Stories from Thursday, February 25, 2016

Marjorie Leone Decker was born Dec. 30, 1916, in Columbia City, Ind. She died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Pete and Betty Rauch of Monett. Marjorie married Paul H. Decker Jan. 9, 1935, at Fairbury, Nebr. The couple moved to Powell, Wyo., in 1935, where they shared almost 80 years together until his death in 2014...

Keith Michael Johnston, 56, of Monett, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21. He was born Jan. 15, 1960, in the Army Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, to Albert Norman and Editha (Hadinek) Johnston. He was a graduate of the Highland High School in Colorado Springs, Colo. He drove a tow truck for Rick's Towing, and worked at the Lindall Lock Company, Tyson's and EFCO Corporation. He was an avid Denver Broncos and Monett Speedway Racing Fan...