Obituaries

Huleigh Jay Wilson, 77, Nevada, Mo., died on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at his home in Nevada. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 28, at the First Baptist Church, in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, in Nevada. Friends may call now and until 10 a.m., Saturday, at Ferry Funeral Home...

Dolly Josephine Trocki, 92, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at her home, in Nevada. Dolly was born June 8, 1929, in Trinidad, Colo., to James F. and Thora R. (Benton) Gooden. Dolly is survived by one daughter, Michelle Oman (Rodney), Nevada; three grandchildren, Christine Arduser, Nevada, Shannon Green, Centerton, Ark., and Jerry Shinn, Albuquerque, N.M.; three great-grandchildren, Colby, Chloe, and Lexi; two great-great-grandchildren, Leilani, and Kai; brother, John W. ...

Vera Darline Hiebert, 88, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at her home in Sheldon, Mo. Darline was born Jan. 15, 1934, in Jerico Springs, Mo., to Everett A. and Mayme E. (Shelton) Potter. She was married to Raymond E. Hiebert on May 5, 1954, in Enid, Okla., and he preceded her in death in 2018...

Ricky Lee Ayers, 63, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at his home, in Nevada. Ricky was born Dec. 1, 1958 in Bellflower, Calif., to Frank L. and Evelyn P. (Barker) Ayers. Ricky came to Nevada from California in 1976. He worked for several years at O’Sullivan’s in Lamar, Mo., and at B&R Furniture, in Nevada, for a short time...

Robert “Bob” Francis Walster, age 83, of Mount Vernon, Mo., passed away at 10:58 a.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family after a short illness. Bob was born June 9, 1938, in Prairie du Rocher, Ill., the son of Dennis and Clara (Menke) Walster...

Floris Current Slates, 96, Nevada, passed away Monday, May 16. Floris was born March 19, 1926, in Tomahawk, Wis. She was united in marriage to the love of her life, Frank B. Slates on April 23, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan. Frank passed away on May 15, 2017. They were married for over 71 years...

Bobby “Junior” Luther, 76, of Metz, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 at his home. Junior was born on Sept. 29, 1945, to John F. and Ida Elizabeth (Gamble) Luther. He was the youngest of 11 children. He was married to Linda Lou Loyd on Sept. 27, 1963. They spent near 59 years of wedded bliss together...

Dorothy Ann Cameron, 83, Nevada, MO passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Dorothy was born July 5, 1938 in Canton, Ill., to William C. and Ineta (Oatman) Roseboom. She was united in marriage to Kenneth E. Cameron on April 12, 1955, in Canton, Ill., and he survives of the home...

Lori Grace Ruddick, age 63, resident of Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born Feb. 1, 1959, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Alvin M. and Betty Pauli Ruddick. Lori graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1977 and received her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan., in 1982. ...

Our dad, Robert Wayne Trammell, AKA “Bob”, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, surrounded by his family. Dad was born at home southeast of Rich Hill on May 27, 1941, to William E. and Ethel Virginia Kelly Trammell. He was the youngest of three boys, William Eldon and Lowell Edwin being older. Dad attended elementary classes at North Muddy until the one-room schoolhouses were consolidated. He then attended and graduated from Rich Hill in 1959...

Farrel Arthur Offret, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022, at his home in Nevada. Farrel was born May 20, 1941, in Ogden, Utah, to Arthur J. and Odetta I. (King) Offret. Farrel grew up in Utah and graduated from Bountiful High School in Bountiful, UT with the Class of 1959. ...

Elson Edward “Ed” Barker, 75, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at his home in rural Nevada. Ed was born Oct. 23, 1946, in Nevada, to Glenn E. and Betty L. (Shumaker) Barker. Ed grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1964. ...

Clara Mae Johns, 79, of Nevada, Mo., passed away at her home on Saturday, May 7, 2022. It was a gloriously sunny morning that heralded Clara’s journey to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven. Clara was born Feb. 27, 1943, at home in Richland, Mo., to Clyde Lester and Mary Gertrude (Cusick) Bailey. ...

Cheryl Gay Brundridge, 62, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Freeman Health Systems in Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Cheryl was born Aug. 29, 1959, in Nevada, to James E. and Carol E. (Agee) Brundridge...

Michel Edwin Ashmore, 81, passed away on April 29, 2022, in Termini Imerese, in the province of Palermo, on the northern coast of Italy where he lived for several years. He was professor emeritus at Cottey College, having taught piano there from 1972 to 2015...

Mary T. Lucas, 71, Nevada, Mo., died on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Nathan Richards Healthcare Center, in Nevada. Mary was born May 10, 1950, in California. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, May 12, at Ferry Funeral Home with Pastor Terry Mosher officiating...

Sharon Kay Lawrence, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. Sharon was born Oct. 9, 1941, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Loren B. and Nellie L. (Cowan) Hazlett. She was united in marriage to Jim Lawrence on Feb. 26, 1960, in Deerfield, Mo., and he survives of the home...

