Stories from Wednesday, November 13, 2019

LaVerne Lewis Leininger, 89, of Sheldon, Mo., passed peacefully on Nov. 9. He was surrounded by his close family and caregivers at Truman Health Care in Lamar. LaVerne was born on Jan. 1, 1930, in the family farm home just south of Sheldon. He was a third generation and lifelong resident of Sheldon, and was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd Leininger and Mabel (Shaver) Leininger. Also preceding him were his two sisters, Selma Sullivan and Arlene Nelson...