Obituaries

Monte Edward McCauley, 66, of Spring, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at his home. He was born Sept. 14, 1954. in Monett, the son of Monte R. and Janette (Bean) McCauley. Monte graduated from Pierce City High School and attended college in Joplin. He was a painter...

Leon Sterling Ashley, 76, of Humansville, died Friday, Nov. 20, at the Citizen’s Memorial Hospital in Bolivar. Graveside services were held Tuesday, Nov. 24, at McCormick-St. John’s Cemetery, Monett. Arrangements were entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Jerry Wesley Bowers, 76, Mt. Vernon, died Nov. 19. No services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Frederick Leon Carlson, 79, of Shell Knob, died Sunday, Nov. 15. Private family services will be held at Riverview Cemetery in Arkansas City, Kan., at a later date. Cremation arrangements were under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob.

Kenneth Ray Chrisman, 83, of Exeter, died Wednesday, Nov. 18. Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Phyllis Marie Goodman, 72, of Stotts City, died at 3:17 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 27, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. A private family burial will be held at the Summit Cemetery northeast of Mt. Vernon...

Samuel Lewis Hall, 79, of Aurora, died on Sunday, Nov. 1. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the Gunter Methodist Church in Butterfield. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Tommie E. “Tom” Mitchell, 91, of Fairview, died Friday, Nov. 20. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 24, at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield.

William Caleb Powell, 71, of Washburn, died Saturday, Nov. 14. Services were held at Saturday, Nov. 21, at Washburn First Baptist Church in Washburn. Cremation arrangements were under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Geneva M. Probstfield, 92, of Verona, died Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Lacoba Nursing Home, in Monett. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora. A private family burial will be held at the Lee Cemetery. Masking is requested...

Luanna Mae Urie, 85, of Shell Knob, died Wednesday, Nov. 18. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob.

Gloria Beth Veith, 78, of Purdy, died Sunday morning, Nov. 22, at Cassville Health Care and Rehab. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Maplewood Cemetery, Exeter. Reverend Tony Martin will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory have been suggested to the First Baptist Church Food Pantry in care of the funeral home. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Richard Lee Judy, age 77, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life Sunday, November 15, 2020. He was born May 20, 1943, in Laramie, Wyo., a son of the late Virgil Doyle Judy and Hazel Marie Joslin Judy. Also preceding him in death was a brother Darrell Judy and a sister Joella Hollingsworth. ...

Noel Eugene Smith, age 77, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, while at Cassville Health and Rehab following complications of COVID-19. Noel was born on September 17, 1943, on the family farm in Purdy, Mo., son of the late Luther and Dorothy (Miller) Smith. While growing up in Purdy, Noel attended Purdy Schools...

Kenneth Wayne Hazen, 75, of Grove, Okla., formerly of Mt. Vernon, died at 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services will be held at a later date at the Fairfax City Cemetery in Fairfax, Okla. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Albert Irvin Meriwether, 89, of Pierce City and Eagle Rock, died Nov. 16, at Georgetown, Texas. Graveside services were held Friday, Nov. 20, at Pierce City Cemetery.

Sharon Kay Miller, 71, of Monett died Thursday, Nov. 20, at her home in Monett. Visitation will be held on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Graveside funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m. at the Purdy Cemetery in Purdy...

Maria Randolph, 74, of Mt. Vernon, died at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, in the funeral home chapel...

Richard Christian Scheihing, 79, Pierce City, died Nov. 19 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23, at Pierce City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City...

Joseph Ruscha, OSF, 90, of Clifton, Ill., died Friday, Nov. 13, at Loyola University Hospital in Chicago, Ill. He was the son of Leo and Anna Koenig Ruscha, of Verona. He served in the Korean War, and then worked with the United States Department of Agriculture until he entered the Franciscan Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Eureka, in 1959...

Lucy Redman Nichols French, 70, of Aurora, died Sunday, Nov. 8. A Celebration of Life will be held at Elm Branch Christian Church in Aurora on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6-8:00 p.m. Arrangements are through the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora...

Danny Ray Garoutte, 72, of Marionville, Sunday, Nov. 8, at his home. A memorial service was held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Williams Funeral Home in Marionville. Burial was at the Marionville IOOF Cemetery.

Frances Gibson, 88, of Mt. Vernon, died at 10:29 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, at home, from complications of multiple myeloma. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 16, at the First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon. Burial was at Mt. Vernon City Cemetery...

Halla Belle “Hallie” Hilbert, 84, of Exeter, died Friday, Nov. 13. Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.

Letha Mae Washam, 90, of Miller, died at 9:23 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller, with a graveside service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Sycamore Cemetery northeast of Miller...

