Obituaries from November 2009

Beulah Abigail Watkins (11/03/09)
Beulah Abigail Watkins, 94, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at her home in Sheldon following a lengthy illness. She was born March 6, 1915, in Sheldon, to John Moore and Martha Ellen Gonterman Moore. She married Cecil J. Watkins on July 3, 1936, in Carthage, Mo., and he preceded her in death in 1988...

Albin Bernard Kos Sr. (11/03/09)
Albin Bernard Kos Sr., age 82 of Nevada died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg following a lengthy illness. Mr. Kos was born March 21, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Frank and Agnes Blasic Kos. He was married to Freda Kroenke on June 24, 1991, and she survives of the home...

Jim "J.J." Farley (11/03/09)
Jim "J.J." Farley, was born in Columbus, Kan., on Nov. 16, 1944, to Joseph W. and Josephine Adamson Farley. He passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. His family moved to Pittsburg, Kan., when he was a small child. He grew up in Pittsburg, graduated high school and attended Kansas State Teacher's College of Pittsburg, where he received his bachelor's degree in secondary education while completing the ROTC program and receiving his officers' commission, in preparation for military service in the U.S. ...

Derrel Waynon Maness (11/03/09)
Derrel Waynon Maness, 76, Nevada, died on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at his home in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

Thomas Briscoe (11/03/09)
Thomas Briscoe, 45, Sheldon, died on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

Fred Ross Bratcher Sr. (11/03/09)
Fred Ross Bratcher Sr., 68, of Nevada, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Memorial services are pending. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Evergreen Memorial Chapel. Send condolences online at www.evergreenmemorialchapel.com...

Kaleb Wayne Brewer (11/03/09)
Kaleb Wayne Brewer, age 20, of Nevada, died Nov. 2, 2009, in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

Thomas Edward Briscoe (11/04/09)
Thomas Edward Briscoe, age 45, of Sheldon, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following an illness of four years. He was born Aug. 27, 1964, in Kansas City, Mo., to Marion Cecil Briscoe and Carolyn Kay Jackson Briscoe. He married Shelley DeAnne White on Nov. 22, 2002, and she survives of the home...

Derrel Waynon Maness (11/04/09)
Derrel Waynon Maness, 76, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 23, 1933, in Searcy, Ark., to Andrew Maness and Gertrude Humble Maness. He married Martha "Maggie" Hedges Nicholson on Jan. 23, 1985, in Barling, Ark...

Gale Coak (11/04/09)
Gale Coak, 84, formerly of Schell City, died, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at his home in Columbia, Mo. Visitation will be held from 7-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at Lewis Hoagland Funeral Home, in Schell City. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Schell City United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Connie Locke officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, in Schell City...

Ernest M. "Ernie" Madill (11/04/09)
Ernest M. "Ernie" Madill, 85, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

Kaleb Wayne Brewer (11/04/09)
Kaleb Wayne Brewer, age 20, Nevada, died as the result of an automobile accident in Nevada. He was born Nov. 11, 1988, in Nevada, to John Wayne Brewer and Sara Lou Peters Brewer. Kaleb grew up in Nevada and attended Nevada schools. He began working with his grandfather, Carl, in the auto body business at a young age. He also had previous employment with Keith's Body Shop in Nevada...

Ernest Martin Madill (11/05/09)
Ernest Martin Madill, 85, Nevada, passed away at Nevada Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. He was born in Chanute, Kan., on June 23, 1924, the fourth of eight children of Ralph Clark Madill and Ella Mary Umphenour Madill. He married Mary Marie Dobson in 1946 and she survives of the home...

Gale Edwin Coak (11/05/09)
Gale Edwin Coak, 84, former resident of Schell City, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at his home in Columbia under hospice care. Gale was born on May 16, 1925, in Fort Wayne, Ind., the second son of Letis and Esther Endsley Coak, and was later joined by three brothers and three sisters...

Juanita Davis Pearson (11/06/09)
Juanita Davis Pearson, 88, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. She was born in Nevada's east end on March 11, 1921, the daughter of Burrel E. Davis Sr. and Nellie Silvers Davis. She was married to Frank "Ted" Pearson and he preceded her in death on Feb. 24, 1990...

