Obituaries

Dr. Bruce E. Ratcliff, Jr.

Published by education on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 10:35am

Dr. Bruce E. Ratcliff, Jr. passed quietly away at Cox Hospital Jan. 8, 2021. Ratcliff was born March 16, 1931 to Dr. Bruce E. Ratcliff, Sr. and Florence (Pat) Ratcliff who preceded him, as well as sister Linda Ann Hansen.

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Patricia Diane Rose

Published by education on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 10:32am

Patricia Diane Rose, 70, of Bolivar passed away Dec. 23, 2020 at Mercy Hospital Springfield. She was born March 4, 1950 in Georgia to Roy and Ruth (Fowler) White.She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother.

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Ruth Sawyer

Published by education on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 10:31am

Ruth Sawyer, 95, of Brookline was born in Springfield, to F.T. and Louise Dulin on Sept. 21, 1925.
Sawyer married Harry Sawyer in 1944, they divorced in 1961. They had three children, Judy Shoemaker, Brookline, Kenneth and wife Trish Sawyer Brookline, and Sharon Masterson, Republic.

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Richard Lee Wells

Published by education on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 10:28am

Richard Lee Wells, passed away Dec. 8, 2020 after a long illness. Wells was born on Jan. 27, 1935 to Lewis and Bernice Wells. He was a lifelong resident of the Ash Grove area, graduating from Ash Grove High School in 1953.

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Dorthy Marie Casteel

Published by education on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:31am

Dorthy Marie Casteel, 78, Republic, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 in Republic. She was born March 28, 1942 to Albert William and Edith Louise (Matney) Porter in Seymour.Casteel graduated from Republic High School and went on to graduate from Draughon’s Business College.

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Dallas Patrick Dodson

Published by education on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:29am

Dallas Patrick Dodson, 72, of Willard passed away, Thursday, Dec.31, 2020. He was born Jan. 10, 1948 to Roscoe “Rocky” and Mildred “Mickey” (Wallace) Dodson. On Jan. 27, 1967, Dallas and Barbara Cowart were united in marriage and shared over 53 years together.

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Jimmy Lee (Jim) Frieze

Published by education on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:26am

Jimmy Lee (Jim) Frieze, 85, of Ash Grove, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 30,
2020. He was born Oct. 8, 1935 to Carl and Hazel (Shouse) Frieze. On Aug.
17, 1957, Jim and Martha Lou King were united in marriage and shared over
63 years together.

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Louis Dean Mauss

Published by education on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:25am

Louis Dean Mauss, 89, son of the late Max and Eula (Paxton) Mauss, was born
Sept. 6, 1931 and departed this life Dec. 25, 2020.
Mauss was preceded in passing by his wife, Margaret Mauss; his parents and