Stories from Monday, May 17, 2021

Christine Baker 61, of Sheldon died Sunday, May 16, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 20, in the Ferry Funeral Home.

John Mott, 54, of Nevada, Mo., died on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Freeman Health Hospital in Joplin, Mo. John was born on Sept. 8, 1966, in Ft. Carson, Colo., to John Arthur and Rena (Yocham) Mott. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, May 21, at Bible Baptist Church, Nevada. Interment with military honors will follow in National Cemetery, Fort Scott Kan. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 20, and Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada...

Eddie Lee Holland, 70, of Nevada, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Eddie was born March 3, 1951, in Bronaugh, Mo., to Claud Lee and Nina Anna Holland. He married Shelia Jeffries in 1971 and together they had two daughters. They later divorced...

Conway Lewis, 49, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo. Conway was born on May 17, 1971, in Truckee, Calif., to John Canada Lewis Jr. and Dolores June (Robbins) Lewis. Conway was a crew express driver for the railroad. He loved to hunt and fish and liked to tell stories...

Elvy Ray Burrus Sr., 78, passed away at his home in Walker. Elvy was born on Nov. 7, 1942, in Nebraska to Oran Everett and Bonavie Emmaline (LaFarge) Burrus. Elvy was a lineman for the MKT Railroad, truck driver, house painter and farmer. He was baptized at the Calvary Baptist Church in Nevada and was a member of the Eagles and Elk Lodges in Nevada...

Linda Louise Houk, 75, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Linda was born Jan. 4, 1946 in Wolf Lake, Ill., to Everett and Josephine (Helm) Conway. She was united in marriage to John A. Houk on June 11, 1966, in Joplin, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Nov. 12, 2005...