Margie Sara May Houston (11/10/09)
Margie Sara May Houston, age 95, of Lamar, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at the home of her daughter in Carthage, Mo. Margie was born Oct. 25, 1914, in Stotes-bury, the youngest of the six children of Abram and Kathryn (Boyd) Rutherford. She graduated from Stotesbury High School in 1933 and attended Fort Scott College. ...

Dolores Jean "Dee" Foland (11/10/09)

Martha Matilda Perkey (11/10/09)

Dorothy Lee Gensler (11/10/09)
Dorothy Lee Gensler, 69, Nevada, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Freeman Health Systems, Joplin. She was born Feb. 16, 1940, in Nevada, Mo., to Charles William Ryan and Hattie Marie May Ryan. Dorothy was born and reared in Nevada and spent virtually her entire life here. She was a homemaker and liked playing bingo, and embroidery...

Erma J. Eador (11/10/09)
Erma J. Eador, age 66, of Nevada, died on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 15, 1943, in Paris, Texas, to Ralph D. Meacham and Olivia M. Holland Meacham. Erma was married to John Eador on June 1, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, and he survives of the home...

Larry Hurst (11/10/09)
Larry Hurst, 61, of rural Girard, Kan., longtime teacher and coach, was pronounced dead in the emergency room of the Girard Medical Center at 5:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Death was unexpected. He was born Aug, 5, 1948, in Parsons, to Cecil and Bonnie Jean (Stice) Hurst. He grew up and attended school in Erie and graduated from Erie High School. He attended Independence Junior College and Pittsburg State University, where he earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees...

Stephanie Jo Maxwell (11/10/09)
Stephanie Jo Maxwell, 36, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Freeman Health System, Joplin, Mo. She was born Aug. 16, 1973, in Cleve-land, Ohio, but grew up in Phoenix, Ariz. She lived for a number of years in Webb City and moved to Vernon County in 2007 and has resided here since...

Ronnie Dean Engle (11/10/09)
Ronnie Dean Engle, 46, Liberal, MO died Monday, November 9, 2009 in Barton County, MO as a result of a traffic accident. He was born January 27, 1963 inNevada, MO to Lonnie Loren Engle and Joan Doris Rackley Engle. Ronnie was born and raised and spent most of his life in this area. ...

Martha Matilda Perkey (11/12/09)
Martha Matilda Perkey, 97, Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was born March 4, 1912, in Spruce, Mo., to William Thurman Perkey and Lena May Fillpot Perkey. Martha was born, raised, and spent virtually her entire life in this area. She worked for a number of years at Bendix in Kansas City and the cheese plant in El Dorado Springs, Mo. She was an avid gardener and bird watcher...

Dolores Jean "Dee" Foland (11/12/09)
Dolores Jean "Dee" Foland, 77, Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at her home in Kansas City following an illness of several months. She was born Jan. 3, 1932, in Murphysboro, Ill., to Charles Edward Cherry and Myrtle B. Quinn Cherry. She married Hal E. Foland on June 15, 1951, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

Ronnie Dean Engle (11/12/09)
Ronnie Dean Engle, 46, Liberal, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in Barton County, Mo., as a result of a traffic accident. He was born Jan. 27, 1963, in Nevada, to Lonnie Loren Engle and Joan Doris Rackley Engle. Ronnie was born and raised and spent most of his life in this area. ...

Charlyne L. Wilson (11/14/09)
Charlyne L. Wilson, 76, of Fort Scott, passed away, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at her home in Fort Scott. Charlyne was born on Dec. 28, 1932, in Kansas City, Mo., daughter of Charles L. and Hazel E. (Radford) Maupin. She attended schools in Butler, Mo. Charlyne married Joseph D. Wilson, on May 17, 1950, in Huntsville, Ark. They were happily married for 53 years until he preceded in death on July 4, 2003...

Thomas Lee Davis (11/14/09)
Thomas Lee Davis, 70, of Nevada, formerly of Englevale, Kan., died at 1:57 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at K.U. Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Davis was born on Oct. 28, 1939, at Pittsburg, Kans, the son of Thomas and Hazel Janes Davis. Tom was reared in Englevale and attended Englevale and Arma grade schools. He graduated from Arcadia High School in 1957. He was a star basketball player...

Delbert Ivan Harth (11/17/09)
A family graveside service for Delbert Ivan Harth will be held Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at the Deerfield Cemetery, in Deerfield, Mo. Delbert, a 30-plus year resident of Dolores and Cortez, Colo., was born on Aug. 19, 1932, in Inez, N.M., the son of John and Annetta Aldine (Shepard) Harth. He passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at the age of 87...

