Obituaries
Dotty June (Hughes) Dunn
Dotty June (Hughes) Dunn, daughter of the late Roy and Loretta (Marah) Hughes, was born April 24, 1934, near Hartville. She passed away peacefully on July 29, 2026, in Mountain Grove, surrounded by family. Dotty was a homemaker, dearly beloved by children all her life. In addition to raising her...
Mable Marie (Caldwell) Wehrer
Mable Marie (Caldwell) Wehrer was born May 28, 1949 to John and Lela Caldwell in Mountain Grove. She departed this life on July 23, 2026, in her home in Norwood. Mable grew up in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School in 1967. It was around this time that she met the love of her life, Jr....
Barbara Rose (Jarrett) Barnes
Barbara Rose (Jarrett) Barnes, daughter of the late Jesse Howard and Olive Laverne (Irvin) Jarrett, was born Aug. 28, 1942, in Texas County, Missouri. She passed away on July 29, 2026, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool. She was 83 years, 11 months and 1 day of age. Barbara was raised in Texas County...
Marla Kay Bailey
Marla Kay Bailey was born Nov. 29, 1980, in Midland, Texas, to William Bailey and Debbie Longwell. She passed away at her home in Mountain View at the age of 45. She grew up in Mountain Grove, where she attended and graduated from Mountain Grove High School. Marla spent her life working as a home...
Leslie Danielle Tinsley
Leslie Danielle Tinsley was born on March 2, 1986, in Columbia. She passed away on July 27, 2026, at her home in Mountain Grove surrounded by her family at the age of 40. She grew up in Norwood, where she attended school and graduated from high school with the Class of 2004. Leslie fought a...
Wanda Sue Smith
Wanda Sue Smith was born Dec. 9, 1947, in Stella, to Melvin Amos and Hattie Louella (Bonham) Swofford. She departed this life on July 27, 2026, from Springfield, at the age of 78 years, 7 months and 18 days. In her younger years, Wanda played softball at Norwood High School, where she later...
Monty Pennell
Monty Pennell, son of the late James Wiley and Lee (Harrison) Pennell, was born May 2, 1953, in Malakoff, Texas. He passed away July 19, 2026, at his home in Vanzant, at the age of 73. Monty spent many years owning and operating his own Private Investigation Business, Pennell & Associates, and...
Teena Marie (Stokes) Hire
Teena Marie (Stokes) Hire, daughter of the late William Henry and Helen Marie (Colvard) Stokes, born Sep. 13, 1957, in Springfield, departed this life July 20, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, at the age of 68 years, 10 months and 7 days. Teena grew up in Springfield as one of 15...
Florence Scott Richardson
Florence Scott Richardson, daughter of the late George and Florence (Fox) Scott, was born Aug. 3, 1933, in Mountain Grove, and departed this life on July 19, 2026, from Houston, at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 16 days. Florence was raised, and spent her early childhood years, on a dairy farm...
Melissa Marie Holt
Melissa Marie Holt was born on Sep. 18, 1970, in Mendocino, Calif. She departed this life to be with her Heavenly Father on July 16, 2026, at the age of 55. Melissa was preceded in death by her father, L.D. Gott, and her stepfather, Junior Smith.She is survived by her mother, Francis Smith; her...