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Avilda Veirs
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Avilda Spring Veirs, 48, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, June 10, at her home. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.
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Lillian Pendergraft
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Lillian Ann Pendergraft, 75, of Aurora, died Saturday, June 9, at the Hudson House in Aurora. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.
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R.V. Morris
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Ronald Virgil “R.V.” Morris, 91, of Mt. Vernon, died Friday, June 8, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon. A funeral service, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, at the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12-1:00 p.m. prior to the service, at the church...
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Mark Holladay, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Mark Dewayne Holladay, Jr. 71, of Springfield, formerly of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, June 5, at the Richmont Terrace Assisted Living in Bellevue, Neb. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Summit Cemetery...
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Bonnie Higgins
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Bonnie A. Higgins, 93, of Cassville, died Thursday, June 8. Graveside services were held Tuesday, June 12, at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Okla., under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.
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Robin Henson
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Robin Marzell Henson, 49, of Exeter, died Saturday, June 9. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Horner Cemetery in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...
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Bill Hardwick
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Lee Allen “Bill” Hardwick, 96, of Purdy, died Friday, June 8, at this home. Visitation was held on Tuesday, June 12, at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 13, at 10 a.m. at the Arnhart Baptist Church in East Purdy...
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Maxine Hagerman
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Maxine Hagerman, 90, of Shell Knob, passed away on Friday, June 8, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services were held Tuesday, June 12, at Painter Cemetery in Shell Knob, with Pastor Bob Gaddis officiating. Service arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville...
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Preston Eagles
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Preston Paul Eagles, 54, of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday, June 7, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. A memorial service under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at the MARC in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Summit Cemetery...
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William “Bill” Carlin
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
William “Bill” Carlin, 86, of Mt. Vernon, died Friday, May 25, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, at the Mound Township Cemetery in Moundridge, Kan., under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon...
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David Anderson
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
David Dennis Anderson, 36, of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday, June 7. A graveside service, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, at the Ozark Prairie Cemetery, north east of Mt. Vernon...
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Nancy Wolfe
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Nancy “Nan” Porter Wolfe died peacefully at Primrose of Rogers Care Center, Rogers, Ark., on June 8, 2018, at the age of 75. Mrs. Wolfe is survived by her daughter, Kelley Dietert (Darrell) and son, Thomas P. Wolfe; grandchildren, Kaytee Goss Vela, Lauren Amick, James Dietert, Timothy “TJ” Goss, Matthew Goss, Jonathon Goss and; numerous great-grandchildren. ...
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Wyatt Humes
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Wyatt Allen Humes, infant son of Amy Elizabeth (Byford) Humes and John F. Humes, unexpectedly, was called home to be one of Heaven’s littlest Angels on Sunday, June 10, 2018, Those that would have loved this little boy unconditionally are his parents, John and Amy Humes, of Monett; his brother and sisters, Reagan, Brenna, Abby, Kenlie and Paityn; his maternal grandparents, Melissa Witt Gaskin and husband Don Gaskin, of Monett and great-grandparents, Edmund and Waunita Witt, of Pulaskifield; and paternal grandparents, John and Bonnie Humes, of West Virginia; as well as a host of extended family and friends.. ...
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Herman Green
(Obituary ~ 06/13/18)
Herman Green, 88 years, 1 month and 2 days of age, passed from this life peacefully on Sunday evening, June 10, 2018, at his residence in Monett, Mo., while in the comfort and company of his family. Herman was born on May 8, 1930, in Chadwick, Mo., son of the late Herbert Samuel and Ida (Moody) Green. Herman’s mother passed away at a very young age. His father remarried Rethel L. Ghan and she lovingly raised Herman as her own...
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Family Care Chiropractic (Community Sports ~ 06/13/18)
The Family Care Chiropractic 8-and-under softball team of the 2018 Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League. -
3D Corporate Solutions (Community Sports ~ 06/13/18)
The 3D Corporate Solutions Cal Ripken Rookie League baseball team of the 2018 Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League. -
WaterThrashers off to strong season start
(Community Sports ~ 06/13/18)
The Monett WaterThrashers swim team will head to Lamar on Saturday for the team’s third meet of the season. Head Coach Charles LeGarce said the team is off to a good start, having taken second place out of 12 squads in the team competition at Nevada in the first weekend in June. Last weekend, the squad doubled up and had two days on contests, taking third place of the 12 teams competing. Thirteen teams are expected in Lamar...
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Soaring into college signing (High School Sports ~ 06/13/18)
One of the most explosive and dynamic basketball players in the state of Missouri has announced his intention to play basketball at the college level. Purdy High School 2018 graduate Colt Keeling signed papers binding him to Missouri Southern State University in Joplin and to Coach Jeff Boschee’s Lions this fall... -
News in brief
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
The Aurora Chamber of Commerce will host its Light The Night summer celebration from 3 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 at Baldwin Park. Live music, games, concessions and evening fireworks are planned. Additional information is available by calling the Aurora Chamber of Commerce at 417-678-4150...
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Construction advancing on Purdy school, storm shelter (Local News ~ 06/13/18)
Construction is advancing on schedule on the new storm shelter/performing arts center/early childhood building on the west end of the Purdy school campus. -
Sacred Heart Fiesta brings Hispanic flavors to Verona (Local News ~ 06/13/18)
Food choices at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Verona on Saturday offered a chance to explore unusual fare. -
Barnabas campers enjoy Outdoor Days at Bass Pro (Local News ~ 06/13/18)
Camp Barnabas campers start festivities at the first-ever Camp Barnabas Outdoor Days May 18 and 19 with a celebration. -
Former U.S. Attorney General speaks in Cassville (Local News ~ 06/13/18)
John Ashcroft, the 79th U.S. Attorney General, was the keynote speaker Friday at the annual Barry County Republican Club Picnic. -
Old-fashioned fun offered at Trinity Lutheran picnic (Local News ~ 06/13/18)
The Trinity Lutheran picnic shares its vintage games with a new generation of children each year. More photos from the event may be found at: http://www.monett-times.com/gallery/33032. -
Purdy school district hires 3 teachers
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
The Purdy school board moved closer to filling its teaching slots for the coming year at its May board meeting. At the recommendation of Superintendent Steven Chancellor, the board made the following hires: • Michael Bell, who will teach high school math, comes to the district from Kennett and enters at Step 20 on the district's pay scale due to extensive past teaching experience...
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Purdy road district gets jump on winter damage
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
After a winter that spawned a large proliferation of potholes, the Purdy Special Road District has gone on the offensive early, spending the major portion of its budget for the year this spring. “It’s a typical year at the road district,” said Rick Scott, president of the district’s commissioners. “However, the approach to fixing problems has been more intense in the spring, rather than contracting for work later in the year.”...
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Police chief offers summer safety tips
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
With the arrival of summer weather, Monett Police Chief George Daoud offered recommendations to city residents. “We want to encourage people to lock their vehicles,” Daoud said. “We’re getting reports of vehicles being entered and items stolen, which is typical this time of year.”...
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Barry County passes prescription drug monitoring program (Local News ~ 06/13/18)
Aimed at combating the opioid epidemic that is impacting individuals, families, and riddling the medical and criminal justice systems, the Barry County Health Department and Barry County Commission recently met to sign an opioid ordinance and join the St. Louis County Prescription Drug Monitoring Program... -
Verona schools hires new teachers
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
The Verona school board has advanced preparations for the coming school year hiring staff and reviewing programs. Board members accepted the resignation of second-grade teacher Hannah Lemons, who had taken another job closer to her home in Springfield...
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Barry County candidates vie for votes at forum (Local News ~ 06/13/18)
About 20 Barry County residents attended a get-to-know-your-candidate-style forum at the Seligman Event Center Thursday, where 10 candidates vying for county offices in the Aug. 7 primary election made a case for why they should be elected. In the run for presiding commissioner, Cherry Warren, current six-term commissioner, is challenged by six-term County Clerk Gary Youngblood, and John Hendricks... -
Cassville man injured in road rage wreck
(Local News ~ 06/13/18)
A Cassville man was injured Tuesday in a wreck at 2:45 p.m. following an alleged road rage incident on Highway 37 and Business 37, just north of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, David Cape, 49, of Cassville, was driving a 1996 Ford Explorer southbound when his vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway and overturned...
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