James Edward (Jim) Eslick, Jr. passed away peacefully Nov. 13, 2019. He was born April 28, 1925 in Springfield. Eslick and his paternal family moved to Monett in the late 1930’s and upon graduation from high school he enlisted in the US Navy in 1944.
Clinton Smith, Jr., 81, of Mt. Vernon, passed away July 25, 2019, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He was born July 13, 1938, in Odessa, Texas, to the late Paul Clinton and Mary Alice (Wilson) Smith, Sr.
James Lee Shipman, Jr., 68, of Aurora, passed away Nov. 7, 2018, at the Republic Rehabilitation Center in Republic. He was born Aug. 24, 1950, in Pensacola, Fla., to the late James Lee and Norma Jean (Magness) Shipman, Sr.
William Vinton “Bill” Howard, Jr.
William Vinton “Bill” Howard, Jr., 79, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Nov. 7, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Dec. 11, 1938, in Mt. Vernon to William Vinton and Lotha Mae (Cole) Howard, Sr.