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Ursalee Ann Crepinsek
(Obituary ~ 01/04/17)
Ursalee Ann Crepinsek, 85, formerly of Nevada, died on Friday, Dec. 30, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lockwood, Mo. She was born on Oct. 25, 1931, in Greenfield, Mo., to Raymond Alfred Johnson and Katherine Amelia (Long) Johnson. She married Frank Crepinsek in 1960 and he preceded her in death in 1990...
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Stephanie Lynn Schwenck
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Stephanie Lynn Schwenck, 70, Topeka, Kan., formerly of Nevada, died on Jan. 8, in Topeka, Kan. She was born Feb. 15, 1946, to George and Lottie Fay (Dennis) Schwenck. A graveside interment will be held at a later date. Service times will be announced at a later time by Ferry Funeral Home...
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Clifford Lee Cartwright III
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Clifford Lee Cartwright III, 52 of Nevada, passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, in Nevada. Clifford was born Nov. 7, 1964, in Nevada, the son of Clifford Jr. and Glenna (Whitaker) Cartwright. He graduated from Nevada High School in 1982 and has been employed by Alliance Water Systems in Nevada. He enjoyed the outdoors life where he fished, camped and hunted. He was a K.C. Chiefs and NASCAR fan. Clifford will be remembered by his family as "Mr. Fix-It" as he enjoyed fixing things for family and friends...
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Sharon Kay Messick
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Sharon Kay Messick, 71, Springfield, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Jan. 8, at Republic Nursing and Rehab in Republic, Mo., following an illness of several months. She was born Sept. 16, 1945, in Clinton, Mo., to Clifford F. and Margaret Irene (Fitzmorris) Brick. On April 24, 1980, she was united in marriage to Marion K. Messick in Butler, and he survives of the home...
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Christine Nunez
(Obituary ~ 01/11/17)
Christine Nunez was born on March 2, 1928, to Joseph Clinton and Edith Mae Gillespie. She passed away Jan. 9, in Nevada. She was raised in Moundville, and graduated from Bronaugh High School in 1946. She was married in 1946 to Francis Nunez who preceded her in death. ...
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Elaine D. Gardiner
(Obituary ~ 01/13/17)
Elaine D. Gardiner, 95, Nevada, died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada. Services will be held at a later date.
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Mickie Rae Boyd
(Obituary ~ 01/13/17)
Mickie Rae Boyd, 66, of Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield following a lengthy illness. Mickie was born Dec. 31, 1950, in Nevada to Leland Garwood and Helen Osborn Garwood. On Jan. 28, 1978, she was married to Randy Thomas Boyd and he preceded her in death on Oct. 8, 2015...
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Elizabeth "Beth" Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/13/17)
Elizabeth "Beth" Brown age 90 of Nevada passed away on Friday, Jan. 13, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a brief illness. Beth was born March 11, 1926, in St. John, Kan., to Joseph and Pearl (Baker) Woodruff. On Aug. 24, 1946, she was married Jim Brown in Ft. Scott, and he survives of the home...
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Mary Virginia Lehman
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Mary Virginia Lehman, 64, Nixa, Mo., formerly of Nevada, died on Friday, Jan. 13, in St. Louis, Mo. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home...
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Marcelene Faye (Werst) Bruns
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Marcelene Faye (Werst) Bruns, 87, of Nevada, passed away on Jan. 14. A memorial service will be held at Community of Christ Church, North Elm and East Allison St, Nevada, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m. Marcelene was born July 5, 1929, in McGrath, Minn. ...
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Donald Allen Adams
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Donald Allen Adams, age 87, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 14, at Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Dec. 11, 1929, in Barton County, Mo., the son of Paul and Mary Brooks Adams. He graduated from Nevada High School with the class of 1948. ...
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Stanley Albert Covalt
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Stanley Albert Covalt, 58, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma entered into eternal life on January 12, 2017. Stan was born on January 5, 1959 in Newton, Kansas to Bill and Alberta Covalt. On July 30, 1983 he married his college sweetheart, LeAnn Worley. Stan grew up in rural Missouri and graduated from Walker High School with honors where he was active in basketball, having made the all-conference team multiple years. He was a graduate of Oral Roberts University with both a bachelor and M.B.A. degree...
