Name of Deceased: Lucinda Murdick
Newspaper: Joplin Globe
Date: 2 Nov 1921
Submitters Name: akaswm@yahoo.com

Obit: Murdick Funeral Services Held
Galena, Kan., Nov. 1.—Funeral services for Mrs. Lucinda Murdick, who died Monday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. M. Jones, No. 1220 Madison Avenue, were held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the residence; with Rev. O. K. Hobson officiating. The body was taken to Diamond, MO, for burial.

Name of Deceased: Teresa Elaine (Brand) Doty
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger

Obit: NEOSHO, MO: Teresa Elaine Doty, age 47, was pronounced dead at 11:57 pm, Friday, May 18, 2007 from injuries suffered in an auto accident.
Mrs. Doty was born October 19, 1959 in Joplin, MO. Her parents were Charles Fredrick Brand and Diane (DeGraffenreid) Brand. She had lived in Neosho for the
past year and a half, moving from McKinney, TX where she had lived for 5 years. She had lived in the Joplin MO area all of her life.
She was working in the housekeeping department at Hilton Garden Inn, Joplin, MO. Among her interests were antiques and her pet cats.
Teresa was married to David Doty Sr on October 19, 1977 in Miami, OK. He survives and lives in Kooskia, Idaho. Additional survivors include two sons, David Doty Jr, Neosho, MO, and Travis Doty, Oronogo, MO; her parents Charles and Diane Brand, Galena, KS; two brothers, Donald Brand, and
David Brand, both of Galena, KS; three sisters, Rosalee Wilson, Riverton, KS, Katherine Doty, Galena, KS, and Deb Webb, Carl Junction, MO; two grandchildren,
Madison Doty and Landon Doty.  She was preceded in death by one brother, Billy Brand.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Empire Mission Church, Galena, KS. Pastor William Fields will officiate.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena, KS. 
Pallbearers will be Joe Webb, Steve Divine, Donald Brand, Robert Brand, Jeremy Charles, and Jason Charles.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 -8:00 pm, Tuesday, May 22 at Derfelt Funeral Home, Galena, KS.

MOTORIST KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON ROAD IN AREA
A Joplin resident died of injuries she suffered in a one-vehicle accident at 10:07 p.m. Friday on Route NN, five miles north of Neosho in Newton County, the patrol said.
Teresa E. Doty, 47, the driver, was pronounced dead at 10:57 p.m. Friday at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin.
The southbound vehicle ran off the road, struck a culvert and overturned, the patrol said.

Name of Deceased: Louise McCurry Wade
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Louise Wade, 85, Neosho, died at 9 a.m., April 7, 2008 at Freeman Neosho Hospital.
Louise was born May 28, 1922, in Healdton, Okla., and moved to Neohso in 1987 from Norman, Okla.
She was a licensed cleaner in the dry cleaning business in California and was the hospitality aide at Medicaloge. She was a two-time five generation
grandmother and a member of Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon, in 1998.
Louise is survived by one daughter, Peggy Farmer and husband, Joe, Neosho; one son, Bobby McCurry, New Mexico; four grandchildren, Steven Hoye and wife, Lisa, Burnought, Mo., and their children, Michael, Nicolette, and Nicholas; Jeannette Waltrip and husband, Jim, Neosho and their children, J.J., Lisa, and Jimmy; Leynette Cohen and husband, Myron, Houlton, Maine and their son, Ira and Gina Ray Hoye and husband, Scott, Joplin and their children, Joseph and Jessie; nine great-great-grandchildren, and eight great great great grandchildren.
The body has been taken for cremation and a memorial visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Clark Funeral Home, Neohso.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Name of Deceased: William "Jess" Jesse Walker
Newspaper: The Newton County News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: William "Jess" Jesse Walker, 68, route 1 Granby, died Nov. 17, 1973 at McCune Brooks Hospital, Carthage, following a two month illness.
Services were held Nov. 20th with burial in Macedonia Cemetery in Stella, Mo., Rev. Bill Vandergraft and Rev. Ervin Standlee officiated. Burial was under the
direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.
Mr. Walker was born Dec. 22, 1904 in Stella to Martin Walker and Louise "Lula" (Pogue) Walker.
Mr. Walker was a farmer and a school bus driver and bus mechanic for the Granby School District for many years.
He married Agnes Loy Ivie on July 18, 1823 in Elm Springs, Mo. She survives at the home.
Other survivors include three daughters, Alta Ruth Self, New Castle, Wyoming, Alma Louise Stevens, and Velma Lea Edens, both of Granby; two sons,
Leonard Harold Walker, Tulsa, OK,; and Martin Junior Walker, Neosho; one brother, Rev. Orville Lee Walker, Franklin, KS; 16 grandchildren; and 6 great
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Leonard Franklin Walker.

Name of Deceased: Mary L. (Arehart) Pierce
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger

Obit: Neosho, Mo. -
Mary L. Pierce, 74, Neosho, died Wed., April 2, 2008 at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, Missouri, following an illnes. She was 74.
She was born April 7, 1933 in Seneca, Missouri, to Lester Arehart and Elvie (Cantrell) Arehart.
Mary was a lifelong area resident and a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of Hope.
She loved God and going to church to worship. She also enjoyed art, knitting and crocheting.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Junior Wayne Pierce, a brother, and three sisters.
She is survived by five children: Violet Camacho, Chicago, Ill., Elvie Pierce, Ottawa, Kan., Julie Pierce, Parsons, Kans., Dwight Wayne and Charlotte Pierce,
Joplin, and Dora and Larry Means, Joplin; seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren; a brother, Wayne Arehart, Carrboro, N.C.; and two sisters, Dora Buening, Seneca
and Darlene Easley, Grove, Okla.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Mon. April 7, at Swars Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery, south of Seneca, with Malcolm Mosby, minister, officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sun. from noon until 5 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 3 to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Name of Deceased: Stanley Zimmerman
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Neosho, Mo. -
Stanley Zimmerman, Jr., 86, Neosho, died at 11:25 pm, Thursday, April 3, 2008 at his home, following an illness.  Mr. Zimmerman was born Jan. 25, 1922 in Kansas
City, Mo. He served in the U.S. Air Force.  Stanley worked as a machinist for Douglas Aircraft, owned and operated a Texaco Station, worked as a planner for
Rocketdyne and as a service technician for Sears.  He was a former member of the Sheriff's Posse, a former 4-H Leader of the 4-Hoofs Club where he was the
Horsemanship Instructor and attended Calvary Baptist Church.  Stanley and Connie (Hartman) were married on Sept. 3, 1941 at Los Angeles, Calif. and she survives
of the home.  Additional survivors include three daughters, Vicky Ledford, Neosho; Patricia Dee, O'Fallon, Ill. and Debra Johnson, Carl Junction, Mo;
nine grandchildren, Cheryl Gray, Robyn Herrin, Dustin Ledford, Stephanie Remus, Jeffrey Dee, Elizabeth Millard, Corey Johnson, Chris Ledford
and Heather McCroskey and eleven great grandchildren, Sean, James, Christie, Alex, Chandler, Escher, Redick, Parri, Galvin, Geoffry and Calvin.  The body has
been taken for cremation and a member service will be held at a later date.

