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Eula M. McReynolds
(Obituary ~ 01/03/14)
Eula M. McReynolds, 94, Nevada, Mo., died on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Christian Healthcare, in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...
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Evelyn Bell
(Obituary ~ 01/03/14)
Evelyn Bell, 81, of Schell City, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 4, at First Baptist Church, Schell City. Burial will be in Green Mound Cemetery, Harwood, Mo...
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Sherry Bea Burnett
(Obituary ~ 01/03/14)
Sherry Bea Burnett, 61, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born March 30, 1952, in Lexington, Mo., to Howard R. Burnett Sr. and Mildred Ann Richer Burnett. As a child, Sherry moved with her family to Kansas City and graduated from Ruskin Heights High School in 1971. ...
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Maurice Joseph Cundiff
(Obituary ~ 01/03/14)
Maurice Joseph Cundiff, 78, of Lamar, Mo., passed away Dec. 31, 2013. He was born June 29, 1935, in Lamar, to Joe and Hazel Kremp Cundiff. Maurice was an agriculture equipment mechanic. He worked for John Deere and Hartzler's in Nevada, Mo., Purinton's in Lamar, Mo., and farmed with his parents. ...
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Eula Marie McReynolds
(Obituary ~ 01/04/14)
Eula Marie McReynolds, 94, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Christian Healthcare in Nevada. She was born on Sept. 3, 1919, in Vernon County, Mo., to B.R. Compton and Tillie W.A. (Monthei) Compton. She and Roy Bert McReynolds were married on May 22, 1948, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...
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Lloyd L. Spillman
(Obituary ~ 01/07/14)
Lloyd L. Spillman, 89, of Nevada, passed away on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. He was born on Feb. 4, 1924, in Metz, Mo., to Carl and Lenora (Wilson) Spillman. Lloyd was raised in Metz where he met his high school sweetheart, Iva Lorene Adams, and married her on June 21, 1943, and she survives of the home...
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Nelda Noreen Chapman
(Obituary ~ 01/07/14)
Nelda Noreen Chapman, 82, of Sheldon, Mo., passed away Jan. 4, 2014, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born April 23, 1931, in Nevada, to Darrell S. and Sarah Belle (Wilson) Maxwell. She grew up in Milo and graduated from Nevada High School in 1948...
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Shaun M. Bean
(Obituary ~ 01/07/14)
Shaun M. Bean, 52, Liberal, Mo., died Jan 2, 2014. Services will be held at 2 p.m., today, at Konantz Warden Funeral Home Chapel, Lamar, Mo. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m., prior to the service. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Mo...
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Martha Lee Moore
(Obituary ~ 01/07/14)
Martha Lee Moore, 76, passed away Jan. 5, 2014, at her home in Moundville, Mo. She was born Feb. 4, 1937, in Dederick, Mo., to Byron Clinton and Viola Anna (Balk) Key. Martha grew up in the Ketterman area and graduated from Walker High School in 1955. ...
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Florence Earlene Millstead
(Obituary ~ 01/07/14)
Florence Earlene Millstead, 87, of Nevada, Mo., passed away at her residence on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, following a lengthy illness. She was born April 26, 1926, in Sheldon, Mo., to Earl Reeves Cliffman and Alberta Duncan Cliffman. She married Walt M. Millstead on Dec. 3, 1965, and he survives of the home...
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Evelyn Elizabeth (Caruthers) Bell
(Obituary ~ 01/08/14)
Evelyn Elizabeth Bell was born Aug. 27, 1932, on a farm southwest of Appleton City, Mo. She was the second and youngest daughter of Albert Raymond and Susie Mattie (Medearis) Caruthers. She had one sister, Jewell Mynatte McKinney. In 1934, her family moved to a farm a few miles southeast of Schell City, Mo., where she attended Prairie Valley School for eight years and then attended high school at Schell City from September 1945 until her graduation in May 1949...
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Lawrence Ray Tracy
(Obituary ~ 01/08/14)
Lawrence Ray Tracy, 78, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. He was born Oct. 7, 1935, in Nevada to Leland Springer Tracy and Dorothy Nadine (Peak) Tracy. He and Blanch Lucy Slates were married on Oct. 7, 1982, and she survives of Nevada...
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Irene Neva (Worthington) Banks
(Obituary ~ 01/09/14)
Irene Neva (Worthington) Banks, 68, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., went to be with her Savior on Jan. 7, 2014. Irene was born July 13, 1945, in Stockton, Mo., the daughter of James Worthington and Neva (Simrell Worthington) Rust. She lived in Stockton until she moved to El Dorado Springs, Mo...
