Anna Ma Jones, 79, Nevada, MO passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Anna was born June 20, 1941 in Berryville, AR to Claude A. and Lucy M. (Mitchell) Boyd. She married Robert Virgil Jones on March 9, 1957, and he preceded her in death on February 13, 2010.      Anna grew up in Arkansas. At age 10 she moved with her family to Long Beach, CA. Following retirement, she came back to...

          Christopher Gene Hale, 52, Nevada, MO passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Chris was born June 27, 1968 in Wichita, KS to Ronald Gene and Glenda Mae Hale.      Chris was raised in Wichita and later Grove, OK, graduating from North High School in Wichita, KS in 1986.  He attended Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS for plastic engineering. Chris came to Nevada in 2000...

     David Eugene Yoos, 64, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Landmark Hospital in Joplin due to complications of heart failure and diabetes. Dave was born October 21, 1956 in Pittsburg, KS to Ralph Eugene (Gene) Yoos and Norma (Pettibon) Yoos.      Dave was a 1975 graduate of Bronaugh R-7 High School. He was raised on the family farm and worked on the farm after high school. Later, he worked for a subsidiary of the Kansas City Southern...

      Gloria Marlene Murphy, 78, Sheldon, MO passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Medicalodges of Ft. Scott, KS. Marlene was born August 24, 1942 in Independence, KS to Homer Hugh and Ruby Lee (Willis) Graves. She married Jack Murphy on September 18, 1959 in Neodesha, KS and he preceded her in death on June 13, 2020.      In addition to her husband Jack, she is preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Jimmy Graves of Independence, KS;...

     Thomas James (Tommy) Phillips, 55, departed this life to meet Jesus with his secret handshake on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Tommy, named after his father and Uncle Tom, was born to Romie James and Joan Loraine (Woolverton) Phillips in Nevada, Mo, February 8, 1966. Tommy, also known to some as "Tom Wayne”, after his idle John Wayne, and “TaTonka” his Indian name meaning Buffalo, resided in Nevada during his childhood. He later moved to Moundville...

      Timothy “Seth” Dowty, 32, Sheldon, MO passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 in Sheldon. Seth was born July 18, 1988 in Nevada, MO to Timothy S. and Dawn M. (Mussmann) Dowty.      Seth was raised in Nevada where he also attended school. He has worked at Murphy Farms for the past five years. Seth loved fishing, animals, and being outdoors. He enjoyed working on small engines and was a tattoo artist. Seth was well known for his...

     Irvin Eugene “Gene” Snyder, 93, Bronaugh, MO passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Medicalodges of Ft. Scott, KS.  Gene was born on February 5, 1928 in Moundville, MO to Frank Ansel and Leatha Lea (Emery) Snyder.   He married Wilma Marie Fengler on October 20, 1946 in San Jose, CA, and she preceded him in death on July 15, 2019.       Gene was raised in Moundville and graduated from Bronaugh High School Class...

     Otto Dean Modlin, 60, passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at his residence in Nevada, MO surrounded by family.   Otto was born on August 15, 1960 in Kansas City, MO to Larry Lee and Marynell (Blasengym) Modlin.  He married Kathy Anne Baker on March 5, 2015 in Eureka Springs, AR and she survives of the home.       Otto drove a truck for the past 43 years and owned and operated his own truck “Miss Bessie”, making...

     James Lee Huff, 83, Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Nevada, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit.  Jim was born on November 13, 1937 in Las Vegas, NV to Robert and Lucille Huff.  He married Marilyn Jean Bollum on March 16, 2001 and she survives of the home.      Jim grew up in in the Rockville, MO area and graduated from Appleton City High School Class of 1955.   He...

     Ayla Jade Richardson, born February 10, 2021 to Jarrod Kirk and Natalie (Rowe) Richardson in Joplin, MO, passed from this life on March 24, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.      Following her birth at Freeman Health Systems in Joplin, Ayla was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a very rare chromosome disorder. She fought for life as a sweet and smiling baby.       Survivors include her parents, Jarrod and Natalie; one...