Catherine (Katy) Sweeney Hinkle passed away peacefully on Oct. 27, 2021, at her residence in Juniper Village in Austin, Texas. Catherine was born on June 27, 1929, in Ladonia, Texas, the ninth of nine children of Albert Earl and Julia Nunn Sweeney. She attended public school in Breckenridge, Texas, where the family had moved when she was three-years-old. ...

Virginia Anne Frazier, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Virginia was born July 9, 1942, in Nevada, to William E. and Ruth E. (Penisten) Frazier. Virginia was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1960. ...

I want to tell you something. Gary Vernon Wehmeyer loved everything mechanical and enjoyed working on cars, trucks, and heavy equipment. But even more than fixing something, Gary liked to tell stories about the things he worked on, the people he worked on them with, and the trouble they got into when they thought no one was looking. He was never without an anecdote about working late into the night to get a car ready for a race or a dozer ready for another day’s work...

Suzanne Richardson, 94, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Suzie was born April 22, 1928, in Windsor, Mo., the daughter of Woodford C. and Anne (Kunde) Hines. Suzie grew up in Kansas City, Kan., and graduated from Wyandotte High School. ...

Our dad, Randy (Randall) Ray Starlin passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, surrounded by his family and dearest friends. Dad was born on May 1, 1956, at home, “on the couch” to Joe and Dona (Mann) Starlin of Sheldon, Mo. His closest sibling, Doris, was nine years older than he and his mom was 46 years old when she had him. The youngest of nine siblings and elder parents, he was notoriously spoiled and ornery. Though he was well cared for, he knew how to work hard and did throughout his life...

Mark Paul Koca, age 59, passed away April 25, 2022. He was a member of First Christian Church in El Dorado Springs and was baptized on April 24, 1977. Mark was born to Paul and Ruth Koca in El Dorado Springs, Mo., and raised on the family farm. After graduating from El Dorado Springs High School, he attended CMSU in Warrensburg, Mo., earning a Bachelor of Science degree in technology education with a minor in manufacturing and construction...

Robert James Baer, 33, of Harwood, Mo., passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Alexander, N.D. Robby was born Aug. 19, 1988, in Springfield, Mo., to Robert C. Baer and Shellie D. (Peace) Baer. He met Ashley Harms in Junior High and they have been building their high school sweetheart life together ever since. They were married on April 18, 2015, at the Rinehart Christian Church...

Judy Ann Moore, 58, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Freeman West, in Joplin. Judy was born March 23, 1964, in Nevada, to Oran A. and Maxine (Mason) Burrus. She married Carl P. Moore on Aug. 23, 1985, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

Sharon Kay Chanove, age 64, resident of Nevada, Mo., died Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her daughter’s home, in Nevada. She was born Sept. 17, 1957, in Gillette, Wyo., the daughter of Laurence and Mary Rose Kaubich Petitt. She married Milton Leo Chanove Jr. ...

Harold “Keith” Duncan, age 64, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Freeman Hospital West, in Joplin, Mo. Keith was born Jan. 10, 1958, in Preston, Mo., to James Harold and Mary Louise (Nolan) Duncan. On Oct. 2, 2007, he married Sally Lynn Neighorn. He loved to work on lawn mowers, liked to paint and was a “Jack of all trades."...

Wilma Maxine (Rinehart) Robertson, age 92, passed away April 10, 2022, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center, in Nevada, Mo. She is survived by her son, Randy Robertson and wife, Nancy; daughter-in-law, Barbara Robertson; four grandchildren, Brett Robertson and wife, Rachel, Blake Robertson and wife, Janna, Brooke (Robertson) Knepper and husband, Matt Knepper, and Briana Robertson; and six great-grandchildren, Tyne Robertson, Niya Robertson, Natalie Robertson, Emiline Knepper, Benjamin Robertson and Beau Knepper. ...

Ashtin Robert Dorman, 21, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022, at his home in Nevada, Mo. Ashtin was born March 11, 2001, in Spring Hill, Fla., to Laverne I. and Ruth A. (Maxson) Dorman. Ashtin grew up in Hudson, Fla., and came to Nevada in August of 2009. ...

Devin Isaac Sewell, 33, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022, in Middletown, Del. Devin was born Feb. 22, 1989, in Nevada, Mo., to Robert P. and Twila R. (McCullough) Sewell. Devin was raised in Nevada and attended school there. He started working for Solar Array Solutions in 2016 and then went to work for Alta Energy in 2019. ...

Former Nevada, Mo., resident Marilyn Rue Wilkinson, 94, died April 18, 2022, at her home in Ft. Worth, Texas. Mrs. Wilkinson was born Feb. 7, 1928, in Montevallo, Mo., to Charles and Bertha Dial. She is survived by two daughters and their spouses, Lisa and Bill Bolin of Plano, Texas, and Tamara and Michael Golubski of Richardson, Texas; along with one granddaughter, Claire Golubski of Denton, Texas...

Warden “Jack” Pate Jr., 65, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin. Jack was born July 31, 1956, in Tyler, Miss., to Warden J. and Laura L. (Cartwright) Pate. He was united in marriage to Karen Lynnette Burdick on Sept. 30, 1979, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Tracy Simmons life-long dream came true on April 17, 2022, when she was finally able to look into the eyes of her beloved Savior, Jesus Christ. Her heart is full, satisfied and completely at peace in His presence now. Born in Miller, S.D., on Sept. 1, 1972, to the late Keith and Judy (Pickinpaugh) Harvey, Tracy was blessed with both a younger brother, Justin, and a younger sister, Angela...

