Obituaries from October 2018

Lucille Marie Daldrup, 95, of Holden, Mo., passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, at her daughter, Denise’s home near Milo, Mo. Lucille was born Aug. 17, 1923, in Holden, daughter of Joe and Edna (Goff) Zvacek. She lived in Holden her entire life. She married H.E. Daldrup on Oct. 30, 1946. Mrs. Daldrup was a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. She was also an avid quilter...

Patricia Joan Hargrove, 89, Humansville, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 at the Big Springs Care Center in Humansville following a brief period of illness. Patricia was born Dec. 12, 1928, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Walter Everett and Della Mae (Smith) Evans. She married Charles Hargrove Aug. 16, 1948, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 31, 2018...

Earl L. Rogers, 95 of Nevada passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 following a period of illness. Funeral Services are pending with the Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Margie Emmerson, 96, of rural Hiawatha, Kan., died Sept. 27, 2018. A celebration of life was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 1, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. View obituary online at www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com...

Earl L. “Buster” Rogers, 95, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, following a brief illness. Earl was born Dec. 3, 1922, in Mulvane, Kan., to E.N. and Leona (Harmon) Rogers. He was united in marriage to Marjorie L. Josepeit on Jan. 24, 1945, in Goodland, Kan., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 23, 2013...

Jerry Dean Moore, 76, Harwood, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at his home after a long battle with COPD. Jerry was born Oct. 11, 1941, in Lowry City, Mo., to Pauline (Reynolds) Moore and Murl Moore of Lowry City. Following the death of his father he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Cecil Losey. He was united in marriage to Shirley Jean Davis of Schell City, Mo., on Jan. 18, 1962, and to this union two children were born...

Norman Lee Radde, 94, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Mo. Norman was born July 11, 1924, in Harwood, Mo., to Albert and Laura (Adcock) Radde. On Oct. 13, 1943, he was united in marriage to Betty Lou Sisney and she preceded him in death on June 22, 1995. ...

Ronald Walter Rice, 52, of Powderly, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at Paris Regional Medical Center in Paris, Texas. Ron was born April 26, 1966, in Chicago, Ill., to Lonnie and Bonnie Marie (Acklin) Rice. He married Linda Ruth Knowles on Aug. 1, 2016, in Grove, Okla., and she survives of the home...

Howard “Jack” Hayes, 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at his home in Nevada, Mo., after a lengthy illness. He was surrounded by his family, including his six sons. He was born June 29, 1931, in Louisburg, Kan., to Sam and Madge (Smith) Hayes. He married his high school sweetheart, Marian Conley, on June 9, 1951, in Long Beach, Calif., just before he was deployed to the Korean War...

Patricia Colleen Current, 65, of St. Joseph, Mo., passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, after a lengthy illness and recent hospitalization. She was born on Nov. 3, 1952, to Robert Burl and Elizabeth Lorraine (Roberts) Current in Nevada, Mo. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Nevada...

Marvin Eugene Ford, Jr., 59, a longtime resident of Sheldon, Mo., peacefully left this earth at his home with a friend at his side on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. Junior. was baptized in his home on April 20, 2018. He was born Marvin Eugene Hunley and later adopted by his loving father, Cletus Gene Ford, at the age of eight...

Frank Denham Sumpter, 70, Nevada, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2018, at his home in Nevada. Private family services will be schedueled at a later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

Robert F. Triplett Jr., born Jan. 29, 1947, departed for glory Oct. 9, 2018. A beloved man has left this earth and we mourn for our loss. Our hearts are broken. But there is cause for celebration. We celebrate a life well lived. We celebrate in having walked life with this man, and had coffee with this brother and breakfast with this father. We celebrate his joy, his smile, his love, love, love...

Funeral services for Johnny “John” Allen Shrewsbury, 76, of Gilmer will be held at 10 a.m., today, in the chapel at McWhorter Funeral Home with Brother Marion Palmer officiating. Interment will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 15, at Moore Cemetery in Nevada, Mo. The family received friends from 6 until 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12, at the funeral home...

