Amber M. White, 18, of Joplin, passed away Sept. 29, 2018, in her home. She was born May 9, 2000, in Joplin, to Cheryl (Cline) Presley and Coy White Jr.
Jean Marie (Aitken) Heston
Jean Marie (Aitken) Heston, 89, Republic passed away Sept. 6, 2018. She was born Oct. 4, 1928, in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Canada, to Ernest P. and Annie V. Aitken.
Jewell Shephard, 82, of Freistatt passed away Sept. 25, 2018, while staying at Mt. Vernon Place Care in Mt. Vernon. She was born in Avard, Okla. June 25, 1936, to the late Benjamin and Onnie Haskell (Gourley) Murray. She was married in1955, to Cecil Shephard; he survives.
Valerie L. Foreman, 50, of Carl Junction, passed away Sept. 24, 2018, at Freeman West Hospital.
She was born July 24, 1968, in Monett, to James E. Denney and Alice Beatrice Meyers Denney.
Harriet Lee Webb, 93, of Miller, passed away Saturday, September 29, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born May 1, 1925, the youngest daughter of Hillard and Bonnie (French) Lee in Flemington, Missouri.
Betty L. Howell, 89, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Sept. 26, 2018, in the Mt. Vernon Place Care in Mt. Vernon.
She was born to Ruben and Hazel Miller Lamar Jan. 30, 1929, in Oklahoma City, Okla. She was a homemaker.
Shirley Louise Smith, 81, of Aurora passed away Sept. 22, 2018, in her home. She was born to Dale and Helen Winters Burney Feb. 28, 1937, in Springfield. She worked for Lily Tulip and French’s in Springfield before retiring.
Bettie Jeane Brandt, 91, of Mt. Vernon, passed away Sept. 24, 2018, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. She was born Feb. 9, 1927, in Hoberg, to Sam and Lyda (Phillips) Smith.
Minnie Muriel Amant, 82, of Crane passed away March 28, 2018, at her home. She was born July 22, 1935, at Butler, Okla. to T.M. Ray and Bessie Brown Ray. Amant had lived in the area since 1968, coming here from Oregon.