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Anita June Turnbull
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Anita June Turnbull, 89, Columbia, Mo., (formerly Monroe City, Mo.), passed away on Jan. 14, in Columbia, Mo. She was born, July 19, 1927, in Nevada, to Percy and Erma (Howard) Braswell. Anita was an only child for 13 short months, until her baby brother William Howard "Odie" Braswell was born. ...
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Mary (Ginger) Virginia Lehmann
(Obituary ~ 01/18/17)
Mary (Ginger) Virginia Lehmann, age 64, passed away on Jan. 13th, 2017 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Ginger was residing in Nixa, Mo., but had spent the majority of her life in Nevada. Visitation will occur at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada on Jan. 19, at 10 a.m. A private viewing will be available during visitation. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. immediately following the visitation...
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Carolyn R. Rourk
(Obituary ~ 01/18/17)
Carolyn R. Rourk, age 85, a resident of rural Bronaugh, passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Fort Scott Manor in Fort Scott. She was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Lee Charles Middleton and Allie Ethyl Peterson Middleton. Carolyn graduated from the Uniontown High School and then from the Fort Scott Junior College. ...
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Dietrich Emiehl "Deke" Volkland
(Obituary ~ 01/18/17)
Dietrich Emiehl "Deke" Volkland, age 51, formerly of Nevada, passed away Jan. 11. He was a graduate of Nevada High School in 1983. He went on to serve five years in the U.S. Navy stationed in Adak, Alaska, and aboard the aircraft carriers USS Independence and USS Constellation during Desert Shield. He received his BA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994...
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Imogene Nall
(Obituary ~ 01/18/17)
Imogene Nall, 92, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in Nevada. Imogene was born Oct. 29, 1924, in Horton, to Robert Lee and Mina Lee (Shaw) Chrisenbery. She was united in marriage to Max Nall on April 15, 1944, in Fort Scott, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1993...
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Norma Carol Lyons
(Obituary ~ 01/21/17)
Norma Carol Lyons, 74, Nevada, died on Friday, Jan. 20, in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Additional family and service information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time...
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Shirley Marie Guthrie
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Shirley Marie Guthrie, age 86, resident of Nevada, passed away Jan. 23, in Nevada. Shirley was born March 7, 1930, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Roy and Flossie (Holman) Claunch. Shirley spent the majority of her life in Nevada. After moving from the town of Arcadia, Kan., on June 1, 1950, she was united in marriage to James Lee (Jim) Guthrie...
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Larry Eugene Robertson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Larry Eugene Robertson Sr., 74, Nevada, departed this life on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Larry was born May 23, 1942, in Joplin, to Leslie and Wilma V. Robertson. Larry was united in marriage to Teresa Ann Newton on Aug. 21, 1966, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on June 19, 2006...
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William Howard Rackley Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
William Howard Rackley Jr., of Nevada, died Friday, Jan. 20, at Medicalodge in Nevada. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Medicalodge in Nevada. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.
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Edna Matilda Kunkel
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Edna Matilda Kunkel died on Jan. 24. She was born in Garfield County, Okla., on Aug. 23, 1920. She grew up in Chelsea, Okla. Her parents were Theodore and Matilda Schnackenberg. She was preceded in death by her son, Allan Kunkel; and her husband, Earnest Kunkel. ...
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Cecelia Will
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Cecelia Will, 69, Nevada, died on Monday, Jan. 23, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Cecelia was born Sept. 10, 1947, in St. Louis, Mo., to Howard and Anita Geraldine (Krause) Richardson. Survivors include three children, Jefferson Scott Creech (Jeanie), Jane, Mo., Danita "Dede" Brock, Rocky Comfort, Mo., Daniel Lee Creech (Candaleah), Nevada; four grandchildren; siblings, Joseph W. ...
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Jack Edward Winter
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Jack Edward Winter, 54, Richards, died on Jan. 24, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Jack was born Feb. 4, 1962, in Nevada, the son of Joe Edward and Shirley Irene (Goddard) Winter. Survivors include one daughter, Casey Fogel (John), of the home; two adopted sons, Hayden Winter, Nevada, Garrett Winter (Trista), Nevada; five grandchildren; his mother and father, Joe and Shirley Winter, Richards; one brother, Joe Lee Winter, Richards; one sister, Glenda Wolf (Ron), Deerfield; two nieces; a special companion; extended family; and special friends.. ...
