Obituaries

Anna Laura Duncan, 58, of Nevada, passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Anna was born on April 20, 1962, in Kansas City, Mo., to Robert, Jr and Anna (Collins) Jadlot. Anna grew up in Sheldon and Nevada and attended school in Sheldon. ...

Barbara Ruth Doolittle, 86 of Nevada, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, at Medicalodges of Nevada. She was born on May 31, 1933, in Hudson, N.Y., to William and Ruth (Wallace) Hale. She was married to Charles E. Doolittle on Nov. 29, 1966, in Wooster, Ohio. After 50 plus years together he preceded her in death in April 2018...

Gillian Curry, 72, Nevada, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Cox Barton County Hospital, in Lamar. Gillian was born March 4, 1948, in Ipswich, England, to John and Evelyn M. (Mason) Bowman. On April 29, 1985, she was united in marriage to Donald Curry in Great Yarmouth, England, and he survives of the home...

Gillian Curry, 72, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Cox Barton County Hospital, in Lamar. Gillian was born March 4, 1948, in Ipswich, England, to John and Evelyn M. (Mason) Bowman. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 5, at Milo Cemetery in Milo, Mo., with the Rev. David Curry officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada...

Norma Lee Hart, 90, formerly of Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Truman Healthcare and Rehab in Lamar following a brief illness. Norma was born Nov. 24, 1929, in Mannford, Okla., to Jessie O. and Naomi A. (Stockdale) Varnell. She was united in marriage to Gus Eugene Hart on Sept. 24, 1948, in Drumright, Okla., and he preceded her in death on May 26, 2010...

Charlotte Norwood Reid, passed from this life on May 10, 2020, following a lengthy illness, in Springfield, Mo. Charlotte (72) was born on July 14, 1947, in Nevada, Mo., to Beva Lee Norwood and Evelyn Norwood. Charlotte was raised in Nevada where she attended school until her graduation in 1965...

Sharon Faye Kunkel, 68, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, May 24, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Sharon was born Oct. 4, 1951, in Nevada, Mo., to Troy Franklin and Nina Allene (Phillips) Norris. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, May 29, at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Schell City, Mo., with Pastor Dan Gayman officiating...

Carmen “Gaye” Baldwin, 78, of Nevada, passed away with her family by her side on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Gaye was born on March 26, 1942, in Nevada, to Robert “Daddy Bob” and Imogene (Tough) Howell. On Dec. 29, 1962 she was married to Mark L. Baldwin in Nevada and he preceded her in death on April 23, 2014...

Melva Lea Keithley, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at her home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Melva was born Oct. 21, 1940, in Nevada, Mo., to Ralph H. and Doris O. (White) Smith. She was united in marriage to Alfred L. Keithley on Dec. 29, 1961, in Nevada, Mo., and he preceded her in death on July 7, 2005...

Francis Whitton Stewart, 79, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at his home in Schell City, Mo. Francis was born Jan. 5, 1941, in Wheaton, Mo., to Lonnie and Bonnie (Thompson) Stewart. He married Esther Ruth Brashears on Nov. 3, 1963, in Neosho, Mo., and she preceded him in death on March 2, 2005...

Jacquelyn Joyce Stites Hardy of Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Freeman Hospital, in Joplin, Mo., at the age of 89 following a brief illness. Jackie was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Centralia, Mo., to Charles A. and Pansy (Patton) Stites. After graduating from Centralia High School, she worked for Kroger Grocery. On Aug. 21, 1949, she married Harry Joe Hardy in Centralia. They raised one daughter, Joy, and two sons, Randy and Mark, on their family farm in Sheldon, Ml...

Tanner Russell Bryant, 15, of Nevada, Mo., gained his angel wings on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born Jan. 27, 2005 in Nevada, Mo. Tanner was diagnosed very early on with a chromosome 9q deletion, known as Kleefstra Syndrome. He was never able to walk or really, even talk, but he taught all of us what true, unconditional love really was. ...

Debra Lee Rider-Smith, 59, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in her home in Independence, Mo., following an illness. She was born on July 4, 1960, in Nevada, Mo., to Lovell Glen Rider and Edith Mae Rider. She married Dennis L. Smith on Jan. 1, 1994, in Deerfield, Mo...

Jeffrey passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, from complications of the flu, no funeral or service was held. His father, Ronald Richter, was taking care of cremation arrangements. Jeffrey was born March 25, 1963, in El Paso, Texas. Jeffrey was preceded in death by his mother, Sally Ann (Toncre) Richter. ...

Loretta May Somers (Pemberton), a retired Registered nurse and life-long Seventh-Day Adventist, resident of Nevada, Mo., died peacefully on May 10, 2020, at the age of 85 at Moore Few Care Center. Loretta is survived by her children, Jack Leonard Somers II (Thais Somers), Carol Lee McMillen (Somers) (Mark Allen McMillen), Robert Floyd Somers (Stephanie Sue Somers), and Steven Somers; sister, Bonnie Louise Schwarck (Pemberton); brother, Deryl Floyd Pemberton (Fran Pemberton); 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one great- great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews. ...

Betty Ann Pisciotta, 86, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020, at her home in rural Vernon County, Mo. Betty was born Sept. 24, 1933, to Hiner and Hazel Smith. She married Vincent Pisciotta Jr. in Kansas City, Mo., and he preceded her in death. Betty was raised in Nevada and moved to Kansas City where she attended school. ...

Max Harvey Hudson, 84, Milo, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Max was born April 4, 1935, in Emporia, Kan., to Loren and Marie (Warner) Hudson. He was united in marriage to Shirley Anne Thornton on Dec. 4, 1952, in Cottonwood Falls, Kan., and she survives of the home...

Tommie Sue Beisner of Nevada, Mo., passed away May 9, 2020, at the age of 77. Sue was born in Joplin, Mo., on Oct. 17, 1942, to Wynona (Love) Newton and Alfred Buford Newton. After graduating from Joplin High School, Sue received an Associate degree from Joplin Junior College. ...

Helen F. McHugh Brauer, 88, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center in Nevada, Mo. Helen was born on Aug. 19, 1931, in Tucson, Ariz. She was the fourth child of James Patrick and Mary Catherine (Hochstatter) McHugh. Helen spent most of her younger years and young adulthood in Nevada, Mo. ...

Helen McHugh Brauer, 88, died on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Nevada, Mo. Additional family and service information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Tommie “Sue” Beisner, 78, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Funeral services are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Additional information will be announced at a later time.

Frank S. Sinsley, beloved father and husband, passed away on May 2, 2020. He was born in Santa Ana, Calif., May 25 , 1935. His family moved from California to Oregon and finally to Missouri while he was a child. He spent his formative years at a farm, near Nevada, Mo., before working construction, then joining the Army for nine years, where he spent time in Germany and South Korea. ...

Leonard Alford Wheeler Jr., 79, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., formerly of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away at 4:25 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. He was born July 28, 1940, in Thayer, Kan., the son of Leonard Alford and Flossie (Matlock) Wheeler Sr...

Ianeta “Neta” Te’o Olson, 68, was a resident of Walker, Mo., when she passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2020, after a brief illness. She was born May 3, 1951, in Vailoatai, American Samoa, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Te’o Sapini and A’aifou Potoa’e Su’a...

Barbara Jean (Clifton) Miller, 72, went to be with her heavenly father on May 7, 2020, at her home in Nevada, Mo., while surrounded by family. She was born on Sept. 15, 1947, in St. Louis, Mo., to Homer Chester Clifton and Dorothy Elizabeth (Johnson) Clifton. She married Clarence Arthur Miller on April 8, 1965, in Fort Pierce, Fla...

Ianeta “Neta” Te’o Olson, 68, died on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at home in Walker, Mo. Her funeral service will take place at 1 p.m., Friday, May 29, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, Mo. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Iva Ruth (Cumpton) Campbell, 87, entered heaven on May 4, 2020, while a resident at Moore-Few Care Center (MFCC), Nevada, Mo. Ruth, one of 10 children, was born to Earl R. and Celia H. (Bryant) Cumpton at Aaron, Mo., on March 22, 1933. She accepted Christ at a young age and lived her life with devotion to her faith. She graduated from Ballard High School in 1951 and always enjoyed any occasion that took her back to her Ballard roots...

Phyllis Nora Clyman, 94, passed away on May 4, 2020, in Nevada, Mo., after a brief illness. She was born at Warminster, England, on June 20, 1925, the daughter of Charles and Lily Morement. Phyllis met her future husband, Oscar F. Clyman, while he was serving as a GI in the U.S. ...

Kathleen Mildred Covington, 98, Walker, Mo., passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020, at her home in Walker. Kathleen was born Sept. 21, 1921, in Topeka, Kan., to Gordon Garfield and Ethel Leona (Gayer) Deline. She married Jerial D. Covington on May 6, 1949, in Rogers, Ark., and he preceded her in death in 2010...

Kimberly Ann Day, 31, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away in Pittsburg, Kan., on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. She was born Feb. 17, 1989, in Nevada, Mo., to David R. and Janet L. (Simpson) Day. Kimberly attended Northeast Vernon County School through sixth grade before coming to Nevada and graduating from Nevada High School Class of 2007. She was employed at EaglePicher Technologies in Pittsburg, where she has worked for the past seven years...

Judith Kay (Greer) Agee, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at her home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Judy was born Oct. 1, 1940, in Harwood, Mo., the daughter of Oscar Warren Greer and Ethel Pearl (Stults) Greer. She married Stafford A. Agee of Nevada on Dec. 26, 1958, at Clayton Christian Church in Eve, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Dr. Robert (Bob) E. Steele Jr., passed peacefully at his son Tom’s family home April 19, 2020, after a lengthy and brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Jan. 8, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo. Robert grew up in Nevada, Mo., where he graduated valedictorian from Nevada High School in 1955. ...

Denise Maxine Shotts, 50, Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. She was born on Nov. 6, 1969, in Long Beach, Calif., to Thomas Barker Sr. and Donna (Boyd) Barker. She married John F. Shotts on April 23, 1991, in Nevada, Mo., and he survives the home...

Patricia A. Stark, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at Morningside of Nevada. Pat was born May 4, 1938, in Sheldon, Mo., to Clayton E. and Helen A. (Doolin) Cavanaugh. She was united in marriage to William F. Scott on Dec. 23, 1956, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 1996. She married Don Stark in February 1999 and he preceded her in death in December of 2012...

Hubert Lee (Hurb) Adams passed away April 18, 2020, at the age of 82, from the COVID-19 virus in Detroit, Mich. Hurb was born Dec. 19, 1937, on the Nord family farm in Bronaugh, Mo., to Clarence Kermit Adams and Viola Nord Mahan Adams. He was the oldest of eight children...

Marcia Kay Somers of Ada, Kan., passed away peacefully in her home on April 16, 2020. She was surrounded by her loved ones and the ones she loved the most. Marcia was born in Herrington, Kan., to Mark and Wanda (Boone) Hood on Aug. 13, 1949. She was united in marraige to John Robert Somers on April 13, 1967, and he survives of the home...

Harry P. Gicante Sr., 76, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Harry was born on June 6, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo., to John B. and Gladys K. (Pritchett) Gicante. He was united in marriage to Jeannie Ruth Pike on March 6, 1976, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 25, 2011...

Virginia Elizabeth Bedore, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2020, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab. She was born June 22, 1935, in Bates County, Mo., to Arthur L. and Eula M. (Bohrn) Garren. In 1984, she was united in marriage to James Bedore in Raytown, Mo., and he preceded her in death...

John Lee Carmichael, 92, Nevada, MO, passed away on April 13, 2020. He was born March 15, 1928 in Osawatomie, Kansas to Cecil L. Carmichael and Mildred F. (Phares) Carmichael. He married his high school sweetheart, Martha L. York, on February 24, 1951 in Osawatomie, Kansas. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents...

Joseph Andrew Sloniker, 97, Milo, MO was born May 29, 1922 in Arcadia, KS and departed this life on Monday, April 12, 2020 at the home of his son, Steve Sloniker. Joseph was drafted into the United States Army October 22, 1942, where he fought in five Campaigns of World War II – Normandy, Northern France, Central Europe, Rhineland and Ardennes as a Radio Operator. ...

Bobby Wayne Holland, 72, of Columbus, Ind., passed away on the morning of April 2, 2020 at his home with his wife, Gloria Jean, and other family members at his side. Bobby was born in Bonifey, Fla.,, and graduated high school in Bronaugh, Mo. Bobby was an avid auto mechanic, loving father, and husband...

Johnnie Delilah Medley, 102, Moundville, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born June 18, 1917, in Dederick, Mo., to John A. and Evaline E. (Key) Folkner. Johnnie married Rolla Dale Medley on March 28, 1936, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death in 2004...

Debra Jane (Forest) McCune, of Sheldon, Mo., died April 3, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. She is survived by her precious four legged companion, Jada; her two children, Jennifer D. Weston, of Broken Arrow, Okla., and James Sorden, of Nevada, Mo.; her brother, Dustin Vittetoe, of Springfield, Mo.; her stepfather, Lecil Fields, of Horton, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...