Stories from Monday, February 2, 2015

James K. Harpster, 74, of Shell Knob, died at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob, Missouri.

Jean Diane Lawson, 80, of Miller, died at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Miller. Local arrangements have been conducted by the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home of Miller...

Margie Kay Perriman, 85, of Miller, died at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Febr. 4, at Fossett- Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at Summit Cemetery, northeast of Mt. Vernon...

Sherry Jean Wingert Hickman, 52, of Wheaton, died Sunday, Feb. 1. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of McQueen Funeral Home, Wheaton.

Walter R. Korff, 84, of Sarcoxie, died Feb. 1 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment with full military honors will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Sarcoxie. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m...

Wilma Nadean Burg Latshaw, was born Jan. 24, 1929, in Purdy, to the late Fred Clayton Burg and Opal Nellie Burg. She passed away at 6:10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Country Club Care Center, Warrensburg. She was preceded in death by her sister, Velma Lowery, and brother-in-law, Gene Lowery...

Nora Margaret Ramsey, 96, of Monett, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 31, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield. Nora was born on March 28, 1918, in Purdy, daughter of the late Archie W. Boyd and Julia (McMillian) Boyd. She graduated from Butterfield High School and later worked for several garment factories as a seamstress. She also enjoyed spending time babysitting. Nora was a member of New Site Baptist Church and was a talented quilt maker...

Clydene Wright (Brown) Castor was born on August 5, 1919 in Sarcoxie, Missouri to William Clyde and Edna (Cook) Brown. She died peacefully at home on Monday, February 2, 2015 with her children and Charlie (her little dog) close by. She spent her first 17 years in and near Pierce City, MO. ...