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Russell K. Hively, age 82, of Neosho, Missouri, passed away on March 24, 2025. He was born on December 12, 1942, in Tyler, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Veta (Hillquist) Hively.
Russell married Rita Kay James on December 14, 1963, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They shared a loving marriage until Rita's passing on July 27,...

Galen Dean McKinley, age 81 of Joplin, MO, died Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at the Solace House following an illness.
Galen was born on September 4, 1943, in Hutchinson, KS., the son of Hugh and Carmen (Morgan) McKinley. The family moved to Joplin, where Galen competed in Speech & Debate, Math Club, and was a ROTC...

Wanda Lee Bethel, age 96 of Joplin, Mo, passed away peacefully at Wildwood Senior Living on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Wanda was born on August 21,1928 in Kingston, Arkansas, to the late John Earl and Flossie (Weathers) Ramsey.

Wanda graduated from Mt. Grove High School with the class of 1945. Upon graduation she...

Wanda Aleen Elmer, age 95, departed this life for her heavenly home surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at her home in Miami, OK.
Wanda was born to Curge and Bertha Burkhart in Racine, MO at their home on September 1, 1929. Wanda grew up in Racine, MO. Wanda lost her mother when she was seven years...

Charles "Chuck" F. Carrender, 78, passed away on March 6, 2025, at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas, after a brief illness. 

Born on June 15, 1946, in Independence, Missouri, Chuck was the son of Teddy and Floyd Carrender. He was a beloved brother to Paula, Kent (Vicky), and the late Beth...

Karen Jeanelle Montee, born on August 23, 1950, in Joplin, passed peacefully to her eternal home on February 14, 2025, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.
Born to Virgil Ray Montee and Alline Genevieve (Overstreet) Montee, Karen grew up in Galena, Kansas, and graduated from Galena High School (Class of '68); she later...

Dr. Russell Phillipps
Dr. Russell Allan "Russ" Phillips went home to be with his Savior at 8:00 P.M. on February 27, 2025, at Primrose Retirement Community, in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he lived. He was 90 years old and had been battling cancer for some time.
Russell was born on February 19, 1935, in Lakewood,...

Stephen Gary Crandall, 78, Shell Knob, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025. He was born June 8, 1946 to the late Vernie and Frances (Phillips) Crandall at the University of Missouri medical center in Columbia, Missouri. Raised in Carthage, Steve attended local schools and graduated from Carthage High...

Dr. Paul Edward Lee Eggerman, born on February 18, 1941, in Neosha, Missouri to Ruth (Albin)and Paul Eggerman, was a devoted mental health professional and scholar. A graduate of Joplin High School, he earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Psychology and History from Pittsburg State University in Kansas,...

Donna Patricia Baldwin, 81, of Sarcoxie, Missouri, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, surrounded by her family and friends in the comfort of her home.
Donna was born on June 6, 1943, in Beloit, Wisconsin, to Allen J. and Alta M. (Meade) Baldwin. She graduated from high school in 1961 in Bremerton,...

Aaron L. Hobart, Joplin, Missouri, was born on June 28, 1947, in Peoria, Illinois, to Mary (Lowe) Hobart Dekalb and the late Leonard H. Hobart. Aaron passed on February 21, 2025, at his home.
Aaron graduated from Neosho High School in 1965. He got his first job at Pearl Brothers Hardware in Joplin. He later worked...

Joshua Paul Wright, 45, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, in Barton County, Missouri. Born in Carthage, Missouri, on September 18, 1979, to Tammy Spry, Josh's life was a beautiful testament to love, laughter, and the joy he brought to everyone he met.
Josh attended Carthage High School...

Justene DeAnne Womack, age 32 of Joplin, Missouri, passed away with family by her side on Sunday, February 16, 2025 following a courageous battle with cancer. Justene was born September 28, 1992 in Joplin to Marcia Gowing and Mark Fowler.
Justene grew up her entire life in the Joplin area attended church as a young...

Betty Lou Lester was born June 7, 1946 in Rowe, VA, the baby daughter of Airs and Ruby (Keene) Shortridge. She entered into rest on February 16, 2025 in Neosho, Missouri at the age of 78.
Betty Lou Shortridge attended Oakwood High School in Oakwood, VA. Betty Lester was married to Dexter Lester on April, 19th 1964...

Thomas Morrison King, known affectionately as Tom to his friends and family, passed away on February 17, 2025, in Durant, Oklahoma. Born on January 3, 1947, in Fayette, Missouri, Thomas's life was marked by his steadfast faith, generous spirit, and an endlessly interesting character.

Thomas's early years in Fayette...

Shirley (DeMasters) Cross, 83, passed away on Sunday, February 9, at her home after a brief illness. Shirley was born February 2, 1942, the daughter of Mary (Fergerson) and Clova DeMasters.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Clay and David DeMasters, and her beloved niece, Kathy Cline.
Shirley is...

Cary Ward Hayward, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2025, in his hometown of Joplin, Missouri, at the age of 73. He was born on August 13, 1951, to the late Dee and Margie (Martin) Hayward.
Professionally, Cary was the respected owner of...

Jeannie Rea Storm, age 80, of Nixa, MO, entered into her heavenly home on Monday, January 20, 2025.
Jeannie was born on August 11, 1944, in Joplin, MO. She was the daughter of Guy and Gladys Irene (Osborne) Rea. A resident of Joplin, MO, until moving to Springfield, MO, in 1984; Jeannie attended and graduated from...

