Stories from Monday, December 29, 2014

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Dec. 28, 1934-Jan. 3, 1935 Businessmen who met in August, where some thought their business would be off 50 to 80 percent this year, now say their worst fears were unjustified and that Christmas buying this year was the best it had been in four years. Many merchants reported an increase of 10 percent...

Martha Ann Teichert, 70, of Aurora, died at 10:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, at Monett Church of Christ. Burial will be at Maple Park Cemetery, in Aurora, at a later date...

James William "J.W." Foster, 77, of Monett, died Friday, Dec. 26. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at First Baptist Church, Monett. Burial was at I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Beverly A. Brewer, 77, of St. Joseph, died Monday, Dec. 22, at Carriage Square Healthcare Center, St. Joseph. Graveside services were held Tuesday, December 30, at Waldensian Cemetery in Monett. Services were under the direction of Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port...

Jed Howard Reynaud, 58, of St. Louis, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2014, at his home. Jed was born August 28, 1956, in Tulsa, Okla. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jed Herbert Reynaud and Barbara June (Howard) Reynaud. He graduated from Webster Groves High School in St. Louis, Missouri in 1974 and worked in the St. Louis area before taking early retirement in March, 2014...

Don Newman, 73, of Mt. Vernon, died at 2:02 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014, at his home. Memorial services were held at Monday, Dec. 29, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon, with a private burial to be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri...

Alice Lorean Lock, 100, of Shell Knob, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob. Burial will be in Lake Park Memorial Gardens, Shell Knob.

Joey D. Hemphill, 60, of Columbia, Mo., passed away at his home on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014. Joey was born on November 26, 1954 in Monett, the son of Joe and Eva Nell (Stewart) Hemphill. He had attended the Day Program at ACT in Columbia. Joey was preceded in death by his parents; as well as one brother, Jim Hemphill; and one sister, Judy Hembree...

Troy Townsend, 53, of Washburn, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville. Burial will follow at Washburn Prairie Cemetery in Washburn...

Ina Rebecca "Becky" Lawson, 54, of Cassville, died at 11:48 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...

Troy Melvin Kennedy, 84, of Monett entered into eternal rest on Thursday Dec. 25, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born in Cedar Vale, Kan., on September 17, 1930, the son of the late Berkley A. and Mae (Wilkinson) Kennedy. He was united in marriage on Dec. 6, 1952, in Roseville, Mich., to Ann Eng, she survives...

Charlotte Gates, 74, of Monett, passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, at Bentonview Health and Rehab in Monett. She was born on Jan. 15, 1940, in Monett, the daughter of the late Arthur and Mattie (Beymer) Gates Jr. She was retired from Tyson's in Monett and a member of the First Baptist Church in Monett...

Louis Francis Fenske, 87, of Pierce City, Mo., passed away at 1:35 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at his home. Louis was born August 27, 1927, to Joseph and Matilda (Gripka) Fenske in Pierce City. He spent his entire life in Pierce City, graduating from PCHS in 1947. ...

DeeAnn (Gilmartin) Walker, 58, of Marionville, passed away at her home on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, following a courageous battle with cancer. DeeAnn was born on September 30, 1956, in Monett, MO, daughter of the late Jack W. and Barbara A. (Bowman) Gilmartin. ...

Dorothy L. Abeln Smith, 91 of Monett, passed away Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Born July 28, 1923 in Munjor, Kan., she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Matilda Rupp Leiker. She moved to the Pierce City and Monett areas in 1972. Dorothy had worked as a medical transcriptionist and as a secretary-bookkeeper for several companies. She was a Roman Catholic...

Gail L. Boyd, 80, of Wheaton, Mo., passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014, in her home. She was born November 23, 1934, in Atchison, Kan., the daughter of Bud and Gladys (Christian) McNemee. On August 3, 1950, in Concordia, Kan., she was united in marriage to Elzie A. Boyd, who preceded her in death on Dec. 27, 2003. Also preceding her in death were her parents; one brother, Bud McNemee and two sisters, Phyllis Eberhart and Betty Byrne...

Charles Garrison, 83, of Shell Knob, died at 9:05 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 28. Funeral services, with military honors, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob...