Stories from Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Ruth Lorraine (McCaslin) Moore passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019. Ruth was born March 10, 1925, to John Sherman and Rachel Mae (Baldridge) McCaslin in Sheldon, Mo. She was raised by her uncle and aunt, Marion J. and Cora Myrtle (McCaslin) Cowherd after her parents’ death in 1926. ...

Maria Elaina Arthur, 64, Lamar, Mo., passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Maria was born April 10, 1955, in Wichita, Kan., to Donald F. and Angelina Marie (Nunez) Herman. She was married to Greg Arthur and he preceded her in death...

Sunyoa June Dockery, 91, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at home. Sunyoa was born Oct. 2, 1927, in Muskogee, Okla., to Silas Joseph and Annie Mae (Tibbs) Bumpass. Sunyoa grew up and graduated high school in Worland, Wyo. She was primarily a homemaker, traveling all over the country while her husband Glen was in the oil business. ...

Arlene Gayle (Balk) Hutchison, 73, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., triumphantly walked into heaven, taking the Lord’s hand on Saturday, June 22, 2019. She was born in Nevada, Mo., to her loving parents, Walter “Beaver” Balk and Evelyn (Wallace) Balk, the fifth of seven children, on March 2, 1946. ...

Brenton Thomas Handly, 29, Nevada, Mo., died on Friday, June 21, 2019. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 27, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Committal services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 1, at Moore Cemetery in Nevada...

Vernon Lee Duncan, 85, formerly of Walker, Mo., died on June 24, 2019. Additional family and service information will be announced Ferry Funeral Home. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.