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Patricia Ann Robb
(Obituary ~ 01/09/14)
Patricia Ann Robb, 67, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Dec. 26, 2013, at Landmark Hospital, Joplin, Mo. She was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Nevada, to Henry Kenneth Smith and Hazel Irene (Miler) Smith. Patricia and Russell Robb were married on June 4, 1979, in Miami, Okla., and he preceded her in death on Feb. 2, 2008...
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Kenneth Leroy Adams
(Obituary ~ 01/11/14)
Kenneth Leroy Adams, 85, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at his home in Nevada, Mo., following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rockville, Mo., on March 13, 1928, to Benny Clarence Adams and Ivy Beatrice Richeson Adams. He married Violet McQuay on Aug. 4, 1969, in Miami, Okla., and she preceded him in death on Feb. 24, 2012...
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Leta Bell Malcom
(Obituary ~ 01/11/14)
Leta Bell Malcom, 95, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 22, 1918, in Appleton City, Mo., to David Dotson and Dorothy Ethel (Henderson) Dotson. She and Asa C. Malcom were married on Dec. 2, 1937, in El Dorado Springs, Mo. He preceded her in death on Feb. 17, 1996...
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Thelma Roe
(Obituary ~ 01/11/14)
Thelma Roe, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Community Springs Healthcare, in El Dorado Springs. No services are planned at this time.
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Frank A. Harris
(Obituary ~ 01/14/14)
Frank A. Harris, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., after a lengthy illness. Frank was born June 21, 1930, in Tarkio, Mo., to Charles Harris and Lydia Macrae Harris. He was united in marriage to Sue Byrnes on April 29, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark., and she preceded him in death on Feb. 17, 2000...
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Alma Lorene Talbott
(Obituary ~ 01/14/14)
Alma Lorene Talbott, 84, of Rich Hill, Mo., died at her home with her family at her bedside on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Rich Hill Christian Church, with burial in the Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Heartland Hospice in care of Heuser Funeral Home...
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David Arnold Todd II
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
Memorial services for David Arnold Todd II, 81, Lawton, will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Shelley Forrester, rector, officiating. Mr. Todd died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home...
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Edward William Howard
(Obituary ~ 01/15/14)
Edward William Howard, 80, Nevada, Mo., died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Barone Alzheimer Care Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 12, 1933, in Kansas City, Kan., to Hollis S. Howard and Ruth M. (Bistos) Howard. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, at National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan. The family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, at Ferry Funeral Home...
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Minnie Marie Benbrook
(Obituary ~ 01/16/14)
Minnie Marie Benbrook, 90, Peoria, Ariz., formerly of Mt. Vernon, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following an illness of several weeks. She was born Nov. 26, 1923, in Chesapeake, Mo., to George Franklin Blevins and Dora Elsa Josephine Pryor Blevins. Minnie and Leo Carl Benbrook were married on Feb. 12, 1942, in Mt. Vernon, Mo. He preceded her in death on March 16, 1998...
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Joe Scotten
(Obituary ~ 01/16/14)
Joe Scotten, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, at Green Mound Cemetery, Harwood, Mo. Friends may call after 1 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family...
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Charles Edward "Ed" Leavell
(Obituary ~ 01/17/14)
Charles Edward "Ed" Leavell, 70, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., following a lengthy illness. He was born June 10, 1943, in Sheldon, Mo., to Sterling Edward "Pat" Leavell and Dorothy C. (Lathrop) Leavell...
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Patricia Marie "Pattie" (Gloodt) Cox
(Obituary ~ 01/17/14)
Patricia Marie "Pattie" (Gloodt) Cox, 57, of Lee's Summit, Mo., passed away Jan. 13, 2014, at St. Joseph Medical Center, in Kansas City, Mo. Pattie was born May 26, 1956. Pattie is survived by her sons, Robert Williams, Anthony Williams, and Tyler Cox; one brother, Butch Gloodt; and two sisters, Essie Vioght and Mary Smith...
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Joe Leslie Scotten
(Obituary ~ 01/18/14)
Joe Leslie Scotten, 73, of Nevada, Mo., the son of Robert Lee and Velma Nadine (Price) Scotten was born Feb. 18, 1940, in St. Clair County, Mo., and passed from this life Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Joe was raised and attended school in the Schell City and Walker area of Vernon County. ...
