Obituaries

Ricky A. Maggard, a resident of Willow Springs, unexpectedly passed away early Monday morning, March 11, 2024, in Willow Springs, MO. He was born to Ricky Len and Ashley Marie Maggard on April 11, 2004, in Springfield, MO; and was 19 years old.   Ricky was the most kind and soft-hearted young...
Funeral services for Craig Alan (Keebler) Bentzel, 75, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 15, at His Place House of Worship, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.   Mr. Bentzel passed away at 12:26 a.m., Thursday, March 7, 2024, at his home.  ...
Curtis Neil Wiersema was born in Portland, Maine on March 19, 1953, to Laurin Jay and Christine Anglin Wiersema. He traveled throughout his youth and lived in Minnesota, Texas, Wisconsin, and finally Missouri, where he graduated from high school in Willow Springs in 1971. He served in the U.S....
Audrey Marie Richardson stepped into eternity to be with Jesus on March 7, 2024, at 10:11 a.m. at Barnes Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, with many family members at her side.     Marie was born on January 21, 1945, to Leland Vermillion and Elsa Brawley in Winona, Missouri. She had five...
Linda Dorene Taylor was born March 27, 1947 at Taft, California to Charles Bay and Lorene Brackett Courtney.  She passed away March 4, 2024 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 76.     She was married on December 21, 1967 and was blessed with 2 children, Lorene Grogan and Jeffrey Taylor...
Rae Jean "Jeannie" David, 90, of Mountain View, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024.   Jean graduated from Mountain View High School and later attended Washington University School of Nursing. She worked for 50 years at St. Francis Hospital part-time and started the first health...
Kevin Lee Cherry, 55, West Plains, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 4, 2024, at his home.   He was born March 18, 1968, at West Plains, Missouri, to Donald Henry Cherry and Anna Lee Wallace Cherry. On June 16, 2001, he was married at West Plains, to Karie Hilburn. Kevin was proud to be...
Larry Dean Willis, age 81, passed away on March 2, 2024, at his home in West Plains, Missouri. Larry was born on February 12, 1943, in Jackson County, Missouri, to Harold Vernon and Anna Lou (Hubbard) Willis.   Larry married Judith Dianne Porter, and to this union, four children were born...
William "Billy" Leota Mattison was born November 11, 1981, in Mountain View, Missouri, the son of Fred Mattison and Sheila (Smith) Peterman. He departed this life on March 2, 2024, at his home in Mountain View, Missouri at the age of 42.   Billy is preceded in death by his mother, Sheila...
Funeral services for Betty Jane Russell, 93, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2024, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.   Mrs. Russell passed away at 6:38 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2024, at her home.   She was born January 18, 1931, at West...

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