Obituaries

It is with great sadness that the family of Connie H. Malarkey announces that she completed her life journey after a six-year battle with lung cancer and more recent brain cancer on Jan. 17, 2020, at the age of 76 years. Connie was born on Sept. 22, 1943, in Nevada, Mo., to Harry Otis and Vivian Marie Havens. ...

Marjorie Anne Hill Goss died Dec. 27, 2019, at Quail Run in Mennonite Village, Albany, Ore. Marjorie was born in Ely, Nev., Sept. 1, 1929. Marjorie was the daughter of Ina Howard and Ernest Raymond Hill. She grew up in Utah, attending public schools in Richfield, Salt Lake City and Ogden, then finishing a bachelor’s degree in English in 1950 at the University of Utah. Shortly thereafter, she married Chal Currie Goss of Salt Lake City. They were divorced in 1969...

Virginia Elizabeth Fletchall, 95, Nevada, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada, following a sudden illness. Virginia was born June 25, 1924, in Ketterman, Mo., (rural Vernon County) to Richard E. and Susie (Shuhart) Saathoff. Virginia graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1943. The following year she was united in marriage to Page Fletchall on May 6, 1944, in Norman, Okla., and he preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 2013...

Lola Marie (Moreland) Stoner, 82, of Nevada, Mo., passed away at her home in Nevada on Jan. 20, 2020. She was born Aug. 11, 1937, in Butler, Mo., the daughter of Lloyd Wilson and Sally Francis (Derr) Moreland. Lola was married to Leland "Bud" Stoner. They owned and operated numerous businesses in the Rich Hill area. Moving to Nevada in later years after retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Lola loved to play pitch...

Richard M. Barrett was born in Skidmore, Mo., on April 15, 1924. He was one of a set of twins of four children born to Floyd R. and Okalla (Suttle) Barrett. Richard graduated from Skidmore High School and entered the University of Missouri. He then was drafted into the U.S. ...

Charles “Dean” Gilmore, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Dean was born March 27, 1936, in Milo, Mo., to Reuben A. and Harriett M. (Fenton) Gilmore. In 1976, he married Donna Lemarr in Yuma, AZ and she survives of the home...

John James Miller Jr., 54, of Nevada, Mo., passed away at Nevada Regional Hospital on Jan. 11, 2020. John was born on July 17, 1965, to John Miller Sr., and Janice (Shipp) Miller. John was a caregiver for his mother for 17 years. He was a family man who was devoted to his mother, siblings, nephews, and nieces. He was an outdoors man, who loved camping and fishing. He also loved football and was a Raiders fan for life...

Mary Collins Wood, 77, Nevada, Mo., died on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo. She was born July 18, 1942, in Atlanta, Ga. No services are planned at this time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Richard M. Barrett, 95, formerly of Mound City, Mo., died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Medicalodges in Nevada. Family information and funeral arrangements will be announced by Chamberlain Funeral Home, Mound City, Mo.

Evalee Savinn Miller, 9-day-old infant daughter of Jerrold Miller and Alyssa Clark, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Evalee was the Vernon County community New Year’s Baby of 2020. Funeral services will be 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Ferry Funeral Home Chapel and a private burial will follow in Moore Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time...

Mary Frances “Fran” Jackson, “Ging,” passed away peacefully on the evening of Jan. 9, 2020, surrounded by all of her closest family and friends. She was born in Hartville, Mo., on Nov. 14, 1944, to Leonard and Mary Moore. She is survived by her husband, Manley Jackson Jr., who loved his “sweetie” with all he has. ...

Clarence Paul Kamla, 97, of Nevada, peacefully entered into rest on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Clarence was born March 29, 1922, in Winona, Kan., one of eight children of Tobias and Amelia (Rath) Kamla. Being raised on the family farm, Clarence learned the value of family, hard work and the how to fix things. ...

Ramona Maxine Harden, 82, of Nevada, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at the Girard Medical Center in Girard, Kan. Ramona was born on April 10, 1937, in Nevada to Chester P. and Sadie M. (Bradley) Long. On Nov. 16, 1956, she was married to Darrell Harden and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2018. ...

