Stories from Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Rodney Dean “Rod” Squier left the bonds of this earthly home on Friday, April 5, 2019, the day he came into the presence of the Lord. Rod was born on Aug. 11, 1954, in Newport Beach, Calif., to Roger and Betty (Whitehead) Squier. As a boy, Rod worked summers at the Browning Company in the sila-flex division where his parents were employed. ...

Frederick William “Butch” Renwick, III, 66, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Butch was born Dec. 22, 1952, in Nevada, Mo., to Frederick W. Renwick, II and Jody (Adams) Renwick. He was united in marriage to Barbara Jean Jadlot on April 10, 1976, in Nevada, and she survives of the home...

Betty Lou Barker, 93, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, April 8, 2019, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Betty was born Feb. 22, 1926, in Pitcher, Okla., to Virgil Edward and Mabel (McDaniel) Shumaker. She was united in marriage to Glenn E. Barker on Feb. 27, 1946, in Fort Scott, Kan., and he preceded her in death on June 22, 2001, after 55 years of marriage...