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JIM GAUTNEY (02/01/12)
Larry James "Jim" Gautney, 75, of Cassville, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. He was born Dec. 21, 1936, in Boise, Idaho, the son of Fred and Leota (Hudson) Gautney. On April 15, 1966, in Jenkins, he was united in marriage to Sherlene Fryman, who preceded him in death on April 2, 1999. Also preceding him in death were his parents; one sister, Louise Aldridge; and three brothers, Loyal Dean Gautney, Bill Gautney and J.D. Gautney...
THOMAS C. BLANKENSHIP (02/01/12)
Thomas C. Blankenship, 63, of Sedalia, passed away Jan. 25, 2012, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran's Hospital in Columbia. He was born Oct. 22, 1948, at Cato and graduated from Cassville High School in 1966. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He had a career at Superior Asphalt in Kansas City as a highway construction surveyor. He was preceded in death by his father, Cleo K. blankenship and his mother, Lois K. Roney-Fox...
ELSIE MAE RENKOSKI (02/01/12)
Elsie Mae Renkoski, 82, of Purdy, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. She was born April 12, 1929, in Gallatin, the daughter of Harley and Mabel (Graham) Phillips. On Oct. 22, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan., she was united in marriage to Lawrence Henry Renkoski, and to this union 12 children were born...
LEROY HANS MUNSON (02/01/12)
LeRoy Hans Munson, 80, passed away Jan. 28, 2012, in Eagle Rock. He was born March 24, 1931, in Maquoketa, Iowa, to David and Hulga (Sumptom). He served his country during the Korean War in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. On March 26, 1955, he was united in marriage to Virginia Davison in Maquoketa, Iowa. He was employed 28 years for the Clinton Engines Company and farmed in Iowa from 1966 to 1984. They owned and operated the Tango Bar in Maquoketa, Iowa, from 1978 to 1984...
DELEVA SUE "DEE" WALKER (02/01/12)
Deleva Sue "Dee" Walker, 67, of Cassville, passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in her home. She was born Sept. 25, 1944, in Barry County, the daughter of Onis and Maxine (Steele) Wilson. On Dec. 31, 1965, she was united in marriage to Richard D. Walker...
JOHNNIE SIMPSON (02/01/12)
Johnnie Morris Simpson, 89, of Jasper, (formerly of Purdy) passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at his home. He was born July 10, 1922, in Butterfield, the son of the late Barney and Mabel (Taylor) Simpson. He was united in marriage on June 21, 1946, in Columbus, Kan., to Jewell Pryor, she preceded him in death on May 6, 2010...
JOHNNY O. REID (02/01/12)
Johnny O'Dell Reid peacefully departed this life on Friday, January 27, 2012, at his home in Cassville, Missouri, at the age of seventy six. Johnny was born on December 1, 1935, in Doniphan, Missouri, the third child of Don Van Reid and Mabel Mae Sharum Reid. On December 28, 1952, Johnny married Octava Marie Tittle and to this union came four children, eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Johnny and Marie recently celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary...
SHELBY TAYLOR PIETZ (02/01/12)
Shelby Taylor Pietz, 33, formerly of Cassville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Spring-field. She was born on Aug. 1, 1978, in San Diego, Calif., daughter of Rex and Maureen (Burke) Pietz. She moved, along with her family, to Cassville and attended Cassville High School. After graduation, she worked as a professional freelance make-up artist all over the United States...
THOMAS C. BLANKENSHIP (01/27/12)
Thomas C. Blankenship, 63, formerly of Cassville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Blankenship was born Oct. 22, 1948, in Cato, the son of Cleo K. Blankenship and Lois K. Roney-Fox. He graduated from Cassville High School in 1966...
EDWIN "LEON" WILLIAMS (01/25/12)
Edwin "Leon" Williams, 74, of Washburn, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Ozark Community Hospital, Springfield. He was born Sept. 8, 1937, in Exeter, the son of Rolland Earl and Gladys (Gardner) Williams. On Dec. 26, 1958, in Cassville, he was united in marriage to Wanda D. "Dee" Pendergraft, who preceded him in death on April 4, 2008. Also preceding him in death were his father; one son, Edwin Leon Williams, Jr.; and two brothers, Johnny Williams and Bill Williams...
CHARITY ANN COSCIA (01/25/12)
Charity Ann Coscia, 28, of Seligman, died at her home on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. She was born in Rogers, Ark., on March 12, 1983, the daughter of Peter and Deborah (Keith) Coscia, who survive. Additional survivors include: two brothers, Scott Coscia, of McDowell, and Eric Coscia, of Centerton, Ark.; and paternal grandmother, Ethel Coscia, of New York...
BARBARA JEAN RHOADES (01/25/12)
Barbara Jean Rhoades, 65, of Cassville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Red Rose Health and Rehabilitation Center, Cassville. She was born in Hobbs, N.M., on April 23, 1946, the daughter of Carl E. and Cecilie (Freeman) Richardson, who preceded her in death...
