Obituaries

Betty Marion Phoenix, 91, of Shell Knob, Mo. passed away Sunday,

Larry Arnold Watts, 74, from Eagle Rock, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with health issues.

Brother Joseph Robert “Joe” Wogoman, 74, of Purdy, Mo. passed away Monday, October 6, 2025, at his home.

Nadean LaVerne Davis, age 85, of Cassville, Missouri passed away Monday, September 29, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Missouri.

Judith Ann Wihebrink, 85, of Cassville, Mo. passed away at her home, Monday, September 22, 2025.

Mac Eugene Backerman, 49, of Lamar, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on September 23, 2025.

Serene Esme Bickford, infant daughter of Johnathan and Ashley Bickford, of Cassville, Missouri gained her angel wings Monday, September 22, 2025.

It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we announce the death of Captain Ronal (Ron) Hall on September 13, 2025, at the age of sixty-nine following a courageous one-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Ron loved his family, friends, and life itself as shown through the strength and resilience he displayed in his fight to stay with us.

Noah Matthew Mills, of Seligman, Mo., passed away on September 14, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family, after a courageous battle with cancer.