Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2019

Donavon "Don" Craig Lakin, 78, of Pierce City, Mo.., died on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, Mo.. Mr. Lakin was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1940. He was the son of Harold and Arlene (Roethler) Lakin. Mr. Lakin was married to Mary Lou Kelly on Sunday, Feb. 14, 1965.