Obituaries
Alta Lois Taylor was born on February 1, 1935, to Fred Lonzo and Alta Evelyn (Bay) Miller. She departed this life on March 16, 2021, at her home in Springfield, Missouri.
She is preceded in death by her parents; seven siblings; daughters, Alta, Mary, Daisy, Sara Ann, and Cynthia; sons,...
Kristin D. Coursen, 80, of Willow Springs, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord on March 10, 2021. She was eager to join her husband, Don.
Kris was born on May 16, 1940, to Paul E. Thompson and Pearl (Dverseth) Thompson in Palmer, Alaska. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in...
Alice Louise (Lipscomb) Widener Haney, 77, Willow Springs, Missouri, passed away May 19, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri.
She was born February 4, 1940, in Alleghany County, Virginia, to Pleasant T. Lipscomb and Liola Mary Fink Lipscomb. On February 14, 2001, she was...
Lonnie Butler Grogan was born on July 28, 1940, to Grippie and Mary (Lee) Grogan, in Hattie, Missouri. He departed this life on March 10, 2021, at Mountain View Health Care, Mountain View, Missouri, at the age of 80.
He is survived by his children, Lonnie Wayne Grogan and wife Lisa of...
Sandra Jean Hedden, a resident of Willow Springs, passed away Sunday morning, February 7, 2021 while at her residence. She was born June 20, 1948 in Terre Haute, IN to Robert and Maxine (Cheatham) Sands and was 72 years of age.
Sandra grew up and attended the schools in Terre Haute. She...
Ella Jean Maltby, a resident of Willow Springs and formerly of Sarasota, FL passed away Monday morning, March 8, 2021 while at her daughter's home in Willow Springs. Ella was born August 10, 1945 to William and Rosemary (Gardner) Lewis in Buffalo, NY and was 75 years old.
Ella's family...
Gary Dallas Loring, 83, Dora, Missouri, passed away at 6:50 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri.
He was born September 13, 1937, at Hebron, Missouri, to Joe Astor Loring and Barbara Marie Turnbull. On October 29, 1970, he was married at West Plains,...
Richard Dean Dunkin, 61, West Plains, Missouri, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, after a long battle with health conditions.
Rick was born on February 20, 1960 at Howell Memorial Hospital. His parents were Vernon and Mary Dunkin. He attended West Plains Public...
Dennis Ruskin Welch, age 69, of Kirbyville, Missouri, passed away February 25, 2021 in Springfield Missouri.
He was born on November 5, 1951 in Saint John, Kansas to Vernal Ruskin Walch and Wanda (Gilley Welch) Gentry. They moved to Willow Springs, Missouri where Dennis grew up. He attended...
A memorial service for Judy Belle North, 75, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. North passed away at 12:45 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2021 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, after...