Obituaries from May 2007

LEONA ELAINE MIDKIFF (05/31/07)
Leona Elaine Midkiff, 64, of Golden, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at her home. She was born on Aug. 22, 1942, in Sholten, the daughter of Eugene Perigen and Jewell Lela (Williams) Perigen. She grew up in Aurora, and worked as a dietary assistant in the food and customer service industry. ...

EARL "BUD" THOMAS (05/24/07)
Earl "Bud" Thomas, 61, of Cassville died on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at St. John's Hospital, Joplin. He was born on Nov. 9, 1945, in Cassville, the son of Earl R. Thomas and Anna Mae (Anderson) thomas. He married Bonnie Ann (Towe) Thomas on May 21, 1996, in Victorville, Calif., she survives. He was a lifelong resident of Cassville and owner/operator of his own truck for over 40 years...

WALTER FARWELL (05/24/07)
Stona Walter Farwell, II, 90, of Eagle Rock, passed away Monday, May 14, 2007, in Cox Monett Hospital, Monett. He was born April 14, 1917, in Barry County, the son of Stona Walter and Mattie Lou (Pyatt) Farwell. In 1946 he was united in marriage to Martha Kathryn Hutchens, who preceded him in death on Sept. 9, 2004. He was also preceded in death by his parents and one brother...

TED EASLEY (05/24/07)
A casual gathering of family and friends of Ted Easley was held 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 20, 2007, at the family home under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville, with Jason Mackey officiating. Ted went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at the age of 67. ...

FRANK ROY LESHER (05/24/07)
Frank Roy Lesher, 85, of Stella, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Neosho. He was born May 27, 1921, to William Franklin Lesher and Susan Harriet (Manges) Lesher near Stratton, Colo. The family moved to the Los Angeles, Calif., area in 1936. He began working for the Long Beach Naval Shipyards. ...

LOIS HADLEY (05/24/07)
Lois Hadley, 88, of Monett, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Monett Health Care Center. Interment was at Clio Cemetery, Jenkins, under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

MAXINE E. BROOKS (05/24/07)
Maxine E. Brooks, 87, of Monett, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Monett Health Care, Monett. She was born May 17, 1920, in Harrison, Iowa, the daughter of the late Pete and Nellie M. (Meeker) Grandgenette. She was a retired nurse. She married Irvin Brooks June 3, 1939, in Ottowa, Iowa, and he preceded her in death...

JERRY WAYNE CALDWELL (05/31/07)
Jerry Wayne Caldwell, 56, of Barry County, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Research Medical Center, Kansas City. He was born Dec. 20, 1950, in Ripley County, the son of Eddie and Hazel J. (Homback) Caldwell. On March 5, 1983, in Carthage, he was united in marriage to Pamela Lee Ross by Rev. Robert L. Wilson...

MARJORIE L. REIHL (05/31/07)
Marjorie L. Reihl, 82, of Monett, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at her home. She was born Jan. 15, 1925, in Purdy, the daughter of the late Walter and Alphia (Henderson) Swearingen. She grew up in Purdy and then moved to California where she resided until 2001 when she returned to Monett...

JEANE CARR (05/31/07)
Jeane (Montgomery) Carr, 83, of Shell Knob, formerly of Evansville, Ind., passed away Thursday, May 24, 2007, at her home. She was born July 29, 1923, in Cynthiana, Ind., the daughter of Nolan Montgomery and Sylvia (Calvert) Clark. She graduated from Bosse High School in 1941. ...

VIRGINIA PREDDY (05/31/07)
Virginia Belle Preddy, 83, of Cassville, passed away Monday, May 28, 2007, in her home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will be in Horner Cemetery, Cassville. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...

FRANCES A. LATIMER (05/31/07)
Frances A. Latimer, 96, of Cassville, passed away Monday, May 28, 2007, in Red Rose Inn of Cassville. She was born Nov. 1, 1910, in Herington, Kan., the daughter of Carmal and Clema (Linton) Horsman, who preceded her in death. She was a commercial artist until her retirement. In 1976 she moved to Cassville to make her home. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Cassville...

