Stories from Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Susan “Susie” Krouch (Van Arsdale), 82, of Nevada, Mo., passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Oct. 10, 2021, at Nathan Richard Health Care Center following a short stay for Skilled Nursing services. Susan was born Sept. 23, 1939, as the Great Depression was ending, and the sparks were beginning to start the flames of World War II. ...

Madeline Carol McNeely Sneed, 64, passed away Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Madeline "Maddy" was born in Kansas City, Kan., on Nov. 27, 1956, to Clarence Adolf and Pearletta Florence Scholes McNeely. She lived in Kansas until her Freshman year in high school when her family moved to Sheldon, Missouri. ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, Stanlee “Joe” Jadlot, loving husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with his Lord surrounded by loved ones. Joe was born March 5, 1960, in Lawton, Okla., to Robert V. Jadlot, II, and Anna L. (Collins) Jadlot. On May 23, 1981, he married the love of his life, Vicki Ann Raynor in the Sheldon Baptist Church. They shared 40 years together and raised two daughters, LeeAnn and Cassie...

John Edward Jackson, 66, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at his home in Sheldon. John was born Nov. 11, 1954, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Delbert G. and Ethel M. (Johnston) Jackson. Throughout his life, John was a truck driver and until his retirement drove for Johnson and Baker Trucking for many years. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting and fishing...

Thelma Ruberta Alumbaugh, 97, formerly of Nevada, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Phoenix Mountain Post-Acute in Phoenix, Ariz. Thelma was born Sept. 22, 1924, in Nevada, Mo., to Lucian L. and Beulah E. Bond. She was united in marriage to Norman Lee Alumbaugh on Feb. 19, 1946, and he preceded her in death on July 15, 1994...

Patsy Ann Vaughn, 84, a resident of Nevada, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at her home in Nevada. She was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of Harold Sipe and Thelma Fitzgerald Sipe. Patsy spent her childhood on the farm on the banks of Mill Creek near Devon, Kan. ...

Peggy Lee Diggins, 73, of Nevada, Mo., won her 7-year battle with cancer on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, when she passed peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. Peggy was born on June 15, 1948, in Nevada, to Harriet and Paul Nelson. She married Steve Diggins on Aug. 25, 1988...

Shirley Colleen Musick, 71, Kansas City, Mo., passed away on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Shirley was born Nov. 1, 1949, in Nevada, to Marion R. Moore, Jr. and Leta Mae (Hargrove) Moore. She was united in marriage to John P. Musick on June 28, 1968, in Nevada and he preceded her in death on April 15, 2008...

Robert "Bob" McNarie, 89, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Robert was born in Prescott, Ariz., on Dec. 19, 1931, to M.J. "Pop" and Eleanor McNarie. He had two sisters and three brothers. At the age of 17 he was shot in the ankle in a hunting accident. ...

Ruby Maddalin Sherman, 96, of Wellsville, Kan., died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Ruby was born on Nov. 16, 1924, in Harwood, Mo., to the late Charley and Bertha (Hawkins) Hargrove. She graduated from high school at El Dorado Springs High School in 1944. On Nov. ...

Kathleen “Katy” Mary Brockway, 70, of Nevada, Mo., passed on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Katy was born Oct. 6, 1951, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, to Jerry Myer and Agatha Mary (Theobald) Caviness. On June 23, 1981, she married Dewayne Marvin Brockway in Minn. ...