Obituaries
Teena Marie (Stokes) Hire
Teena Marie (Stokes) Hire, daughter of the late William Henry and Helen Marie (Colvard) Stokes, born Sep. 13, 1957, in Springfield, departed this life July 20, 2026, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, at the age of 68 years, 10 months and 7 days. Teena grew up in Springfield as one of 15...
Florence Scott Richardson
Florence Scott Richardson, daughter of the late George and Florence (Fox) Scott, was born Aug. 3, 1933, in Mountain Grove, and departed this life on July 19, 2026, from Houston, at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 16 days. Florence was raised, and spent her early childhood years, on a dairy farm...
Melissa Marie Holt
Melissa Marie Holt was born on Sep. 18, 1970, in Mendocino, Calif. She departed this life to be with her Heavenly Father on July 16, 2026, at the age of 55. Melissa was preceded in death by her father, L.D. Gott, and her stepfather, Junior Smith.She is survived by her mother, Francis Smith; her...
Lisa Mae Shannon
Lisa Mae Shannon, daughter of the late Lyle D. and Fern E. (Smith) Shannon, was born on Feb. 6, 1965, in Mountain Grove. She passed away peacefully on July 19, 2026, in Springfield, at the age of 61. Throughout life, Lisa, affectionately known as "Spanky," loved spending time with her family and...
Wanda Lee (Emery) Whillans
Wanda Lee (Emery) Whillans, daughter of the late Bob and Mildred (Sanders) Emery, was born Aug. 1, 1941, in Wright County, Missouri. She went to her eternal home on July 22, 2026, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove at the age of 84 years, 11 months and 21 days of age. Wanda grew up on...
Opal Marie Keeter
Opal Marie Keeter, 87, daughter of General and Hazel (Dunigan) Johnson was born on Feb. 11, 1939, in Success. As a child, Opal milked cows every morning before school and helped teach in a one room schoolhouse. She passed away July 9, 2026, in Houston. Opal is preceded in death by her parents, and...
Howard Junior Klingensmith
Howard Junior Klingensmith, known throughout his life as Junior, passed away peacefully in Mountain Home, Ark., on July 10, 2026, at the age of 85. He was a resident of Pyatt, Ark. Junior was born in Mountain Grove on Sep. 6, 1940, and grew up in Dunn. Over the course of his life, he made his home...
Maxie Bay Gaddis
Maxie Bay Gaddis, son of the late Robert Walter Gaddis and Ocie Pearl (Williams) Gaddis, was born on July 2, 1935, in the Huggins community and departed this life on July 15, 2026, surrounded by family. Max played football all four years of high school for Houston High. Coach Hutsell would always...
James Edward Wade
James Edward Wade was born March 9, 1970, in Benton, Ark., to John Edward and Barbara Ellen (Ruiz) Wade. He passed away on July 12, 2026, at his home in Mountain Grove. In high school, James was active in football and track. Upon his graduation from high school, James later worked at the Brown Shoe...
Hubert Eugene Sanders and Gennifer Jo (Kelley) Sanders
Hubert Eugene Sanders was born Aug. 16, 1947. His parents, Ralph Sanders and Verna (Cartright) Sanders, as well as a sister, Wanda Sanders, and sister-in-law, Janice Sanders, preceded him in death. He is survived by siblingsm Judy (Jim) Cantrell, Jerry Sanders and Patricia Gonzales(Al).Geniffer Jo...