DEAN LEROY HARROLD (05/31/07)
Dean LeRoy Harrold, 81, of Cassville, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. He was born May 5, 1926, in Manhattan, Kan., the son of LeRoy and Clara (Smith) Harrold. In 1934, the family moved to southwest Missouri, living in the Eagle Rock, Exeter, and Cassville areas. ...

JEWELL MAY HALL (05/31/07)
Jewell May Hall, 99, of Purdy, formerly Rocky Comfort, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Red Rose Inn of Cassville. She was born May 22, 1908, in Powell, the daughter of Milas and Margret Josephine (Boles) Jones. On Sept. 27, 1932, in Cassville, she was united in marriage to Jimmie Rayburn Hall, who preceded her in death on Jan. ...

MINNIE EDMONDSON (05/31/07)
Minnie Ray Edmondson, 98, of Wellsville, Kan., (formerly of Cassville) passed away Monday, May 28, 2007. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Horner Cemetery, Cassville. She was born Feb. 15, 1909, in commerce, the daughter of Victor and Margaret (Prawl) Oberly. ...

HELEN ANN JANDRO DARLINGTON (05/31/07)
Helen Ann Jandro Darlington, 65, of Rogers, Ark., passed away May 27, 2007, at St. Mary's Memorial Hospital, Rogers, Ark. She was born July 10, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minn., to the late elbert Jandro and Delphine Susan Lonien Jandro. She was retired from Pel-Freeze...

MARIE RAY (05/17/07)
Marie Ray, 86, of Wheaton, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in Cox Monett Hospital, Monett. She was born September 2, 1920, in Barry County, Missouri the daughter of Floyd Lee Mack and Rosa Ellen (Hollabaugh) Harader. On September 15, 1948, she was united in marriage to W.C. Ray, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Louise McCracken and two brothers, William and Willard Harader...

DOROTHY MAE PUGH (05/17/07)
Dorothy Mae Pugh, 86, of Purdy, passed away Monday, May 14, 2007, at Monett Health Care, Monett, following a long illness. She was born April 18, 1921, in Kansas the daughter of the late Robert and Nittie (Hartwell) Coburn. She married Vergil Pugh November 1961 in Purdy and he preceded her in death May 4, 2002...

ZEE ANN HOPKINS (05/17/07)
Zee Ann Hopkins, 67, of Seligman, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007, at Cox Walnut Lawn, Springfield. She was born April 16, 1940, in Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Claud and leona Scott Shadrick. She married Bennie glenn Hopkins on Jan. 18, 1966, in Berryville, Ark., and he preceded her in death...

RUSSELL LEE WILSON (05/17/07)
Russell Lee Wilson, 43, of Jenkins, died on Friday, May 11, 2007, at his home. He was born Sept. 12, 1963, the son of William Leroy Wilson and Anna Lou (McCollough) Wilson, in Springfield. He married Patricia Carla Willhite on Dec. 10, 1983, in Aurora, and she survives. He was a graduate of Crowder Collage with an Associates Degree in Waste Water and Water Management. He was one of Jehovah's Witnesses...

DOYLE R. PENNEL (05/17/07)
Doyle R. Pennel, 66 , of Pineville, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007, at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, after a recent illness. He was born on July 12, 1940, in Purdy, son of Wayne and Irene (Dodson) Pennel. He was raised in Purdy and graduated from Purdy High School. He then spent two years at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield...

