Obituaries
Frank Everett Vancil
Frank Everett Vancil was born on June 17, 1934, in Norwood, in Wright County’s Snyder Hollow, to Frank Willard and Lola “Wilma” (Allen) Vancil. He passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Springfield, surrounded by his loving family. In his early years, Frank and his...
Mackie Doyal Wood, Sr.
Mackie Doyal Wood, Sr., 79, of Versailles, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at his home. He was born May 4, 1945, in Mountain Grove, a son of the late Oscar and Verna Wood. On Nov. 22, 1962, in Camdenton, he was united in marriage to his surviving wife, Janie (Rogers) Wood. Mackie was a...
Edna Ann Miller
Edna Ann Miller, daughter of the late Martin and Mary (Wurtz) Parmenter, was born Aug. 1, 1952, in Topeka, Kan., and passed away March 28, 2025, at her home in Mountain Grove. She was 72 years, 7 months and 27 days of age. Edna was raised in the Mountain Grove area and graduated from Mountain Grove...
Linda Maxine Curtis
Linda Maxine Curtis, beloved daughter of the late John William Ellis and Ruth Faye Ellis (Volner), was born on Dec. 27, 1950, and she departed this Earth to be with the Lord on Friday, March 14, 2025, during the lunar eclipse.Linda was raised on her family farm in Manes. It was there she met and...
Bobby E. Rummens
Bobby E. Rummens, 90, of Cascade, Iowa and formerly of Rogersville, passed away Monday, March 17, 2025, at River Bend Retirement Community in Cascade, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 8:30–10 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Funeral services will...
Karen Kay Kellgren-Heath-Butterfield was born Oct. 19,1950, in Sioux Falls, S.D., and departed this life March 14, 2025, at the age of 74 at her home in Mansfield. Karen grew up in Sioux Falls, S.D., with her parents, Leonard & Madelyn, and siblings Bobbie and Marie, and her beloved dog,...
Willow Grace Whited was born on Feb. 24, 2025, in Springfield, to Kaitlyn Montgomery and Paul Whited, joining her siblings Ian, Wyatt, Dannika and Sawyer. Willow passed away in the embrace of her mom and dad at 10:20 p.m. on March 10, 2025. Despite Willow’s short time on earth, she was deeply loved...
John Edwin “Papa John” Spanton
John Edwin “Papa John” Spanton, son of the late Edwin “Bud “and Hannah (Cobean) Spanton, was born May 12, 1948, in Monterey, Calif. He passed away on March 1, 2025, at his home in Mountain Grove at the age of 76. John grew up in the Monterey Bay area in California and served in the US Navy. John...
Diana Gail (Lawson) Mabe-Heubel
Diana Gail (Lawson) Mabe-Heubel, daughter of the late Gerald and Elsie (Crewse) Lawson, was born July 10, 1949, in Mountain Grove. She went to her heavenly home on March 11, 2025, at her home in Marshfield, at the age of 75. Gail attended the Crewse School in Graff, and graduated with the Mountain...
Kaleb Kurtis Affholder
Kaleb Kurtis Affholder, son of Tara (Curtis) Affholder and the late David Affholder, was born on July 8, 1987, in Springfield, and passed away unexpectedly on March 10, 2025, at his home near Mountain Grove, at 37 years of age. Kaleb grew up in the Mountain Grove area. He attended elementary school...