Lester Bates, son of the late Arlo and Edith (Cunningham) Bates, was born Feb. 18, 1943, in Tulsa, Okla., and passed away Sep. 26, 2020, at Mercy in Springfield. He was 77 years, 7 months and 8 days …

Billy Dean Napier was born July 11, 1943, on the family farm in rural Wright County, Missouri. He was one of 12 children born to George Columbus and Alma Elizabeth (Hyder) Napier. As a young boy, he …

Herbert Ray Keith, son of the late Sidney Herbert and Elva Coreen (Snider) Keith, was born June 16, 1946, in Healdton, Okla., and passed away Sep. 24, 2020, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. …

Bonnie Isabelle Buttram, daughter of Joseph Elbert and Della Marie Wall Randolph, was born Sep. 24, 1934, in Abo, and departed this life unexpectedly, on Sep. 25, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in …

Woodrow Norman Smith “Woody” was born to Hillary and Lena Smith on Oct. 23, 1937, in the small town of Coldspring, Texas. He was one of 11 children. He went to be with our Lord on Sep. …

Ruby Marie Kingery Ely was born on April 27, 1931 in Corning, Iowa to Noah Henry and Winnie Hanes Kingery. In Iowa, she and her two brothers rode a horse to school. She and her oldest brother Richard …

George Edward Sparks, son of the late Ernest and Cora (Driskell) Sparks, was born April 5, 1953, in West Plains, and passed away Sep. 20, 2020, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. He was 67 …

Michael Keith “Mike” Kelley, son of Billie Joe and Jacqueline Elaine (Miller) Kelley, was born Nov. 18, 1963. He departed this life unexpectedly at his home in Norwood at the age of 56 …

Hazel Corine (Havens) Rodgers, daughter of the late Everett and Florence (Emery) Havens, was born Oct. 18, 1929, in Mountain Home, Ark., and passed away Sep. 20, 2020, in Vanzant, with her family by …

Robert Allen Mullins, son of Cline Mullins and Virginia (Hedin) Noble, was born April 15, 1958, in Chicago, Ill., and departed this life Sep. 23, 2020, in Mountain Grove. He was 62 years, 5 months …

Serenity Brookelle Hutson, daughter of DeAnna Rochelle Case and Michael Ray Brandon Hutson, was born April 12, 2016 in Springfield, and departed this life on Sep. 7, 2020 at her home in Mansfield, at …

Kimberly Ann (Kelley) Bell, daughter of JoAnne (Habel) Bradshaw and the late Ferd Kelley, was born July 30, 1967, in Springfield, and passed away Sep. 20, 2020, at her residence in Norwood. She was …

Billy Rolland Bledsoe, son of the late Granville Rolland and Dorothy Cathrine (Nichols) Bledsoe, was born March 18, 1937, in Okemah, Okla., and passed away Sep. 13, 2020, at Cox Medical Center South …

Jaxsen Ray Taylor, son of Summer Taylor Street, was born April 19, 2017 in Springfield, and departed this life Sep. 7, 2020 at Barnes-Jewish-Christian Hospital in St. Louis, at the age of 3 years, 4 …

John Wilson Mitchell, Jr., of Mountain Grove, was born Jan. 4, 1946, in Pocahontas, Ark., to Modene (Tyler) Mitchell and John Wilson Mitchell, Sr. He entered into rest on Saturday, Sep. 12, 2020, at …

Lowell William Adamson was born Jan. 12, 1931. He was the oldest son of W.H. and Leola Belle (Claxton) Adamson. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings Shirley Vanderpool, Pauline Long, …

Emmagene Ruth Parker, daughter of the late Homer and Mae (Gobble) Owen, was born Dec. 27, 1921, in Houston, and departed this life Sep. 5, 2020, at her home in Mountain Grove. She was 98 years, 8 …

Harold Archer Pettyjohn, son of the late Thomas W. and Okel Viola (Corbin) Pettyjohn, was born Nov. 15, 1926, in Heppner, Ore. He passed away Sep. 4, 2020, at Mercy in Springfield. He was 93 years, 9 …

Jessica Simone (Boatright) Bledsoe was born Feb. 24, 1981, at home in Las Cruces, N.M., to Mark and Barbara Boatright. She passed away Sep. 4, 2020, at Mercy St. Francis in Mountain View after a …

Rosanna Marie (Hernandez) Hathaway, daughter of Kathy (Lofland) Lewis and the late Simon Hernandez, was born Aug. 18, 1984, in Santa Paula, Calif., and passed away suddenly Sep. 4, 2020, at her home …