Donald Lee Graham, 84, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at the Republic Nursing and Rehab in Republic. He was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Ava, the son of Oscar and Opal Pearl (Kerr) Graham.
Eugene Martin Malone, 88, of Pleasant Valley, passed away Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City. He was born March 4, 1933, in Joplin, the son of Harrison and Anna (Martin) Malone.
Bobby J. Cline, 91, passed away Dec. 30, 2021. Cline was born in southwest Missouri on Feb. 3, 1930 and grew up farming. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1949.
James Arlo Forsyth, 86, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, in Round Rock, Texas. He was born June 13, 1935, in Lyman, Utah, the son of Marvin and Venice (Lyman) Forsyth.
Tony “Pops” M. Gilmartin, 58, of Greenup, Ill., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.
Gilmartin was born on June 14, 1963 in Westmoreland, Kan., son of the late Jack W. and Barbara A. (Bowman) Gilmartin.
Gilmartin was employed at Evapco in Greenup, Ill.
Sandra “Sandy” Lou Lawhorn, 76, of Pierce City passed away on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. She was born in Oakland, Calif. on Friday, March 16, 1945; daughter of Opal Moore.
Richard Lee Bigelow, 85, of Marionville, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. He was born March 21, 1936, in Marionville, the son of John Harold and Opal Irene (Wells) Bigelow.
William Robert Ford, age 65, of Warrensburg, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021, at his home.
William was born on June 11, 1956, in San Antonio, TX to Kenneth Ford and Donna (Ford-Mills) Daniel.
William was united in marriage with Margarita Rivera.
John Thomas Powers, Jr., 73, of Purdy, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 at Cox South Medical Center following a short illness.
No formal services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.
Spirow Nicholaw, 95, passed away in Monett, Jan. 2, 2022. Nicholaw was born near Cannery Row in Monterey, Calif. in 1926 to Constantine and Anna Nicholaw. He graduated from Salinas High School, Hartnell College, and San Jose State.
