Greta Kay (Jones) Faith, 89, passed away peacefully at home on August 9, 2020. Greta was born August 15, 1930 in Clovis, New Mexico and she grew up on a small farm near Winchester, Oklahoma. She told fascinating stories of growing up in the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma. She rode a bus for an hour each way to attend Capron High School where she was proud to have graduated at 16 years old. She had an early love of learning and reading which she passed on to her whole family. She then attended...

     Ruth Evelyn (Miller) Weltmer, 104, Nevada, MO passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada.  Ruth was born on February 25, 1916, near Sheldon, MO, the middle daughter of John Hutchins and Naomi (Bender) Miller. She grew up in the Avola community and attended grades 1-8 at the one-room school located there. She graduated in 1929 as Valedictorian. Ruth next attended Nevada High School, graduating in 1933. While attending school in...

     Jean Marie Smith, 74, Nevada, MO passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO. Jean was born March 9, 1946 in Springdale, AR to Edmond A. and Marguerite (Wagner) Todd.      Jean was raised in Springdale, AR and attended school in Springdale. In 1973, she came to Montevallo and later to Nevada.  She worked in various restaurants and was the first female cook at White Grill in the 1980’s. Jean was a homemaker...

     Karl Walter Lehmann 76, of Nevada passed away on Thursday August 6, 2020 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.      Karl was born July 3, 1944 in Karlruhe, Germany the son of Karl Glaiser and Hedwig Louise Lehmann. He was raised in the Milo area by Elmo and Hedwig Pilcher and graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1962. Karl served with the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. Following an Honorable...

       Peter William Cornell 70, of Milo, MO passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Pete was born October 5, 1949 in Watertown, SD, the son of Ernest August and Libbie J. (Swartz) Cornell. He married Deborah Kay Wermers October 7, 1977 in Mt. Vernon, SD and she preceded him in death on November 14, 2019.        Peter was raised on a farm in Clark, SD and graduated from Clark High School. He farmed in SD...

Joy Preston 77, of Nevada, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin surrounded by her family. Joy was born July 15, 1943 in Metz, MO the daughter of Emmett Monroe and Arvilla Louise (Arrasmith) Hogan. She married Johnny W. Preston September 2, 1961 and he survives of the home. Joy graduated from Nevada High School in 1961. She worked as a waitress at Pokorny Drug, and later in accounting at Farm and Home and retired from the State Hospital in 2001. Joy was...

       Lela Katherine Cox, 63, Nevada, MO, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Truman Health Care in Lamar, MO.  Kathy was born on November 25, 1956 in Nevada to Robert Orace Cox, Sr. and Lela Katherine (Arnold) Cox.      Kathy was a 1975 graduate of Nevada High School.  She worked as a dispatcher for the City of Nevada for a number of years.  She also babysat for two generations of children whom she adored and were like...

     Larry B. Dade, Jr., 76, of Schell City, MO, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO following a lengthy battle with cancer.  Larry was born on April 3, 1944 in Nevada to William B. and Irene (Ijams) Dade.  He married Cheryl Lunday in Miami, OK on May 6, 2012 and she survives of the home.      Larry was raised in Schell City and graduated from Schell City High School Class of 1962.  He served in the U.S....

       Marilyn Jean Peery, 76, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at her home in rural Nevada, MO following a long-term illness.  She was born on October 17, 1943 in Crawford, Nebraska to Joseph Edward and Betty Ann (Langdon) Alkire.  She married James H. Peery, Jr. in Nevada on June 10, 1961 and he survives of the home.      Marilyn was raised in Nebraska and as a child of a serviceman also in Germany and Holland.  She...

     Bonnie Lou Bourland, 58, Nevada, MO passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at her home in Nevada.  Bonnie was born May 4, 1962 in Nevada to Lewis and Josephine (Lampke) Hamlett.      Bonnie was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School Class of 1980. She worked for a time at Key Work Clothes, then worked at Walmart for 17 years until she retired due to her illness. She loved her cats and dogs, frogs, raising chickens, plastic...