Wanda Lee Tunnell Spencer, 78, of Marionville, passed away Nov. 22, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born Dec. 7, 1939, in Madry to Lloyd and Fontella (Timmons) Tunnell.
Carol Sue (Backerman) Smythia, 66, passed away at her home in Verona, Nov. 23, 2018. Smythia was born Nov. 22, 1952, in Joplin to Herman Eugene and June (Davis) Backerman, Sr. She graduated from Jasper High School with the class of 1971.
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Gertrude Rebecca Thomas, 91, of Purdy, passed away Nov. 20, 2018, at Roaring River Health and Rehab in Cassville. She was the daughter of Joseph Lee and Jessie Earle (Melton) Evans and was born July 1, 1927, in Monett.
Mary Lou Soutee, 82, of Marionville, passed away Nov. 18, 2018, at the Aurora Nursing Center. She was born May 4, 1936, in Clever to Stephen Langford and Louise May (Jefferson) Rapp. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Marionville.
Judy Kay Wells, 76, of Marionville, passed away after a long battle with cancer, Nov. 23, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 16, 1942, in Lawrence County, to Aurby Joseph and Mildred (Galloway) Foster.
Floyd L. Prock Jr., 95, of Joplin, passed away Nov. 19, 2018, at Freeman West Hospital. Prock was born June 9, 1923, in Osceola to the late Floyd Prock, Sr. and Edna Mae Wilkerson Prock and had lived in the Joplin area most of his life.
Janice Elaine Berry, 79, passed away Nov. 21, in Fayetteville, Ark. She was the daughter of Mike and Dorothy Downing. She graduated from Humphreys High School in 1957 and attended Grad Business School in St. Joseph.
Vickie Ann Owens, 59, of Aurora, passed away Nov. 18, 2018, at the Mercy Hospital in Aurora. She was born Nov. 11, 1959, in Wichita, Kan., to Charlie and Virginia (Travis) Johnson.
Erna Emma Schoen,95, of Freistatt, MO, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Nov 17, 2018. Born in Freistatt on March 11, 1923, she was the oldest of three children born to Walter and Louise (Lampe) Brockschmidt.
