Obituaries

Juanita ‘Nita’ (Dodson) Waxelman, 89, of Harrah, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years Herbert J. Waxelman. Nita and Herbert spent most of their years in Kansas City and Cassville, Missouri. ...

Ronald Charles “Ron” Seekamp, 58, of Shell Knob, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, at his home. He was born April 6, 1961, in Rockford, Ill., the son of Russell and Verna Seekamp. On April 17, 1981, he was united in marriage to Luella Ray, who survives...

Shari Leigh Nance, 56, of Pea Ridge, Ark., passed away Friday, June 14, 2019, at Jamestown Nursing and Rehabilitation in Rogers, Ark. She was born May 9, 1963, in Monett, the daughter of Carl and Judy (McCullough) Nance, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were grandparents and two uncles, Lonnie McCullough and Lowell Nance...

Lester Albert Berreth, 76, of Shell Knob, died June 15, 2019, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He was born Aug. 6, 1942, in Eureka, S.D., to Albert and Rosie (Kautz) Berreth of Artas, S.D. He received his education at Herreid High School graduating with the class of 1960. He enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 and served from August 1960 to August of 1966 with a rank of AMS3 E-4...

Stanley Max Ford, 73, of Wheaton, passed away in his home, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. He was born Sept. 1, 1945, in Wheaton, the son of Stanley S. and Katherine (Plancheon) Ford. He was a 1963 graduate of Rocky Comfort High School. He attended Crowder College and Missouri State University prior to being drafted into the U.S. Army. He then served in the Missouri Army National Guard 203 Engineer Battalion...

Mary Nadine January, 91, of Shell Knob, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. She was born April 12, 1923, in Augusta, Kan., the daughter of John C. and Nettie (Wilhite) Powers. On Feb. 2, 1946, in Emporia, Kan., she was united in marriage to James Calvin “Jim” January, who preceded her in death.. Also preceding her in death were her parents, one sister and four brothers...

Douglas Eugene Hobson, 80, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2019, while at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Doug was born on March 9, 1939 in Verona, Mo., son of the late Doyle and Vera (Ash) Hobson. He graduated from Monett High School with the Class of 1957. He attended Southwest Missouri State in Springfield, Mo., and continued his degree, graduating from John A. Gupton of Mortuary Science in Nashville, Tenn., in 1960...

Glenn Richard Theriac, 81, of Houston, Texas, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019, at Houston Methodist West Hospital. He was born June 2, 1937, in Detroit, Mich. the son of Earl and Elizabeth (Welsh) Theriac. On May 19, 1961, in Redlands, Calif., he was united in marriage to Carol Scott, who survives...

Mary Jane Moore, 65, of Cassville, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. She was born March 2, 1954, in Los Angeles, Calif., the daughter of Leonard V. and Cletta Jane (Buchanan) Moore, who preceded her in death...

Clyde Lockwood Hanson, Jr., 91, of Chadwick, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at his home. He was born June 25, 1927, in Artesia, Calif., the son of Clyde Lockwood and Margaret (Ringer) Hanson. On May 13, 1978, he was united in marriage to Donna M. Hayes, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death were his parents; one son Jack Hanson; and one sister, Mary Jane Mickelson...

A. Wayne Ferguson, 83, of Exeter, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019, at his home. He was born July 30, 1935, in Newton County, the son of John Henry and Jessie Eleanor (York) Ferguson. On June 16, 1962, in Neosho, he was united in marriage to Connie Jewell Sharp, who survives...

Wilma Easley, 106, of Cassville, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation in Cassville. She was born Oct. 15, 1912, in Aurora, the daughter of Eugene H. and Rebecca Ann (Bolton) Thomas. On Aug. 25, 1949, she was united in marriage to Loren E. ...

Stephen Michael Brock, 70, of Rocky Comfort, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. He was born in Neosho, Feb. 27, 1949, the son of Earnest and Ruth Brock. He was 1967 graduate of Rocky Comfort High School, and attended Missouri Southern State College and graduated from Crowder College...

Orville Eugene “Gene” Mills, 81, of Jenkins, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at his home. He was born Aug. 12, 1937, in Shell Knob, the son of Orville John and Mildred Pearl (Holt) Mills. On April 23, 1996, he was united in marriage to Eula Mae Dotson, who survives...

