Obituaries from November 2023

James (Jim) Lloyde Thomas, 82, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at his home in Sheldon, MO. Jim was born February 25, 1941 in Zodiac, MO, to James H. and Mary Elizabeth (Malcom) Thomas. He married Glenda Sue Wallace on August 19, 1958 and she survives of the home...

Cindy Sue Kirkpatrick, 58 of Nevada, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Freeman Health System in Joplin following a very short battle with cancer.  Cindy was born on Feb 19, 1965 in Fulton, IL to Claude and Patricia (McDonald) Hallam.  She attended Nevada High School and later worked in the kitchen of the Nevada Schools for several years.  She also worked as manager of Hot Spot convenience store in Nevada.   Cindy was known to be funny, outgoing, kind, and big hearted.  Her favorite saying was always “It is what it is.”  She loved spending time with her family and friends and her favorite thing to do was since her girls were little was driving around on Christmas Eve looking at the lights and also going to Illinois every July to see family.. ...

Betty Ann Pritchett, 94, of Nevada, MO, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada.   Betty was born on September 12, 1929 in New Sharon, IA to Kermit Walker and Opal Ann (Moore) Neas.  She married Robert S. Pritchett, Jr. on October 10, 1946 and he preceded her in death on June 29, 2000...

Sandra Lee Horvath, 80 of Nevada passed away on Thursday, November 23, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center.  Sandra was born on May 4, 1943 in Oklahoma City, OK to Herman and Mildred (Broome) Brown. She was married to Charles Horvath on March 2, 1973 in Ontario, CA and he survives of the home.  Sandra was raised in California and graduated from Chaffey High School in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.  She later graduated from Mt. ...

Robert Warren Webster, age 87, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas passed away Friday, November 24, 2023. He was born January 7, 1936, in Butler, Missouri, the son of Burley Webster and Vonda Murphy Webster. At the time, the family was living in Metz, Missouri. ...

Ronald Lee Davis, 68, El Dorado Springs, MO passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Community Springs Nursing Home in El Dorado Springs. Ron was born April 13, 1955 in Harrisonville, MO to Phillip E. and Edith J. (Stowe) Davis. He married Brenda Sue Fugate on April 19, 1985 in Miami, OK and she survives of the home...

Clifford “Kip” France Scott II passed away on November 1, 2023 at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Missouri. Kip was born on April 30, 1944 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Marjory (Hanson) and Clifford France Scott Sr. He spent his childhood years growing up on the family farm near Canistota, SD and attending country school. The family later moved to Sioux Falls, SD, where Kip attended Washington High School, then to Fort Collins, CO, where he graduated...

Karen Joy (Geyer) Kellenberger, age 69, died peacefully at home November 21, 2023, surrounded by family and hymns of heaven, after a six year battle with multiple myeloma. Karen was born September 13, 1954, in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Walter and Hazel (Wiegand) Geyer. ...

Eunice Louise Kennedy, 98, of Overland Park, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023 in Kansas City, MO. Eunice was born on February 27, 1925 in Pleasant View, MO (Cedar County) to John and Lucinda (Harvey) Robertson. She was married to Kenneth Ray Kennedy in September of 1950 and he preceded her in death in 1988...

Celia “Ladine” Vittetoe, 93, El Dorado Springs, MO, passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Lake Stockton Healthcare in Stockton, MO. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Terry Mosher officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:30 -11:30 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home...