Stories from Friday, December 4, 2020

Several weeks ago, Monett Mayor Mike Brownsberger expressed reluctance to pass a masking ordinance in the city of Monett, but commissioners met in special session Thursday to discuss, and ultimately pass, an emergency measure requiring people wear face masks to help restrict the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus)...

Eugene Ward “Gene” Spivy, age 94, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Gene was born on September 9, 1926, in Pierce City, Mo., the son of Ward and Jessie (Hatcher) Spivy. Gene graduated from Monett High School in 1944 and attended Monett Junior College. Gene served in his country honorably in the United States Army during World War II...

Verlyn Carol “Soad” Sims of Monett, Missouri, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. He was born August 19, 1932, in Cassville, Missouri the son of Matt and Opal (Hopkins) Sims. On February 20, 1956, in Cassville he was united in marriage to Dorothy June Moore, who survives. ...

Charles Russell Johnson, 84, of Verona, Mo., passed away Friday morning, December 4, 2020, while at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. Charles was born September 23, 1936, in Verona, oldest son of the late Wilbert Johnson and Gladys (Russell) Johnson. ...