Jerry J. Wood (11/17/09)
Jerry J. Wood, 74, Walker, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Cedar County Hospital, El Dorado Springs, Mo., after a battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Nevada, the son of Everett Ernest Wood and Mary Anna Atherton Wood. He married Helen Yazel on Sept. 20, 1958, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Esther V. Minor (11/17/09)
Esther V. Minor, 87, Rich Hill, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Nevada, at her daughter's home, following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 14, 1922, in Deepwater, Mo., to John Phillip VanAllen and Nannie Elizabeth Link VanAllen. She married Claude Minor on June 16, 1937, in Nevada. He preceded her in death May 25, 1980...

David Lee Gordon (11/17/09)
David Lee Gordon, 57, of Nevada, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness. He was born on Feb. 23, 1952, in Independence, Mo., to Howard M. Gordon and Marjorie Lucille Butler Gordon. Hewas married to Tony Krebs on March 23, 1973. He later married Elaine S. Welch, on May 5, 2006, and she survives of the home...

Kimberly Lynn Shutters (11/17/09)
Kimberly Lynn Shutters, age, 44, of Sheldon, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at the Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar following a short illness. She was born on Dec. 3, 1964, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Lester A. Thurston and Leah Pearline Edens Thurston. On Sept. 20, 2003, Kim was married to Frank L. Shutters and he survives of the home in Sheldon...

George Stanley Simmons (11/17/09)
George Stanley Simmons, 59, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 31, 1950, in Nevada, to Lloyd Thomas Simmons and Margie Inez Howell Simmons. He married Lowrean Lee Fletcher on May 26, 1972, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Ruth Margaret Mayfield (11/18/09)
Ruth Margaret Mayfield, 90, Nevada, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Christian Health Care in Nevada following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 21, 1919, in Milo, Mo., to Arthur Lee Danley and Elsie Pearl Livingston Danley. She was married Dec. 30, 1954, in Sheldon, Mo., to Albert Eldon Mayfield and he preceded her in death May 1980...

Ruth Ellen (Matthews) Seitz (11/18/09)
Ruth Ellen (Matthews) Seitz passed away peacefully at her home on Nov. 15, 2009, at the age of 80. She was born April 30, 1929, in Nevada, the youngest child of Andrew B and Helen (Terry) Matthews. She was united in marriage to Edwin "Ted" Seitz, on April 30, 1955, to this union one son was born.Ruth loved life...

Wilbur Thomas Huls (11/19/09)
Wilbur Thomas Huls, 85, of Hume, Mo., passed away Nov. 16, 2009, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. He was born on Dec. 31, 1923, in Kirksville, Mo., the son of William Jackman and Martha Oliver (Treffer) Huls. Wilbur was united in marriage to Florence Ellen Boyd on July 5, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa; to this union two children were born...

William Franklin Redburn (11/19/09)
William Franklin Redburn, born in Tiffin, Mo. on Nov. 22, 1932 to Edward James (Tillery) and Clara Lucretia (Cooper) Redburn and died at Rice County Hospital in Lyons, Kan., on Sept. 21, 2009, after a short illness. Known as Bill throughout his life, he officially changed his name from Richard to William. ...

Barbara L. Ann Lockhart (11/19/09)
Barbara L. Ann Lockhart, 60, died on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.

La Dora Mae Mead (11/20/09)
La Dora Mae Mead, 69, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at Freeman West Health System in Joplin following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 7, 1939, in San Dimas, Calif., to Harvey Robert Sneed and Edna Mae French Sneed. She married Donald P. Mead in 1961 in Roseville, Calif., and he preceded her in death in 1999...

Ruth Allene Peckman (11/20/09)
Ruth Allene Peckman, 79, Milo, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Carthage, Mo., to Glen A. Lindenman and Ruth Mildred Grundy Lindenman. She married Richard W. Peckman on June 16, 1949, in Bentonville, Ark., and he survives of the home...

Barbara L. Ann Lockhart (11/20/09)
Barbara L. Ann Lockhart, 60, St. Louis, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, following a lengthy illness. She was born on Aug. 20, 1949, in Plainview, Texas, to James Ambrose and Barbara Ann Hibdon. She married Joseph A. Lockhart on Jan. 23, 1981, in Dumas, Texas, and he survives of the home...