Stories from Thursday, February 18, 2016

Ida Jessilyn Akin, 86, of Verona, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, while at her home. Jessilyn was born on Oct. 17, 1929, in rural Purdy, daughter of the late William Oliver Young and Olive Mabel (Lane) Young. Jessilyn graduated from Purdy High School with the class of 1947, and furthered her education at Drury University where she obtained her masters degree in special education. ...

Mildred Irene Stanley, 88, of Monett, passed from this life Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Mildred was born on March 27, 1927, near Fairview, daughter of the late Roy Lee Embrey and Martha (Bixler) Embrey. Following graduation from Fairview High School in 1945, Mildred furthered her education at Joplin Junior College and then SMS in Springfield. ...