Donna Rose Rolando, 71, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at her home in Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 10, 1948, in Fort Scott, Kan., the second child to the union of Albert F. Newton and Rosie Mae (Elliott) Hardin...

Lawrence Maxwell Greer, of Milo, Mo., passed from this life on Jan. 6, 2020. He was born on July 31, 1930, as the eldest of five children to Harold (Pete) Maxwell Greer and Cora Ellen (Hieronymous) Greer in Sheldon, Mo. Lawrence was united in marriage to Marilyn Yvonne Forkner on June 1, 1962. Marilyn preceded him in death on March 14, 2012...

Norma Jean Crain, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. Norma was born June 24, 1938, in Appleton City, Mo., to William T. Martin and Ida M. (Kennedy) Martin. She married Cleo W. Crain on July 21, 1955, and he preceded her in death on March 30, 1994...

Lawrence Maxwell Greer, 89, Milo, Mo., died on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Nevada. Additional service and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada at a later time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Linda Deanna Hines, 78, of Lamar, Mo., passed away Jan. 2, 2020, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada. Linda was born Jan. 27, 1941, in Vinita, Okla., to Robert Wholf and Danna (Smith) Wholf. Linda graduated from Vinita High School and on Aug. 12, 1962, she married Monty Richard Hines in Vinita, Okla. ...

Patsy Ann Campbell, 87, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a short illness. Patsy was born July 18, 1932, in Moundville, Mo., to Omer C. and Mabel R. (Shields) Whitworth. She was married to John H. Campbell on Dec. 12, 1954, in Moundville, and he survives of the home...

William “Bill” Irwin Heathman, 90, formerly of Richards, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, Mo. Bill was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Richards’s, Mo., to Jerry and Susannah Jane (Bogart) Heathman. He was married to Mary Davenport who preceded him in death in 1999, he then married Mary Lee (Endicott) Davenport in 2006 and she preceded him in death in 2017...

Corbin Lee Gash, infant son of Derek M. and Megan L. (Bobbett) Gash, passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, the day of his birth. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Kevin and Sandy Bobbett, Russ Gash, Cathy and Michael Kavaleski, all of Nevada; great-grandparents, Phyllis and Ron Stoddard, Nevada, Lielanie and the late Jerry Bobbett, Nevada, Minnie and the late Bill Gash, Moundville, Mary Lou Leer and the late Cecil Leer Jr., Nevada; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.. ...

Kenneth Eugene Spicer, 60, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at his home in Nevada. Kenneth was born March 25, 1959, in Nevada, Mo., to Ronald E. and Wanda Joan (Medearis) Spicer. Kenneth grew up in Tuscan, Ariz. He worked as a machinist in McPherson, Kan., most of his life. Kenneth has resided in Nevada for the past 15 years...

Josephine Rosenau, 99, of Nevada, died on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada. She was born in Hornersville, Mo., to George W. Keating Sr. and Jennie Fitzgerald Keating on Sept. 25, 1920. She met and married Clarence O. Rosenau of Willow City, N.D., on April 17, 1946, and he preceded her in death on July 18, 1995...

Lloyd W. Clark, 67, of Nevada, passed away Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Freeman Health System in Joplin. Lloyd was born July 7, 1952, in Lee’s Summit, Mo., to William O. and Susie F. (Lightfoot) Clark. He was married to Christine Murphy on Oct. 25, 1985, in Miami, Okla., and she survives of Nevada...

Rick Allen Stafford, 65, Nevada, Mo., died following a lengthy illness, Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin. Rick was born on Aug. 10, 1954, in Kansas City, Mo., to William Wilson and JoAnn (Connor) Stafford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service at the funeral home...

Kenneth C. (Kenny) Barbour of Walker, Mo., was born Aug. 29, 1950, at Nevada Regional Medical Center and went home to the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, following a brief illness. Kenny was born to Cecil H. Barbour and Lola Mae (Radde) Barbour of Walker, Mo. ...

Mark A. Dennis, 69, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada. Mark A. Dennis was born in Topeka, Kan., on Dec. 22, 1950, to Everett A. and Ethel L. Dennis. Mark was a Highland Park High School graduate of 1969. He attended Kaw Valley Vo-Tech / Now Washburn Tech. After High School he attended Washburn University and served in the Kansas National Guard. He attended a computer school in Kansas City, Kan., for a year...

