Stories from Wednesday, February 23, 2022

LuCreta Delores Scism, 74, Nevada, Mo., passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Nevada, Mo. LuCreta was born March 23, 1947, in Nevada, to Jesse L. and Alta E. (Hogan) Harper. She married Ray Dean Scism on Dec. 30, 1966, in Nevada, and he survives of the home...

Larry Lowell Brown, age 75, of Nevada, passed away, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at Nevada Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Larry was born Feb. 22, 1946, in Harwood, Mo., to Clifton and Vava June (Clevenger) Brown. He was a high school graduate and worked many years at the Nevada State Hospital. He was a member of the Elks, Eagles, American Legion and Shriners and enjoyed going to auctions, yard sales, fishing, gardening, and going to the casinos. He was a Methodist...

JoAnn Stafford, 90, passed from this life on Monday, Jan. 21, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. JoAnn was born on July 14, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Raymond Connor and Neoma Burnett Connor. She married William W. Stafford on Oct. 24, 1947. JoAnn and Bill loved and raised seven children. He preceded her in death in 1984...

Nevada's Vocal Fusion performs during the annual Nevada Show Choir Classic on Saturday at Nevada High School. The school's program hosts various show choirs from the area for a day of competition. Vocal Fusion recently took third place in their division at Mt. ...