Name of Deceased: Agnes Loy (Ivie) Walker
Newspaper: The Newton County News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Agnes Walker
July 12, 1906-Jan. 25, 1998
Agnes Loy Walker, 91, Granby, died at her home on Gum Road after a long illness.
She was born July 12, 1906 in Stella, Mo., to the late John Garfield Ivie and Martha Ellen (Francisco) Ivie. She was a lifelong area resident. She was a 
homemaker and a member of the Granby Miracle Church, Granby. She married William "Jesse" Jesse Walker on July 18, 1923 at Elm Springs, Mo. He 
died Nov. 17, 1973. Survivors include one son, Leonard "Harold' Harold Walker and his wife,  Margaret, Bristow, OK.; three daughters, Alta Ruth Self and her husband, 
Darrell, Bristow, OK., Alma "Louise" Louise Thrasher and her husband, Don, and Velma Lea Edens and her husband, Larry, all of Granby.; one brother, Ralph Rufus Ivie and his wife, Hazel, one 
half-sister, Alice "Jean" Jewelleene (Ivie) Minter, and one step-sister, Emma (Hopper) Moser. 17 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren;  10  Step-grandchildren; and 2 step-great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Martin Junior Walker, one brother, Clifton Leon Ivie, one sister, Molly Ivie, one half-brother, Earnest Andrew Ivie, and one step-brother, Franklin Hopper, 
one grandson, Leonard Walker, and one granddaughter, Daryl Lynn Self. 
Graveside services will be held at the Macedonia Cemetery in Stella with the Rev. Clifford Smith officiating. 
Burial is under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Granby.

Name of Deceased: Earl John Edens
Newspaper: The Newton County News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Earl John Edens, 76, Granby, died at 11:30 a.m. March 22, 1994 at Oak Hill Hospital, Joplin, after a short illness.
Mr. Edens was born Jan. 16, 1918 to the late Louie Earl Edens and Edna Theodoshia (Brock) Edens in Newton County and was a lifelong resident of the area.
He was a member of the Silver Moon Full Gospel Church. He had worked for the Wolfe Grain Co. which later became Morris Grain Co., for 35 years and for Neosho 
Concrete Co., retiring in 1980.
Survivors include Robert Ray Edens, Oronogo, Larry Donald Edens, Granby, and Kenneth Wayne Edens, Carterville; four brothers, Rollie Lee Edens and Omer 
"Tobe" Cleo Edens, Rt. 5 Neosho, Paul Barton Edens, Joplin, and Clayton Udell Edens, Pueblo, CO., two sisters, Bonnie Ines Hough, Rt. 5 Neosho,
 and Eula Dean Maude Eubanks,  Neosho; Nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Marie (Stockton) Edens Starnes on June 5, 1978; one son, Freddie Dale Edens on Sept. 30, 1953; three daughters, 
Geneva Earline Edens on March of 1939, Charlotte "Kay" Kay Rinehart on Sept. 16, 1964, and Joyce Lee Simpson on Oct 27, 1967; 
two brothers, Andrew "Andy" Perry  Edens on Aug. 30, 1991 and Ralph Lafayette Edens on Dec. 25, 1937, one sister, Pauline Edens on Sept. 7, 1927; 
one grandson, Timothy Ray Edens on Sept. 25, 1969; and two granddaughters, Sherri Lynn Simpson on June 15, 1965 and Teresa Lynn Edens on Feb. 22, 1970.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Silver Moon Full Gospel Church with Rev. Freddie Franks officiating. 
Burial is under the direction of Clark Funeral Home in the Diamond Cemetery, Diamond.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers, Danny Edens, Gary Edens, Freddie Edens, Jamie Edens, Brian Edens, and Christopher Ledford.
The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Clark Funeral Home.
Contributions can be made to the Earl Edens Memorial Fund in care of Community Bank and Trust, Granby.

Name of Deceased: Shirley Olene (Scott) Horton East
Newspaper: Newton County News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: SHIRLEY EAST
Shirley Olene East, 45, Granby, died at 9:57 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001 at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, after a lengthy illness.
Ms. East was born Feb. 15, 1956 in Tulia, Texas, to Holland Scott and Barbara A. (Smith) Scott.
She was a retired Certified Medication Aide having worked at New Visions Group Homes, Goodman and Neosho.
She attended church at Living Waters Fellowship, Stark City, and Granby Miracle Church, Granby.
Survivors include two sons, Johnny and Michael Horton of the state of Oklahoma and her beloved dog, Dandy and many close friends that will truly miss her.
Her friends and Church family will hold a memorial service at 2 p.m. Sunday Oct.7, 2001 at the Dick Smith Park, Granby.
Rev. Jim Stuart and Rev. Wayne Brust will officiate. Memorial services also will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001 in Muskogee, Okla.
Arrangements are under the Parker Mortuary, Joplin. The body has been cremated.

