Joyce Jost, 82, of Cassville, passed away April 19, 2023 at home surrounded by family. She was born October 16, 1940, in Vernon County, Mo., the daughter of James and Ruth (Woody) Nickell.

owerton James Robert “Jim” Howerton, 95, of Cassville, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville. He was born October 29, 1927 in Butterfield, the son of John and Lela (Leonard) Howerton who preceded him in death.

ohnston Jeffrey Alan “Jeff” Johnston, 60, of Cassville, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023 in Cassville. He was born April 7, 1963 in Carthage, the son of Donald Warner and Patricia (Kinser) Johnston, who preceded him in death.

enfield Wanda Fae Benfield, 82, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at home. She was born April 2, 1941 in Glendale, Ariz., the daughter of Austin and Bessie (Garret) Maple, who preceded her in death.

urry Paul “Spencer” Curry, 58, of Palmer, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the Grand Island Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 P.M.

echner Lois Carol Lechner, age 82, of Springfield, Missouri passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. She was born May 8, 1940, in Verona, Missouri the daughter of Henry and Ada (Lamp) Coffey.

rke Shawn Marie Erke, 58, of Cassville, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023 at her home. She was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on November 11, 1964.

Mac C ooper Billy Mac Cooper, 76, passed away on April 2, 2023 at his home in Wheaton. He was born November 22, 1946, in Wheaton, Missouri the son of Lester and Willadean McQueen Cooper who preceded him in death.