Obituaries from January 2022

Ruby Joan Folkner, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Nathan Richards Healthcare Center, in Nevada. Ruby was born Nov. 29, 1932, in Nevada, to Marion R. and Lulla E. (Carroll) Moore. She married Ralph A. Folkner on Aug. 9, 1952, in Eureka Springs, Ark., and he preceded her in death...

Richard Hart Carpenter, (known by many as Coach or Carp) of Nevada, Mo., passed away in Bentonville, Ark., on Dec. 29, 2021, after complications due to previous surgeries. Richard was born on Feb. 4, 1949, to Harold L. Carpenter and Marjorie Hart Carpenter. Richard was named after his late grandfathers, Richard B. Carpenter and Ben H. Hart...

Thomas Elmer Pyle, 93, of Nevada, Mo., went to be with his heavenly father on Dec. 31, 2021. Thomas was the seventh child born to Thomas Francis and Hattie Mable (Dixon) Pyle on May 14, 1928, in Nevada, Mo. He spent his entire life in Nevada, with the exception of two years that he spent serving in the Army as a Corporal in the Military Police, serving in the Panama Canal Zone during the Korean War...

Dr. Louis Dale Lowry, 84, formerly of Richards and Moundville, Mo., passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021, at Meadowood Senior Living in Lansdale. He was the beloved husband to Judith M. Lowry. Born March 1, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., he was a son of tenant farmers, the late Benjamin Louis and Ruth (Tapp) Lowry. He grew up with his sister Nancy and his brother Don...

Pauline “Polly” Marie Pritchard, at the age of 97, passed away peacefully Dec. 20,2021. She was born on Jan. 12, 1924, in Ellsworth, Kan., to Frank and Edith Kafka. She was named after her grandmothers Marie Kafka and Pauline Socha (who also like to be called Polly)...

My dear wife, our mother and grandmother, Marlene Lucille Schmidt Becker, was born on Nov. 2, 1935, to Samuel C. and Leah Koehn Schmidt at Isabella, Okla. She peacefully passed away on Jan. 4, 2022, at the Medicalodges in Nevada, Mo., reaching the age of 86 years...

Vernon E. Brundridge, 88, Nevada, Mo., peacefully went to his heavenly home surrounded by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a very special nurse, Linsey, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, after a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 20, 1933, in Dederick Township, Mo., to Roy Elmer Cleveland (Pappy) and Velma Irene Brundridge...

Linda Paulette Chesnut, 72, of Nevada, Mo., went to be home with her heavenly father on Jan. 4, 2022, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Linda was born July 7, 1949, in Nevada, to Arthur L. and E. Paulene (Flagor) Sewell Sr., the fourth of six children...

Grant Alan Douglas I, age 67, of Sheldon, Mo., passed away at his home, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Grant was born April 30, 1954, in Warrensburg, Mo., to Larry Allen and Elsie Jeanne (Bixby) Douglas. He was a graduate of Shawnee Mission North. He was employed by Timken Belts, in Fort Scott, Kan...

Kenneth Louis Fritter, age 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at Medicalodges, in Nevada. Kenney was born Sept. 5, 1936, in Eve, Mo., the son of Louis W. Fritter and Stella Gardner Fritter. He married Rebecca (Becky) Rylander on Dec. 1, 1956, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home...

William Oscar Jackson Jr., age 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Jan. 5, 2022, at Holden Manor. Bill was born on April 4, 1934, in Higginsville, Mo., to William Sr. and Grace Jackson. As a young man he met the love of his life, Donna Faye Light. They were later married on Nov. 27, 1982, and spent 26 beautiful years together...

Jacqueline Jean “Jackie” Halcomb, 66, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Jackie was born Feb. 3, 1955, in Nevada, to Thomas E. and Maxine (Scott) Halcomb. Jackie was raised on the family dairy farm near Deerfield, Mo. ...

Frank Schooley Jr., 56, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at his home in Springfield, Mo., following a brief illness. Frank was born on Oct. 15, 1965, in Hammond, Ind., to Frank Livingston Schooley Sr. and Gaila Marie (Stafford) Schooley. He married Dianna Lynn Register on May 19, 2001, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Joyce Ann Drummond, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada. Joyce was born Aug. 28, 1942, in Ketterman, Mo., to Byron Clinton and Viola Ann (Balk) Key. Joyce was united in marriage to Frank Drummond on Nov. 30, 1962. Frank preceded her in death on Sept. 14, 2020...

