Stories from Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Mary Jeanette Cowherd was born on the frigid morning of January 22, 1930, to Waldo and Ruth (Robbins) Eden in Monett, MO. She departed this life at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO on March 27, 2021. She attended Purdy schools, where after being accelerated past 2nd grade, she was Valedictorian of her class of 1947 at the age of 17. ...