Jackie (Jack) L. De Priest, 84 of Springfield passed away April 16, 2020. He was born March 28, 1936 in West Plains. to Lewis Emil and Mildred De Priest.
De Priest married Linda Kelly in 1987 in Springfield.
Pete Hansen, 78, of Republic, passed away April 19, 2020 at Republic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which he had been a resident of since Sept. 2019. He was born Aug. 6, 1941 in Aurora, to Nelson and Edna (Saunders) Hansen.
Helen B. Thomas, age 95, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home, in Mt. Vernon, surrounded by her family. She was born October 18, 1924, in Ashtabula, Ohio, the daughter of Lester and Eileen (Passanen) Carr.
Judy Ann Deckard Long was born on June 5, 1945 in Springfield to Elmer and Eva Deckard. She passed away April 22, 2020 after a short illness. She was married to Billy Long.
Carl Dee Marshall, 94, of Springfield, passed away April, 15, 2020 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, were he had resided since 2016. He was born April 1925 in Long Lane to Alpha Rose and David Marshall.
Shirley Fowles Sherwood celebrated Easter listening to the Hallelujah chorus like never before. At the age of 94, Shirley passed quietly through the veil on April 11, 2020, in her home surrounded by family. She was born on December 1, 1925, to Jenne Revere and Sarah Inez Matthews in Denver, Col
Dennis Knaust, age 69, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Monday April 20 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield
Arrangements will be under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home Mt Vernon
Full obituary to follow next week
George Cherry, 91, passed away April 13, 2020 at his home in Carthage. Cherry was born May 9, 1928 in Kendricktown to Walter and Minnie Cherry. Cherry worked for the Joplin Globe in the composing room floor for 30 years.
Terry Lee Farris, 49, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020 at his home. He was born to Terry and Sherry Williams Farris on Oct. 6, 1970 in Aurora. He was a bricklayer.