Dennis LeRoy Ford, 53, died on Friday, April 15, 2022, at his home in rural Sheldon, Mo. Dennis was born June 18, 1968, in Nevada, Mo., to Walter D. and Mary F. (Scholes) Ford. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 21, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home...

Marynell Modlin, 84, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Marynell was born on Jan. 7, 1938, in Long Beach, Calif., to Urban Dean and Flo (McGalister) Blasengym. She married Larry Lee Modlin on Oct. 31, 1959, in Miami, Okla., and he preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 1995...

Mildred Elaine Mullins, 86, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Mercy Hospital, in Joplin, following a brief illness. Mildred, the oldest of seven children, was born March 9, 1936, in Moundville, Mo., to Walter D. and Mildred L. (Whiteside) Butterfield. She was united in marriage to Gale Mullins on Nov. 24, 1958, in Nevada, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 2003...

Kenneth “Ken” John Hutchins, age 68, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022, at Freeman Hospital West, Joplin, Mo. Ken was born April 7, 1954, in Malad, Idaho, to Jack Randolph and Ruth Marie (Newman) Hutchins. He was a high school graduate and graduated from Purdue University with a degree in construction management. ...

Carol Jean Schlobohm, 66, Nevada, Mo., died unexpectedly on April 7, 2022. She was born Oct. 10, 1955, in Suffolk County, N.Y. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, where she was a member. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Donald Lee Beckemeyer passed from this life April 4, 2022, surrounded by his closest friends and family. Donald was born June 19, 1953, in St Louis, Mo., to Charles and Eleanor (Knorpp) Beckemeyer. Donald was the youngest of six children. Donald grew up in the St. Louis area and moved to Nevada, Mo., in 1982. He enjoyed seeing numerous friends in the community and would smile and wave at everyone...

Margaret Taylor Scott, long-time Nevada resident, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, at Moore Few Care Center. She was born to Roy E. and Bertha M. (Wilson) Taylor Dec. 29, 1929. Margaret, often known as Doty, was the fourth of five children born on the family farm. ...

Dorothy Lee Defreese, 95, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center in Nevada. Dorothy was born Nov. 27, 1926, the youngest child of the late Dennis and Lena (Few) Jadlot. Dorothy attended school in Metz, Mo. ...

Ronald "Ron" Woody, age 75 of Webb City, Mo., passed away on April 2, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on Feb. 27, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan., to James and JoAnna Woody. Ron was loved by many, and his passion for family, Christ, church family, friends and people was shown in everything he did...

Robert “Bob” Earl Chadd, age 65, of Rich Hill, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at his home after a long illness. Bob was born Nov. 14, 1956, to Donald Edward Chadd Sr. and Gladys Evelyn (Jones) Chadd in Kansas City, Kan. He grew up and lived in the Kansas City area, most of his life, before moving to Rich Hill. On Dec. 5, 1992, he married Vickey Clardy. Bob worked for Faultless Linen in Kansas City for over 35 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and metal detecting...

The Lord called Carol Marie Henson home on Saturday, April 2, 2022, surrounded by loved ones. Carol was born March 8, 1947 in Claremore OK. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Baker and her mother, Marie Baker, along with her sister, Elaine Baker...

Clarence Schoneweather Jr., 92, Richards, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Clarence was born on July 20, 1929, in Nevada, Mo., to Clarence Schoneweather and Lula Leona Wolfenbarger Schoneweather. He married Norma Jean Lowry on June 28, 1947, in Fort Scott, Kan. She preceded him in death on Dec. 5, 1996. He married Nancy Jenkins on March 26, 1998, in Laughlin, Nev., and she survives of the home...

Tanner Cole Morgan, age 4, Sheldon, Mo., died on Friday, April 1, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 8, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Additional family and service information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time...

God, according to the purpose of His eternal will, has called his faithful son, Michael Ray Barker, home to His side. Mike, son of Raymond and Marie Barker, was born Feb. 10, 1969, in Fort Scott, Kan., and departed this life on March 30, 2022, at the age of 53. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by those who love him most...

Jimmy Dale Ray, 62, Nevada, Mo., (formerly of Joplin) died on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Carthage, Mo. There are no services planned at this time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Dale Eugene Henson, 81 of Nevada, Mo., died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Medicalodges in Nevada, Mo. Dale was born Feb. 13, 1941, in Cliquot, Mo., to Oren “Stanley” Henson and Cordia “Cordie” Virginia (Hensley) Henson. He graduated with Nevada High School class of 1959...

Tom Jennings, 80, of Nevada, Mo., left this life on March 30, 2022. He was born on Nov. 27, 1941, to Jesse and Blanche (Stewart) Jennings. After graduation he met and later married the love of his life Patsy (Domino) Sumner on May 9, 1959. To this union four children were born: Rhonda Jean, Ron, J.D., and Darl. ...