Name of Deceased: Nathan Kent Daugherty
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Nathan Kent Daugherty, 28, Neosho, MO died Friday, March 28, 2008, at St. John's Hospital in Joplin, MO. He was born November 7, 1979 in Joplin.
He lived in Frisco, TX from early childhood until the age of 21, when he moved back to Neosho.
Nathan was a self-employed landscaper. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Frisco, and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Neosho.
He is survived by his parents, Kent Daugherty, Neosho, and Teresa and John Cook, Frisco, TX; grandparents, Ted and Shirley Daugherty, Neosho, Pat and Tom Casady,
Hollister, MO, and Jim and Margie Cook, Dallas, TX; maternal great grandmother, Marjorie Nordling, Bentonville, AR, paternal great grandmother, Ruby McReynolds,
Seneca; three brothers, Lex, Christian and Hunter Cook, all of Frisco, TX; aunts and uncles, LaDonna and Jim Parmley and Mark and Cindy Daugherty, all of Neosho,
Johnna and Jared Williams, Rogersville, MO, and Justin and April Clement, Granby; numerous cousins; and his companion, Jackie Farmer, Neosho
Funeral services will be Thursday, April 3, 2008 , 1:00 p.m. at Clark Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 2, 2008 , 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at
Clark Funeral Home

Name of Deceased: Charlie Ross
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Charlie Ross, 67, Neosho, died at 11:50 p.m., Sat., March 29, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital, following a sudden illness.
He was born May 11, 1940, in Granby, MO, to Ed "Tudie" Ross and Neomia (Brown) Ross.
Mr. Ross was a lifelong area resident. He was a custodian in the Neosho school system since 1984, retiring two years ago.
He is survived by two stepsons, Jeff Cowan, Neosho and Mike Cowan, Goodman; two brothers, Kenneth Ross, Purdy, MO and Herbert Ross, Independence, MO;
two sisters, Ollie Tanner, Granby and Norma Jean Grissom, Miami, OK; two grandchildren, Joey Cross and Benji Cross; and three great grandchildren.
Visitation will Tuesday, April 1, 2008 , 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm at Granby Chapel of Memories.
Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 2, 2008 , 10:00 am at Granby Memorial Cemetery.
Rev. Malcolm Mosby will officiate at the graveside services. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Clark Funeral Homes, Granby.

Name of Deceased: James "Jim" M. Hemphill
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: James "Jim" M. Hemphill, 47, Neosho, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2008. He was the son of Joe Howard and Eva Nell Stewart Hemphill.
He was born on Aug. 13, 1960, Joplin.
James owned and operated a sanitation company and was a member of the Central Christian Center, Joplin.
Survivors include, one brother, Joey Hemphill, Neosho, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Judy Hembree.
Memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Central Christian Center
Fellowship Hall, with pastor Paul Bayless officiating. Interment will be at the Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy.
Memorials may be sent to the Special Olympics. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.

Name of Deceased: Ted Moore
Newspaper: Seneca News-Dispatch
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Ted Moore, 51, Seneca, MO, died 8:45 pm, Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 at his home, following an illness.
Mr. Moore was born April 4, 1956 in Granby, MO and had worked 13 years at Sunbeam and had owned and operated Bug Away Pest Control's.
He was a volunteer with the Newton County Sheriff Department.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila; three sons, Teddy Moore, Stark City, MO; Gus Moore and Jacob Moore, both of the home; three brothers,
Russell Moore and Gene Moore, Granby; Roger Moore, Lansing, KS and one sister, Sharon Jackson, Granby.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers.
Services will be Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 at 1:00 pm at the Clark Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, Neosho, MO and
burial will be in the Mound Chapel Cemetery, Newtonia. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the
funeral home. Services directed by Clark Funeral Home, Neosho

Name of Deceased: Caleb Cheyenne Kuhn
Newspaper: Seneca News-Dispatch
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Caleb Cheyenne Kuhn, age 19, of Seneca passed away at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 2007 as the result of injuries from an automobile wreck.
He was born February 9, 1988 in Joplin, MO to Wes & Carmen (Morris) Kuhn. He was a 2006 graduate of Seneca High School and was employed by Lazy Boy in Neosho. Caleb is survived by his parents, Wes & Carmen, and his two sisters Kaci & Hannah of the home. Additional survivors are his paternal grandparents
Larry & DeLynn Kuhn of Seneca; maternal grandparents; John & Pat Morris of Neosho, and great-grandmother Helen Kuhn of Seneca.
He is also survived by a host of extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Gus Kuhn and great-great-grandmother, Mabel Bettis.
He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Seneca.. Throughout his short life Caleb was an avid outdoorsman with a love for hunting and fishing. He was also heavily involved in the Newton County 4-H and Seneca FFA clubs looking forward to fair time each year. He also loved to ride bulls, trucks & tractors or anything to do with cows, horses or the country life. Caleb is now at rest with his Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and will be forever and deeply missed by his family & friends.
Funeral Services are under the direction of Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca will be held on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 11:00 am at the First
Baptist Church, Seneca, with Bro Fred Mills officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the church prior to funeral services.
Burial will be in Kirk Cemetery, Seneca, MO with Andrew Bresee, Caleb Davis, Zach Ehrhart, Trevor Frye, Weldon Patton, Josh Sparks, Jake Welch and Trent
Wilson serving as pallbearers.

Name of Deceased: Dorothy Lorene (McGuirk) Kyler
Newspaper: Seneca News-Dispatch
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Dorothy Lorene Kyler, 75 Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest at 8:50 PM, February 18, 2008 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after a long illness.
Dorothy was born September 16, 1932 in Webb City, MO, the daughter of Ernest and Violet McGuirk. She moved to Seneca in June 1969 from Sacramento, CA . Dorothy was a homemaker, owned and operated Sit-N-Pretty Upholstery in Seneca, MO and was a member of Seneca Assembly of God Church and attended the Gospel Light House Church in Neosho.
Dorothy married Don Kyler July 14, 1950 in Lakeside, OR and he survives.
Additional survivors include 3 sons, Don Jr. and wife Debbie Kyler, West Seneca, Douglas and wife Cathleen Kyler, Neosho and Darren Kyler, Joplin; one daughter, Virginia Jenny and husband Wesley Hembree, Neosho; four brothers, Leonard McGuirk, El Paso, TX, Walter McGuirk, Baker City, OR, Lewis White, Dover, DE and Dale White, Joplin two sisters, Velma Middleton, Corvallis, OR and Virginia Reid, Neosho, 24 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents Ernest and Violet McGuirk, two brothers, Harley McGuirk and Thomas McGuirk, one sister, Mildred Pierce and one
grandson, Travis Ray Hembree.
Graveside services under the direction of Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday at the Swars Prairie Baptist Cemetery
with Myrna Marble, minister officiating. Family will receive friends from 6 to 7 PM Thursday at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Don Jr.

