Johnnie Melvin Riddle, 81, of Mt. Vernon, passed away March 18, 2020, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He was born Feb. 27, 1938, in Boone County, Ark., to Clifford and Lori (Proctor) Riddle.
James David Omans, 85, of Aurora, passed March 22, 2020, at the Mercy Hospital in Aurora. He was born Oct. 8, 1934, in Springfield, to Ernest Ellsworth and Ruby Jane (Ackerman) Omans.
Larry Gene Matthews, age 60, of Miller, Missouri, passed away at 8:43 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at his home. He was born November 11, 1959, in Lockwood, Missouri, the son of Gaylord and Mary Alice (Forrester)Matthews.
Dr. John Philip Baumgardt, 93, of Cassville, passed away Feb. 23, 2020, at Lacoba Nursing Home in Monett. Baumgardt, son of Robert Harold and Frieda Clara Baumgardt, was born in 1926, in Kansas City.
Ted Bogart, 90, of Springfield, passed away March 1, 2020 in the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. Bogart was born in Mansfield to Charles and Clella Bogart Jan. 30, 1930.
Reta Louise Tracy, 76, of Mt. Vernon, passed away March 26, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 9, 1943, in Lockwood,to Eldor Wilbert and Vera Lucille (Cummings) Piepenbrink.
Eddie Douglas Hill, 58, of Aurora, passed away March 17, 2020 in Monett. He was born June 5, 1961 in Corning, Ark., to John and Mildred (Mayville) Hill. He was married to Samantha Klewer, who survives.