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Forest Eugene Meritt
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
Forest Eugene Meritt, 76, Nevada, Mo., passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Eugene was born Dec. 16, 1937, in Nevada, to Forest E. Meritt and Thelma V. Cooper. Eugene grew up in this area and graduated from Nevada High School in 1956. He worked throughout his life on the family farm raising hogs and cattle and doing general farm chores. With the exception of two years when the family moved to California, Eugene lived his entire life in Vernon County...
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Hazel Lorene Burris
(Obituary ~ 01/21/14)
Hazel Lorene Burris, 100, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, in Nevada. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Deerfield Cemetery, Deerfield, Mo., under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...
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Leroy C. Beshore
(Obituary ~ 01/22/14)
Leroy C. Beshore, 89, of Nevada, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Christian Health Care Center, Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Heuser Funeral Home in Rich Hill, with burial and military rites in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m., until service time, Saturday...
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The Rev. Dr. Frank Claiborne
(Obituary ~ 01/22/14)
The Rev. Dr. Frank Claiborne, son of Jord M. and Cynthia Jane Williams Claiborne, was born in Nevada, Mo., on Sept. 23, 1925, weighing in at two and three-quarter pounds. He died on Jan. 19, 2014. During Frank's first hours of life, his hands were so small that they could pass through his father's wedding band. During his final hours, his hands were clasped with Idavee, his loving wife of more than 66 years...
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Ronald E. Kirby
(Obituary ~ 01/22/14)
Ronald E. Kirby, 60, of Hepler, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in St. Luke's Hospital, in Kansas City, Mo., after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 27, 1953, in Denver, Colo., a son of Roy and Rosalee (Rutherford) Kirby. Ronald grew up in Denver and attended schools there...
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Robert Lewis McGinnis Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/23/14)
Robert Lewis McGinnis Sr., 82, of Milo, Mo., passed away Jan. 20, 2014, at the Willow Lane Nursing Home, in Butler, Mo. He was born in Napoleon, Mo., to George R. and Leona Mae (Lewis) McGinnis. Throughout most of his life, Robert worked as a farm hand and in the 1980s--1990s he graded roads for the Metz area, then later in the 1990s to 2004, he graded roads for Sheldon Township. ...
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Janice Delight Ware
(Obituary ~ 01/23/14)
Janice Delight Ware, 67, Deming, N.M., passed away Jan. 19, 2014, at Mountain View Regional Medical Center, in Las Cruces. Janice was born Feb. 21, 1946, in Kansas City, Kan., to Daniel Orville Rapp and Vivian A. Piersee. Janice, along with her family, moved to Nevada, Mo., after the flood of 1951 washed away their home. ...
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Sarah Ann Claspill
(Obituary ~ 01/23/14)
Sarah Ann Claspill, 68, Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Christian Health Care, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Sarah was born Oct. 13, 1945, in Nevada, to Virgil Oliver Scott and Velma L. (Withrow) Scott. She was united in marriage to Tommy A. Claspill Aug. 11, 1968, in Nevada. Tom preceded her in death Jan. 12, 2013...
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Linda Louise Rogers
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Linda Louise Rogers, 66, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born Aug. 12, 1947, in St. Paul, Minn., to Edward Robert and Adeline Freida (Paulus) Thury. She grew up in the St. Paul and St. Park, Minn., areas and graduated from high school there. ...
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Paul John Pfunder
(Obituary ~ 01/24/14)
Paul John Pfunder, 75, Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 15, 1938, in Sandusky, Ohio, to Heber Pfunder and Adelaide Moyer. No services are planned at this time.
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Billie Floyd (Bill) Householder
(Obituary ~ 01/25/14)
Billie Floyd (Bill) Householder, 70, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. Bill, as he was known, was born June 24, 1943, in Nevada, to Harry Carol and Jennie Ann (Swift) Householder. He was married for many years to Ruby Elaine Williams and together had four children. ...
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Lori Lee Newsome
(Obituary ~ 01/28/14)
Lori Lee Newsome, 43, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Sedalia, Mo. She was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 4, 1970, to Ricky Joe Newsome and Reva Rose (Cordray) Newsome. Following her elementary and secondary education, Lorie attended one year of college. She enjoyed crocheting, antiques, and loved her grandchildren...
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Elmon Maurice Bond
(Obituary ~ 01/28/14)
Elmon Maurice Bond, 92, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 29, 1921, in Metz, Mo., to Lucian Lee and Beulah E. (Barbee) Bond. He married Bettie K. Eaton on March 5, 1946, in Kansas City, Kan., and she preceded him in death on Dec. 4, 1990...
