Stories from Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Dewey Landon Stockton, 77, of Shell Knob, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014, in his home. He was born Oct. 1, 1936, in Shell Knob, the son of Olen and Cleta Marie (Matthews) Stockton. On April 30, 1955, in Raton, N.M., he was united in marriage to Edna Bell Varner, who survives. ...

Oakley Dale Soutee, 89, of Marionville, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014, while at his home. He was born on Jan. 25, 1925, in Taney County, son of the late H.M. Soutee and Clara Soutee (Dillon). He graduated from Marionville High School in 1942 and went on to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia for a semester. ...

Lewis William Brunner, 79, of Shell Knob, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014, in his home. He was born May 13, 1935, in Lancaster, N.Y., the son of Howard and Pearl (Barry) Brunner. On Sept. 13, 1963, in Omaha, Neb., he was united in marriage to Beverly Jane DeWitt, who survives...

Mary F. Fisher, 85, of Republic, formerly of Shell Knob, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014, in Christian Health and Rehabilitation of Republic. She was born May 27, 1929, in Eaton, Colo., the daughter of Charles and Maude (Miller) Palmer. On Jan. 10, 1960, in Newton, Kan., she was united in marriage to George A. ...

Billy Lee Rodgers-Hughes, Jr., 50, of Purdy, formerly of Tyler, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at his home. He was born on Jan. 1, 1964, in Hobbs, N.M., the son of Jimmie & Ella (Sumner) Rodgers. He was a cross-country truck driver. Survivors include: his five daughters, Kathlyn Hughes, Katelyn Hughes, Jacquelyn Hughes, Marilyn Hughes, all of Purdy, and Cammie Rodgers, of Hobbs, N.M.; and their mother, Leah Nance, of Berryville, Ark.; one grandson; his mother and father, Jimmie and Ella Rodgers, of Tyler, Texas; his biological father, Billy Lee Hughes, Sr., of Siloam Springs, Ark.; and one sister, Lisa Rodgers Stockstill, of Jacksonville, Texas.. ...