Obituaries
Clara Vell Thomas died on December 7, 2021, at Willow Care Nursing Home at the age of 94 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Clara Vell was born on October 27, 1927, in Willow Springs, Missouri, to Paul and Grace (Radford) Waggoner. She graduated from Willow Springs High School in 1945 and...
Juanita “LaVonne” Bunch, 94 of Willow Springs, MO departed this life for her heavenly home on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at the Willow Care Nursing Home. She was born on March 3, 1927 in Pomona, MO the daughter of J.W and Zeona (Henderson) Cone.
LaVonne attended grade school in Pomona and then...
Graveside services for Joyce Marie Burgess, 62, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 9 at Mount Zion Cemetery, Olden, Missouri, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Burgess passed away at 8:51 a.m., Friday, December 3, 2021, at her home....
Bonnie Lynne (Metroff) Schaffer, of Willow Springs, Missouri, died at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in her home at the age of 76. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, on January 26, 1945, to Joseph and Viola (Bohm) Metroff.
On July 27, 1968, she was married to Randall John Schaffer in...
Opal Christine DePriest, the daughter of the late Earl and Dorothy (Nichols) Goodman, was born in Oregon County, Missouri, on January 10, 1932. She passed away on November 30, 2021, at Cedarhurst Senior Living in West Plains, Missouri.
Opal was raised in the Thomasville, Missouri area and...
Steven Joseph Chandler of Mountain View, Missouri, was born on February 9, 1955, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Jack Chandler and Charlyne (Bauer) Foreman. He passed away on November 25, 2021, in Pomona, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Chandler, and grandparents, Walter and...
Funeral services for Melvin Ray Bradley, 77, Peace Valley, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 6, 2021, in the Rose Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Bradley passed away at 6:05 a.m., Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Cox South in Springfield, Missouri.
He was born...
Eugene Walter Marvin, 75, of Willow Springs, Missouri passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Known to most folks by his nickname, "Bud," he was born to Stanley Lee Marvin and Genevieve Mamie (Fisher) Marvin in Sacramento, California, in 1946.
Bud grew up in Willow Springs, where...
Graveside services for Janice Kay Duggins, 68, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Janice passed away peacefully at her home on Nov. 30, 2021 after a long battle...
Susan Marie Blair, 64, Thayer, Missouri, passed away at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, November 21, 2021, at her home.
She was born September 11, 1957, at Beloit, Wisconsin, to Clifford Carl Vigdal and Beverly Ann Pearsall Vigdal. Susan was a head cook most of her life. She loved to spend time with her...