Cynthia H. Schwab, age 93, died peacefully at home on January 28th, 2025.
A native of New York City, she was a graduate of the Lenox School and Bryn Mawr College. After her marriage she was a resident of Enid, Oklahoma for 15 years, and moved to Joplin, Missouri in 1965. Here she served many local organizations...

Albert Morgan Landes, 84, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2025. He was born on September 11, 1940, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Albert Landes and Esther (Johnston) Landes.
Albert was a proud graduate of Carl Junction High School, where his talents in both football and baseball earned him a...

Ronald Dean Crosswhite, 83, of Joplin, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, on February 1, 2025.
Ron was born June 18, 1941 in Joplin, MO, the second of five children, to Clarence and Juanita Crosswhite. He graduated from Joplin High School in 1959. After high school, Ron served 4 years in the...

Mike Alan Wilkerson, 66, passed away Friday, January 24, 2025, in Jasper County, Missouri. Mike was born on July 30, 1958, to Max Wilkerson and Delores Garner in Carthage, Missouri. He participated in the FFA (Future Farmers of America) in high school. Mike was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. He was devoted...

Levi Snyder, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Reeds, MO, on January 25, 2025. A celebration of his life will take place at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Center Point Christian Church, 11995 County Road 80, Carthage, MO. The family will receive visitors prior to the service from 10:00 to 11:00...

Theodore, aka Ted or T.W., was born December 10th, 1932 and passed on January 16th, 2025 at the age of 92. He was the oldest of four children born to Theodore "Wayne" Garrison, and Geneva Matteson Garrison of Joplin, MO. He is survived by his brother David Garrison of Joplin, MO and sister Diane Noel who resides...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Granny, Jerry Ann Malcom. She peacefully passed on January 18, 2025 at the age of 86. She was born in Neosho, MO on September 16, 1938 and was a lifelong resident of the Diamond, MO area.
She was a loving wife to Jim Earl Malcolm, who has been...

Galena, KS: Mary Louise (Jones) Schwartz, age 86, passed away on January 13, 2025.
Mary was born on June 21, 1938 in Joplin, MO to Joseph F. Jones and Mary B. (Gouvion) Jones. She graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Joplin, MO. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church of Galena as well as the...

Wallace Wade Gladden, age 83, passed away on January 12, 2025, in West Plains, Missouri.
Wallace was born on August 15,1941 in Joplin, Missouri to Luther (Ray) and Grace Gladden and grew up alongside his three siblings.
He graduated from Carterville High School with the Class of 1959. He graduated with a bachelor's...

James "Jim" Lee Friend, age 67, of Neosho, Missouri, passed away on January 10, 2025, at Ozark Community Hospital in Gravette, Arkansas. He was born on June 8, 1957, at Ft. Crowder in Neosho, Missouri, to Delbert Lee Friend and Rosemary (Coulter) Austin. Jim graduated from Neosho High School in 1975.
Jim's life was...

Gayle Lee Edmondson AKA Huggy the Clown departed to be with our Lord Saturday morning January 11, 2025. He passed away peacefully at home at the age of 88. He was born July 26, 1936, in rural Ottawa County, Oklahoma to Lee and Ruth (Kidwell) Edmondson.
Gayle graduated from Oklahoma State in 1960. He worked his way...

Susan Godfrey, born on January 9, l947 in Neosho, Missouri, died peacefully on the evening of January 6, 2025 in Kingston, NY, with her twin sister, Nancy Shannon Godfrey, by her side.
Susan grew up in Joplin, Missouri. She had been entranced with the lights of Times Square during a family trip up the East Coast,...

Robert "Bob" Wayne Gruber, 76, entered into rest, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Joplin Gardens Skilled Nursing Facility in Joplin, MO.
He was born August 15, 1948, to Carl and Opal (McDowell) Gruber in Coffeyville, KS, who preceded him in death.
After graduating from Liberal High School, Bob attended Diesel Mechanic...

2/28/1947 - 12/31/2024
The final day of the year 2024 was the day Gary Wayne Nelson left this earth. Born in Northwood, ND, his final resting place will be Langford, SD.
Of Norwegian and Swedish descent, Gary was a gentle, generous and loving man. He graduated from Central High School in Aberdeen, SD and studied...

Vera Lee Turner, 94, passed away on December 26, 2024 in Joplin, Missouri after a short illness.
Vera was born March 7, 1930 in Ottawa County, Oklahoma to the late Luther and Grace Smith. She graduated from Seneca High School in 1948. She met and married Fred Turner in 1950. They were married for 63 years.
She was...

Nancy Jane Hunt, age 75, of Baxter Springs, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025 surrounded by her family.
Nancy was born on December 3, 1949, in Joplin, MO, to John Oliver Baggerly and Edith Virginia (Morgan) Baggerly. She graduated from Joplin High School in December 1967 and went on to attend Missouri Southern...

Helen Nowlin, 84, went to meet her Heavenly Father on December 31, 2024. She had resided at the Oak Pointe Assisted Living facility for the last two years upon leaving her home of many years in Tabor Woods.
Helen was born in Carl Junction on June 3, 1940 to Lucille (Tarrant) Devers.

Helen was preceded in death...