Obituaries

Mary Thelma (Carter) Westpheling, 98, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. She was born Aug. 13, 1921, one of 10 children, the daughter of Rev. James Allen Carter and Artie Elizabeth (Cordell) Carter. She attended rural schools at Muncey, Roaring River and Viola. She married Robert Glen Westpheling in 1938, and moved to the Shell Knob area...

Joyce Genevieve Spiva, 82, of Wheaton, passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Freeman Health Systems in Neosho. She was born Feb. 25, 1937, in St. Louis, the daughter of Chester and Nellie Jewell (Fehring) McCracken. On March 15, 1958, she was united in marriage to Willie Ray Mason, who preceded her in death. In 1981, she was married to J.C. Spiva, who preceded her in death in 1996. Also preceding her in her death were her parents and her son, Danny Mason...

David “Allen” Keeling, 77, of Purdy, passed away Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at his home. He was born April 11, 1942, in Purdy, the son of Oliver and Madge (Dinkins) Keeling. On Nov. 26, 1960, he married Leona Hutton, who survives. Additional survivors include: three sons, David Keeling of Monett, Kevin Keeling and his wife Melanie of Monett, and Chris Keeling and his wife Kerry of Purdy; two daughters, Brenda McNeil and her husband Dwayne of Verona, and Kim Hammen and her husband Chris of Purdy; one brother, Dennis Keeling and his wife Sandy of Poplar Bluff; one sister-in-law, Eileen Keeling of Kankakee, Ill.; one brother-in-law, James Hutton and his wife Jennifer of Choctaw, Okla.; 23 grandchildren; two great grandchildren.. ...

Larry Martin Evans, 73, of Alma, Colo., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in Eagle Rock. He was born April 16, 1946, in St. Louis, the son of Martin and Evelyn Evans. On July 16, 1969, in St. Louis, he was united in marriage to Toni Russo, who survives...

Ken E. Brown, 78, of Cassville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born Sept. 19, 1941, in Foil, Mo., the son of John and Oma Brown. On April 7, 2012, he was united in marriage to Donna Ross, who survives. Additional survivors include: one son, Vincent Mauldin of El Dorado, Kan.; one daughter, Melissa Speagle of Cassville; one brother Wylie Brown and his wife Heidi of Grand Island, Neb.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...

Shirley Ann Montgomery, 82, of Shell Knob, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in Olathe, Kan. She was born Jan. 3, 1937, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Charles A. and Helen (Berry) Reid. On June 14, 1959, in Arkansas City, Kan., she was united in marriage to Eldon “Monty” Montgomery, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her parents and one brother, Charles Reid...

Patricia Ann “Pat” Mason 86, of Monett, passed away, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, in her home. She was born Oct. 2, 1932, in Springfield, the daughter of Harold and Madeline (Hughes) Testerman. She was married to Carl Hancock in 1949, and together, they raised their four children on their farm on Flat Creek in Cassville. After 25 years of marriage to Carl, she moved to Monett where she lived for the remainder of her life...

Connie G. James, 69, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, Sept., 17, 2019, at Cassville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Oct. 6, 1949, in Russell, Kan., the daughter of Warren Everett and Margaret Jane (Lansdon) Cox. She was united in marriage to Jimmy Lamar James, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her parents; one brother, William Embrey Cox and one grandson, William Riley James...

Hermila Nuñez De Luna, 74, of Butterfield, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. She was born Jan. 13, 1945, in Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Nicolas Nuñez Aguirre and Juana Nuñez Carrasco. On Feb. 24, 1963, in Durango, Mexico, she was united in marriage to Antonio Luna, who preceded her on death on Oct. 27, 2013. Also preceding her in death were her parents...

• Avery Rose Cook, Cassville, speeding, infr., $150. • Jett Edward Courdin, Springdale, Ark., speeding, misd. C, $70.50 and court costs. • Arthur Lee Davis, Cassville, DWI, misd. B, SIS, one year unsupervised probation and court costs; seat belt violation, infr. $10 and $10 CVCF...

Mary Montague, 63, of Eagle Rock, passed away Thursday, Sep.19, 2019, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. She was born March 31, 1956, in Wichita, Kan., the daughter of Keith L. and Ethel Mae (Hughes) Hundley. On June 4, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nev., she was united in marriage to Martin Montague, who survives...

Jimmy A. Mattingly, 59, of Exeter, passed away Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1960, in Purdy, the son of Donald and Lena (Killman) Mattingly, who preceded him in death. Survivors include: one son, Steven Mattingly and his wife Mandy of Exeter; a brother, Ronnie Mattingly and his wife Teresa of Exeter; sister, Sue Mattingly of Exeter; and one granddaughter...

Neoma M. Maples, 89, of Springdale, Ark., formerly of Shell Knob, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Springdale. She was born Sept. 11, 1929, the daughter of Leonard E. and Lulu Floy (Hillhouse) McCullah. On May 6, 1947, in Marionville, she was united in marriage to Arnold Maples, who survives...

Don J. Hobbs, 76, of Butterfield, passed away Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born March 4, 1943, in Viola, the son of Everet Carl and Clara Mae (Roberts) Hobbs. On July 4, 2011, he was united in marriage to Frances (Still) Hobbs, who survives...