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Dawna Day Haynes
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Dawna Day Haynes, 76, Belton, Mo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 23, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. Dawna was born on Sept. 28, 1940, in Bronaugh, to Merle Hobert and Norma Day (Bright) Shearburn. She was united in marriage to David Eugene Haynes for 16 years and to this union two children were born...
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Linda Joyce Habedank
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Linda Joyce Habedank, 72, died surrounded by family and friends on Jan. 24, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Linda was born on Sept. 11, 1944, in Seattle, Wash., the daughter of Martin and Joyce St. Nicholas. Survivors include her husband of 50 years Keith; and four children, Rebecka Ann Pritchett, Jeremy Alan Habedank and wife, Leea, Amber Lynn Sanchez and husband, Benjamin, and Jason Andrew Habedank...
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Jack Edward Winter
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Jack Edward Winter, 54, Richards, passed away on Jan. 24, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Jack was born Feb. 4, 1962, in Nevada, the son of Joe Edward and Shirley Irene (Goddard) Winter. Jack grew up in Richards. He attended school in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1980. ...
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Jackie Hammer
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Jackie Hammer, 81, of Altamonte, Fla., formerly of Nevada, died on Aug. 1, 2016. He was the son of James Allen and Florence Jenna Hammer who lived in Nevada from 1935 to 1957. Jackie graduated from Nevada High School. He joined the Air Force in 1954. Later he worked for the Department of Justice in Seattle then in Arlington, Va., where he retired...
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Robert Thomas Hacker
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Robert Thomas Hacker, 48, Olathe, Kan., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Menorah Hospital in Overland Park, Kan. Robert was born Feb. 10, 1968, in Fort Scott, to Robert Lee and Carol Ann (Thomas) Hacker. Robert attended Nevada High School graduating with the Class of 1986. ...
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Evelyn J. Armstrong
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Evelyn J. Armstrong, 73, of Overland Park, Kan., died Jan. 25, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. She was born on Nov. 12, 1943, to Henry L. and Lola L. Sully of Kansas City, Kan. Evelyn is survived by her oldest son, Charles W. Armstrong Jr., of Big Sandy, Tenn; grandchildren; a sister, Irene Collins, of El Dorado Springs; and nieces and nephews...
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Helen Lou Land
(Obituary ~ 01/28/17)
Helen Lou Land, 78, Nevada, departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 26, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Helen was born Sept. 9, 1938, in Humansville, Mo., to Clifford and Margie (Gump) Box. She was united in marriage to Charles T. Land on Aug. 17, 1956, in El Dorado Springs, and he survives of the home...
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Chester T. "Tom" Fairbanks
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Chester T. "Tom" Fairbanks, 65, Fordland, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Cox South Medical Center, Springfield. He was born May 26, 1951 in Nevada, the son of the late Chester M. and Doris L. (Thomas) Fairbanks. He was united in marriage to Nora E. "Beth" Nelson. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janice Phillips...
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Lois M. Cox
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Lois M. Cox, 86, Arvada, Colo., formerly of the Nevada area, passed away on Jan. 25, at Almost Like Home Memory Care Facility in Arvada, Colo. She was born on July 24, 1930, at home in Vernon County to Landon William Palmer and Mary Harris Palmer. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1948...
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Norma J. Brundridge
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Norma J. Brundridge, 65, Rich Hill, died on Thursday, Jan. 26, at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Norma was born Aug. 10, 1951, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Logan C. and Mildred (Baker) Files. Survivors include three children, John Newton, Algoa, Mo., Pepper Jacobs, Rich Hill, Misty Brundridge, Rich Hill; three step-sons, Chris Brundridge, Ill., Jamie Brundridge, Nevada, Jason Brundridge, El Dorado Springs; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two brothers, Eddie Files, Nevada, Darrell Darling, Okla.; two sisters, Kathy Araujo, Riverside, Calif., Dee Murphy, Nevada; numerous nieces, and nephews. ...
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