Obituaries

Cecilio “Chilo” Salas Salas, 80, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

Kenneth Allen Zielinski, 66, of Aurora, Mo., passed away on November 10, 2025, at Ascend in Aurora.

Dorothy Louise Prewitt, 96, of Wheaton, Mo. passed away on November 3, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 1, 1929, in Neosho, Mo., to Irl and Ruth Dyer, who preceded her in death.

Leslie Alan “Les” Lyons, 67, passed away on November 1, 2025, in Cassville, Mo.

Michael Ray Lamb, 76, of Cassville, Mo passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, Mo.

James “Ray” Bowman, Sr., age 86, of Cassville, Missouri passed away peacefully at his home on October 31, 2025.

Michele Rosellen Gaither, age 49, of Fairview, Missouri passed away Wednesday, October, 29, 2025 due to a tragic house fire.

Ronald Farley Hampshire “Cowboy,” 60, of Exeter, Mo., passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at his home.

Debra Jane May, 70, of Exeter, Mo., passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at CoxHealth Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo.