Obituaries
Betty Lee Spence, a resident of Willow Springs, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 while at Willow Care Nursing Home. She was born January 10, 1931, in Oak Grove, MO to Deral Edward and Wilma Beth (Rowlett) McKee and was 90 years old.
Betty attended the Oak Grove School through the eighth grade,...
Elaine Petrey, 93, Willow Springs, Missouri, passed away at 2:40 a.m., Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Willow Care Nursing Home.
She is survived by nieces, great-nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde.
No services are planned. Elaine was buried...
Graveside services for Eva Watson Cockrum, 94, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 3 at Oak Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cockrum passed away at 7:03 a.m., Monday, May 31, 2021, at her home.
She was born February 8, 1927...
Graveside services for Allen E. Edge, 83, Moody, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 5 at Moody Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Edge passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021.
He was born to the late Clyde and Minnie Edge on April 25, 1938 in...
William "Willie" Earl Perkins was born July 11, 1943 to Ray Albin Perkins and Elma Narciss (Bridges) Perkins in Willow Springs, MO. He grew up in Willow Springs, attended the local schools and graduated from WSHS with the class of 1961. He passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield,...
Graveside services for Edith Evelyn Uphaus, 103, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 26 at Oak Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Uphaus passed away at 7:15 a.m., Saturday, May 22, 2021, at her home.
She was born October 9,...
Janice Louise White, 68 of Willow Springs, MO passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 5, 1953 in Tennessee the daughter of John and Mary (Webber) Riggins.
Janice was united in marriage to Billy Houston White, Sr and to this union two children were born, Billy,...
The Reverend Canon David F. T. Rodier, PhD, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, professor and Anglican priest passed peacefully on March 21, 2021 at his home in Peoria, AZ surrounded by his family. He was born April 30, 1938 to Robert Hopeful and Esther Louise (Bennett)...
Graveside services for Wendell Troy Francis, 72, West Plains, Missouri, were held Sunday, May 23, at Francis Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Francis passed away at 11:53 a.m., Friday, May 21, 2021, at West Vue Nursing Center.
He was born June 24, 1948, in...
Elsie JoAnn Barton died in her parents' arms on May 5, 2021 at Oklahoma Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born April 28, 2021.
Elsie's time on Earth was filled with love, happiness, and bravery. She loved holding hands and "The Poky Little Puppy".
She is survived by her parents,...