Martha Lynn Eden, age 73, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 3:44 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born August 24, 1951, in Joplin, Missouri, the daughter of the late Hal and Martha (Nugent) Palmer.
Gale Leonard Pate, Jr., 93, of Aurora, passed away at 3:25 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, at his home. He was born April 30, 1932, in Danville, Ill., the son of Gale and Flo Dale (Whisler) Pate, Sr.
Larry Lee Lawrence, 73, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born in Fort Campbell, K.Y. on Aug. 25, 1951; the son of the late Johnnie William and Ruth Armalee (Taylor) Lawrence. He was united in marriage on April 15, 1986 in Enid, Okla.
Linda Dale (Melton) Bean, 62, of Walnut Grove, passed away Aug. 14, 2025. She was born on Sept. 10, 1962, in Springfield to Dale and Donna (Glenn) Melton.
Patricia Lee Veith, 88, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. She was born March 24, 1937, in Lutie, the daughter of Henry Levi and Clara Ona (Baker) Friend.
Milton Dwain “Doc” Tate, 62, of Cassville passed away suddenly in his home on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. He was born Aug. 5, 1963 in Hobbs, N.M.
Preceding him in death is his father, Ovin Dwain Tate and brother, Richard “Rick” Tate.
William Alan Beall, age 69, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, at his home. He was born March 27, 1956, in Santa Paula, Calif., the son of Lindsey and Betty (Redding) Beall.
On June 12, 1976, he married Lola Gwen Logan in Fillmore, California.
