Mary Lou Metcalf
Funeral services for Mary Lou Metcalf, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2026, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Metcalf passed away peacefully on February 1, 2026, in Springfield, Missouri.
Mary was born July 17, 1939, in New Madrid, Missouri, to WL Brown and Edith Mae (Willard) Brown. On August 17, 1957, she was united in marriage to Harold Dean Metcalf in Flint, Michigan, beginning a life marked by devotion to family and faithful love.
She found joy in life’s simple and meaningful pleasures. She loved traveling, shopping with her girls, and taking walks with her dear friend, Rose Ann Riley. She especially enjoyed making crafts at the West Plains Senior Center and tending to her garden. Yet above all else, Mary treasured time spent with her family. Her home was a place of warmth and welcome, and she took great joy in hosting Christmas Eve each year, a cherished tradition that reflected her generous spirit and deep love for those closest to her.
Mary was a longtime and faithful member of Curry Street Church of Christ in West Plains, where her quiet faith and steady presence were a blessing to many.
She will be remembered for her loving heart, her hospitality, and her unwavering commitment to family, friendship, and faith. Her legacy lives on in the many lives she touched and the memories lovingly held by those who knew her.
Mary is survived by three children, Pamela Topliff and husband, Mike of West Plains, Missouri, Dave Metcalf and wife, Kathy of West Plains, and Gail Drussel and husband, Andrew Dawson of West Plains; seven grandchildren, Dawn Baldridge and husband, Dennis of Republic, Missouri, Heather Legler and husband, Matthew of West Plains, Daniel Metcalf of El Paso, Texas, Eric Metcalf, Katlin Gilbert and husband, Robert of Mansfield, Missouri, Hayden Topliff of West Plains, and Aimee Metcalf; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one brother, Welton Lee Brown of Porter, Texas; several nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Her parents, husband, brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Sadie Brown, nephew, Lewis Brown, sister, Fran Brooks, sister-in-law, Nancy Brown, and her in-laws, Martin and Eva Metcalf preceded her in death.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Curry Street Church of Christ and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri.