Roland Edward Swearingen, 90, of Aurora, passed away Sept. 16, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. He was born Nov. 25, 1927, in Purdy, to Ward and Opal (Wilson) Swearingen.
Deward Andrew Prater, age 92, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born June 15, 1926, in Everton, Missouri, the son of Adoneth and Lelah (Friar) Prater.
Bettie Bagwell-York-Brandt, 91, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Sept. 24, 2018, at Lawrence County Manor. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Full obituary to follow.
Betty Louise Shreve
Betty Louise Shreve, 94, of Aurora passed away Sept. 21, 2018, in the Medicalodges Nursing Home in Neosho. Graveside services will be held Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Marionville IOOF Cemetery under the care of Peterson Funeral Chapel. A full obituary will follow.
Marvin Clayton, 75, of Purdy, passed away Sept. 18, 2018. He was born March 17, 1943, to Loyd and Rosie (Childress) at the family farm in Purdy. He was a lifelong resident of Purdy where he raised cattle and worked on the farm. He was married to Loretta Boyd, she preceded him in death in 2007.
Flora Marie Wanda (Nobe) Obermann, 95, passed away Sept. 21, 2018. Before her death, She resided in Sunshine Manor in Republic. Obermann was a lifelong resident of Freistatt, she was born in her family home April 7, 1923, to Johann Heinrich Nobe and Emilie Louise (Holle) Nobe.
Mark J. Cooper, 88, of Monett, passed away, Sept. 21, 2018, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, after a brief illness. He was born Feb.19, 1930, in Anderson, to the late Glen and Marcella (Jarmin) Cooper.
Charles Edward Leitle, age 85, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Monday, September 24, 2018, at the Aurora Nursing Center. He was born June 16, 1933, in Aurora, the son of Joseph and Barbara (Pruente) Leitle.
