Stories from Friday, October 4, 2019

Joyce Spiva, 82, of Wheaton, died Monday, Sept. 30. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at King Cemetery in Seligman, under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be at King Cemetery in Seligman. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton...

Richard “Brent” Neely, 65, of Mt. Vernon, died Monday, Sept. 30. Per Brent’s request no formal services are planned. A private graveside will be held at a later date at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Jesse D. Fortin, 70, of Wentworth, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. Burial will follow at Pierce City Cemetery in Pierce City. No visitation is planned...

Larry Martin Evans, 73, of Alma, Colo., died Tuesday, Oct. 1. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Katherine Eileen Dowell, 55, of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield. A private family burial will be held at a later date at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Ken E. Brown, 78, of Cassville, died Thursday, Oct. 3. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Gary Carder-McNeal, 75, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, Sept. 30, at Jordan Creek Care Facility in Springfield. Gary was born Sept. 11, 1944. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of the home; three step-sons; and three grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother, David Carder, of Springfield, and one sister, Janice Flehmer, of Pierce City...

Thirty-five years ago I was riding my bicycle around Reading, Penn., when I came across an odd sight. Next to an old substantial cinder block factory building, there was a small subdivision of several dozen homes, surrounded by paved streets and sidewalks...

The Monett softball team, 9-6, will be in action this weekend in the Springfield Invitational Tournament.

The Monett High School tennis team scored a 8-1 victory in tennis action on Thursday in Monett. The Lady Cubs took five singles matches with Stacy Hurtado, 8-5; Sofia Semerad, 8-5; Meagan Hull, 8-2; Katie Smith, 8-2; and Lourdes Morales, 8-5, all winning...

What looked like the first major challenge for the high flying Pierce City Eagles on Friday sizzled early as the Green and White took a bruising 26-0 halftime lead on the way to a 40-0 win over Marionville. The game did not start well for the visiting team. ...

After squandering a 20-point lead, Monett rallied from a 22-20 third quarter deficit to spoil Seneca’s Homecoming, 35-28.
Seneca (4-2, 2-2) took the two-point edge on a Trey Wilson 49-yard run and 2-point reception by Daythen Long with 7:05 left in the third.
Attempting to ride the momentum, the Indians tried an onside kick that was recovered by the Cubs at their own 48...

Verona Elementary Character Assembly was held on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The character word for the month was “Responsibility.”

Grandpa James Randall Sr. found himself in the thick of Grandparents Day at St. Lawrence Catholic School.