CARLYN JO LEANN HAMMERS (05/02/07)
Carlyn Jo Leann Hammers, infant daughter of Iva Horton Hammers and Josh Hammers, of Jacket, died on Friday, April 27, 2007. She was born on Dec. 21, 2006, in Monett. In addition to her parents she is survived by: one brother Bryce Hammers, of the home; her maternal grandparents, David and Peggy Horton, of Seligman, Tammy and Clifton Clifford, of Alma, Ark.; maternal great-grandparents, Iva and Don Horton, of Seligman, and Frankie and Dorthy Parnell, of Verona; paternal grandparents, Donnie and Sherry Cutberth, of Jacket; paternal great-grandparents, Leroy and Cheyenne Utter, of Exeter, Bobby and Quita Rusher, of Rogers, Ark.. ...

BETHEL S. PASSNO (05/02/07)
Bethel S. Passno, 93, of Shell Knob, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007, in Red Rose Inn of Cassville. Funeral arrangements are pending under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob, Missouri. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and...

ORVAL VENCENT ROBERTS (05/02/07)
Orval Vincent Roberts, 86, of Dubuque, Iowa, formerly of Rocky Comfort, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center Dubuque. He was born Sept. 30, 1920, in Conway son of the late Loys Vivian and Edna Pearl (Hammond) Roberts. He was a member of Prosperity Southern Baptist Church, VFW Post 5219, American Legion, Circuit Riders (wheelchair club), and the Rocky Comfort Redevelopement Committee...

LILY MAY SCANNELL (05/02/07)
Lily May Scannell, 85, of Seligman, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at her home. She was born Oct. 16, 1921, at Mason City, Iowa, to James Harvey Wilmeth and Viola Marie Selleck Wilmeth. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, George Ayres; her second husband, Joseph Scannell; one son, Kelly Ayres; and one brother, Don Veech...

BONNIE JEAN PERIMAN (05/02/07)
Bonnie Jean Periman, 74, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in her home. She was born Aug. 27, 1932, in Homestead, Okla., the daughter of William Earl and Lola (Guy) Richardson. On Aug. 6, 1952, she was united in marriage to Louis Olen '��Cotton'�� Periman, who preceded her in death on June 1, 1985. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a grandson; two brothers; and four sisters...

BURTIS W. TIGGEMANN (05/02/07)
Burtis W. Tiggemann, 84, of Shell Knob, passed away Monday, April 23, 2007, in Carroll County Nursing & Rehab Home, Berryville, Ark. He was born Aug. 20, 1922, in Columbia Bottoms, Mo., the son of Emil Herman Henry and Emilie (Paul) Tiggemann. On April 10, 1948 he was united in marriage to Veronica '��Ronnie'�� May Lubiewski, who survives...

NINA MARIE BROWN (05/02/07)
Nina Marie Brown, 96, of Seligman, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Red Rose Inn of Cassville. She was born July 23, 1910, in Enid, Okla., the daughter of Oscar and Ethel (Bolenbaugh) Klinger. On Jan. 13, 1950, she was united in marriage to Otis Brown, who preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 2001. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Jimmy Dean Brown and a sister, Dorothy Cochran...

RICHARD CARL (05/02/07)
LARSON, JR. Richard Carl Larson, Jr., 55, of Exeter, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2007, in St. John'��s Regional Health Center, Springfield. He was born Oct. 2, 1951, in Aurora, Ill., the son of Richard and Dinah (Bergquist) Larson. On Sept. 24, 1971 - 1993, he was united in marriage to Jacquelyn VanWyhe, who is still living...

LARRY WILSON STEIGER (05/02/07)
Larry Wilson Steiger, Sr., 46, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and son, passed away April 16, 2007, in Fort Worth, Texas. Larry was born February 28, 1961 in Los Angeles, Calif. He was preceded in death by his siter-in-law, Kitty Steiger. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Steiger; three children, Larry Steiger, Jr., Ashley Nicole Steiger, Tonya Michelle; four grandchildren, Devin Wilson, Kylee Ann Steiger, Joseph Lee Hammer-Steiger, Kiara Nicole Steiger; parents, Woodrow and Ruth Steiger; brother, Ted Glenn Steiger; nephew, Erik and Amber Steiger; and many nieces, nephews and friends.. ...

