Obituaries

Paul Thomas Brown, 53, of Marionville, passed away Monday, Nov. 4, at the Ozarks Methodist Manor in Marionville. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Valley View Baptist Church, 301 S. Western, in Marionville. Burial will be held at a later date at the Calton Cemetery in Pleasant Ridge...

Patricia Faith Dotson, 82, of Monett, died Wednesday Nov. 6, at her home. Visitation is being held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel in Monett, Missouri. Burial will be held at Bethel Cemetery...

Cody Mabry, 33, of Washburn, died Tuesday, Nov. 5. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Cargile Cemetery in Washburn. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Monday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Huey “Verdayne” Stockton, 78, of Shell Knob, died Tuesday, Nov. 5. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Mineral Springs Cemetery in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. Saturday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Neal Evert Westra, 29, of Pierce City, died Saturday, Nov. 2. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, at Buchanan Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Ronnie Howerton officiating. Interment will be held at the Oakdale Cemetery, Monett...

Neal Evert Westra, age 29, of Pierce City, Mo., was called home by his Heavenly Father unexpectedly on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Neal was born on August 18, 1990, in Joplin, Mo., son of Gary Neil Westra and Susan Jane (Dummit) Westra. He graduated from Pierce City High School with the Class of 2008. ...

Ruth Elizabeth Adams, 100, of Prescott, Ariz., formerly of Verona, died Friday, Oct. 25, at the Good Samaritan Hospice Care in Prescott. A graveside service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, was held Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Spring River Cemetery in Verona...

Pamela Kay Blevins, 60, of Miller, died at 3:05 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, at her home. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Round Grove Baptist Church with a funeral services to follow at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at the Miller Memorial Gardens Cemetery...

Brandon Scott Hutchison, 44, of Licking, formerly of Mt. Vernon, died at 9:23 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Imogene Rose Reid, 63, of Springfield, died at 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Stone Bible Chapel in La Russell. Burial will follow at the Fellowship Cemetery, across from the church...

James D. “Jim” Bass, 82, of Monett, Mo., went to be with the Lord on November 1, 2019, while at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Jim was born on January 30, 1937, in Monett, Mo., son of the late Elisha and Thelma (Thomas) Bass. Jim graduated from Monett High School, Class of 1955. ...

Carol Sue (Johnson) Easter Skarp, 80, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life to her heavenly home on Thursday, October 31, 2019, while at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. Carol was born on February 6, 1939, in Salina, Kan., daughter of the late Carl Aaron Johnson and Irene Agnes (Daily) Johnson. ...

Daniel L. Scofield, 73, of Monett, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, at his residence. His wishes were to be cremated, with no formal services at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.

Carol Sue Skarp, 80, of Monett, died on Thursday, Oct. 31, at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield. Memorial services are pending at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home in Monett.

Sharon Kay Stevenson, 73, of Monett died Thursday, Oct. 31, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, Nov. 3, from 2-4:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Carl G. Williams, 80, of Washburn, died Tuesday, Oct. 29. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial with military honors will be at Washburn Prairie Cemetery in Washburn.

Martha Jane (Weilenman) Head passed as peacefully from this world, as she lived in it, on Oct. 24, 2019. Born on Nov. 17, 1923 to Beulah and Victor Lathem Weilenman, Jane was just shy of her 96th birthday. Now she is reunited with her husband, Henry O. Head, Sr., whom she married on April 14, 1944...

Steven Schmidt, 66, of Monett, Mo., passed away on October 28, 2019, following a long illness. Born April 8, 1953, in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Leonard Carl Schmidt and Fern (Black) Schmidt of Lewisburg, Ohio. Steve was educated in the Lewisburg, Ohio, public schools graduating in the Class of 1971. ...

John Wilbur McCallister, 95, of Cassville, died Friday, Oct. 25. Graveside services with military honors were held Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Clio Cemetery in Jenkins, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Sharon Carlene Rahoy, nee Mulkey, died peacefully in her sleep on October 9, 2019, at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 78. Carlene is survived by her loving husband John Donald Rahoy and son John Phillip Rahoy; grandchildren Brenden Rahoy, Ryan Rahoy and Emily Shull; daughter-in-law Pam Busdieker; and lifelong friends and family Jim and Evie Reed...

Mark David Brumley, 49, of Granby, died Tuesday, Oct. 22. Graveside services were held Friday, Oct. 25, at Fox Cemetery in Powell, under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.