Raymond Eli Hiebert, 88, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at Freeman Health System West, Joplin, Mo., following a lengthy illness. Raymond was born on July 21, 1930, in Hitchcock, Okla., to Henry James and Rachel (Nusz) Hiebert. He married Darline Potter on May 5, 1954, in Enid, Okla., and she survives of the home...

Dora Jean McKinley, 74, Richards, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada. Dora was born June 12, 1944, in Horton, Mo., to Wesley Raymond and Jessie Irene (Detienne) Luther. Dora, a lifelong resident of the Horton area, was a graduate of Metz High School. ...

Dorothy Ellen Hardie, 95, El Dorado Springs, Mo., died on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in El Dorado Springs. Dorothy was born Oct. 12, 1923, in Harwood, Mo., to James Jackson and Eula B. Porter. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, at Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, in Schell City, Mo., with Pastor Terry Mosher officiating. Interment will follow in Green Lawn Cemetery in Schell City. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, in Schell City...

Donald Lee Bigelow, 73, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, from an unexpected illness. Don was born May 28, 1945, in Fremont, Ohio, to Earl Dale and Bertha Evelyn (Twiss) Bigelow. He married Roberta Ann (Banes) Conner on May 27, 1989, in Sheldon, and she survives of the home...

Lucybelle Williams, 95, a proud citizen of Cherokee Nation of Tahlequah, Okla., formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, in Kansas City, Mo. Lucybelle was born June 30, 1923, in Locust Grove, Okla., to Earl Gus and Cora Mae (Downing) Compton. On Jan. 8, 1986, she was united in marriage to I. Benjamin Williams and he preceded her in death on June 22, 2017...

Marvin L. Vittetoe, 79, of Papinville, Mo., died on Oct. 21, 2018, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., today, at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, with burial in the Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill. The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the Heuser Funeral Home...

Freda Mae Tough, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada surrounded by family. She was born March 10, 1934, in Nevada, Mo., to Jesse and Mary (Burnsworth) Hoover. Freda was united in marriage on Aug. ...

Helen Marie (Vanderstyne) Wright, 76, formerly of Nevada, died on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Joplin, Mo. She was born Dec. 24, 1941, in Canandaigua, N.Y., to Ethel Berniece (Northington) and Raymond Vanderstyne. No services are planned. In lieu of memorial contributions, consider donating or volunteering at an animal shelter...

Opal Louise Pruitt, 77, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Nevada, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., following a period of illness. Opal was born March 10, 1942, in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Bert and Opal (Morgan) Schonewetter...

Wayne Alden Kennedy, 95, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Wayne was born Aug. 27, 1923, in Horton, Mo., to Ernest L. and Minnie M. (Bowen) Kennedy. He was united in marriage to Thelma Lucille Fengler on Nov. 24, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she preceded him in death on March 22, 2017...

Jessie Shafer Rose passed away on Oct. 23, 2018, surrounded by family. Jessie was one of eight children born to James and Bertha Shafer on March 13, 1928, in Montevallo, Mo. She graduated in 1946 from Sheldon High School in Sheldon, Mo. In 1948, Jessie married William Lipscomb. They resided in Eureka, Kan., and were blessed with four children, Danny, Cindy, Jacque and Sandra...

Hosmer Ray Parsons, 77, of Greenwood, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. He was born March 2, 1941, to Hosmer and Mildred Parsons. He married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Ann Hudson, on June 18, 1961, in Sheldon, Mo., and had a son, Marcus, and a daughter, Marisa. Hosmer never passed up a moment to tell others how proud he was of his family...

Donald Allen Due, 66, Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in Nevada. Donald was born Sept. 15, 1952, in El Centro, Calif., to Scott and Dorothy (Mann) Due. Funeral arrangements and additional family information will be announced at a later date...