Stories from Thursday, December 31, 2015

Markalene B. Kistner, 80, Nevada, Mo., joined her loved ones on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at her home, in Nevada, following an illness of several months. She was born on Sept. 18, 1935, in Joplin, Mo., the daughter of Alfred and Luella Nichols. She was united in marriage to Robert James Kistner on May 19, 1960, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death in 2001...