OLIVER Q. COUEY (01/25/12)
Oliver Quinton Couey, 70, of Fountain Hill, Ark., passed away on Jan. 18, 2012, at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett, Ark. He was born on May 1, 1941, in Fountain Hill. He graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1959, and he received his bachelor's degree in business from the Monticello A&M College. ...
LAURIE MARIE PHILBIN (01/25/12)
Laurie Marie Philbin, 36, of Monett, passed away on Jan. 17, 2012, at Benchmark Healthcare following a 10-month battle with cancer. She had worked as a LPN at Benchmark Healthcare for over 16 years. Nursing was not just what she did, it was who she was...
LOREN HENRY (01/25/12)
Loren L. Henry, 77, of Fairview, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Freeman Neosho Hospital, Neosho. He was born Aug. 12, 1934, in Washburn, the son of George E. and Freda (Morgan) Henry. On Jan. 14, 1961, he was united in marriage to Mary Garrison, who preceded him in death, and to this union three children were born. On March 27, 1995, he married Barbara (Taylor) Hill, who survives...
REV. G.A. BRANNAN (01/25/12)
Rev. Georgie Alvin "G.A." Brannan, 98, of Seligman, passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Cox-Monett Hospital, Monett. He was born May 25, 1913, in Seligman, the son of George and Eliza (Oakley) Brannan. On July 11, 1936, in Oklahoma City, Okla., he was united in marriage to Mildred Gladys Johnson, who preceded him in death on Jan. 31, 2010. Also preceding him in death were his parents; four brothers; one sister; a son-in-law; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild...
BETTY TUTTLE-TROBAUGH (01/25/12)
Betty Tuttle-Trobaugh, 96, of Kansas City, formerly of Eagle Rock, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at The Little Sisters of The Poor, Kansas City. She was born July 9, 1915, in Ford, Kan., the daughter of Steve and Mabel Burgess. She was united in marriage to Virgil Tuttle, who preceded her in death. ...
KATHERINE BERRY (01/25/12)
Katherine M. Berry, 77 of Exeter, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. She was born in Indianapolis, Ind., on July 4, 1934, the daughter of Harry and Alma Montgomery. On March 13, 1972, in Colorado, she was united to Carl H. Berry, who survives. Additional survivors include: one daughter, Virginia L. Welch, of Cassville; one son, Forrest H. Palmatier and his wife, D'Etta, of Bethel Heights, Ark.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great great-grandchildren...
MILDRED "RACHEL" GRETCHEN MORRIS (01/25/12)
Mildred "Rachel" Gretchen Morris, 46, of Braymer, died at her home Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. She was born in Kansas City on Oct. 14, 1965, the daughter of Franklin D. and Mary Jo (East) Weston. She was united in marriage to Leonard Morris, who survives...
JOHN PAUL DUNCAN (01/25/12)
John Paul Duncan, 39, passed on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at Cox Monett Hospital, Monett. He was born in Ankara, Turkey, on July 27, 1972, the son of Paul and Sharon (Spivey) Duncan. He was united in marriage on May 8, 2004, to Wendy Chappel Duncan. He was a musician and artist, and recently did body art. He was a member of the Community Faith Chapel, Cassville...
THELMA McFARLAND (01/25/12)
Thelma Lou McFar-land, 83, of Cassville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, in Cassville Health Care and Rehab. She was born Oct. 24, 1928, in Laverne, Okla., the daughter of Clarence Leroy and Leslie Fern (Wright) Jacobs. On Nov. 25, 1946, in Pineville, she was united in marriage to Orlette "Jack" Voile McFarland, who preceded her in death on Sept. ...
DORIS MOORE (01/25/12)
Doris Moore, 80, of Cassville, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. She was born on Nov. 27, 1931, in West Frankfort, Ill., to Elijah and Eva (Gasty) Gifford. She graduated from West Frankfort Community High School, in Frankfort, Ill. ...
RODNEY "ROD" LEE OLIVER (01/18/12)
Rodney "Rod" Lee Oliver, 62, of Exeter, died at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. He was born in Price, Utah, Sept. 28, 1949, the son of Vernell Charles and Norma Rue (Safley) Oliver. Survivors include: his mother, Norma Oliver, of Purdy; one daughter, Malisa Every and her husband, Cregg, of Wellington, Utah; three brothers, Louis Oliver and his wife, Carol, of Fruitland, Idaho, Sidney "Sid" Oliver and his wife, Bonnie, of Fairview, and Cody Oliver and his wife, Jenny, of Indiana; two sisters, Sherry Alger and her husband, Tom, of Fairview, and Brenda Oliver, of Purdy; and five grandchildren.. ...
BARBARA RHOADES (01/18/12)
Barbara Jean Rhoades, 65, of Cassville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Red Rose Health and Rehabilitation Center, Cassville. Arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. A complete obituary will be in next week's paper...
RONALD EMERY JENNINGS (01/18/12)
Ronald Emery Jennings, 62, of Siloam Springs, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at his home. He was born in Jamestown, Penn., on March 15, 1949, the son of Emery and Byrel (Hamner) Jennings. In March, 1991, he was united in marriage to Betty Joe "BJ" Rader...