Obituaries

Mary Nora Mae (Alexander) Chaney, 88, passed away April 21, 2022. She was born to Lawrence and Rachel (Maschewski) Alexander on Feb. 11, 1934 in St. Clair County. Nora attended school for eight years at Blue Ridge School and four years at El Dorado Springs High School, graduating in 1952. She went to work at

Clifton Dawson, 94, Roscoe, passed away April 13. Services were held Monday, April 18, at Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home in Osceola with interment was in the Benton Green Cemetery, Roscoe.

Judith Ann McMurray went to be with the Lord on April 9, 2022 at her home with daughter, Kristain Shay McCullick surrounded by her beloved family after battling many years of Alzheimer’s disease. Judy was the daughter of Margrett Metcalf and Glen Peters. She was born and raised in Verdella, Missouri. She had two sisters,

Sharon Green Forrester, 78, was born Sept. 3, 1943 to Charles and Agnes Green and passed away at home in Chandler, AZ, on Feb. 18, 2022. Sharon lived in Jerico Springs and attended school there until the family moved to Eldon where she completed high school in 1961. She is survived by her loving husband,

Tom Jennings, 80, Nevada, left this life on March 30, 2022. He was born on Nov. 27, 1941, to Jesse and Blanche (Stewart) Jennings. After graduation he met and later married the love of his life Patsy (Domino) Sumner on May 9, 1959. To this union four children were born; Rhonda Jean, Ron, J.D., and

Alva Jackson (Jack) Brock, 82, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022 after a long illness. He was born Jan. 28, 1940 at home in Deerfield, to Clarence G. Brock and Gladys Ripley Brock.  He had two older sisters, Betty Beasley, and Anna Frances Jeans. Jack was a lifelong resident of Vernon County where he

Bethany Alayna Walker, 30, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at KU Medical Center following a courageous battle with leukemia. Bethany was born July 29, 1991, to Randy and Lori (Heinold) Leedy. On November 17, 2018, Bethany married Brandon Walker. Bethany and Brandon resided in El Dorado Springs with their fur baby Truman. They enjoyed

When a multitude of broken hearts are left behind, it’s obvious that the life one has lived was a good one. We were not ready for Jean to go, but the Lord was ready for her. Norma “Jean” (Pate) Coulter, 85, passed away surrounded by loved ones in Mercy Hospital in Springfield on Sunday, March

Clyde Dorman, 91, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Clyde was born in Mountain Home, AR, on Aug. 13, 1930, to Clyde Edwin and Nannie B. Bradley Dorman. He had five older siblings: Rena Faye, Edwin, Everett, Joe and Eva Lea. He married the love of

Zelma Joann (Hardy) McCullick, 86, El Dorado Springs, went home to Jesus on March 3rd, 2022. Joann was born to Russell and Lucy Hardy on Nov. 25, 1935 in Weaubleau. Joann met her husband, Clayton Leo McCullick in 1951, in Collins. They married Aug. 29, 1951, and went on to have two children, Leola Ann,