Obituaries

William “Willie” B. Parmley, 60, of Pacific, Mo., passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Willie was born Aug. 28, 1959, in Granby Mo. He was a 1977 graduate of Pierce City High School. Willie was a machine operator with Husky Corporation and a member of the Mission Community Church both in Pacific, Mo...

Dr. James Clark “J.C.” “Doc” Flanary, 78, of Cassville, died Thursday, July 2. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Warren D. “Fritz” Fritzinger, 87, longtime Mt. Vernon resident, died July 9 at an assisted living facility in East Dundee in northern Illinois following an extended illness. He was a frequent volunteer with local theater groups. A celebration of life will be held at a later date...

Kenneth Huff, 87, of Aurora, died Wednesday, July 8, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.

Gary Patrick Mullinix Sr., 72, of Aurora, died Monday, July 6, at his home. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.

Stacy Nicole Reidle Colclazier Lacey, 39 of Springfield, Mo., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 30, 2020, at her home due to complications of a brain tumor. She was born in Springfield, Mo., on September 19, 1980, to Gary Reidle and Sondra (Seitz-Reidle) Colclazier. ...

Judith Faye “Judy” Lee, 78, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life on Monday, June 29, 2020, at Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora, Mo. Judy was born on October 25, 1941, in Ava, Mo., daughter of the late Lev and Mildred (Burke) Crumley. Judy graduated from Ava High School with the class of 1958. ...

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Donald Leonard Underhill (Don) on June 16, 2020. Don lived a long rich life and passed peacefully at his home in Osage Beach, Mo., surrounded by loved ones. Don was a funny, intelligent, and an endlessly curious charismatic man. Throughout his life, Don grew to sincerely appreciate education, encouraging everyone to learn each day and his friends and family would tell you to know Don was to love Don...

Earl A. Adams, 81, of Cassville, died Saturday, June 27. A Celebration of Life was held from 4-7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at First Baptist Church in Cassville. Arrangements were under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Loretta Dean Cunningham, 76, of Crane, died Wednesday, July 1, at her home. A memorial service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 10, at Life Fellowship Church in Aurora. Burial will be at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield...

Shirley May Darby, 80, of Purdy, died Sunday, July 5, at the Roaring River Health and Rehab Center in Cassville. Services will be held at the Purdy Cemetery and announced at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Kenneth Leo Ermey, 73, of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Conroe, Texas, died at 7:33 a.m., Monday, June 29, at Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Jimmie Dale “Jim” Fohn, 71, of Cassville, died Monday, June 29. Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 2, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Elvert “Al” E. Garver, 81, of Monett, died Saturday, July 4, at the Bentonview Park Health and Rehab Center in Monett. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at the Liberty Baptist Church in Monett. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Marilyn Kay Gorman, 61, of Monett died Sunday, July 5. Visitation is being held on Thursday, July 9, from 1-2 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will immediately follow the visitation at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at a later date at the Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery in Springfield...

Una Marie Henderson, 89, of Aurora, died Monday, June 29. Graveside services were held Friday, July 3, at Clio Cemetery in Jenkins, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Orvilyn Sue Lacey, 77, of Wheaton, died Tuesday, June 30. Graveside services were held Friday, July 3, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.

June 27th, 2020, at 8:12 p.m. Joe Daniel Shipman, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away at age 75. He was born on September 29, 1944, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Artus and Martha Shipman. He received his bachelor degrees in education and chemistry from Southwest Missouri University in Springfield, Missouri. ...

Amy Lynn Tunny, 39, of Springfield, died Saturday, June 27, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 3, at Meadors Funeral Home in Republic. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Republic. Visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, at Meadors Funeral Home in Republic...

Daniel A. Musgrove, 73, of Monett died Thursday, June 25. Visitation is being held on Thursday July 2, from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Arnhart Baptist Church in East Purdy. Funeral services are being held on Thursday, July 2, following visitation at 11a.m. at the Arnhart Baptist Church in East Purdy. Burial will take place at a later date at the McCullough Cemetery in Triplett...

Marilyn Kay Mattas, 80, of Mt. Vernon, died Monday, June 29. Funeral services will be held at 112 a.m. on Friday, July 3, at St. Susanne Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon. Burial will be at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Rosary will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2020, at 7 p.m. with visitation to follow until 8:30 p.m. at the church...

Judith F. Lee, 78, of Monett, Mo., passed died Monday, June 29, at Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora. Services are pending at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.

Henry Darrell (Al) Jackson 84, of Battlefield, died Thursday, June 25, at his home. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Mount Vernon. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the Church. Burial will follow at Miller Memorial Gardens in Miller...

Mary Lou Daniel, 77, died June 2, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Services were held Saturday at Temple Baptist Church. The body has been cremated.

Danny Joe Conner, 68, of Cassville, died Thursday, June 25. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 29, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial with Military Honors was at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter.

Ronald Dean Sullivan, 67, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Aurora, Mo., surrounded by his loving family. Ron was born on June 20, 1953, at Vancouver, Wash., son of Glenn Franklin and Rosella Ann (Morgan) Sullivan...

