Obituaries from April 2018

Debra Lynn Clark, 63, Nevada, died on April 1. A memorial service will be held at noon on Friday, April 6, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Additional service and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time. You may view obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Harley Eugene Hurlburt, 76, Nevada, died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Harley was born at home on Jan. 31, 1941, in Weld County, Colo., to Tracy Cameron and Naoma (Morris) Hurlburt. On April 7, 1984, he was united in marriage to Bonnie Laning and she survives of the home...

Joan Louise (Schweitzer) Ostrander, 97, Nevada, died on March 25, at her home in Nevada. Memorial services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 16, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment with Military Honors will follow at 11 a.m. in the National Cemetery in Ft. Scott...

Patsy Jean (Walker) Cherry, Hermitage, Mo., passed away March 25, at Citizen’s Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, Mo. She was born Sept. 14, 1936, at El Dorado Springs to John R. and Ruth G. (Kirkhart) Walker. Her early years growing up began in Joplin, Mo., and when she was still in elementary school the family moved to Walker where she graduated in 1954...

Debra Lynn Clark, 63, Nevada, suddenly went home to Heaven on Easter Sunday, April 1. She was born the 23rd of January 1955, in Ponca City, Okla., and graduated from Shidler High School in 1973. She worked for Conoco, Phillips and retired from Conoco Phillips in 2011...

James Merritt Buzzard, 69, of Nevada, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 4. James “Buzz” was born on Sept. 13, 1948, in Joplin, Mo., to Jack and Jackie (Merritt) Buzzard. He grew up in Quapaw, OK and attended Quapaw High School. ...

On Sunday, March 25, 2018, the world lost one of the few remaining members of The Greatest Generation. Joan Schweitzer Ostrander passed away quietly in her home, surrounded by her children and a friend. She was 97. Joan was born in the small prairie town of DeSmet, S.D., just months after the passage of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. ...

Daniel Clay Seitz, 58, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, April 7, at his home in Nevada following a sudden illness. Daniel was born Oct. 5, 1959, in Nevada to Gerald George and Betty Josephine (Claiborne) Seitz. He was united in marriage to JoAnn Attebury on April 21, 1979, and she survives of the home...

Anthony Dean Quihuis, 13, Walker, passed away on Thursday, April 5, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Anthony was born Dec. 10, 2004, in Lebanon, Mo. Anthony grew up in the Lebanon area. He attended Lebanon schools and came along with his family to Walker in 2017 where he enrolled in Northeast Vernon County High School. Anthony enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles, mudding and being with his family...

Dewayne Edwin Everly, 81, formerly of Sheldon, passed away on Sunday, April 8, in Lathrop, Mo., following a lengthy illness. Wayne was born Aug. 22, 1936, in Madison, Kan., to William V. and Iola J. (Mead) Everly. He was united in marriage to Gladys V. “Val” Stagner on Feb. 12, 1958, in Batesville, Miss., and she preceded him in death on April 14, 2015...

Dennis Michael Caviness, 65, Nevada, died Monday, April 9, at his home in Nevada. Dennis was born March 1, 1953, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Jerry M. and Agatha M. (Theobald) Caviness. He married Cynthia L. Newton on July 3, 1991, in Nevada and she survives of the home...

Shirley Ann Bogart, 79, Nevada, died Monday, April 9, at her home in Nevada. Shirley was born May 27, 1938, in St. Louis, Mo., to Edward and Valda (Harmon) Simon. She was united in marriage to Melvin Bogart on Jan. 11, 1955 and he preceded her in death on March 3, 1998...

Barbara Jean Gardner, 62, of Nevada, died on Monday, April 9, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. She was born on Aug. 29, 1955, to David and Virginia (Ruegge) Hollandsworth at Washington. She was united in marriage to David Neil Gardner on June 24, 1978, in Rosebud...

Shirley Ann Bogart, 79, Nevada, passed away on Monday, April 9, at her home in Nevada. Shirley was born May 27, 1938, in St. Louis, Mo., to Edward and Valda (Harmon) Simon. She was united in marriage to Melvin Bogart on Jan. 11, 1955, and he preceded her in death on March 3, 1998...

Ronald Lee Farmer, 69, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, April 12, at Freeman West in Joplin following a brief illness. Ron was born Oct. 9, 1948, in Nevada to Dennis Edmond and Anna Ruth (Williams) Farmer. On July 23, 1971, he married Rhonda K. Peterson in Nevada and she survives of the home...

Minnie Maydean Frazier, 93, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, April 12, at Joe Clark Residential Care Center in Nevada. Maydean was born Jan. 2, 1925, in Pleasant Hill, Mo., to Otis Sinclair and Erma Melinda (Gray) Allen. She is survived by four children, Amos O. ...

Delera I. Vinson, 91 of Nevada died Sunday, April 15, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. She was born May 11, 1926, in Fort Payne, Ala., to William P. and Nina M. (Croft) Howard. She married James F. Vinson on Oct. 23, 1945, in Fort Payne, Ala., and he preceded her in death on March 18, 1978...

Leonard Peter Zoglmann, 66, Nevada, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 17, at his daughter’s home in Nevada following a brief illness. Len was born July 14, 1951, in Wellington, Kan., to Irwin F. “Butch” and Wanda L. (Wright) Zoglmann. On July 6, 1974, he married Kathy Rae Peterson in Nevada and she preceded him in death on Nov. 25, 2009...

Euell Lee Beard, 92, Walker, died Thursday, April 19. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at First Baptist Church in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park in Nevada. Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church in care of Ferry Funeral Home...

Oma Lee (Biggs) Beshore, 88, Nevada, passed away on Thursday, April 19, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a brief illness. Oma, one of 12 children, was born April 3, 1930, in El Dorado Springs to Jacob Samuel and Eula Margaret (Julian) Shaw...

Euell Lee Beard, 92, Walker, Mo., passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at his home in rural Vernon County. Euell was born July 14, 1925 in Valley City, MO to Hollie and Laura May (Bowling) Beard. In 1946 he was united in marriage to Alvera Bartels in Sedalia, Mo. In 1948, the first of their three sons was born. Alvera preceded him in death on December 12, 1996...

Jackie L. Gordon, 82, Nevada, died Monday, April 23, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service...

Jackie L. Gordon, 82, Nevada, passed away on Monday, April 23, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Jackie was born July 27, 1935, in Sheldon to Clarence A. and Mattie Mae (Stone) Gordon. He married Carolyn Mae Royston on Dec. 23, 1955, in Lamar, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Linda K. Hale, 69, Sheldon, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 25, at her home in Sheldon following a lengthy illness. Linda was born Jan. 18, 1949, in Richmond, Calif., to Lewis Sanford and Joan Louise (Cochran) Cass. On Aug. 4, 1966, she was united in marriage to Larry J. Hale in Lawson, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Oct. 24, 2015...

Louise Annabell “Harper” Jones passed away Monday, April 23, at home surrounded by her family. She was born Feb. 10, 1926, in Rich Hill to Robert Lee Harper and Maggie “Ross” Harper. She was preceded in death by her four children, one grandson and her husband. ...