Obituaries
Gary Frederick Douglas
Gary Frederick Douglas, of Seymour, was born June 9, 1948, to Theodore and Mildred Goss Douglas. He passed away Dec. 4, 2025, at Glendale Gardens Nursing Home, Springfield. He was 77 years, 5 months and 25 days old. He attended Mansfield School, graduating with the Class of 1967. Following...
Harold “Dean” Moore
Harold “Dean” Moore, son of the late Hugh and Thelma (Cullum) Moore, was born April 28, 1936, at Hartville, and departed this life peacefully at his home near Mansfield, at 89 years of age. When Dean was about 5 years old, his family moved from Hartville to California, where he grew up. After...
Dorothy Belle Cantrell
Dorothy Belle Cantrell was born March 17, 1925, in Aiken, Texas, to Edward Truston Willard and Daisy Florence Zimmerman, and departed this life on Dec. 9, 2025. She was 100 years, 8 months and 22 days old. Dorothy attended Gravel Point and Fowler Schools, later completing her education at Mountain...
Donna Kay Hazlett
Donna Kay Hazlett, daughter of the late George “Junior” and Wilma (Spurgeon) Duey, was born, along with her twin sister, on Oct. 11, 1947, at the family home in Wright County, Missouri. Junior and Wilma were not expecting twins, so Junior headed to town where the only thing he could find for a...
Rebecca Sue Horn
Rebecca Sue Horn, daughter of the late Don and Martha (Tucker) McCarty, was born Dec. 2, 1945, in Wright County, Missouri. She departed this life on Dec. 12, 2025, in Mountain Grove, at the age of 80. Sue grew up in the Mountain Grove area and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School Class of...
Debra Elaine Graham
Debra Elaine Graham, 65, of Ava, peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. Debra was born in Gainesville on July 14, 1960, to Hervel Dean Graham and Helen Marie (Rippee) Graham.Debra was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Lonnie Rippee, of Ava...
Libby “Colleen” (Bolen) Curtis
Libby “Colleen” (Bolen) Curtis, daughter of the late Herschel Lee and Bonnie Lorraine (Orick) Bolen, was born Aug. 13, 1949, in St. Louis. She passed away at her residence in Mansfield, on Dec. 4, 2025, at the age of 76. Colleen lived in several places as a child and was living in the state of...
Terry Ray Coffman
Terry Ray Coffman, son of the late Raymond and Kathryn (Bryant) Coffman, was born April 30, 1954, in Springfield, and departed this life on Nov. 21, 2025, in Lake Jackson, Texas. He was 71 years old. Terry grew up in Mountain Grove, and graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1972. While in...
Ruby Pauline (McGownd) Robertson
Ruby Pauline (McGownd) Robertson, 95, of Mountain Grove, passed away on Dec. 2, 2025, after a long and productive life. Pauline, as she was known by family and friends, was born on Aug. 2, 1930, in Bendavis, to Earl Jackson “Jack” McGownd and Ethel (Baty) McGownd. Pauline accepted Jesus Christ as...
Amber Rashel Williams
Amber Rashel Williams, daughter of Jerry and Kathy (Griffin) Coffman, was born Oct. 3, 1973, in Springfield. She was embraced by the loving arms of Jesus Christ on Dec. 1, 2025, in Springfield, at the age of 52. Amber grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School Class...