Stories from Friday, January 3, 2020

The Nevada Lady Tiger swim team put forth a strong showing at their lone home swim meet of the season Thursday afternoon, securing a second-place finish at the five-school event, held at Osage Prairie YMCA. Other schools attending were Carthage, Joplin, Lamar, and Monett...

Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series. This article focuses on the retirement of Dr. Warren Lovinger and the closure of Nevada Internal Medicine. See the Saturday edition for a follow-up article where Dr. Lovinger reflects on changes in health care over the years...

Kenneth Eugene Spicer, 60, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at his home in Nevada. Kenneth was born March 25, 1959, in Nevada, Mo., to Ronald E. and Wanda Joan (Medearis) Spicer. Kenneth grew up in Tuscan, Ariz. He worked as a machinist in McPherson, Kan., most of his life. Kenneth has resided in Nevada for the past 15 years...

Corbin Lee Gash, infant son of Derek M. and Megan L. (Bobbett) Gash, passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, the day of his birth. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Kevin and Sandy Bobbett, Russ Gash, Cathy and Michael Kavaleski, all of Nevada; great-grandparents, Phyllis and Ron Stoddard, Nevada, Lielanie and the late Jerry Bobbett, Nevada, Minnie and the late Bill Gash, Moundville, Mary Lou Leer and the late Cecil Leer Jr., Nevada; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.. ...

William “Bill” Irwin Heathman, 90, formerly of Richards, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, Mo. Bill was born Aug. 16, 1929, in Richards’s, Mo., to Jerry and Susannah Jane (Bogart) Heathman. He was married to Mary Davenport who preceded him in death in 1999, he then married Mary Lee (Endicott) Davenport in 2006 and she preceded him in death in 2017...

Patsy Ann Campbell, 87, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a short illness. Patsy was born July 18, 1932, in Moundville, Mo., to Omer C. and Mabel R. (Shields) Whitworth. She was married to John H. Campbell on Dec. 12, 1954, in Moundville, and he survives of the home...