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Edward Max Jackson, 75, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019, at his home in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Ed was born Oct. 20, 1943, in Philipsburg, Pa., to Edward M. and Florence (Smith) Jackson. Ed worked at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Service Master, Nevada R-5 Schools as a custodian for a number of years, and most currently worked at Walmart in Nevada as a door greeter. ...

Anthony Jay Wright, 43, died at his home in Springfield, Mo., on April 8, 2019. Anthony was born Nov. 3, 1975, to Jay W. and Donna (Barnes) Wright. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 27, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m., prior to the service...

Betty Lou Barker, 93, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Betty was born Feb. 22, 1926, in Pitcher, Okla., to Virgil Edward and Mabel (McDaniel) Shumaker. She was united in marriage to Glenn E. Barker on Feb. 27, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death on June 22, 2001, after 55 years of marriage...

Frederick William “Butch” Renwick, III, 66, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Butch was born Dec. 22, 1952, in Nevada, Mo., to Frederick W. Renwick, II and Jody (Adams) Renwick. He was united in marriage to Barbara Jean Jadlot on April 10, 1976, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Rodney Dean “Rod” Squier left the bonds of this earthly home on Friday, April 5, 2019, the day he came into the presence of the Lord. Rod was born on Aug. 11, 1954, in Newport Beach, Calif., to Roger and Betty (Whitehead) Squier. As a boy, Rod worked summers at the Browning Company in the sila-flex division where his parents were employed. ...

Kyle and Libby Koncaba of Flatonia, Texas, are blessed at the arrival of their first child, a beautiful baby girl, Emily Fay Koncaba. She was born on Feb. 6, 2019, in Austin, Texas, and weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 inches long. She is the second grandchild of Edward and Cynthia Koncaba of Flatonia and the fifth grandchild of Jim and Sheri Lewman of Weimar, Texas...