Obituaries

Alice Meador Foster, age 98, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Lacoba Care Center. Mrs. Foster was born November 18, 1920, to Elmer and Bess Jones Meador at the Meador Farm which is now the Monett City Park. She graduated from Monett High School and the University of Missouri. After obtaining her teaching degree, she taught home economics in the Dixon, Mt. Vernon and Monett school systems, retiring in 1952...

Gail Diann Bennett, 78, of Mt. Vernon, died at 7:14 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Memorial services were at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at Chesapeake Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Nora Jean Call, 87, of Miller, died at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. She was born July 21, 1931, in Miller, the daughter of Jess and Ada (Catlett) Call. A private memorial service was held at the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller...

Wallace Ray Garner, 69, of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, March 19, at the NHC Healthcare in Joplin. A visitation was held Friday, March 22, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, in the funeral home chapel with burial to follow at the Summit Cemetery, northeast of Mt. Vernon...

Linda H. Hinds, 71, of Pierce City, died Thursday, March 21, at Bentonview Park Health and Rehab in Monett. Arrangements are pending at this time under the personal care and direction of Buchanan Funeral Home.

Nawal S. Masri, 80, of Monett, died Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. His wishes were to be cremated, with services at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.

Michael Lloyd Murphy, 77, of Shell Knob, died Tuesday, March 19, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob.

Corey Douglas Jones, 37, of Monett, Mo., passed away suddenly on Friday evening, March 15, 2019, following a tragic accident near Stotts City, Mo. Corey was born on February 7, 1982, in Springfield, Mo., son of Biff and Vicki (Finn) Jones. He graduated from Mt. ...

Jed Darrel Terry, age 86, of Purdy and Springfield, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at Oak Pointe of Monett. He was born October 18, 1932, in Purdy to Homer Terry and Mellie Burg Terry. On May 2, 1958, in Bellflower, California, he was united in marriage to Norma Judith Lewis; she survives. ...

Orville Odean Grooms, 78, of Monett, died Sunday, March 17, at his home in Monett. Private family services are being arranged. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett.

William David Hastings, age 66, of South Greenfield, died at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, March 11, at the Sarcoxie Nursing Home in Sarcoxie. Burial will be held at a later date at Goss Cemetery, located southwest of Miller. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller...

Rita Ann Hoyer, 71, of Monett, died Saturday, March 16, at her home in Monett. Visitation is being held on Wednesday March 20, from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will immediately follow visitation at 2 p.m. Burial will be at the Crane Cemetery in Crane...

Bruce Francis Phillips, 65, of Aurora, died Wednesday, March 13, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A memorial service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora, will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at the Aurora United Methodist Church...

Robert Taylor, 88, of Washburn, died Saturday, March 16. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 19, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Seligman Cemetery in Seligman.

Gail Bennett Gail Diann Bennett, 78, of Mt. Vernon, died at 7:14 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, at Chesapeake Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1 p.m. prior to the service...

Gloria Faye Carpenter, 82, of Monett, died Thursday, March 14, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 18, at Calton Cemetery, Monett. Reverend Mike Tharp will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 a.m. on Monday at Buchanan Funeral Home...

Walter Roy Dougherty, 85, of Kansas City, Kan., formerly of Monett, passed away March 13. Mausoleum services will be 11a.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, 701 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kan. 66112. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel Hill – Butler Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kan...

Carroll Joy Herzberger, age 85, passed away Sunday, March 09, in Mt. Vernon. Burial will be held at a later date at the East View Cemetery west of Stotts City. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Rickey Wayne Bickford Jr., 37, of Prairie Grove, Ark., died Monday, March 11. Funeral services were held Friday, March 15, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Vergil Earl Dahlstrom, 83, of Neosho, passed unexpectedly after a sudden illness March 11, 2019. Vergil was born May 3, 1935 in Savonburg, Kan., to Kermit and Hazel (Nelson) Dahlstrom. He moved from Kansas in 1956 to work for Rocketdyne in Neosho. He was employed with Branco Construction for many years. ...

Roy J. Dean Jr., 90, of Shell Knob, died Thursday, March 7, at Cassville Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. Services will be held at a later date in Wichita, Kan. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Crystal “Yvonne” Fry, 92, of Rocky Comfort, died Friday, March 8, at Cassville Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.

