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Obituaries
Johnny Lee Fishback (05/26/12)
Johnny Lee Fishback, 58, is remembered as a cherished father, husband, grandfather, brother, uncle and dear friend. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Katie Mae Fishback; and his sister, Gwen Vogt. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Teresa (Dean); three children, Stacey and Shaun Fishback of Topeka and Gloria Carrell of El Dorado; six grandchildren; and 12 siblings...
Maybelle Rabon (05/26/12)
Maybelle Rabon (Warner), 91, Palos Heights, Ill., passed away May 23, 2012. She was born May 5, 1921, in Stockton, Mo., to Ford Warner and Lottie (Jones) Warner. She was the beloved wife of the late Estel Rabon, who died in 1976, and the late William Boyd, who died in 1945...
Martha Maxine Bunton (05/26/12)
Martha Maxine Bunton, 97, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, Nevada. She was born Oct. 27, 1914, in Ethel, Mo., to Drew Montgomery Lindley and Della Souther Lindley. She married Richard Lee Bunton on July 27, 1941, in Bucklin, Mo., and he preceded her in death in 1999...
Larry T. Dahmer (05/26/12)
Larry T. Dahmer, 77, of Lee's Summit, Mo., passed away May 11, 2012. He was born in Milo, Mo., on June 3, 1934, to Tommy and Mildred Dahmer. Larry was raised on the family farm and graduated from Nevada High School in 1952. He married "Katie" Riggs on Sept. 1, 1956, and was drafted and served in the Army at Fort Benning, Ga., for two years...
Jack Curtis Yeazle (05/26/12)
Jack Curtis Yeazle, 60, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. He was born Feb. 13, 1952, in Nevada, to James Edgar Yeazle and Gloria June Snelson Yeazle. Jack had lived in Nevada for the past 30 years Survivors include his mother, Gloria Yaezle, Stockton, Mo.; one sister, Patricia Fuchs, Glen Carbon, Ill.; one nephew and one niece...
Sister Terence Fitzgerald (05/26/12)
Sister Terence Fitzgerald, a Sister of Mercy, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at McAuley Convent. She was born Feb. 15, 1917, in Kingman, Kan. Sister Terence entered the Sisters of Mercy community at Webster Groves, Mo., on Feb. 1, 1944, and made her first vows on Aug. 16, 1946...
John D. Knuteson (05/25/12)
John D. Knuteson, 88, Nevada, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...
Edward Dayton Matthews (05/25/12)
Edward Dayton Matthews, 77, the son of Clarence and Eula (Brown) Matthews was born Oct. 13, 1934, in Nevada, Mo., and passed from this life on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Northwood Hills Care Center in Humansville, Mo. After graduating from high school in Nevada, Eddie moved and lived for a time in Humansville, Mo., where he worked at a gas station. ...
Roger R. Stone (05/25/12)
Roger R. Stone, 80, Nevada, formerly of Milo, Mo., passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Medicalodge in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born March 18, 1932, in McCook, Neb., to Harry V. Stone and Myrtle Bales Stone. Roger was raised in McCook, Neb. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Army and was in Korea from 1952-1954 where he received two Bronze Stars. He then settled in the Milo area where he lived and farmed most of his life...
Vernie Samuel Cox Jr. (05/25/12)
Vernie Samuel Cox Jr., 67, went to be home with the Lord on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. He was born Feb. 24, 1945, in St. Joseph, Mo., to Vernie Samuel and Vica Mae Lingle Cox. Vernie went to a country school at Black Jack, Mo., for five years and finished at El Dorado Springs High School. He obtained a G.E.D. and two years of college at Lamar, Colo. There he met Debbie Guthrie and into that union two sons were born, Vernie Samuel Cox III and James Franklin Cox...
Carol W. (Fisher) Secrist (05/25/12)
Carol W. (Fisher) Secrist, 88, passed away Thursday morning, May 17, 2012, at Lakeside Meadows Residential Care facility, Osage Beach, Mo., after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Carol was born in Muscatine, Iowa, June 9, 1923, the daughter of Clarence Elliott and Fletia Margaret (Phillips) Fisher...
Vernie S. Cox Jr. (05/23/12)
Vernie S. Cox Jr., 67, passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kan. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...
Robert "Bob" E. Leer (05/23/12)
Robert "Bob" E. Leer, 70, Nevada, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...