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John David Denney
(Obituary ~ 01/28/14)
John David Denney, 60, Republic, Mo., passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at his home with family at his side. He was born June 1, 1953, in Clinton, Mo., the son of H.L. "Bud" and Suzanne (Johns) Denney. He grew up in Sheldon, Mo., and graduated from the Sheldon High School...
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William "Bill" Gene Nims
(Obituary ~ 01/28/14)
William "Bill" Gene Nims, 62, of Milo, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, as the result of an accident while cutting wood on his farm. He was born on June 2, 1951, in Vernon County, Mo., to Lloyd and Bertha (Baker) Nims. Bill graduated from Lamar High School in 1969. ...
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Bonnie Lee Craig
(Obituary ~ 01/28/14)
Bonnie Lee Craig, 85, of Spring Hill, passed away Jan. 27, 2014, at Good Samaritan Rehab, in Olathe. Bonnie was born June 26, 1928, in Rockville, Mo., to Gottlob Fredrick "GF" and Christine Mundinger Layher. She grew up in Walker, Mo., and married Dory Doyle Craig, in Nevada, on Dec. ...
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Lowell Ray Tillery
(Obituary ~ 01/28/14)
Lowell Ray Tillery, 75, of Nevada, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, with burial at a later date in the Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill...
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Charles Herbert Pyle Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/29/14)
Charles Herbert Pyle Jr., 85, a retired U.S. Air Force major and command pilot, passed away at home on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Arlington. Charles "Herb" Pyle Jr. was born Jan. 22, 1929, in Nevada, Mo., to Charles H. Pyle and Evelyn Rebecca Pyle...
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Leroy Calvin Beshore
(Obituary ~ 01/29/14)
Leroy Calvin Beshore, 89, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Jan. 21, 2014. He is survived by his four children, Lorette Nelson (Beshore), of Las Vegas, Nev., Douglas Duggan (RG Beshore), of Oceanside, Calif., Crystal Beshore of Nevada, and Amber Daskaleas (Beshore), of Belton, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many loved ones...
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Maxine Urena
(Obituary ~ 01/29/14)
Maxine Urena, 73, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Freeman Hospital West, in Joplin, Mo. She was born on Dec. 23, 1940, in Avant, Okla., to Murray M. Mason and Ruby Tabor Mason. Maxine came to rural Nevada with her family at age 9. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1959, then began working for Vernon County Family Services the summer of 1959, where she worked until she retired in 1995. She enjoyed gardening, dancing and spending time with her grandchildren...
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Lennie Marie Stirewalt
(Obituary ~ 01/30/14)
Lennie Marie Stirewalt, 59, Diamond, Mo., passed away late Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at her home in Diamond. She was born Aug. 10, 1954, in St. Joseph, Mo., to John Leonard Long and Rosealie Marie (McNeece) Long. She and Robert Holland were married on Feb. 13, 1974, and to this union three children were born. Later, she and Brad Harlan Stirewalt were married in May 1993, in Carthage, Mo., and he survives of the home...
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Terry Dee Stone
(Obituary ~ 01/30/14)
Terry Dee Stone, 57, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2014, at his home, in Nevada. He was born Nov. 18, 1956, in Colorado, to Dick Leroy Stone and Etna May (Thornley) Stone. Terry graduated from Nevada High School in 1976. He worked for Norman Sheet Metal for more than 20 years. Terry was an avid hunter...
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Roger Allan Bain
(Obituary ~ 01/31/14)
Roger Allan Bain, 65, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Nevada. Roger was born April 16, 1948, in Fairfield, Iowa, to Rex L. Bain and Madelyn J. Spray. Roger was born in Iowa, but moved to live with his father in California at a young age. ...
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Ronnie Lee Sheehy
(Obituary ~ 01/31/14)
Ronnie Lee Sheehy came into this life in a rural farm house in Vernon County, Mo., June 12, 1942. Ron lived in Missouri, until he graduated from high school, when he started working for AT&T. He worked for AT&T 28 years and worked in or traveled through 48 of the continental United States. ...
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Richard Franklin Cook
(Obituary ~ 01/31/14)
Richard Franklin Cook, 67, Milo, Mo., passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at Freeman West Health System, in Joplin, Mo., after a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 6, 1947, in Houston, Texas, to James Daniel Cook and Jessie Allene Cox. Richard grew up in a military family living various places before graduating from Monett High School Class of 1965. ...
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