Pastor Jimmie Copley, 77, of Monett, MO, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020, while at Cox South Medical Center following complications from COVID-19. Jimmie was born on September 25, 1943 in Springfield, MO, son of the late Larry Alfred Copley and Katherine (Reynolds) Copley...

Kayren D. Bremer, age 83, of Monett, Mo., departed this life on Thursday, November 12, 2020, in her home after a lengthy illness. Kayren was born February 1, 1937, in Monett, Mo., the daughter of Ralph K. and Beryl (Cline) Kelly. Kayren graduated from Monett High School 1955. ...

After brief illnesses, Naomi Eggerman passed away on November 9, 2020, and her husband Melvin Eggerman passed away two days later on November 11, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Community Care and Rehab in Lockwood, Mo. Naomi was born April 13, 1936, in Purdy, Missouri, to Emil and Bertha (Casper) Schad. Melvin was born in Lockwood, Missouri, on March 9, 1930, to Martin and Edna (Schilling) Eggerman...

Milton “Swede” Johnson, 82, of Monett, Mo., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, while at Oak Pointe of Monett. Milton was born on February 5, 1938, in Pierce City, Mo., son of the late Arthur and Ellna (Doennig) Johnson. Milton graduated from Pierce City High School with the Class of 1956. ...

Dorothy Elaine Adams, 85, of South Greenfield, died at 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, at Pennsboro Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday at Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller...

Wanda Marie Bohanan, 82, of Purdy, (formerly of Monett) died Tuesday, Nov. 10. Friends may call to pay respects and sign the book on Monday, Nov. 16, between 12-7:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Private family graveside services are being held...

Donnie “Don” Henderson, 89, of Aurora, died Monday, Nov. 9. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Clio Cemetery in Jenkins, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Social distancing is requested by the family...

Peggy Lou Riggs, 80, of Monett, died Wednesday Nov. 11. Memorial services are incomplete at this time and will be announced upon completion. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett.

Arvin D. Smith, 79, of Jenkins, died Wednesday, Nov. 11. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Margaret Ann Victory, 77, of Aurora, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Mercy Hospital in Aurora. A visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Williams Funeral Home in Marionville with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Marionville IOOF Cemetery...

Milton Ray Johnson, 82, of Monett, Mo., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, while at Oak Pointe of Monett. Milton was born on February 5, 1938, in Pierce City, Mo., son of the late Arthur and Ellna (Doennig) Johnson. Milton graduated from Pierce City High School with the Class of 1956. ...

Gary Eugene Emerson, 61, of Mt. Vernon, died Thursday, Nov. 5, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield after being hospitalized with Covid-19 for several weeks. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, at Mt. Vernon Church of Christ. A private family burial will follow at Campground Cemetery...

Harold A. Golubski, 82, of Pierce City, died Nov. 6 at Lacoba Homes, Inc., in Monett. Graveside services, with military honors, were held Monday, Nov. 9, at Pierce City Cemetery.

Angela Theresa Lacy, 55, of Aurora, died at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, after having complications from her illness, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at Buck Prairie Baptist Church, with a funeral service to follow at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery in Mt. Vernon...

Michael Zane LeCompte, 56, of Cassville, died Wednesday, Nov. 4. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Family Life Center in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cassville...

Richard Mahurin, 75, of Washburn, died Saturday, Nov. 7. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Dent Cemetery in Washburn.

Barbara Joan Stewart, 82, of Cassville, died Friday, Nov. 6. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield, under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.

Beverly O’Neal Swearingin, 71, passed away November 7, 2020, in her home after a brave battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Mt. Vernon Church of Christ. Burial will follow at the White Chapel Cemetery in Springfield...

Jerry Dee Swearingen, 80, of Monett, died Saturday Nov. 7. Visitation is being held on Wednesday Nov. 11, from 12-2:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will immediately follow visitation at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lee Neil and Rev. Ken Dodson officiating. Burial will be at the Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery in Springfield...

Lonnie L. Woolard, 72, of Rocky Comfort, died at Monday, Nov. 2. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Richard Warren Rhea, 81, of Monett, died Thursday, Nov. 5. A private family funeral service is being held Saturday, Nov. 7. A public graveside service is being held on Saturday Nov. 7, at Stones Prairie Cemetery in Purdy at 1 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Daniel Ralls, 54, of Exeter, died Monday, Nov. 2. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Bache Red Oak Cemetery in Bache, Okla., at a later date.

Donna Coleen Phillips, 91, of Cassville, died Monday, Nov. 2. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Horner Cemetery in Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Bob Matthews, 94, of Miller, died Monday, Nov. 2, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Goss Cemetery. Family and friends may pay their respects from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller...

Shirley Luongo, 87, of Cassville, died Monday, Nov. 2. Private family services will be held. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.