Carol S. Branham, 74, of Crane, passed away Jan. 2, 2019. She as born Jan. 5, 1944, in Aurora to Dee and Ollie Irene (Ketcherside) Burrow.
Branham was a lifelong resident of the area, was a seamstress at the garment factory and later an order checker at MWM Dexter in Aurora.
Billie Joe Seaton, 78, of Katy, Texas, formerly of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Dec. 12, 2018, in Katy, Texas, surrounded by his family. He was born March 22, 1940, in Mt. Vernon, to Floyd and Rosa (Holder) Seaton.
Charles “David” Pendleton, 86, passed away Dec. 27, 2018, at his home in Webb City. Pendleton was born June 4, 1932, in Claremore, Okla. to Jerry H. and Etta E. “Mosley” Pendleton. He worked and retired from the Lamar Water Plant.
Vernon Willis Hill, age 85, known to his family and friends as Vern and to his grandchildren as Pa, passed away at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at his home. Vern was born June 4, 1933, in Jackson County, Missouri, to Willis and Cleo (Royster) Hill.
Delores Marie Platz, age 83, of Republic, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday morning, Jan. 1, 2019, at the Ozark Methodist Manor in Marionville. She was born Jan. 29, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wisc., to Max and Angeline (Voit) Stima.
Charley Will Vandergrift, 76, of Alba, passed away Dec. 29, 2018, surrounded by his family. Vandergrift was born Oct. 15, 1942, to Claude and Ruby Vandergrift.
He was married to Delores Ann Hastings in 1964, in Mt. Vernon. They celebrated 54 years of marriage this year.
Claude J. Moore of Stotts City, Missouri passed away peacefully at Cox Hospital in Springfield, with his family by his side on Sunday, December 30, 2018, at the age of 88.
Mary “Alicia” Chapin, 94, of Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Mt. Vernon, passed away Dec. 22, 2018.
Services are pending. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.
David Lincoln Dunbar, age 78, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 10:29 a.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at his home. He was born January 17, 1940, in Brockton, Massachusetts, the son of Chester Lincoln and Christine (‘D’Auteuil’) Dunbar.
