Obituaries

John Richard Woolis, 91, of Shell Knob, Mo., passed away peacefully on November 28, 2025, in Springfield, Mo.  Born on December 23, 1933, in Columbus, Kan., the son of Richard…

Rayma “Sue” Wilson, 92, of Herndon, VA, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Born on September 7, 1933, in Shell Knob, Mo, she was the daughter of the late…

Patrick Alan Rosentreter of Wheaton, Mo., passed away on November 28, 2025, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo.  He was born on April 25, 1950, in Carlinville, Ill., to…

Kathryn Sue Peterson, age 74, of Washburn, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at Circle of Life in Bentonville, Ark. She was born November 1, 1951, in Bentonville,…

Ralph Lee McKnight, age 83, of Verona, Mo., passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on November 28, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born October…

Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Lechner, 84, of Springfield, Mo. passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at his home. He was born October 31, 1941, in Verona, Mo., the son of Ferdi…

Wesley Eugene Roller, (Cryptologist, for the United States Army), 75, of Washburn, Mo., passed away on November 19, 2025. Born in Cassville, Mo., on June 24, 1950, to Joe and…

Candace Moss-Bower, 78, of Cassville Mo., passed away November 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. She was born June 7, 1947, in Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Gordon…

Sheila (Stowman) Henderson, 75, of Washburn, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at her home, surrounded by loved ones.  Born on May 10, 1950, in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sheila…

Jay Lewis Edmondson, age 63, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, November 21, 2025, after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer.  He was born on December…