OBITUARIES

Jan 23, 2021

Kerry Paul Conner was born in Clinton Iowa on April 6th 1974 to Terry and Joyce Conner. Kerry left his earthly home on Jan 23rd 2021. From a very early age Kerry had a love for animals, food and the outdoors. He especially loved to fish and go metal detecting. While he never did find the pot of gold, he...

Jan 21, 2021

David Edwin Boyer, age 68 of Nixa MO passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021. David was born to Dale E Boyer and Delores A (Menendez) Boyer in St. Louis MO on February 20, 1952. He grew up in Overland MO until 1967 when his family moved to Springfield MO. He attended and graduated from Glendale High School and later attended...

Jan 19, 2021

Claude Edward Ester, age 73 of Rogersville, died January 19, 2021. He was born May 3, 1947 in Shidler, Oklahoma, the son of Theodore and Florence Irene (Rouse) Ester. Claude served his country in the U.S. Army, and was a Vietnam Veteran with the 282nd Aviation Company (AML) Black Cats. After the war he worked as an elevator repairman. He...

Jan 19, 2021

Ellen Louise Heavin, age 69, of Crane, Misouri passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021. She was born to Roy D. Willbanks & Bonnie June Hatton in Mtn. View, Missouri. Ellen being the eldest of seven children. She married James R. Heavin in Mtn. View, Missouri on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1970. Of this marriage 2 children were born. A son...

Jan 18, 2021

Calen Hankins, age 21, of Republic tragically died in a car accident Monday, January 18, 2021. He was born February 4, 1999 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield to Jason Hankins and Casey Doran. Calen grew up in Ozark and played soccer with local leagues. He played football at Republic High School his freshman year. He was in Junior R.O.T.C and...

Jan 18, 2021

Roland William Ricci lost his battle against Covid-19 January 18, 2021 at the age of 67. Roland lived his life to the fullest, never feeling sorry for himself for the 10 years he fought multiple myeloma and a genetic kidney disease that put him on dialysis. Roland was the oldest child (by 5 minutes) born to Doris Johnson Ricci and...

Jan 15, 2021

Violet "Vi" Lorraine (Wolf) Erder, age 82, from Cheboygan, MI, received her angel wings on January 15, 2021, with her family by her side in her home in Nixa, MO, after battling kidney disease and breast cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents James Wolf and Laura (Holdorph) Wolf-Allen, her siblings Robert Holdorph, Louise Wolf, Donald Wolf, Lester...

Jan 15, 2021

James Robert Caskey, age 87, of Ozark, Missouri, formerly of Windsor, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021. He was born December 5, 1933, in Hume, Missouri, the son of James Alfred and Irene (Anderson) Caskey. On July 10, 1958 he and Alice Marie Hape were united in marriage. James worked at Whiteman Air Force Base during most of his...

Jan 15, 2021

Charles Robert Moeller, age 79 of Branson, died January 15, 2021. He was born January 14, 1942 in Stanford, Connecticut, the son of Charles Julius and Anne Marie Moeller. Mr. Moeller was highly successful in audio/electronic sales in the beginning of his career, and later became CEO of his own software company; was an avid pilot, owning several different planes...

Jan 15, 2021

Troy Givens, 60, of Lebanon passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. Arrangements for Troy are under the care & direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ozark.

Jan 15, 2021

Steve was the third child born to Richard "Dick" and Jacqueline "Jackie" (Chubin) Tallaksen in Chicago, Illinois on January 19, 1954. He died 4 days short of his 67th birthday. Steve attended Blaine Elementary and graduated from Lakeview High School, Chicago, in 1971. He has driven almost every truck imaginable from dump trucks, tractor trailers, and box trucks. He was...

Jan 14, 2021

On Thursday, January 14, 2021, Mark Sellenriek, loving husband and father of four children, passed away from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Mark was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Glenn Sellenriek and Ruth (Stemme) Sellenriek. Both proud parents preceded Mark in death. Mark was a graduate of Parkway Central High School, St. Louis, Missouri. He earned his many degrees as...

Jan 13, 2021

Milton Dexter Doran, age 94, of Nixa passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021. He was born October 19, 1926 in Ozark to Malcom and Mary (Holden) Doran, the oldest of ten children. Dexter was united in marriage to Wanda Powell December 21, 1962 until her passing in 2018. He was a loving and devoted husband to her. Dexter graduated from...

Jan 12, 2021

Gregory Dennis Osburn, age 79 of Springfield, MO, passed away on January 12, 2021. Greg was born in Springfield on January 14, 1941 to Denver and Edna (Camp) Osburn. Greg left Springfield in his late teens and after several entrepreneurial jobs in multiple states he landed in Algonquin, IL where he met his future wife and began his long career....

Jan 11, 2021

Jan 8, 2021

Jean Ann Bartlett, age 72 of Springfield, passed away January 8, 2021. She was born January 12, 1947 in Joplin, the daughter of Otis and Jean Pentecost. Mrs. Bartlett is survived by her daughter, Peggy A. Back; her sons, Robert J. Bartlett and Erik A. Davis; her granddaughter, Megan Hembree; her grandson, Britt Isaac Calhoun Hembree; and her great granddaughter,...

Jan 7, 2021

Jennifer Elaine Hames, 58, of Springfield, MO, passed away on January 7, 2021, in her home and surrounded by family. She was born June 12, 1962 in Albuquerque, NM; to Orville Sanders and Mary Etta Sanders. The youngest of three children, she followed behind her sister Terry, and brother, Joe. Jenny, as most everyone knew her, spent the majority of...

Jan 7, 2021

Betty Jean Bowsher, age 89, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021. She was born during the depression on September 22, 1931 in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of Fred and Mamie (Allcorn) Rackley. Betty began her education at Sandridge, a one room school. The family moved to rural Ozark County and Betty graduated from Gainesville High School in...

Jan 7, 2021

Jack Rowen Drury, age 92 of Nixa, formerly of Ozark, passed away January 7, 2021. He was born April 17, 1928 in Cumberland, Wisconsin, the son of Wallace Blaine and Dottie (Rowen) Drury. Jack served his country as a Merchant Marine for 11 1/2 years, including during WWII in the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He later worked as a...

Jan 6, 2021

William Paul Roesing, 55, Republic, Missouri passed away at 11:47 a.m. January 6, 2021 from Covid-19 and complications from M.S. The only son of William G. and Helen Roesing, Bill was born December 3rd, 1965. He grew up in Nixa, Missouri and graduated from Nixa High School in 1984. Bill worked for many years as a salesman for Schwan's and...