Amy Louise Blevins, 45, of Verona passed away Jan. 22, 2021, at her home. She was born Oct. 30, 1975, in Aurora the daughter of the late Earl David and Nancy Louise (Pruente) Seitz.
Dorthy Frances Jones, age 79, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 3:40 p.m. on Monday, February 8, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born January 4, 1942, in Chesapeake, Missouri, the daughter of Carrol Francis and Jewel (Gardner) Roach.
Monzell Cox, 89, passed away Jan. 29, 2021 at Lacoba Homes in Monett where she had been a resident for the last 14 months. She was born on Sept. 6, 1931 in Berryville, Ark. to Jesse and Velma Breckenridge. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings and two children.
Sheila Ann Sexton, 82, of Mt. Vernon passed away Feb. 2, 2021, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born June 13, 1938, in Miller the daughter of George and Janet (Ruark) Pendleton.
Thomas Patrick Benner Jr., 56, of Monett passed away Jan. 17, 2021 while at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He was born in Santa Anita, Calif. on Jan. 28, 1963; the son of the late Thomas, Sr. and Lavonne (Ardene) Benner.
He was a furniture mover and worked in the hotel industry.
Steven Ward, 69, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Feb. 7, 2021
Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon. Full obituary to follow next week.
Alan R. Burney, 67, Mt. Vernon passed away Feb. 8.
Visitation will be 12–1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 at Greenlawn Funeral Home East with funeral service at 1 p.m. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
Lucille Smothers Quinn was born July 1, 1918, in a sawmill community named Broadwater east of Malden, the daughter of Marion “Jack” Smothers and Gretta Parker Smothers. She passed away at the home of her daughter on Feb. 4, 2021 at the age of 102.