Cherie N. McCullah, 56, of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday, March 7, at her home. Funeral services were held Monday, March 11, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial was at the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

D.W. Mead, 77, of Monett, died on Tuesday, March 12, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 15, at Buchanan Funeral Home with Rev. John Henry officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. prior to the service...

Jerry Price, 86, of Fairview, died Saturday, March 9. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial with military honors will be at Dice Cemetery in Fairview.

Wanda “Jean” Realmuto, 85, of Jenkins, died Monday, March 11. No services will be scheduled. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Earl David Seitz, 80, of Verona, died Saturday, March 9, at the Mercy Hospital in Aurora. A visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Spring River Cemetery in Verona...

Ruby L. Wilks, 90, of Purdy, died Saturday, March 9, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services for will be held on Thursday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Edna Faye Thomas King passed away March 4, 2019, two days after celebrating her 105th birthday surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. King was the daughter of the late E.H. Thomas and the late Rebecca Bolton Thomas, both children of early Barry County settlers. ...

Angelia Burns, 39, of Eagle Rock, died Sunday, March 3. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Jimmy Gale Ester, 66, of Monett, died Thursday, March 7, at Bentonview Park Health and Rehab in Monett. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 13, at 10 a.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel in Monett. Burial will follow services at the Monett I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Monett...

Adam Nicholas Hall, 40, of Purdy, died Wednesday, March 6, in Eureka Springs, Ark. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Dorothy Mae Minnier, 80, of Exeter, died Sunday, March 3. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Southern Baptist Church in Wheaton, under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be at Muncie Chapel Cemetery in Wheaton...

Robert Lavern Standlee, 82, of Golden, died Tuesday, March 5. Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Aleida Ugalde, 78, of Purdy, died Wednesday, March 6, at her home. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Shirley Jean Watson, 80, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, March 3, at the Lacoba Nursing Home in Monett. A visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Mt. Olive Cemetery...

Resting in his home, wrapped in the arms of his wife and children, Dr. Eric L. Kean, 59, passed from this world to join our Heavenly Father Saturday, March 2, 2019. Following a melanoma diagnosis, Eric fought valiantly for 10 months until the disease overwhelmed his earthly body...

Jerry Wallace Crowe, 82, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Feb. 26. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Allen D Myers, 85, of Exeter, died Wednesday, Feb. 27. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 4, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial with military honors will be at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Frank Wilson Neimeyer, 95, of Marionville, died Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A funeral service under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, was held Friday, March 1, at the Aurora United Methodist Church. Burial with full military honors was at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Bobbie James, 89, of Cassville, died Sunday, Feb. 24. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 7, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Robert “Bob” Paul Powers, 90, of Eagle Rock, died Monday, Feb. 25. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Leonard Joseph Pustelnik, 88, of Eagle Rock, died Sunday, Feb. 24, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation in Cassville. Burial will be at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights, Mich., under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Miles George Schweiger, 86, of Mt. Vernon, died Feb. 26. Rosary was held Friday, March 1 at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, at the St. Susanne Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon with burial to follow at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery...

Margaret M. Betteron Kerr, resident of Monett, passed away Saturday Feb. 23 at the age of 92 years. Margaret was born in Oklahoma July 8, 1926, but was raised in Missouri. She married very early to a young farmer and Missouri boy, Ray Kerr. They were married for 73 years. ...

Gerald L. Seitz, 88, of Verona, Mo., passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, in his home. He was born to John and Cordia Mae Davis Seitz on January 30, 1931, in Crane, Mo. He was a farmer. Gerald married Pauline Hewlett on June 25, 1949, in Eureka Springs, Ark...

Douglas Leon Denayer, 65, of Carthage, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, at his home. A graveside service was held Monday, Feb. 25 at the Spring River Cemetery in Verona under the direction of Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, Aurora.

Olive Jane Haynes, 93, of Cassville, died Friday, February 22. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb 27, at Mill Street Church of Christ in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Cape Fair Cemetery in Cape Fair...

James Doris “J.D.” Henson, 88, of Exeter, died Monday, Feb. 25. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, at Mineral Springs Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Dorothy Fern Hodge, 87, of Exeter, died Monday, Feb. 25. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...