Josephine B. Gregory, 82, of Aurora passed away April 7, 2019, in the Aurora Nursing Center.
She was born to Joseph and Lottie Thurman Shelton May 28, 1936, in Aurora. She was a retired school cook.
Dr. Robert Barker, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Cox Medical Center, Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by his immediate family. He was born on October 11, 1947, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, to Burl and Jerline (Bullard) Barker.
Troy Lee Berry
Troy Lee Berry, 57, of Exeter, passed away April 7, 2019 at his home.
He was born May 26, 1961 in Aurora, to Delmar and Betty (DeLong) Berry. In 2014 he married Donna Gilbert, who survives.
Helen Elizabeth Ribbing, 88, of Aurora, passed away April 9, 2019, at the Mercy Hospital in Aurora. She was born July 13, 1930, in Washburn, to Jack and Murrel (Brown) Ford.
In 1948, she married Calvin Dean Ribbing in Springfield; he preceded her in death in 2011.
William (“Bill”) H. Knaust, 88, of Joplin, passed away April 4, 2019, in Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. He was born July 23, 1930, in Hoberg, to the late Herman and Erna (Pietsch) Knaust. He was the youngest of six children.
DAWN JANELLE KAMODA
Dawn Janelle Kamoda, 48, of Nixa, formerly of Aurora, passed away April 4, 2019, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born Aug. 4, 1970, in Los Angeles, Calif. to the late Paul Lewis and Mary Ann Julia (Rusnak) Kamoda.
Rex “Gerald” Blevins, 66, of Verona passed away April 1, 2019, in Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. He was born to R.C. and Eula Walker Blevins March 20, 1953, in Sacramento, Calif. He was a truck driver.
James “Jimmy” George of Burkburnett, Texas, 63, passed away peacefully in his sleep March 19, 2019, surrounded by his daughters and loved ones. Known to his family and friends as a practical joker, he is also remembered for being a hard worker and man of faith. After 12 years in the U.S.