Lowell D. Nance, 83, of Cassville, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. He was born Jan. 19, 1936, in Golden, the son of Raymond and Gladys L. (Stiles) Nance. On Aug. 24, 1956, in Jenkins, at Shiloah Baptist Church, he was united in marriage to Lois “Alberta” Call, who survives...

Ronald Eugene James, 75, of Exeter, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. He was born Dec. 15, 1943, in Redding, Calif., the son of Donald and Mildred (Cline) James. On Aug. 12, 1967, he was united in marriage to Elaine Faultersack, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death were his parents...

Leo H. Hudson, 104, of Springdale, Ark., passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Northwest Medical Center of Springdale, Ark. He was born March 9, 1915, in LeAnn, the son of Jess R. and Clara (Hilton) Hudson. On Aug. 24, 1940, in Carr Lane, he was united in marriage to Ola Keeland, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death were his parents; two daughters, Connie and Bev; one son, Donnie; one sister, Virginia; and one brother...

John Dixon, 65, of Shell Knob, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1953, in Jerome, Idaho, the son of John Pritchett and Gertie Levone (Lewellan) Dixon. On Sept. 12, 2005, in Eureka Springs, Ark., he was united in marriage to Debra C. Dixson, who survives...

Robert “Bob” Stanley Demski, 82, of Lampe, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, at his home. He was born Jan. 4, 1937, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Stanley J. Demski. On Jan. 2, 1965, in San Antonio, Texas, he was united in marriage to Joyce Wilson, who survives...

Larry “David” Brooks, 55, of Washburn, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, in his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born in La Junta, Colo., on Sept. 24, 1963, the son of Leroy Brooks and Mary Jane Moore Brooks. He was united in marriage to Judy Wright on Sept. ...

Steven Carl Thomas, 57, of Cape Fair, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born Oct. 7, 1961, in Purdy, the son of Henry and Darlene Barbara Ann (Daniel) Thomas, who preceded him in death. Survivors include: two daughters, Brandy Venice Thomas of Springfield, and Cynthia Michelle Nelson of McAlester, Okla.; three sisters, Kimberly Ann Ginther and her husband John of Cape Fair, Christie Dawn Goodson and her husband Larry of Joplin, and Jamie Leigh Sturgell and her husband Toby of Cape Fair; two grandchildren; and 15 other grandchildren.. ...

Jamie Lynette Hobbs-Schoelzel, 50, of Butterfield, passed away May 14, 2019, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. She was born Sept. 28, 1968, in Miami, Okla., the daughter of Doyle Andrew and Frances Ann (Still) Hobbs. On April 28, 2017, in Eureka Springs, Ark., she was united in marriage to Jon Schoelzel, who survives. ...

Linda Sue Rogers, 70, of Shell Knob, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Magnolia Square Nursing and Rehabilitation in Springfield. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob...

Richard Lee Pyle, 64, of Monett, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. He was born Dec. 19, 1954, in Monett, the son of Norval and Dorothy Pyle, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death were one brother and two sisters...

Patricia Florence Norman, 71, of Shell Knob, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born Oct. 17, 1947, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Elvin and Mildred (LaChappell) Halsey. On May 21, 1988, she was united in marriage to Jimmie Norman who survives...

Evelyn Maxine Nelson, 92, Carthage, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at her home. Evelyn Maxine Bowers was born July 9, 1926, in Cassville, to the late Lee Bowers and Esther (Ennis) Bowers. She married Roland Olson Nelson on Feb. 2, 1945, in Bentonville, Ark.; he preceded her in death on July 14, 2009. She was a homemaker and a member of the Grace Pointe Assembly of God in Carthage...

Carolyn “Sue” Craft, 74, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born Sept. 17, 1944, in Fayetteville, Ark., the daughter of Guy H. and Pearl Marie (Bolen) Couch. On March 23, 1963, in Monett, she was united in marriage to Lonnie M. Craft, who preceded her in death on March 17, 1994. Also preceding her in death were her parents and one grandson, Brennan Allen Craft...

Dorothea Eunice Rorebeck was born on June 28, 1925, in Neosho, Missouri, to Walter and Thelma Rorebeck. They lived on a farm west of Stella in the Cartmell community where she attended school at Meeks and Stella Schools. The family moved to Mission, Texas, where she attended Sharyland schools for a short time, later returning to Stella...