Edith Laverne Meyer, 78, of Monett, passed away June 30, 2020 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield.
No formal services are planned at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home in Monett.
Una Marie Henderson, 89, of Jenkins, passed away June 29, 2020 at her home. She was born March 10, 1931, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Sam D. Hudson and Gertrude (Hare) Hudson.
Marilyn Kay Mattas, of Mt. Vernon, passed away June 29, 2020, from pancreatic cancer. She was born Jan. 31, 1940 in Wilson, Kan., to the late Edward and Mary (Krupp) Malir.
Kenneth Leo Ermey, 73, of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Conroe, Texas, passed away June 29, 2020, at Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. He was born Sept. 12, 1946, in Wichita, Kan., to the late Merritt and Harriet (Brooks) Ermey.
Elvert “Al” E. Garver, 81, of Monett, passed away July 4, 2020 while at the Bentonview Park Health and Rehab Center in Monett. He was born Oct. 10, 1938 in Aliceville, Kan.,to late Franklin Earl and Blanche Mae (Barnow) Garver. In 1960 in Chanute, Kan. he married Judy Ann Colvin.
Hal Lee Williams, 86, of Republic, passed away July 2, 2020. He served in the military in 1955. He was an active member of the Hood Methodist Church, Meals on Wheels, Second Half and the Kiwanis Club.
He married Naoma in 1958; she preceded him in death February 28, 2020.
A celebration of life for William “Bill” Swartz will be held July 11, 2020 from 2-3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Aurora. This will be an informal, come-and-go event with brief remarks at 2:15. Light refreshments will be served.