MARGARET JEAN (05/02/07)
NELSON Margaret Jean Nelson, 43, of Monett, died on Monday, April 23, 2007. She was born on June 4, 1963, in Cheyenne, Wyo., the daughter of Jim Nace and Sharron Mann. She married Ronnie Nelson on Oct. 12, 2001 in Monett, and he survives. Additional survivors include: two sons, Robert Flemmings, of Monett, and Johnnie Flemmings, of Boise, Idaho; one daughter, Crystalee Flemmings, of Boise, Idaho; one sister, Victory Stration, of Sacramento, Calif.; her mother and father-in-law, Sue and W.T. ...

ROY MARION ALEXANDER (05/10/07)
Roy Marion Alexander, 90, of Pierce City, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at his home. He was born on Jan. 24, 1917, in Center, Colo., the son of Elmer Marion and Mary Isabelle Alexander. He married Letha Applegate on April 23, 1940, in Taos, N. M. She survives...

BETHEL LEON ARIVETT (05/10/07)
Bethel Leon Arivett, 67, of Monett, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. He was born April 5, 1940, in Salina, Calif., the son of Vernon and the late Ruth (Seiber) Arivett. He was retired from Miracle in Monett. Survivors include: his father, Vernon and step-mother, Helen Arivett, of Purdy; one son, Brian Powell, of North Carolina; three brothers, Vernon Norman "Bud" Arivett, of Leclair, Iowa, Vernon Eugene "Buddy" Arivett, of Verona, and David Wayne Arivett, of Neosho; three sisters, Gloria Squibb, of Los Angeles, Calif., Alice Cahalan, of Pierce City, and Becky Lattimer, of Troy; and three grandchildren.. ...

PAMELA "KATTY" HARP (05/10/07)
Pamela "Katty" Harp, 40, of Aurora, passed away thursday, May 3, 2007, in Monett. She was born March 27, 1967, in aurora, the daughter of the late Homer McGlothlin and Maxine Edwards Hall. She was a housewife. She married Larry Harp in 1997 in Miami, Okla., and he survives...

BETHEL S. PASSNO (05/10/07)
Bethel S. Passno, 93, of Shell Knob, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007, in Red Rose Inn of Cassville. She was born May 16, 1913 in Shady Grove, Texas, the daughter of Thomas Jackson and Mattie Libitha (Lockhart) Segrest, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by three sisters and six brothers...

STONA WALTER FARWELL (05/17/07)
Stona Walter Farwell, 90, of Eagle Rock, passed away Monday, May 14, 2007, in Cox Monett Hospital, Monett. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Roach Cemetery, Eagle Rock, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Rev. Bob Neeley will conduct the services...

NORMA MAE FROLKEY (05/17/07)
Norma Mae Frolkey, 82, of Shell Knob, passed away Friday, May 11, 2007, in Red Rose Inn, Cassville. She was born Aug. 26, 1924, in Marcus, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Ruby (McCorkell) Herzig. On July 30, 1944, in LeMars, Iowa, she was united in marriage to Nathan Frank Frolkey, who survives...

BILL MARPLE (05/17/07)
Charles William "Bill" Marple, 68, of Bentonville, Ark., died Wednesday May 9, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. He was born Jan. 25, 1939, in Bentonville, Ark., to Enola V. Suttle and Charles L. Marple. He worked with his dad Charles L. Marple on the family business Pla-Mor Music Company, and raised beef cattle. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway and the University of Arkansas...

FRANCIS GALBRAITH (05/02/07)
Francis Galbraith, 84, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2007. Funeral: Private. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Young Life, Southside San Antonio, 10500 Hwy 281 N., Ste. 120, San Antonio, Texas 78216. Francis was born June 9, 1922, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Hall Galbraith and Elizabeth H��ner Galbraith. ...

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