Anna Lee Ogle (05/23/12)
Anna Lee Ogle, 90, Nevada, passed away on Monday May 21, 2012, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. She was born Sept. 3, 1921, in Bates County, Mo., to Oscar Lee Meyer and Cammie Emma Morgan Meyer. She married Allen Applegate on Sept. 3, 1938, in Nevada. She later married Charles Walker "C.W." Ogle on July 26, 1962, in Schell City, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Dec. 24, 1994...
Ernest Eugene Board (05/22/12)
Ernest Eugene Board, 88, of Nevada, died Sunday, May 20, 2012, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan. He was born Nov. 23, 1923, to Ervin Parker and Alpha Dale Briscoe Board in Bates County, Mo. Ernest is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jeanne Board of Nevada; one son, Brian Board and wife, Sharon, of Nevada; two grandsons, Parker Board and fiancé, Carli Honea, and Tucker Board; one brother, Glen Board of Butler, Mo.; and special niece, Mary Clark and husband, John, and their children, Donald Clark, Heather Blanchard and husband, Nathan, and Laura Duncan and husband, Nathan. ...
Ruth Laverne (Purdy) McDaniel (05/22/12)
Ruth Laverne (Purdy) McDaniel, 79, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., the only child of Jesse Leonard and Gladys Eleanor (Fry) Purdy was born Oct. 14, 1932, in Otterville, Mo., and passed from this life Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Community Springs Healthcare in El Dorado Springs, Mo...
Alberta Beatrice Bates (05/22/12)
Alberta Beatrice Bates, 80, Independence, Mo., passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012, at her home. She was born Dec. 31, 1931, in Schell City, Mo., to Other T. Cox and Inez Sarah Malcolm Cox Raines. Alberta grew up in Missouri where she attended school. She went to Illinois in 1947 where she met Kenneth L. Bates and they were married in 1949. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1950. Alberta worked as a secretary for several companies in the Kansas City area until her retirement in 1990...
Edward Dayton Matthews (05/22/12)
Edward Dayton Matthews, 77, of the Collins, Mo., area died on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Northwood Hills in Humansville, Mo. Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 24, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City, Mo. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Lefler Cemetery in Harwood, Mo. Friends may call after 1 p.m., Wednesday, at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home in Schell City...
James H. Pyeatte (05/22/12)
James H. Pyeatte died May 1, 2012, in Parker, Colo., due to complications from throat cancer. He graduated valedictorian from Sheldon High School in 1967, attended Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., and graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia...
Corla June Houchin (05/19/12)
Corla June Houchin, 74, Walker, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness. She was born Aug. 29, 1937, in Lowry City, Mo., to Floyd A. Bauer and Dora D. Taylor Bauer. She married James Houchin Sr. on Feb. 19, 1954, in Kansas City, Kan., and he preceded her in death...
Teresa Lynn Garren (05/19/12)
Teresa Lynn Garren, 47, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at her home in Nevada, following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 3, 1964, in Kansas City, Mo., to Junie "Duane" Kerns and Martha Renae Baldwin Kerns. She married Arthur Garren on Aug. 27, 2010, in Miami, Okla., and he survives of the home...
Faye Covey (05/19/12)
Faye Covey, 90, formerly of 752 Lowman in Fort Scott and most recently Guest Home Estates, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012. Faye was born Oct. 6, 1921, in Everton, Ark., on the family ranch on the prairie. Her parents were Robert Alex and Minnie Myrtle (Barger) Simmons...
Eleanor N. Hergert (05/19/12)
Eleanor N. Hergert, 87, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Christian Health Care in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 6, 1924, in Arcadia, Kan., to Steven Corder Stephan and Dessie Fern Smith Stephan. She married Leon E. Hergert in 1947 in Great Bend, Kan., and he preceded her in death in 1988...
Gerald "Link" Hughes (05/19/12)
A celebration of life service for Gerald "Link" Hughes, 83, Perry, Kan., will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 24, at Mustard Seed Church, 700 Wakarusa Drive in Lawrence, Kan. He died on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at his home. He was a member of the Mustard Seed Church and the Alpha Course at the Mustard Seed. He was also a member of the 9th Street River City AA Group and Bricklayers Union for more than 30 years...
Eleanor N. Hergert (05/18/12)
Eleanor N. Hergert, 87, Nevada, Mo., died on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Christian Health Care in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home. View obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...