Mary Elaine Thomas, 103, was born on December 3, 1916, to Bert and Lydia “Gussie” Eagleburger in a dugout (a pioneering frontier home) in Holly, Colorado, where her parents were homesteading. She passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at the King’s Daughters Home in Mexico, Missouri...

Donald G. Buck, 88, of Wheaton, died Tuesday, June 23. Memorial services with military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at Chapel of Grace in Monett. Cremation arrangements are under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.

Jeffrey Bryan Gray, 54, of Overland Park, Kan., died June 24, in Monett. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. Burial will be at Pierce City Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. prior to the service...

Lucille Edna Avondet, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 while at Lacoba Homes of Monett, Mo. Lucille was born May 7th, 1925 in Verona, Mo., the daughter of Alfred A. Anderson and Mary Catherine (Schirmer) Anderson. Lucille was a graduate of Monett High School and Monett Junior College. ...

Donald E. “Donnie” Stephens, 77, of Cassville, died Saturday, June 20. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Washburn Prairie Cemetery in Washburn. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Shirley Mae McGuire, 91, of Shell Knob, died Wednesday, June 17. Private burial will be held at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.

Robert “Bob” Dewaine Lewis, 75, of Shell Knob, died Sunday, June 21. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at First Christian Church in Shell Knob, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Burial will be at Lake Park Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Shell Knob...

James David “J.D.” Campbell, 78, of Mt. Vernon, died at 2:15 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, at Summit Cemetery, northeast of Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home chapel in Mt. Vernon...

One interpretation of the Parable of the Talents is that one should not let one’s gifts lie dormant or be hoarded for one’s own enrichment only. If that is true, Ronald Andrew Overeem’s master is now by his side, smiling upon him, as he has surely done for years. ...

Dorothy Willhite, age 80, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020, at Roaring River Health and Rehab in Cassville, Missouri. Mrs. Willhite, daughter of Carl and Maxine (Balden) Brandt, was born on December 30, 1939, in Monett. She graduated from Monett High School in 1957. ...

Ervin Gustav Holle was born on March 29, 1929 to Otto and Marie Osterloh Holle, of Pierce City, Missouri. He was brought up in Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistatt, Mo., where he was baptized on April 7, 1929 and married Patricia Ann Rusch on December 21, 1951...

Oliver Dosh “Bud” Shaddox, Jr., died at home on Sunday, June 14, 2020. Bud was born to Oliver Dosh and Janie Lenore (Willson) Shaddox in Titus County Texas, on January 24, 1921. The family moved to Monett, Mo., in 1926. Following graduation from Monett High School, Bud attended Southwest Baptist College, in Bolivar, Mo., and later Tulsa University. ...

Jared “Jerry” Lorne Hughes, 66, of Marionville, died Friday, June 12, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A graveside service, under the direction of the Williams Funeral Home, in Marionville, was held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, at the Rose Hill West Cemetery in Billings...

Alisa Danette Johnson, 55, of Seligman, died Friday, June 12. Services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at Buttrams Chapel Cemetery in Pea Ridge, Ark., under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Darlena Kaye Jones, 58, of Mt. Vernon, died at 4:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at Cox South Hospital, in Springfield. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 22, at Chesapeake Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Edna Irene Nehls, 93, of Kingwood, Texas, died June 11 at Kingwood. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. Burial will be at Monett IOOF Cemetery.

Robert Earl Presley, 57, of Purdy, died at Monday, June 8. Services will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Glen Earl Stockton, 52, of Miller, died at 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, at the Sycamore Cemetery northeast of Miller. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller...

David Vanzant, 61, of Ozark, died Saturday, June 13. Cremation arrangements were under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

It is with profound sadness that the family of Mark M. Peters announces his peaceful passing on June 14, 2020, at the age of 63 years. Mark was born to Major Jerry Peters and Virginia (Barnett) Peters on October 3, 1956, in Fort Belvoir, Vir. He graduated from Pierce City High School in 1974 and went on to pursue a career in the United States Army, serving from December 7, 1983, until November 25, 1986. ...

Louise Julia Veith, 96, of Monett, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020, at Lacoba Homes. She was born September 23, 1923, the daughter of the late Frederick and Erna (Lindauer) Weihe. She was united in marriage to Arhart August Veith September 4, 1947, in Mt. ...

Mary Elaine Wellbaum, 70, of Monett, passed away on Saturday morning, June 13, 2020, while at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. Mary was born on April 11, 1950, in Monett, daughter of Ernest Eugene Grass and Betty Lou (Nelson) Grass. She began her education in Tulsa, OK and then graduated from Monett High School with the class of 1968. ...

Maria C. Miller Carterman, 62, of Granby, died Monday, June 15, at her home. She was born June 30, 1957, in California. Surviving are her brothers, Dirk J. Mille, of Monett, and Jon W. Miller, of Joplin, and two children, Jennifer and Cory. She was preceded in death by her parents, James W. Miller and Dolores Bailey Miller...

Bobby Lee Chastain, 64, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Monday morning, June 15, 2020, while at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Bobby was born on Aug. 25, 1955, in Joilet, Ill., son of the late Logan Robert and Mary Louise (White) Chastain. Bobby was employed by the City of Monett and retired in 2004. He was a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Monett. He enjoyed bass fishing at the area lakes...