Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 10:07am
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, auntie, and friend; Joann Marie Walkup.
She passed away peacefully in her Monett, Missouri, home on February 4, 2025, at the age of 87.
Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 10:04am
Bill Donald Stanford, 85, of Mount Vernon passed away on February 1, 2025, at his home, surrounded by family. Bill was born on April 11, 1939; the son of Don and Firn (Henderson) Stanford.
Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 9:58am
Patricia “Pattie” Catherine Roder, age 81, of Verona, Missouri, passed away at 9:03 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Northwest in Rogers, Arkansas. She was born March 16, 1943, in Wheaton, Missouri, the daughter of Toney and Clara (Golkoski) Abramovitz.
Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 9:56am
Vicky Diana (Lankford) McGuire, age 74, of Monett, gained her angel wings on Friday, February 7, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. while in Barnes Jewish Hospital surrounded by family.
Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 9:52am
Robert Paul “Pete” Eveland, Sr., 89, of Republic passed away on Jan. 31, 2025. He was born in Willow Springs on Feb. 10, 1934; the son of Nathan and Marie Eveland.
He worked for Sante Fe Truckline as a truck driver, delivering shipments from the railroad.
Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 9:46am
Ida “Jane” Wright, 85, of Pierce City passed away in Springfield on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. She was born in Pawnee Rock, Kan. on Saturday, July 15, 1939; the daughter of Marion E. and Ethel (Little) Parrack.
She graduated from Pawnee Rock High School in 1957.
Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 9:39am
Ruth Marie Rogers, 67, of Rogersville passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. She was born in Monett on Jan. 1, 1958; the daughter of David Allen and Lillian Lavone (Tharp) Killman.
She was a 1976 graduate of Marionville High School in Marionville and was a homemaker.
Published by education on Thu, 02/13/2025 - 9:39am
Brendan Arthur Mathis, 21, of Purdy passed away on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. He was born in Wyandotte, Mich. on Feb. 18, 2003; the son of Justin and Jaimie (Gordanier) Mathis.
He graduated in 2021 from Hillcrest High School in Springfield.
