Obituaries
Wilbert (Mac) McCallister
Wilbert (Mac) McCallister was born on March 6, 1936 to Earl and Lois (Woods) McCallister at Mountain Grove. He departed this life to be with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 14, 2025, at the age of 89 years. Mac graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1954. He excelled in all sports: baseball,...
Joe Ann (Fullington) Reed
Joe Ann (Fullington) Reed, daughter of the late David and Laura Fullington, was born March 23, 1946, at Hartville, and departed this life August 17, 2025, at Hartville Care Center in Hartville. She was 79 years, 4 months and 25 days of age. Joe Ann grew up and attended school in Hartville. She...
David Lynn Mitchell
David Lynn Mitchell was born on Oct. 8, 1950, in Lafayette, Ind., to the late Joseph and Mary (Gellenbeck) Mitchell. He passed away at his home outside of Mansfield, surrounded by family on Aug. 24, 2025, at the age of 74 years, 10 months and 16 days. David was a hardworking, generous, loving and...
Beverly June McCallister
Beverly June McCallister, of Mountain Grove, passed away on Aug. 18, 2025, after battling cancer. She was born on Sep. 10, 1946, to the late Bert and Dorothy (Lathrom) Ellis in Rayborn. She was 78 years, 10 months, and 28 days old and was surrounded by the love of her family at the time of her...
Wilma Marie Todd
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our kind, selfless, and loving mom, grandma and great-grandma, Wilma Marie Todd. She passed away peacefully in her home in Cleveland, Mo., at the age of 75, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Wilma was born in Denver, Colo., on March 4, 1950, to...
Elbridge “Junior” Carter
Elbridge “Junior” Carter, son of the late Elbridge Howard and Wilma Marie (Long) Carter, was born April 17, 1941, in Mountain Grove. He passed away on August 16, 2025, at his home in Mountain Grove at the age of 84. Junior grew up in Mountain Grove. He worked as a carpenter building and remodeling...
Zelpha Scott
Zelpha Scott, daughter of the late Glen and Christiana (Davidson) Jones, was born Aug. 31, 1938, in Macomb. She entered into eternal rest on August 11, 2025, in Springfield, at the age of 86. Zelpha grew up in the Macomb community. She was united in marriage to Bobby Leroy Scott on Oct. 1, 1954....
R E Helsley
R E Helsley, son of Raymond Elbert and Eve E. (Lakey) Helsley, was born Dec. 11, 1932, in Wright County, Missouri, near Hartville and passed peacefully into Heaven on July 27, 2025. He was 92 years, 7 months and 16 days. Early in 1952, a beautiful young lady started attending church, and R E said...
Howard Wayne Lansdown
Howard Wayne Lansdown, son of the late Virgil and Amie "Dood" (Moore) Lansdown, was born Feb. 26, 1943, in Hartville, and departed this life Aug. 1, 2025, at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, at the age of 82 years, 5 months and 6 days. Howard grew up on the family farm just outside of...
Darrell Roy Smith
Darrell Roy Smith, son of the late Roy and Audrey (Gasperson) Smith, was born March 16, 1956, in Cabool. Darrell departed this life July 31, 2025, in Republic, with his children by his side. He was 69 years and 4 months of age. He spent the first five years of his life in California when his...