Obituaries

Mary Jean Burns, 60, of Granby, Mo. passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023, at her home.

Alice Allene (Rateliff) Leverich, 79, passed away on June 25, 2023. She was born on November 4, 1943, in Hope, Ark., the daughter of Alonzo and Lois Jean (Smith) Rateliff.

Stephen Blaine Williams Sr., 74, of Cleveland, Ga. passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, after a short battle with lung cancer.

Tessie A. (Reed) Ray, 100, of Cato, Missouri passed peacefully from her home into her eternal home on June 24, 2023.

Rhonda Lynn Dutra, 60, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Sunday, June 25, 2023, at Cassville Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Cassville, Mo.

Alexander Evan Whaley, 32, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Monday, June 19, 2023, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan.

Elise M. Buchman, who delighted audiences young and old as an actor, director, published poet, mimist, juggler and a clown - took her final curtain call on June 4, 2023, after a sudden and mercifully brief illness.

Robert Eugene Catron, 92, was born on May 26, 1931 in Washburn, Mo. and died on June 12, 2023 in Conroe, Texas.

Ralph “Gene” Eugene Anstaett, 80, passed away at his home in Cassville, Mo. on June 17, 2023.

Tommy Clifton Perry, 79, of Seligman, Mo. passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023, at his home.