Obituaries

Vickie Smith, 69, of Erie, died at 2:26 a.m., Monday, February 18, 2019 at her home. She had been in failing health.

Elma L. Blessant, 95, of Pittsburg, died at 7:52 A.M. Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Medicalodges of Frontenac.

Billie R. Dill, 77 of Nevada went home to God’s arms on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Billie was born on January 23, 1942 in Jasper, AL.

Rebecca Ruth "Becky" Koile, age 78, Joplin, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

Margaret L. "Marge" Parrish, age 81, Webb City, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at her home.

James A. Marvin, age 72, Joplin, went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, February 15, 2019 after a sudden illness.

Peter Hirst, Jr., age 80, passed away on February 16, 2019.

Karen L. Bond, age 74, a retired bookkeeper, passed away on February 12, 2019.

Lloyd Robert Ellison, age 78, a retired custodian for the Miami school district, passed away on February 14, 2019.

Mildred Marie Brown, age 91, Joplin, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, February 14, 2019 at a local nursing center after an illness.

Aldena Lee Billington, age 84, of Carl Junction, Mo., passed away on February 13, 2019, at the Communities of Wildwood, following an illness.

Virginia Lorene Johnson, 89, Deerfield, MO, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada.

Bettie J. Wallander, age 74, of Joplin, passed away on February 10, 2019, at Landmark Hospital, following an illness.

Alfred G. Antonetti, 75, of Bartlett, passed away at 7:43 a.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Carol B. Hennel, 64, of Pittsburg, and formerly of Parsons, passed away early Monday, February 18, 2019 at her home.

Karen Lee Tobiaz, age 87, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away at 4:21 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri.

Sally J. Cavanaugh, age 74, of Fairland, Oklahoma, passed away at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2018 at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri.

Marjorie Jean Williams, 94, a lifelong resident of Columbus, Kansas died peacefully on February 15, 2019.

James Herbert Gotschall, 93 of Nevada, passed away at the Joe Clark Residential Care Home in Nevada following a short illness. 

Monte Erbe, 91 of rural Altoona, died Friday, February 15, 2019, at Neodesha Care Center. Monte was born on September 18, 1927 in rural Altoona, the son of Fred and Cora May (Jackson) Erbe.

Kathy Lynn Boyd, age 69, Joplin, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at her home with family at her side.

Elmer Weston James, age 80, of Carthage, Missouri, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Spring River Christian Village. 

Kyle Andrew Hawkins, age 39 of Asbury, MO (formerly of Carl Junction, Mo) passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from injuries sustained in an accident on January 29, 2019.

Barbara Jean Robertson, 88, passed away February 14, 2019 at her home in Carthage.