Karl Lin Lehmann, 56, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, following a brief illness. Karl was born Sept. 30, 1963, in Nevada, to Karl W. and Linda (Bise) Lehmann. Karl was a lifelong resident of Nevada and attended Nevada High School. ...

Pauline Ledesma, 58, of Walker, Mo., passed from this life unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, at her home. She was born April 7, 1961, in Los Angeles, Calif., the daughter of Carmen Sanchez and Paul Peck. She graduated from Apple Valley High School in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1979. She then relocated to Mound City, Kan.,and the Fort Scott, Kan., area...

Anna Wadel, 96, was born to Abe and Carrie (Koehn) Jantz on Oct. 5, 1923. She passed away peacefully at Medicalodge in Nevada, Mo., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. She was united in marriage to Frank Wadel on Feb. 2, 1941. To this union five children were born. They resided in Cimarron, Kan., until 1950 when they moved to Vernon County, Mo...

Gordon Lee Seacreas, 65, Nevada, Mo., died on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at his home in Nevada. He was born Aug. 18, 1954, to Norman and Edna Seacreas. Private family committal services will be held at a later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Pauline Beatrice Ledesma, 58, Walker, Mo., died on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Additional service information will be released by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time...

Wanda E. (Phipps) Arthur, 98, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at Barone’s Alzheimer’s Care Center, after a two-year illness. Born in Lamar, Mo., Wanda was the oldest surviving child of Ezra L. and Lila E. (Sawyer) Phipps. She graduated from Sheldon High School in 1939 and attended Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kan., where she was a Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. Her first teaching assignment was in Cassidy, Kan...

Michael Ray Rodarmel, 50, Nevada, Mo., died on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Mike was born Jan. 25, 1969, in Burlington, Colo. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Eagles Lodge in Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Deborah (Debbie) Ann Chapman, 69, passed away on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in Lenexa, Kan., surrounded by her family. She was born Deborah Ann Parker on Aug. 4, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo. Debbie graduated from Sheldon High School in May of 1968 and married Danny Leroy Chapman of Sheldon in December. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year...

Kenneth Jay Wilson, 56, of Nevada, Mo., passed away and went to be with his Heavenly Father on Dec. 14, 2019. Kenny was born Oct. 27, 1963, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Huleigh and Linda (Smith) Wilson. Kenny grew up in Nevada most of his life and graduated from Nevada High School in 1982. ...

Clint Alan Breckenridge was born March 29, 1971, in Butler, Mo., the son of Lester J. (Jim) and Peggy Breckenridge. He graduated from Rich Hill High School in 1989 and from S.W. Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., in 1993 with a business degree. He returned to Rich Hill to join in his family business, Rich Hill Truck & Equip Co. Inc., as sales and operations manager...

Dr. Mary Jo Litten, 72, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s Disease at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center in Nevada. Mary was born April 25, 1947, in Lockwood, Mo., to Robert Glenn and Ida Louise (Jennings) Lasley...

Robert Francis Neal “Bob” Hutchison was born Sept. 5, 1933, to Ruby May Whitley Hutchison and Walter Howard Hutchison at the home in rural Walker, Mo. He passed away Dec. 10, 2019, at the age of 86 at Moore-Few Care Center as a result of Thyroid Cancer...

Nina Mae Flaten, 94, Milo, Mo., died at her home on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. Following a private burial, a Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

McArthur “Max” Seymour, 74, Joplin, Mo., died on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, at Spring River Christian Village in Joplin. Max was born Aug. 30, 1945, in Cortez, Colo., to Harry and Florence (Bean) Seymour. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Private interment will follow in Milo Cemetery in Milo, Mo. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home...

Lyndon Gregg Rice, 58, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away at his home in McQueeney, Texas, on Dec. 6, 2019, following a short fight with cancer. Gregg was born Jan. 17, 1961, to Lonnie Rice and Jimmie Doris (Hunter) Rice in Canyon, Texas. Gregg and his family moved from the panhandle of Texas in March of 1963 to help on his grandfather Hunter’s ranch in Vernon County. One of Gregg’s fondest memories was his dad waking him up early in the morning to go with him to take care of the cattle...