Joseph William Burton, 57, of Cassville, died Wednesday, Oct.23. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Eula Mae Pettigrew, 88, of Fort Smith, Ark., formerly of Shell Knob, died Wednesday, Oct. 23. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at McGuire Cemetery in Viola, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Visitation will be held from Noon until 1:30 p.m. Monday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob...

Paul Michael Crouch, 65, of Madison, Ala., died Monday, Oct. 22, at his home in Madison. Visitation is being held on Monday, Oct. 28, from 10-11:00 a.m. at the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Pleasant Ridge. Graveside services will immediately follow the visitation at 11:15 a.m. at the Calton Cemetery in Pleasant Ridge...

Robert Anthony “Chico” Sisco, 51, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Oct. 22. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Peggy Ann Ball, age 83, loving and devoted wife, mother, and sister, passed away peacefully at her apartment in the Marionville Methodist Manor on October 21, 2019. She was born on April 28, 1936, to Monett “Monty” Myer and Ethel Myer Oswald. She was preceded in death by her loyal and devoted husband, Everett J. Ball, both parents and one sister, Marian Chappel. She and Everett were married by Jack Clark at the Christian Church parsonage in Verona, Missouri, April 2, 1954...

Marilyn Mourglia McKee, 88, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on October 18, 2019. Marilyn was born on March 26, 1931, in Purdy, Missouri, to Felix Mourglia and Helen Blankenship. The family later moved to Monett, Missouri. Marilyn graduated from Monett High School in 1949. ...

Patricia Swank, of Pierce City, died peacefully in Neosho on Oct. 16, 2019, at the age of 78. She is survived by two children, daughter Lisa Meador and her husband Lance Meador of Powell, Mo., and son Bob McGill and his partner Megan Hope, and granddaughter, Mavis Hope McGill of Denver, Colo. ...

Jared Cody Sunby, 31, unexpectedly left us on Oct.1, 2019, following a sudden cardiac arrest event. Though his death was abrupt, his impact on this world is, most certainly, everlasting. Cody was born in Springfield, Mo., on May 19, 1988, to Tamra Sunby (Williams) and Lawrence Sunby. ...

Patricia Anne Creamer, 67, of Cassville, died Saturday, Oct. 19. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cassville. Burial will be at a later date at Hazel Green Cemetery in Boulder City...

Donald D. Dalton, Jr., 57, of Monett, died Oct. 18, at Bentonview Park Health and Rehab in Monett. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City.

Harvey L. Holland, 77, of Pierce City, died Saturday, Oct. 19, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. The body will be cremated after the visitation at the decedent’s request. No services are planned...

Carmen Archer, of Pierce City, passed into the arms of Jesus on Thursday morning, Oct. 17, 2019 at her home. She was born at Berryville, Arkansas on Jan. 6, 1938 to Oleta and Ernest Summers of Grandview. She attended Berryville Schools and graduated as valedictorian of her class of 1955. Her college degrees were from the University of Arkansas and SMU-Springfield...

Mary Ethel Garoutte, 85, of Aurora, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Aurora Nursing Center. A funeral service was held Friday, Oct. 18, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora. Burial was at the Marionville IOOF Cemetery.

Joe N. McConnell, 77, of Monett, died on Oct. 10, 2019, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Leroy Pugh, 80, of Verona, died Monday, Oct. 14. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Mineral Springs Cemetery in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. Saturday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Douglas Randall Watson, 48, of Aurora, died Monday, Oct. 14. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Arnhart Cemetery in Purdy.

Danny Gale Day, 73, of Purdy, died Saturday, Oct. 12. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Joseph Claud Cocannouer, 81, of Miller, died at 1:39 p.m. on Thursday. Oct. 10, at mercy Hospital in Aurora. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at Round Grove Baptist Church. Burial was at Round grove Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Erma Lea Gilreath, 83, of Monett died Monday, Oct. 14, at Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. Graveside services are being held on Friday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Pierce City Cemetery in Pierce City. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 6-8 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Carolyn Sue Ray, 76, of Butterfield, died Sunday, Oct. 13. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield. Visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. Saturday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Shelley Sparkman, 45, of Cassville, died Thursday, Oct. 10. A Celebration of Life will be held from 10 a.m. until Noon, Friday, Oct. 19, at First Baptist Church in Cassville. Arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Carole Trecker, 63, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Oct. 8. Graveside services were held Monday, Oct. 14, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.