February 6, 2026
Nelson Eugene Edmiston, 87, went home to his Lord and Savior on Nov. 3, 2018. Nelson, known as “Gene” by most, was born March 6, 193, in Stockton, the son of George and Ada (Perkins) Edmiston. Gene joined the Navy in 1947 at the age of 17. That is also when he met and married
Marin Leon Vittetoe “Croaker” was born Aug. 18, 1939, at Black Jack in St. Clair County, the son of Marvin O and Edith (Kistner) Vittetoe, the sixth of seven children. Services were held Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery, Rich Hill.
Roger R. Self, 46, Roscoe, passed away Oct. 29, 2018. He was born April 19, 1972. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, in Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday Nov. 3, in Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel. Interment will be
Sharon Kay (Price) McKinney, 73, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Oct. 22, 2018. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. According to her wishes, final disposition is cremation. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to help the family with expenses and left at
Dennis Lee Henry, 64, ElDo, passed away at this home on Oct. 24, 2018. Survived by his mother, Vinnie (Stebbins) Lankford of Clinton. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Tom Brewer, 90, of rural El Dorado Springs, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Tom was born July 30, 1928, in Fountain, CO, the son of Charles S. Brewer and Pearl (Akers) Brewer. He was raised on a farm with three brothers on the plains east of Colorado Springs,
Samuel Delmont (Sam) Childs, 84, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. A graveside service was held Friday, Oct. 19, in Clintonville Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.
Gary Burt Collins, 80, El Dorado Springs, passed away Oct. 20, 2018, at his home in El Dorado Springs. Services were Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, KS, under the direction of Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs. Memorials: Go Fund Me page, Glenna Collins widow fund.
Alice Nadine (Lines) Rosbrugh, 83, of El Dorado Springs, passed away at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Oct. 10, 2018. Nadine was born in Gravette, AR, on Aug. 26, 1935, the daughter of William Pink Lines and Vada (Perkins) Lines. Nadine attended her first two and one-half years of school at the Pape one-room school. She continued
Sue Brown, 84, passed away peacefully in her daughter’s home in Burrton, KS, on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Sue was married to her beloved husband, Bob Brown, (deceased) for 59 years. She was born in El Dorado Springs on July 21, 1934, the youngest child of George and Clara
