Francis “Leon” Hilton was born on February 6, 1927 in Barry County, MO to Lester and Faye Hilton. He passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the age of 94.

Jerry N. Smithwick, age 87, a sheet metal worker, died Monday January 17, 2022.

Hazel Lavelle Blair passed away on January 17th, 2022 after living her last nine years in Overland Park, KS near her son and family.

Kelly Porter, 72, of Parsons, passed away at 6:42 p.m., Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his home.

Elda L. Viets, 97, of Brazilton, died at 1:55 p.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul.

Jerry Wayne Martin, age 84, passed away on Friday January 14, 2022 at his home following a brief battle with cancer.

Larry Gregory Williams, age 71, Webb City, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Freeman West Hospital.

Gary T. Hoskins, 84, passed away on January 17, 2022, after a short illness.

Jimmie Roger Belew, Jr., 49, of Sheldon, MO, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, January 17, 2022.

Wayne Roger Anderson passed away at his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, 1/18/22.

Donna Louise Gadberry, 87, of Athens, AL, passed away on Monday morning, January 10, 2022 at her residence.

Timothy Michael Lusk, 47, Nevada, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 following a lengthy illness.

Glenda Ellen Freise, age 61, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 6:48 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Missouri.

Frank Napoleon Stephens, age 86, of Fulton, Missouri, passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his daughter’s home in Miller, Missouri.

Steven C. Henrich, age 67, a sales clerk, died Saturday January 15, 2022 at his home in Joplin, MO.

Robert R. Baddley, age 86, a school teacher, died Sunday January 16, 2022 at Wildwood Senior Living in Joplin, MO.

Stephen Rand Bockover, 83, of Chanute passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022.

Emily Marie Isaacs, age 72 of Parsons, passed away at 8:30 PM on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society in Parsons.

Norman Walter Parks, age 93, passed away at 2:15 pm, Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home following an illness.

Martha Louise Brooks, age 91, Columbus, Kansas, more recently Galena, Kansas, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the Galena Nursing Center.

Mary Jane Lawrence, 75 of Scammon, KS passed away on Jan 15, 2022 at 6:20 a.m. at her daughter’s home in West Mineral, KS with her daughter by her side.

Sandra Jo (McKay) Stufflebean passed away on Tuesday January 18, 2022.

Charles Victor Ferguson, 65, of Weir, KS, passed away on January 12, 2022, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Shawn Michael Avey, age 43, Joplin, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022 at his home with family at his side.