Obituaries

Marvin Clayton, age 75, of Purdy, Missouri, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Mr. Clayton, son of Loyd and Rosie (Childress) Clayton, was born on March 17, 1943, at the family farm in Purdy. He was a lifelong resident of Purdy where he raised cattle, worked on the farm, and enjoyed all its beauty. He was united in marriage to Loretta Boyd; she preceded him in death on October 8, 2007...

Gregory Glen “Wimpy” Lamp was born May 22, 1952, in Monett, Mo., to Glen Ross and Vincenza “Enza” Lamp. He attended Monett St. Lawrence Catholic grade school and graduated from Monett High School in 1970. Greg lived in several states over the course of his life: Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, California, Oklahoma and Kansas, mainly residing in the Joplin area, with his final home in Chanute, Kan...

David Michael Stacy Aug. 15, 1958 - Sept. 07, 2018. David Michael Stacy, of Pierce City, Mo., passed away at his brother’s home in Corsicana,Texas, after a brief illness. A private service is planned for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the family’s private cemetery...

Linda Darlene Wiehe, 73, of Stotts City, Mo., went to be with the Lord on September 20, 2018, while sleeping peacefully. Born at home in rural Lawrence County, Mo., on November 22, 1944, Linda was the oldest of six children born to Martin and Erna Schoen. Linda is survived by: her mother, Erna Schoen; her brothers, Dale and Dwayne Schoen; as well as her sisters, Louanna Chapman and Dian Luffman...

Frances Sue Casner, 82, formerly of Cassville, died Wednesday, Sept. 19. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Pilant Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Joseph Andrew Evans Sr., 80, died Saturday, Sept. 8, in Lake St. Louis, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at Buchanan Funeral Home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

David Max Long, 77, of Purdy, died Wednesday, Sept. 19. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Gunter Cemetery in Butterfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Lois Marie Mounce, 90, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Sept. 18. Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 21, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Crane Cemetery in Crane.

Margaret Amanda Peak, 90, of Cassville, died Thursday, Sept. 20. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Monday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Roland Edward Swearingen, 90, of Aurora, died Sunday, Sept. 16, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. A visitation will be held from 9-10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora with a memorial service to follow at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Charles Madison DeLaSalle, III, age 55, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 3:43 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at his home. He was born February 6, 1963, in Elgin, Illinois, the son of Charles Madison and Gloria (McAdams) DeLaSalle, Jr...

Joseph Andrew Evans Sr., 80, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, in Lake St. Louis, Mo. Joseph “Joe” was born October 16, 1937, in Monett, Mo., to Joseph and Jessie Evans. Joe graduated from Monett High school in 1955. He joined the United States Navy in August 1955, where he served as an electrician on the USS Bennington and was honorably discharged in September 1961...

Lowell Ronald Armstrong, 89, of Miller, died Friday, Sept. 7, at the NHC Health Care in Joplin. A graveside service, with full military honors, will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon...

Charles Ivan Jay, Sr., 85, of Yates Center, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 15. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at New Life Temple in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Clio Cemetery in Jenkins...

Irene Fiffe, 86, of Monett, died Sunday, Sept. 16, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Monett. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Monett. Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m...

Dallas (Bill) Navarre, 86, of Golden, died Saturday, Sept. 15. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Norma Thurman, 92, of Shell Knob, died Saturday, Sept. 15. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Painter Cemetery in Shell Knob, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob.

Joseph A. Evans, 80, of Warrenton, died Saturday, Sept. 8. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at Buchanan Funeral Home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Pat Kirk, 89, of Purdy, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Memorial service arrangements are incomplete and will be released upon completion. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Beverly Ruth Walker, 77, of Marionville, died Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at the Marionville IOOF Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Williams Funeral Home in Marionville...

Shirley Jean (Willoughby) Young, 77, of Pierce City, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Pierce City Cemetery in Pierce City. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Irene Louise Berger, 59, of Aurora, Mo., passed away Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at the Aurora Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 27, 1958, to Gordon and Darlene Berger. She was preceded in death by her father, Gordon Berger; a brother, Harvey Berger; and sisters Betty Lou Berger and Mary Ann Morgan...

Almeda L. “Bonnie” Mizer, 82, of Salina, Kan., formerly of Wichita, Kan., passed away Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. She was born May 6, 1936, in Monett, to Otto and Annabelle (Underwood) Pippin. Bonnie enjoyed bowling, fishing, cross-stitch, and was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She spent her final years in the loving care of Bethany Home in Lindsborg, Kan...