Ruby Kay Schnedler, 79, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at Nathan Richards Health Care Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Kay was born Aug. 21, 1942, in Nevada, to William Leo and Ruby L. (Hill) Scott. She married Robert L. Schnedler Sr. in 1989 and he preceded her in death in 1989...

Sherri Dee Kennard, age 76, of Nevada, Mo., passed away Jan. 3, 2022, at Cox Barton County Hospital in Lamar, Mo. Sherri was born Oct. 9, 1945, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Sherald M. Kennard and Lillian (Velure) Kennard. Sherri worked as a psychiatric registered nurse...

Kevin Ray Doyle, 63, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at his home in Sheldon, Mo. Kevin was born May 5, 1958, in Pittsfield, Ill., to Russell O. and Marylyn L. (Shaw) Doyle. Kevin was raised in Carrolton, Ill., and graduated from Carrolton High School in 1976. ...

Huell Lovell Warren, known as Russ Warren to Nevada radio listeners, died in his home on Jan. 11, 2022. Russ was born in Linthicum Heights, Md., a suburb of Baltimore, on June 11, 1948, the first son of Huell Earl Warren and Barbara Lovell Warren. Both of his parents were wire editors for the Associated Press. Russ’s mom died when he was 7. His father remarried in 1959 to Margaret Jeanette Coons of Nevada, and the family moved to Kansas City, Mo...

Penelope “Penne” Dayle Moore was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend that anyone would be proud to call their own. She was born on Oct. 14, 1960, to Johnathon Dale Willers and Burnita Joyce Willers in Nevada, Mo. She grew up and built her life in the Nevada community. ...

Christy Jean (Maus) Goodman, age 44, of Schell City, Mo., the daughter of Charles William Maus and Raejean Thomas was born Sunday, Jan. 23, 1977, in Nevada, Mo., and passed from this life on Friday, Jan. 14, in El Dorado Springs, Mo. Christy spent most all of her life in Schell City, attending school as a Schell City Bear where she was involved in Basketball, Volleyball, Softball, and Cheerleading and was crowned Homecoming queen. ...

Jefferson Wayne Norton Davis, 61, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Jefferson was born Feb. 24, 1960, in Knoxville, Tenn., to Parke A. and Eleanor C. (Norton) Davis. He married Renee Gotviagehya on Jan. 12, 1996, in Topeka, Kan., and she survives of the home...

William “Bill” Edward Clark, 65, McKinney, Texas, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Richardson, Texas, following a sudden illness. Bill was born May 13, 1956 in Nevada, Mo., to Edward A. and Hattie R. (Hamlett) Clark...

William (Bill) Frederick Snedden was born on March 20, 1938, to Charles Garrett Snedden and Margret Evelyn Shaw/Snedden of Santa Monica Calif. Bill was a middle child of nine kids. Siblings included three brothers, Chuck Snedden, Dick Snedden, and DL Martin; five sisters, Beverly Nava, Joann price, Marjorie Szigety, Patricia Stephens, and Margret Retzloff. The family grew up and went to school in Concord, Calif. Bill graduated from Mt. Diablo High School in 1955...

Jimmie Roger Belew Jr., 49, of Sheldon, Mo., loving husband, father and grandfather passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Jimmie was born on Nov. 14, 1972, in Clinton, Mo., to Jimmie Roger and Donna Kaye (Nowell) Belew. He married Candi L. Spall on May 26, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev., and she survives of the home...

Norma Frances (Rodgers) Meisenheimer, 92, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Norma was born July 11, 1929, in Nevada, to Fred and Lily (Burford) Rodgers. Lily passed away when Norma was only 18 months old. Lily’s sister, Anna Burford, helped to care for Norma until she graduated in 1947 from Sheldon High School...

Frances Louise Belcher, 92, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at her home in Nevada. Louise was born April 21, 1929, in Fresno, Calif., to Samuel Henry and Maude Ethel (Pike) Yurk. Louise came to Nevada with her family at an early age. She grew up and attended school in Nevada. Following high school, she worked at a seamstress at Nellie Don in Nevada until retiring in 1981. She was a member of the Lutheran Church in Fort Scott...