passed from this life on May 31, 2024, in Cabool, at the age of 96. While an infant, James contracted rickets and spent two years in Columbia, getting treatment. He was raised during...
Leon Duane Bell
Leon Duane Bell, son of the late Dallas and Dorothy (Hosier) Bell, was born Jan. 8, 1956, in Wichita, Kan. He departed this life on May 23, 2024, at his home near Mountain Grove, Missouri, where he grew up, surrounded by his loving family singing hymns. He fought a courageous battle with lung...
Gary Worrel
Gary Worrel, son of the late and Roland and Ruby (Sails) Worrel, was born in Cabool, on July 5, 1944. He was raised in a family including one brother and two sisters, living most of his early years on a farm in Mountain Grove. He departed this life on May 31, 2024 at the age of 79. After Gary's...
Ruth Anne Walters
Ruth Anne Walters, daughter of the late Oscar Harold and Margaret (Sterk) Halsel, was born Nov. 21, 1937, in Kansas City, Kan., and departed this life May 31, 2024, in Springfield. She was 86 years, 6 months and 10 days of age. Ruth grew up in the Kansas City, Kan., area. She met Lee Walters and...
Phyllis Lea Smith
Phyllis Lea Smith was born on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1936, in Texas County, Missouri, at the rural home of her parents, Roscoe and Gladys (Burgess) Smith. She was the second child born to the union, the ninth child of their joined families. She departed this life on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, from...
George “Lewis” Boykin
George “Lewis” Boykin, son of the late John Louis and Thelma (Mayberry) Boykin, was born Jan. 29, 1949, in Graff, and departed this life on Friday, May 24, 2024, at his home in Cabool. He was 75 years, 3 months and 26 days of age. Lewis grew up in Missouri and graduated from Mountain Grove High...