Joan Bigelow Wise passed away Dec. 15, 2020, at the age of 90 years.
She was the first born of six children to John and Opal (Wells) Bigelow. As a child she attended Buck Prairie Baptist Church and accepted Christ at an early age.
Jerry “Homer” Johnson, 82, of Mt. Vernon passed away Dec. 17, 2020 in his home.
He was born to Fred and Helen Marsh Johnson on July 16, 1938 in Mt. Vernon. He was a retired brakeman for the railroad.
Jerry Dwayne Kleeman, 68, of Mt. Vernon passed away Dec. 12, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 29, 1952, in Aurora the son of the late Max and Arlene (Meyer) Kleeman.
Carolyn Louise Lanford, 77, of Aurora passed away Dec. 19, 2020, at Wilson’s Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Springfield. She was born Feb. 22, 1943, in Republic the daughter of J.B. and Ellen Louise (Hansen) Apple.
Betty Jo Colley, age 83, of Sarcoxie, Missouri, passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at her home. She was born March 4, 1937, in Marionville, Missouri, the daughter of Lewis and Goldie (Emmon) Murphy.
Betty Lou Howe, 87, of Marionville passed away Dec. 13, 2020, at the Ozarks Methodist Manor in Marionville. She was born Jan. 19, 1933, in Lansdale, Penn., the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Ellen (Myers) Zeigler.
John William Cox, 93, of Aurora passed away Dec. 14, 2020, at his home. He was born Jan. 1,1927, in Harrisburg, Ill. the son of the late Merle and Jewel (Turner) Cox.
He was a supervisor for Boeing Aircraft Company and was a United States Army veteran serving during World War II.
Ruslyn Hardin, 80, of Aurora passed away Nov. 26, 2020 at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield.
She was born Oct. 27, 1940 in San Diego, Calif. She was a retired receptionist.