Name of Deceased: Edna Mae Stockton
Newspaper: Neosho Times
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Mr. and Mrs. Willis Robert Stockton of the Pepsin Community, lost the remaining one of their twins.
Edna Mae Stockton, 14 months old died Friday, May 5, 1927 at 3 p.m. of capillary pneumonia.
She was born Feb. 27, 1926 in the Pepsin Community.
Survivors in the child's parents, three sisters, Esther Juanita Stockton, Gertrude "Gertie" Ann Stockton, and Bernice Marie Stockton, all of the home.
Her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ball; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Elijah Stockton; and a paternal great grandmother,
Mrs. Milley Stockton.
The child was preceded in death by her twin brother, Edward Ray Stockton.
Services were held Friday and the little one was laid to rest in Powers Cemetery.

Name of Deceased: Timothy Ray Edens
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger 2009

Obit: EDENS INFANT
NEOSHO, MO.-Timothy Ray Edens, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ray Edens, Neosho, Rt. 5, died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 1969, a few hours after
birth at McCune Brooks Hospital, Carthage. He was born at 9:55 a.m. Thursday. Surviving in addition to his parents, are a sister, Cheryl Lynn Edens of the
home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Frye, Southwest City, MO., and paternal Grandparents, Mr. Earl John Edens, Neosho, and
Mrs. Bernice Starnes, Joplin.
Clark Funeral Home are over arrangements. Rev. Freddie Franks will officiate. Burial will be in Diamond Cemetery, Diamond.

Name of Deceased: Teresa Lynn Edens
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: EDENS INFANT
Teresa Lynn Edens, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wayne Edens, route 5 Neosho, died at 4:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1970 at McCune Brooks Hospital,
Carthage. She was born at 4 a.m. on the same day.In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Lori Lee Edens, of the home; maternal grandparents, John Jordan, Goodman, and Delsie Jordan, Carl Junction; paternal grandparents, Mr. Earl John Edens, Neosho and Mrs. Bernice Marie Starnes, Joplin; maternal great grandmother Mrs. Mary Jordan, Goodman, paternal great grandfather, Willis Robert Stockton, Rt. 5 Neosho, and Mr. and Mrs. William H. McMahan, Ritchey.
Graveside services will be conducted by Rev. Freddie Franks at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Diamond Cemetery. Burial will be under the direction of the
Clark Funeral Home.

Name of Deceased: Sherry Lynn Simpson
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: SIMPSON INFANT
Sherry Lynn Simpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rolley Robert Simpson, Rt. 5 Neosho, was stillborn at 3:24 a.m. today, June 15, 1965, at McCune Brooks
Hospital, Carthage. Surviving in addition to the parents are the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Simpson, Stella Rt. 2; the maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl John Edens, Neosho, Rt. 5; the paternal great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Stewart, Exeter; the maternal great grandparents,
Willis Robert Stockton, Neosho, Rt. 5, and Mrs. Mable McMahan, Neosho, Rt. 5, and Mrs. Edna T. Edens, Neosho, Rt.5.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Diamond Cemetery,
Diamond, MO., under the direction of Clark Funeral Home. The Rev. Freddie Franks will officiate.

Name of Deceased: Charlotte "Kay" Kay (Edens) Rinehart
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: MRS. RINEHART DIES OF WRECK INJURIES TODAY
Mrs. Charlotte Kay Rinehart, 21, route 5 Neosho, died at 8 this morning, Sept. 16, 1964 in McCune Brooks Hospital, Carthage, as the result of injuries suffered
Monday morning in a car-pickup truck crash near Cherry Corners, north of Neosho on U. S. Highway 71-Alternate.
Mrs. Rinehart, driver of the pickup truck, suffered severe head injuries and possible chest injuries, and had been critical since the mishap.
Four other persons, all from Sarcoxie, were involved in crash, but were reported in satisfactory condition by hospital authories.
The mishap occurred when Mrs. Rinehart apparently drove into the path of a southbound auto driven by Larry Youngblood.
He and his three passengers were enroute to their jobs at the Rocketdyne Neosho Plant at the time of the crash.
Mrs. Rinehart became the 13th traffic fatality in Newton County this year.
Mrs. Rinehart was born April 22, 1943 in Neosho, and had lived the area her entire life. On Nov. 21, 1957, She married Charles Stewart Rinehart in Granby,
he survives at the home; Mrs. Rinehart is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl John Edens, Neosho, route 5; three brothers, Robert Ray Edens,
Larry Donald Edens, and Kenneth Wayne Edens, all of route 5, Neosho, a sister, Joyce Lee Simpson, also of route 5.
She was a member of the Silver Moon Full Gospel Tabernacle Church. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m., in the Silver Moon Full Gospel
Tabernacle. The Rev. Freddie Franks will officiate and burial will be in Diamond Cemetery under the direction of Clark Funeral Home

Name of Deceased: Jeannine Rae (Croach) DeWeese
Newspaper: The Joplin Globe
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger -2009

Obit: Jeannine Rae DeWeese went to be with our Lord, Friday, March 28, 2008, at St John’s Hospital after a lengthy illness. Jeannine was born in Newton
County, Mo., near Spring City, on Jan. 26, 1932, to the union of Beulah (Gilstap) Croach and Clyde Croach who both preceded her in death. She is
survived by her husband, Vernon whom she married Oct. 20, 1949. This loving union lasted 59 plus years. Additional survivors include two daughters, Karen
Nixon and husband, Gary, of Diamond, and LaJeana Sapp and husband, Glenn, of Joplin; two sons, Michael Vernon DeWeese and wife, Carol S., of West Fork, Ark.,
and Kevin DeWeese and wife, Brenda, of Diamond; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Keith Jackson and wife, Susan, of Joplin; and one sister,
Treva Comer, Joplin. Jeannine was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church, Seneca.
She taught children in Sunday School for many years at Fellowship and Forest Park Baptist Churches in Joplin. She will be missed by a host of friends and church families.
Funeral services under the personal direction of Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Bethel Baptist Church with
Rev. Fred Mills officiating. Burial will be in the Kirk Cemetery with grandsons serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday
at the Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Bethel Baptist Church building fund or Life
Choices in care of the Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, PO Box 380 Seneca, Mo., 64865

Name of Deceased: Isaac Long
Newspaper: The Neosho Times
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: ISAAC LONG
Isaac Long died at his home on South High St. on Monday, Dec. 10, 1917. He was born July 17, 1836, Grainger Co., Tenn., and was past 81 years at his death. He moved to Missouri in 1867 settling in McDonald County. Confederate Veteran of the Civil War. Twice married with a large family of children. Mr. Long was laid to rest in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Neosho.

Rosemary Joan (Boyd) Stewart
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Rosemary J. Stewart, 71, Diamond, died at 10:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2007 at St. John's Medical Center, Joplin, following a long illness.
Mrs. Stewart was born June 12, 1936 in Newton County, to Dewey Boyd and Gladys Moller) Boyd. She was a lifelong resident and a homemaker.
Her husband, Carl Stewart, preceded her in death on Sept. 26, 1996. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Roy Marion Stewart.
She is survived by six children, Rick Stewart, Ritchey, Carl Stewart, Jr., David Stewart and Cherie Duckett, Diamond, Janice Loving and Della Taylor, Granby; two
brothers, Bradley Boyd, Lanagan, and Jackie Boyd, Fairview; five sisters, Betty Gold, Rocky Comfort, Delores Patterson and Mona Blevins, Anderson, Lynette Page, Wyandotte, Okla., and Sharon Greenwood, Blue Jacket, Okla.; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Clark Funeral Home chapel, Granby. Pastor Scott Leonard will officiate. Burial will be at Powers Cemetery,
east of Diamond. Pallbearers will be Rick Stewart, David Stewart, Rusty Stewart, Jerry Stewart, Steven Stewart, Cody Stewart, Carl Conner and Carl Duckett.
Friends may call Clark Funeral Home from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, where the family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Monday.
Services are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Granby.

Name of Deceased: Bernice Marie (Stockton) Edens Starnes
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: BERNICE STARNES
Bernice Marie Starnes, 54, Route 5 Neosho, died at 5:25 p.m. Monday at St. John's Medical Center, Joplin, after a long illness.
Mrs. Starnes was born March 8, 1924, in Pepsin, Mo, and was a lifetime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of Silver Moon Full Gospel Church,
south of Diamond. On April 21, 1969, she married Marvin Lee Starnes at Miami, Okla. He died November 19, 1969.
Surviving are three sons, Robert Edens, Neosho, Kenneth Edens, Joplin, and Larry Edens, Granby; her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. William Horace McMahan,
Route 2, Granby; a half brother, Roger Lee Edwards, Joplin; two sisters, Esther Edens, Neosho, and Gertie Watrous, Long Beach, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three daughters, Geneva Earline Edens, Charlotte Kay Rinehart, and Joyce Lea Simpson; one son, Freddie Dale Edens; her father,
Willis Robert Stockton; a sister, Edna Mae Stockton; a brother, Edward Ray Edens; two granddaughters, Sherry Lynn Simpson and Teresa Lynn Edens; and one
grandson, Timothy Ray Edens.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Silver Moon Full Gospel Church. The Rev. Freddie Franks will officiate and burial will be in Diamond
Cemetery under the direction of the Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Name of Deceased: Esther Juanita (Stockton) Edens
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: ESTHER EDENS
Esther Juanita Edens, 82, Neosho, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at Neosho Freeman Hospital, following a sudden illness.
She was born Nov. 2, 1920 in Diamond, Mo. to Willis Robert Stockton and Mabel Mae (Ball) Stockton Edwards McMahan.
Mrs. Edens was a homemaker and a lifelong area resident.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Rollie Lee Edens. They were married Feb. 15, 1938 in Granby, Mo.
Additional survivers include two daughter, Peggy Lou Tanner, Joplin, and Diana Lee Baker, Neosho; three sons, Phillip Lynn Edens, Steven Randy Edens, and
Marshall "Mark" Dennis Edens, all of Neosho.; one sister, Gertrude Ann Watrous, Webb City., 17 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Jackie Wayne Edens; a daughter, Sharon Sue Canada; two sisters, Edna Mae Stockton and Bernice Marie Starnes; one brother, Edward Ray Stockton; a half-brother, Roger Lee Edwards; and a grandson, Todd Randall Baker.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Diamond Cemetery, Diamond, Mo. The Rev. Ervin Standlee will officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral home today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday 8 to 9:45 a.m. The family will be at the home on Haley Lane, Neosho.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Name of Deceased: Anna (Russell) Mouse Stockton
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: ANNA STOCKTON
Anna Stockton, 91, Granby, Mo., died at 5:29 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at Freeman Neosho Hospital following a long illness. She was born June 1, 1908 at
Rose, Okla. to Jack Russell and Ella Spade. She moved to the Neosho-Granby area in 1950 from Arkansas City, Kans. She was a homemaker, a member of West Side
Full Gospel Church, Webb City, the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Okla., and AARP.
She married Willis Robert Stockton. He preceded her in death Sept. 22, 1977. She is survived by a son, John Mouse, Little Kansas, Okla.; three daughters,
Ann Hiett, Anderson, Barbara Fry, Neosho, and Georgia Barker, Granby; several grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Oronogo Cem. Evangelist Gale Shaw will officiate.
Friends may call at Clark Funeral Home in Granby after 9 a.m. Friday. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home.

Name of Deceased: Willis Robert Stockton
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger

Obit: WILLIS STOCKTON
Willis Robert Stockton, 81, Route 5, died at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 1977 at Sale Memorial Hospital after an illness of one week.
Mr. Stockton was born April 24, 1896 in Newton County Missouri and lived most of his life here. He was a farmer and a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ann Stockton, three daughter, Mrs. Esther Edens, Neosho, Mrs. Gertie Watrous, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Bernice Starnes,
Joplin, three stepdaughters Mrs. Elizabeth Hiett, Sulphur Springs, Ark., Mrs. Barbara Fry, Oronogo, Mo., and Mrs. Georgia Barker, Neosho; two stepsons, John
Mouse, Twin Oaks, Okla., and Dean Mouse of the home; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Ball, Arkansas City, Kans.; 10 grandchildren and 15 stepgrandchildren and 23 great grandchildren and 4 stepgreat grandchildren.
Services will be held at 4 p.m Saturday at the Clark Chapel of Memories. The Rev. Buddy Wallace will officiate. Burial will be in Diamond Cemetery, Diamond, Mo.
Pallbearers will be Charles Barker, Kenneth Fry, Larry Tanner, Don Baker, Glen Eubanks, and Joe Chaney.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. this evening.

Name of Deceased: Mary Ann (Winchester) Edens Mullins
Newspaper: Neosho Times
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Mrs. Mary (Grandma) Mullins died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. C. Doke, Friday evening after an illness of two weeks.
She was born in Memphis, Tenn., May 10, 1842, and died May 7th 1920, aged 77 years, 11 months, and 27 days.
She was married to Sylvanus Edens and to this union 3 children were born, Grant Edens, Lulu Lewis, and Mrs. O. C. Doke, who are living to mourn her death.
After Mr. Edens's death she married Lucien Mullins who died several years ago.
She joined the Baptist Church when young. The funeral was held at the home Saturday at 2:30, conducted by A. L. McConnell, and the remains laid to rest in
the Spring Valley Cemetery to await the Resurrection Morn.

Name of Deceased: Grant Lafayette Edens
Newspaper: Neosho Times
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger -2009

Obit: FUNERAL FOR MAN WHO DIED IN FALL FROM WINDOW HELD
Ritchey, Mo., Sept. 25,-Funeral services for Grant L. Edens, 71 years old of  Ritchey, who died yesterday morning as a result of injuries received when he
fell through an open window, were held this afternoon at the Spring Valley Church near Tipton Ford. The Rev. Felix Arnold of Granby was in charge.
Burial was in Spring Valley Cemetery.
Mr. Edens is believed to have mistaken the window for his bed and when he sat down, he fell through the window 20 feet to the ground. He lived alone in a
rented room and was retiring for the night when the accident occurred. Following the accident he was taken in a Thompson ambulance to Sale Hospital in Neosho,
where he died. Surviving are a son, Louie Edens of Ritchey; a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Doke, 1003 Furnace Ave. in Joplin; eight grandchildren; and two nephews.

Name of Deceased: Freddie Dale Edens
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: EDENS INFANT DIES YESTERDAY, RITES HELD
Freddie Dale Edens, 3 day old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edens of Route 5 Neosho died yesterday, Sept. 30, 1953 at Sale Memorial Hospital.
Surviving besides the parents, are three brothers, Robert, Larry, and Kenneth and two sisters, Charlotte Kay and Joyce, all of the home; paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Edens and the maternal grandparents, Willis Stockton and Mrs. Mable McMahon.
Services were held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Silver Moon Full Gospel Church near Silver Moon with Rev. Freddie Franks officiating.
Interment was in Stony Point Cemetery under the direction of Clark Bigham Funeral Home.

Name of Deceased: Quetta Faye (Green) McDermott
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Quetta Faye McDermott, 72, Neosho, died at 4:34 pm, Saturday, June 16, 2007 at her home, following a long illness. Quetta was born Oct. 9, 1934 in
Granby, MO to the late Herman Green and Velta (Hensley) Green. She was a lifelong area resident. She worked in the family business, McDermott
Construction in addition to being a homemaker.
She was a member of Sweetwater Baptist Church and was devoted to her family who were her pride and joy.
Quetta married Ronald Rutledge McDermott on April 11, 1950 in Granby and he survives. Additional survivors include six children,
Ronald "Bruce" Bruce McDermott and wife, Billie Jo; Rex "Bubby" Vernon McDermott and wife, Tammy; Geneva "Sissy" Ann Hadley and husband, Gary, all of Granby; Cheryl Lyn McDermott Strong Wagner and Mike Barkfelt, Langley, OK; Shad Strong and wife, Viviana, Wyandotte, OK and Shelli
Woodall and husband, Calvin, Afton, OK; one sister, Patsy Burress, Bentonville, AR; eight grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by a son, Scotty Ray McDermott (Died Oct. 27, 1978); two sisters, Ruth R. Camerer (Died July 18, 1990) and Velda "Dot" V. Woodcock
(Died Sept. 16, 2002) and two brothers, Bill Green and LeRoy Green.
Services will be Wed., June 20, 2007 at 10:00 am at the Sweetwater Baptist Church, Brother Tom Casady, II will officiate. Burial will be in the Fidelity
Cemetery, north of Diamond and serving as pallbearers will be Greg McDermott, Shane McDermott, Shad Strong, Bryce McDermott, Justin Kimbrough, Steven Hadley,
Kevin Green, Rusty McDermott, Calvin Woodall, Tyler McDermott and Bryn McDermott.

Name of Deceased: David "Davy" Edward Ogden
Newspaper: Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: David "Davy" Edward Ogden, 42, of Carthage, passed away peacefully at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at Johnson Regional Medical Center in
Clarksville, Ark., after being ill for three years. Davy was born July 10, 1965, in Carthage, to David H. Ogden and Mary "Stuart" Ogden. He lived most of his life in Carthage. Davy was a talented musician whose gentle manner and worship music inspired people from all walks of life to seek
God and he was a member of the New River Ministries, of Carthage.
Davy married Melody Avis Cochran on March 22, 1996, in Carthage. They divorced and then remarried in March 1997 in Stark City, MO. She survives.
Other survivors include three sons, Kylee Joseph Ogden, Johnathan Edward Ogden and Ellis Faubion Ogden, all of the home; Davy's
parents, David Ogden and Mary Alice (Stuart) Ogden, of Carthage; one sister, Cheryl Pugh, of Carthage; two nieces and one nephew, Randi, Rachel and Walker,
all of Carthage; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Wanda Cemetery, south of Stella, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at Ulmer
Funeral Home. Rev. Kenny Ross will officiated. Lisa Goodnight sang "What a Way to Go" while Steve Stuart played the guitar,
David's sister Cheryl Pugh sang "Heavenly Rain" and his mother Mary Ogden sang "Jesus I Love You Forever." Joe Goodnight, Leighton Cordell, Wes Ogden, Adam
Pippin, Roger Ogden, and Bob Ogden served as pallbearers. Arrangements are under the direction of the Ulmer Funeral Home.

Name of Deceased: Danny Ray Clouse
Newspaper: The Joplin Globe
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger 2009

Obit: HORNET AREA BABY DIES OF SUFFOCATION
Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Carl Clouse Is Found Dead In Bed By Mother Danny Ray Clouse, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Carl Clouse, who reside
southwest of Hornet, died of suffocation about 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning, Apr. 26, 1948. Danny was born Mar. 3, 1948 at Hornet, Mo.
The baby was taken to St. John's Hospital, where a physician and nurses worked for more than an hour in an effort to resuscitate the 8-week-old infant.
The infant was alone on a bed when he apparently rolled to the edge where his head became lodged between the wall and the mattress. The mother found her son
and ran to the home of a neighbor, a quarter of a mile away, for help. The neighbor drove the mother and child to Buzzard's Grocery Store at Hornet
where a Thornhill-Dillion ambulance was summoned. The father, employed at Myers Motor Supply Company here, was in Joplin at the time.
Survivors, besides the parents, include the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Addie Monds, Galena; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Grace Myers, Galena; two brothers,
Calvin "Leon" Leon Clouse and Carl Cecil Clouse; two sisters, Margie Virginia Clouse and Emma Francis Clouse, all of the home.
The body was received by Derfelt-Booe Funeral Home of Galena. Burial was in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Kans.

Name of Deceased: Everett Ray Brock
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger -2009

Obit: Everett Ray Brock, 83, Granby, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Freeman West Hospital, following a lengthy illness.
He was born July 1, 1924, in Newton County, to Ollie Brock and Sallie (Severs) Brock.
Mr. Brock was a lifelong area resident. He worked in maintenance at Pet Milk for 41 years. He was also a farmer and an avid hunter and fisherman.
He was a member of Racine Baptist Church. Everett married Verna Mae Jackson, Jan. 1, 1942, in Neosho. She survives.
He is also survived by three children and their spouses, Linda and Bobby McCully, Carl Junction, Ted and Alicia Brock, Neosho, and Tina and Robert Weber,
Russellville, Ark.; two sisters, Wilma Wyrick, Granby and Ruby Spragins, Southwest City; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters and two children, Donald Ray and Bobbie Gene.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Clark Chapel of Memories with Rev. Frankie Severs officiating. Burial will follow at Belfast Cemetery,
south of Neosho. Pallbearers will be J. C. Smith, Travis Shaver, James Jackson, Michael Lee, Roy Lewis and Jackie Brock.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday with the family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Name of Deceased: Calvin Carl Clouse
Newspaper: The Joplin Globe
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger 2009

Obit: CALVIN CLOUSE
SENECA, Mo-Calvin Carl Clouse, 54 years old, died at 2 o'clock Saturday morning on Jan. 6, 1968 in Freeman Hospital at Joplin after suffering an apparant heart
attack in his home on Seneca route 2.
Born Mar. 30, 1913 in Cherokee County Kans., to the late Charles "Charlie" C. Clouse and Addie D. (Graff) Clouse.
Mr. Clouse had lived here for the past 22 years and was a machinist employed at Boyd's Machine Shop.
He was married to Waunita Virginia Myers on July 15, 1939 in Joplin, MO.
Survivors, in addition to his widow, include four sons, Calvin "Leon" Leon Clouse, Joplin; Carl Cecil Clouse, Carl Junction; Alvin Benjamin Clouse and
Clinton Jerome Clouse, both of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Margie Virginia Ball, Seneca; and Emma Francis Clouse, of the home; a
sister, Frances I. Ritter, Hornet, Mo., and eight grandchildren.
Besides his parents, Mr. Clouse was preceded in death by an infant son, Danny Ray Clouse and a Half-brother, Earl J. Clouse.
Services will be at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Derfelt Chapel, Galena, Kans., with the Rev. J. O. Derfelt and the Rev. Bob Vermillion officiating.
Burial will be in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Kans.
Pall bearers include Quintus Boyd, Gastin Boyd, Bud Aaron, Bill Burlingame, Roy Jacobs, and Ned Houk.
The family will receive friends this afternoon from 3 until 4:30 o'clock.

Name of Deceased: Henry James Ottendorf
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Henry James Ottendorf, 50, Granby, died Wednesday, October 25, 2006, following a sudden illness. He was born January 24, 1956, to John and Nettie
Reba (Hill) Ottendorf. Henry was a lifelong resident of the Granby area. He had worked as a welder for FASCO in, Cassville, MO, for the past 3 years.
He is survived by 4 brothers, Earl Ottendorf, Joplin; Merle Ottendorf, Anderson; Bob Ottendorf, Hornet, MO; and Joe Ottendorf, Branson; 3 sisters, Opal Rosetta
Edens, Carl Junction; Lois Helen Gravener, Joplin, MO; and Faye Walburn, Stark City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturdaday, Oct. 28th, at Clark Funeral Home Chapel, Granby, with Rev. Fred Franks officiating.
Interment will follow at Granby Memorial Cemetery.

Name of Deceased: Kenneth "Ken" Ray Frost
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger -2009

Obit: Kenneth "Ken" Ray Frost, 61, of Joplin, Mo., died 5:34 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at Freeman West Hospital after an illness. He was born Nov. 20, 1946,
in Kansas City, Mo., to Virgil and Virginia (Adams) Frost. Mr. Frost moved to the area 10 years ago from Warsaw, Mo., where he had been a police officer.
He was also a former resident of Anchorage, Alaska, where he had worked as a security guard for Providence Hospital. He is survived by his loving companion,
Peggy Tanner, of Joplin; three loving children, Douglas Tanner, of Joplin, Rayleen Marble, of Neosho, and Evan Tanner, of Joplin; two brothers, Bob Frost,
of Joplin, and Jim Frost, of Clinton; several grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister, Debora Frost.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Diamond Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home; additional viewing will also be available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Services are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Name of Deceased: Velma Louise (Sitler) Carterman
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Velma Louise Carterman, 80 of Granby, MO died 5:35 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Freeman Neosho Hospital following a short illness. Mrs. Carterman
was born September 27, 1925 in Newton County MO to Vernon and Chloe (Wingo) Sitler.
Mrs. Carterman lived in the Granby area most of her life. She worked as a sewing machine operator for Granby Manufacturing for 30 years retiring in 1987.
She was a member of the Sweetwater Baptist Church.
Velma and Burley Lee Carterman were married August 27, 1941 in Monett, MO; he preceded her in death August 3, 2000.
She is survived by six children and their spouses, Nancy & George Zartman, El Dorado Springs, MO, Peggy & Larry Eutsler, Granby, MO,
Kenneth & Sherry Carterman, Miami, OK, Jeanie Longman, Neosho, MO, Billie & Bruce McDermott, Granby, MO, and Ginger & Jack Payne, Granby, MO; Two Brothers, Bill Sitler, Neosho, MO, and John Sitler, Granby, MO; Fourteen Grandchildren; Numerous Great Grandchildren; and One Great Great Grandchild.
Velma was preceded in death by two sisters Gertie Belle Brock and Vera Dean Peters.

