Obituaries
Michael Rodney Calton
Michael Rodney Calton was born May 6, 1967, in Marshfield, to Donald Ray and Beverly Jean (Moore) Calton, and departed this life Jan. 21, 2025, at 57 years of age. Mike grew up in the Hartville, Missouri, area until the age of 16, and then moved to Seattle, Wash., with his dad, Don. Before going to...
Leroy Van Gunter
Leroy Van Gunter, son of the late Wanda (Hicks) Gunter, was born Feb. 2, 1966, in Jefferson City. He peacefully went to rest on Jan. 14, 2025, at Autumn Oaks nursing home at the age of 58. Leroy grew up in Dora. He loved hunting and fishing. The highlight of his hunting season every year was when...
Bernard “Bernie” Crewse
Bernard “Bernie” Crewse was born June 18, 1942, in Graff, and departed this life Jan. 19, 2025, in his home in Willow Springs, after a short illness. He was 82 years of age. Bernie was the eleventh and the youngest child of Luther and Rosie (Sullivant) Crewse. He grew up around Beaver Creek and...
Anne Marie Osman
Anne Marie Osman, daughter of the late Robert and Mary Osman, was born June 25, 1948, in Allentown, Pa. She departed this life on Jan. 22, 2025, in Houston, at the age of 76. Anne graduated from Lincoln University with a Bachelor Degree in education. She taught in several state schools in Missouri...
Marie Chapman
Marie Chapman, daughter of the late Ralph and Eva Zmuda, was born Aug. 25, 1941, in Savannah, Ga. She gained her heavenly wings at 12:15 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2025, in Springfield, with her family by her side. After a short time in Georgia, Marie and her big brothers, Ralph and Myron “Mike,” moved to...
Michael “Mike” Paul Sherman, Jr.
Michael “Mike” Paul Sherman, Jr., 54 of Cabool, passed away Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in the Houston House facility in Houston. Mike was born March 3, 1970, in the state of California, a son to the late Michael Paul and Rosette (Tamas) Sherman. Mike was a 1988 graduate of Houston High School and a...
Gary Lee Proctor
Gary Lee Proctor, son of the late Vasel and Ruby (Hicks) Proctor, was born April 26, 1950, in Norwood. He passed away on Jan. 9, 2025, in the Harry S. Truman Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, at the age of 74. Gary grew up in Douglas County, Missouri, around the Drury community, attending grade...
Glen “Brady” Williams
Glen “Brady” Williams, son of the late Stephen Frank and Roxie Lou (Mann) Williams, was born into a large family of six brothers and three sisters, at his parents’ home on Jan. 12, 1936, in Loving, N.M. He passed away peacefully, shortly after his birthday dinner celebration at his Mountain Grove...
William Albert Sutherland
William Albert Sutherland, known to his family as "Bud" and to many others as "Bill," passed away peacefully on Jan. 15, 2025, in Springfield, at the age of 91. After a courageous battle with kidney and congestive heart failure, Bill is now at rest, leaving behind a legacy of love, dedication and...
Virginia Lee Dugger
Virginia Lee Dugger, daughter of the late Harry and Lois (Gann) Dugger, was born July 6, 1950, in Reno, Nev. She entered into heavenly rest on Jan. 12, 2025, in Cabool, at the age of 74. Growing up, Virginia lived in California and Ohio, but the majority was spent in Hartville. She was a proud...