Jackie Irene Elkins, 88, of Cassville, died Sunday, Sept. 9. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 at Fields Cemetery in Shell Knob, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Clara May Fulp, 81, of Sedalia (formerly of Monett) died July 20, at the Rest Haven Care Center in Sedalia. Memorial visitation and services are being held on Friday, Sept. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Lowell “Jr.” Kelley Jr., 74, of Monett, died Sunday, Sept. 9. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 6-8 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services are being held on Thursday Sept. 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel in Monett. Burial will follow services at the Oakdale Cemetery in Monett...

Matthew Robert Martin, 45, died Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sept. 29, at the White Funeral Home and Crematory, with Pastor Hailey Haddock officiating. Service arrangements and cremation are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville...

Betty Y. Welch Mason, 76, of Neosho, died Monday, Sept. 10. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Painter Cemetery in Shell Knob, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Friday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob...

Norma D. Patterson, 89, of Washburn, died Friday, Sept. 7. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Roller Cemetery in Washburn.

Sandra Sue Smith, 79, of Fairview, died Aug. 22, 2018. Memorial services were held Sept. 5, at Evergreen Funeral Home in Everett, Wash. Graveside services were held Sunday, Sept. 9, at Dice Cemetery in Fairview. Arrangements were under the direction of Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home...

Angel J. Hayes, 48, Neosho, entered into rest on Sept. 5, 2018, following an accident. Angel was born Oct. 5, 1969, in Dekalb County, Ill., the daughter of Ralph E. and Juanita (Anderson) Hayes. She moved to the southwest Missouri area in 1979 from Illinois. ...

Robert Roy Walker III, 75, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Friday morning, September 7, 2018, while at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Robert was born on August 3, 1943 in Springfield, Mo., son of the late Robert Roy Walker, Jr. and Mary Ann (Gibbons) Walker Herriman. ...

Neal Anderson, of Aurora, died Sept. 3, at Elfindale Manor in Springfield. A visitation under direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora was held on Friday, Sept. 7, followed by a celebration of Neal’s life at the First Presbyterian Church. A private burial service was held at the Maple Park Cemetery...

Mary Jane Brown, 85, of Marionville, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora. Services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the First Baptist Church in Marionville. Burial will be at the Marionville IOOF Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Williams Funeral Home...

Noel Jesse Gouldsmith, Jr., 92, of Joplin, died Saturday, Sept. 1. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.

Waity H. Skym, 85, of Wentworth, died on Monday, Sept. 3, at Freeman Health System West in Joplin, after a fall at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Monett...

Mary Alice Tanner, 95, of Aurora, died Sunday, Sept. 2, at the Lacoba Nursing Home in Monett. A graveside service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora was held Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.

Firman Russell Trenary, 88, of Stark City, died Tuesday, Sept. 4. Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 7 at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial was at Dice Cemetery in Fairview.

Noah I. Troyer, 41, of Stotts City, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, at his home. A funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 8, at the home of Darrel Troyer. Burial was at the Stahl Creek Cemetery. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Carolyn Robbins Henson, age 81, of Verona, Missouri, passed away at 2:20 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Home Care in Verona. She was born April 9, 1937, in Barry County, Missouri, the daughter of the late Orville and Helen (Vincent) Robbins...

Morris Wayne Henderson, 90, of Monett, died Monday, Sept. 3, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Visitation for Morris is being held on Thursday Sept. 6, from 6-8 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. at the Arnhart Baptist Church in East Purdy. Burial will follow services at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield...

Guadalupe Leyva, 87, of Monett, died Thursday, Aug. 30. Services were held from 5-8:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Panteon Municipal Cemetery in Vicente Guerrero, Durango in Mexico.

Howard L. Tilford, 77, of Cassville, died Sunday, Sept. 2, at Mercy Hospital in Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville.

Charles “Scott” Williams, 80, of Golden, died Monday, Aug. 27. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Holiday Island Community Church in Holiday Island, Ark. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Youa Moua, 106, of Stark City, died Sunday, July 29. Services will be held from 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, until 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Broomfield County Commons Cemetery in Broomfield, Colo...

Cherie K. Magee, 68, of Pierce City, died Monday, Aug. 27, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. The body has been cremated. Burial will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City.

Roy Allen Creed, 66, of Verona, Missouri, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, while at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. He was born on June 30, 1952, in Monett, the son of the late Roy Morris and Elsie (Rahmoeller) Creed. He was the best papa ever as well at being the owner of Creed’s Outback Arena in Verona and working for Tyson’s in Monett for 44½ years. He was a member of the National Guard in Pierce City and Ultimate Calf Roping...

Elizabeth L. Freiburger (Betty) Conn, 92, of Aurora, died Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Aurora Nursing Center. Funeral Mass was held Friday, Aug. 24, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Aurora with burial at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.

Raymond Ray Hyman, 75, of Aurora, died Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Williams Funeral Home in Marionville.

Bertha “Margaret” Luney, 99, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Aug. 21. Graveside services were held Friday, Aug. 24, at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.