Name of Deceased: Clifford Vernon Crowder
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Clifford V. Crowder, 70, Neosho, died Sun., Nov. 18, 2007, at Freeman West Hospital, following an illness. He was born July 29, 1937, in Seneca,
to Omer Crowder and Pauline (Comstock) Crowder, and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Crowder managed several lumberyards in the area and was a member of the
Belfast Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Henson) Crowder; a son and daughter-in-law, Mickey D. and Debbie Crowder, Lititz, Penn; a brother, Garland Crowder, Aurora, MO; two sisters, Norma Capps, Granby and Martha Farley, Neosho; and two grandchildren, Christopher Crowder and
Timothy Crowder and wife, Jayme.

Name of Deceased: Floradean Belle (Ferguson) Capps
Newspaper: The Neosho Daily News
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Flora Capps, 81, Granby, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 at her home in Granby following a long illness.
Flora was born October 24, 1924 in Granby, Mo to the late Perry Everett Ferguson and Liccy Mae (Brock) Ferguson and was a lifelong area resident.
She was a homemaker and attended the Wesleyan Holiness Alliance Church in Diamond, Mo. Flora and Bill (Jr.) Capps
were married on March 13, 1943 in Granby and he survives. Additional Survivors include a daughter, Donna Wilson and husband, Jim, Neosho; two brothers, Archie
Ferguson and wife, Linda, Ava, Mo and Gerald Ferguson and wife, Edna, Kansas City, Mo; two sisters, Katrina Blevins, Rossville, Ga and Wanda Pearl, Hobe Sound, Fl; 6 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by a daughter, Claudia Garner; grandson
Troy Martin; five brothers, Woodrow, Jim, Lee, Ben and Gilbert Ferguson and a sister, Lorene Hammack.

Name of Deceased: Moses Clifford Stephens
Newspaper: The Neosho Times
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: ANDERSON FARMER DIES THURSDAY FROM INJURIES RECEIVED
APRIL 26, 1956
Moses Clifford Stephens, 55 year old farmer of Route 3, Anderson, Missouri, died Thursday April 26, 1956 in the afternoon in the McDonald County Osteopathic
Hospital at Noel of injuries received April 16th when he was struck by a falling tree. Mr. Stephens sustained a fractured skull and injuries to his neck and
shoulder in the accident and never regained consciousness. Moses was born Dec. 27, 1900 in McDonald County to the late Nathaniel and Janey Lawson Stephens.
Funeral services were held at 2: 00 p.m. Sunday at the Full Gospel Church in Anderson with Rev. Jim Royce officiating, assisted by Rev. Bob Cooper. Burial
was in the Anderson Cemetery under the direction of the Rapp Funeral Home.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Emmaline Stephens; seven sons: Junior of Route 3, Anderson, Paul of Kingman, Kansas, LeRoy of Route 3 Anderson, and Bob, Robert,
Larry and Donald all of the home. Three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Luellen, Rockford, Illinois, Mrs. Irene Williams of Route 3, Anderson, Missouri and Mary
Ann of the home. His mother, Mrs. Janey Lawson Stephens Exum of Chetopa, Kansas; seven brothers, Homer of Granby, Harvey of Hiawatha, Arkansas, John of Exeter,
Frank of Rio Dell, California, Carlin of Vista, California, Lewis of Anderson and Edward of Parma, Idaho and nine grandchildren.

Name of Deceased: Pearl Mae (Crabtree) Hile
Newspaper: Miami News-Record
Submitters Name: Jody Eggensperger - 2009

Obit: Pearl Mae Hile died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007. She was 88.
Mrs. Hile was born July 24, 1919, in Ottawa County to Benjamin and Francis Lavina "Lou" Crabtree.
She was involved in several organizations and was a lifetime member of the Rebekahs Lodge, the Ladies Auxiliary, the Ottawa Encampment and was a past Nobel
Grand of the Rebekahs, a past Grand Matriarch, a past Canton and a lady president.
She married Louis Leon Hile on Sept. 3, 1938, in Neosho, Mo. He survives.
Additional survivors include five children, Louise Carr of Noel, Mo., Betty Cody of Troy, Mont., Sharon Franks of Inola, Elmer Hile of Quapaw and Lea Anna
Baltzell of Glendale, Ariz.; one sister, Gertrude Canada of Keokock, Iowa; 23 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren and 32 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Charles Leon Hile; her parents, and four siblings, Carl Crabtree, Orville Crabtree, Evelyn Bozarth and David Crabtree.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Picher. Burial will be in GAR Cemetery in Miami.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home

WEEMS - Miss Talitha C,  dau of G W & N F Weems,  was born 12 July 1854,  and died at the residence of her father in Newton Co, Mo, 11 Nov 1877.    She realized the converting power of God at Harmony, in Aug 1870,  and joined  the MECS.   (long eulogy) -J M Proctor
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on December 19, 1877.  Transcribed by Barbara Z.)

Name of Deceased: Francis Marion Severs Sr. [Frank]
Date: November 1919
Submitters Name: Carolyn Severs, Clouse

Obit: Francis Marion Severs Sr. died on Friday night at home in Withrow Addition [South High Street ] Age 74.  He had been sick for 9 months.  Mr. Severs father, William Severs was among first settlers where Neosho is located.  He took up and cleared what is now the Fred North place.
Funeral sevices held at First Baptist Sunday afternoon.
Serman preached By Rev. John Nalley.
NOTE:  Buried in IOOF cemetery in Neosho, Newton County, MO