Obituaries from August 2018

Richard "Chris" Spratt, 68, of Milo, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Funeral arrangements and family information will be announced later by Ferry Funeral Home of Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com

Trudy Marie Allmer, 57, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab following a brief illness. Trudy was born Dec. 10, 1960, in Kansas City, Mo., to John D. and Mary Fern (McNamara) Allmer. Trudy was raised in KC and came to Nevada at age 14 and graduated from Nevada High School with the Class of 1979. ...

Elzora Ruth Nichols, 72, Nevada, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Medicalodges in Nevada. Ruth was born Sept. 4, 1945, in Rich Hill, Mo., to Lewis W. and Bertha M. (McClellan) O’Rourke. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home...

Richard “Cris” Spratt, 68, of Milo, Mo., passed away on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin following a brief illness. Cris was born Jan. 13, 1950, in Butler, Mo., to Richard Felix and Betty Lee (Bainter) Spratt. On March 16, 1974, he was united in marriage to Joyce Dean Hancock, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Roy Eugene “Gene” Lowe, 94, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Vernon County, Mo., to Roy Edward and Nellie Jane (Short) Lowe. Gene attended school in El Dorado Springs and left high school in 1941 to join the Army. ...

Dustin Lee Leer passed from this life on Aug. 2, 2018, at his home in Springfield, Mo., following a sudden illness. He was born on July 22, 1978, to Lana Grant McCloud and Dusty Leer in Nevada. He is survived by his parents, Lana McCloud and stepfather, Ronnie, Dusty Leer and stepmother, Kimberly; siblings, Crystal Barnett, Adam Grant, Kayla and her husband, Sam Compton, Ryan, and Paige Leer; nephew, Yancarlo; niece, Haylie; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and his dog Abigail. ...

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” — Joshia 1:9 Vada Catherine Messick Tinsley, 87, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, in Nevada. She was born on Aug. 14, 1930, in Cedar County, Mo., the daughter of Onis and Lena Kirkpatrick Messick. ...

Jennifer Lyn Houston, 30, of rural Arcadia, Kan., died Sunday, Aug. 5, at the Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born Sept. 28, 1987, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Richard Allen Barnard and Connie Patricia Price Barnard. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 13, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the Sheffield Cemetery near Arcadia. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, at the Cheney Witt Chapel...

Neal Franklin Stroud, 64, Milo, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Halltown, Mo. Neal was born April 27, 1954. in Stockton, Calif., to Billy Bruce and Georgie Mae (Chambers) Stroud. He married Carol Timbrook on Sept. 1, 1974, in Nevada, and they celebrated 43 years together...

Roy Franklin Schlup, Sr., 74, of Schell City, Mo., passed away at his home Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018. He was born Sept. 26, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo., to Jesse and Bessie (Sims) Schlup. Roy served in the U.S. Army from November of 1962 to December of 1964, serving in Germany and onboard the U.S.S. Missouri. He then worked for the Ford Motor Company for eighteen years, retiring in 1984. Roy loved to hunt and fish. He also loved his grandkids and was a wonderful Grandpa...

Glenna Marie Hardin Zumwalt, 80, formerly of Nevada, died Friday, July 13, at her home in Peculiar, Mo., family sources reported. A celebration of Glenna’s life was held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, July 22, at the First United Methodist Church, 4826 County Line Road,...

Mary Catherine May, 98, Nevada, passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Mary Catherine Lenard Griffith was born Feb. 7, 1920, in Owensboro, Ky., to James and Mary Lillian (Woodward) Griffith. Mary Catherine attended Western Kentucky Teachers Collee in Bowling Green, Ky., majoring in Home Economics. ...

Alice Mae Praiswater, 81, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at Barone Alzheimer’s Care Center in Nevada. Alice was born March 2, 1937, in Murphysboro, Ill., to Clarence Edward and Sarah Virginia (McDaniel) Wyatt. She married Eldon E. Praiswater on Oct. 21, 1956, in Murphysboro, Ill., and he preceded her in death in 1989...

Myrtle E. “Beth” Jones, 94, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Beth was born May 13, 1924 in Pittsburg, Kan., to Edgar and Mary Agnus (McNamara) Carter. She was united in marriage to Norman Jones on June 30, 1942, in Arizona and he preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 2011...

Dolly Mae (Query) Martin, 73, of Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. She was born Jan. 30, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Jim and Leta Query. On Sept.1, 1979, she was united in marriage to Charles (Pepper) Martin. Dolly spent the majority of her life in the Bronaugh and Garland area...

Marli Ann Allmond, 22 months, passed away June 8, 2018. Marli was born Aug. 8, 2016, to Lane and Misty Allmond of Richards, Mo. Marli was a beautiful and happy little girl. She loved her life on the farm. She loved the puppies and checking the cows and playing with her baby dolls. She referred to all of them as “my bebes.”...

David Franklin Phillips, 91, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. David was born June 21, 1927, in Nevada, Mo., to Elmer Madison and Elsie Leona (Eason) Phillips. David, our dad, was a true blessing from God. ...

Shawn Ray Cartwright, 48, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada. Shawn was born July 19, 1970, in Nevada to Clifford Lee and Glenna Raye (Whitaker) Cartwright Jr. Shawn was raised in Nevada. He attended Nevada High School and graduated with the Class of 1988. ...

Edward Donald Wagner, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. Don was born June 27, 1929, in Butler, Mo., to Edward Joseph and Rhoda Belle (McGuire) Wagner. He married Jean Marie Henry on Dec. 22, 1951, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death in 2013...

Donna F. Crozier, 81, Nevada, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Morningside of Nevada, in Nevada, Mo. Donna was born Dec. 20, 1936, in Little Rock, Ark., to Josiah and Flora Della (Evans) Long. No services are planned. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Melba Jean Bowen, 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at Medicalodges in Nevada following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. From her birth on Nov. 6, 1932, until her death, she nourished people around her with love, faith, and beauty...

Harry “Red” Pitts, 76, Bronaugh, Mo., died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 27, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in Worsley Cemetery, Bronaugh. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home...

Judith Ann (Judy) Capps, age 79, Joplin, Mo., passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at her home. She was born May 1, 1939. She was the daughter of Charles Herbert (Herb) Pyle and Evelyn Rebecca (Fuller) Pyle. Judy married Benjamin “Frosty” Harrison Capps Jr. in June 1958, and he preceded her in death Dec. 14, 2016...

Harry Franklin “Red” Pitts, 76, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Red was born April 10, 1942, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Chester Franklin and Lillie Mae (Beasley) Pitts. He married Shirley A. Pitts on Sept. 4, 1963, in Liberal, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Charles Delbert Mann, 84, Richards, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Charles was born Dec. 21, 1933, in Centerville, Kan., to Eldon Charles and Birdie (Pitts) Mann. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., today, at Goodrich Cemetery in Parker, Kan., with Mike Mann officiating. Friends may call now and until 11:30 a.m., today, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada...

John Claud Allen, 75, Schell City, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 25, at Medicalodges in Nevada. Claud was born Feb. 12, 1943, in Appleton City, Mo., to Roland Claud and Catherine Marie (Valentine) Allen. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 31, at the First Baptist Church in Schell City with Brother Doug Reynolds officiating. His guest book will be available for signing at 9 a.m., Friday, at the First Baptist Church in Schell City...