Raymond “Leroy” Miller, 75, of Pierce City passed away Sept. 27 at his home in Pierce City. Miller was born in Pierce City, May 4, 1945. He was the son of Raymond Joseph and Hattie (Hilker) Miller. He attended Pierce City High School. He was married to Fernita “Renee” Conway in 1964.
Cherry D. Huse, 84, of Aurora passed away Sept. 20 in his home. He was born to Charles and Ruth Odell Huse on Oct. 14, 1935 in Jenkins. He was retired from the MFA Mill.
Janie A. Derby, 61, of Aurora, passed away Sept. 23 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born Oct. 22, 1958, in Aurora, the daughter of John William and Joyce Arlene (Reuter) Asher.
Susanne Key, 76, of Aurora, passed away Aug. 24 at home with her daughters by her side. She was born Jan. 6, 1944, in Redondo Beach, Calif., the daughter of Evelyn Fern (Stevenson) Smith and Clyde Ross Smith. She was raised by Evelyn and Howard Davis.
Jeffery A Holden, 42, of Crane son of Kenneth and Kim (Johnson) Holden, was born Aug. 30, 1978 in Rockford, Ill. and passed away Sept. 20. Holden was a concrete laborer who was a lifelong resident of the area.
Donald Robert Alksne, 69, of Pierce City passed away Sept. 26 at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Jan. 3, 1951; the son of the late Edwin and Jean (Church) Alksne. Alksne attended college at Texas A&M. He worked for the Denver Post newspaper as a mechanic for many years.
Dora Elizabeth Gaydou, of Carthage passed away Sept. 25 from injuries sustained in a fall Aug. 28. She was born in the Pierce City area on April 11, 1930 to Clayton and Inez Morris. She graduated from Pierce City High School in 1948 and then married Neal Gaydou July 4, 1948.
