Obituaries
Warren Arthur Plunk
Warren Arthur Plunk, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, was born on July 31, 1941, in Mountain Grove, to Zula Tate and Arthur Plunk. Warren departed this life on Feb. 21, 2025. He was 83 years, 6 months and 21 days of age. Warren’s life was a testament to love,...
James Paul Payton
James Paul Payton, son of Paul R. and Grace (Hamon) Payton, was born Jan. 29, 1946, in Escalon, Calif. He passed away March 1, 2025, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was 79 years, 1 month and 1 day of age. James met Gale Lynn Azevedo at a school dance at the age of 12 and they’ve been together...
Antonios “Tony” Serghides was born Jan. 16, 1947, on the island of Cyprus. He finished elementary school in his village of Philousa and through determined effort attended high school in a neighboring city. Tony first came to the United States as a foreign exchange student to a loving family in...
Ura Charles Hardin
Ura Charles Hardin, a devoted man of faith, family, and service, passed away at the age of 99 on March 5th, 2025, in Mountain Grove. Born on Oct. 21, 1925, in Texas County, Missouri, Ura lived a life marked by hard work, kindness, and an unwavering commitment to his faith and community. Ura was a...
Roberta Mellene (Norton) Schudy
Roberta Mellene (Norton) Schudy was born July 29,1940 in Kansas City to Melville Morgan Norton, Jr. and Florene Elizabeth Jones Norton, and went to be with her Savior on March 3, 2025 at the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool. Mellene was a 1958 graduate of Branson High School. She was united in marriage...
Elizabeth (Morales) Saleh
Elizabeth (Morales) Saleh was born on July 30, 1967, in Chicago, Ill. to Ricardo and Alicia Morales. She died on March 3, 2025, after a battle with cancer. She was 57 years old. During her lifetime, she spent many hours on her favorite pastime of crafting. She had an eye and talent for creating...
Luther Van Curtis
Luther Van Curtis, 84 years, 8 months, and 11 days old, passed away on March 5, 2025, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool. Van was born at home in Douglas County, Missouri, June 25, 1940 to Luther Burbank and Omega Mae (Johnston) Curtis. Van was the seventh of nine children. He was raised on the...
Elvira Corrine “Ellie” Swofford
Elvira Corrine “Ellie” Swofford, daughter of the late Randall Elliot Satterfield and Marie Fern (Scouby) Swofford, was born Jan. 31, 1951, in High Gate. She passed away on Feb 22, 2025, at her home in Mountain Grove, at the age of 74. Following high school, Ellie began working as a cook for Elms...
Harvey Thomas Atchison
Harvey Thomas Atchison was born Thursday, August 21, 1941, in Huggins, Missouri, to Tommy Atchison and Nellie (McGowen) Atchison. He passed away Feb. 27, 2025, peacefully at Autumn Oaks Caring Center. He was 83 years, 7 months and 6 days of age. Harvey traveled to Porterville, Calif., to work in...
Patricia Sue Hodges
Patricia Sue Hodges was born was born Feb. 4, 1956, in Seagoville, Texas, to Delmar and Maxine (Hammons) Hodges and passed away suddenly at her home in Mountain Grove, Feb. 26, 2025, at 69 years of age. Although Patsy was born in Texas, she spent most of her life in Missouri. She was a 1974...