Obituaries

Steve L. Preston

Steve L. Preston, 63, El Dorado Springs, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22, 2017, in the Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.

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Dartha Mae “Dorothy” (Leonard) Moore

Dartha Mae “Dorothy” (Leonard) Moore, 85, El Dorado Springs, passed away, June 19, 2017, in Cedar County Memorial Hospital. Services began at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, in the Church of God (Holiness). Interment followed in the El Dorado Springs City Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to

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William Don Stockstill

William Don Stockstill, 88, the first child of Wilbern and Velma Marie (Eggleson) Stockstill, was born Jan. 22, 1929, on the family farm located approximately three miles southwest of Filley. He passed from this life on June 8, 2017. On Aug. 19, 1945, he was saved in the Missionary Baptist Church at Pacetown. Don attended

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Grace Katherine (Ketterman) Fleener

Grace Katherine Fleener, 97, El Dorado Springs, passed away on June 8, 2017, in Cedar County Memorial Hospital, of age related causes. Services will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 15, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.  Visitation will be at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow in Virgil City Cemetery

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Joseph G. Thrailkill

Joseph G. Thrailkill, 96, El Dorado Springs, passed away in Lake Stockton Healthcare on June 8, 2017. He was a proud veteran, serving in the Navy during World War II. Services for Joe were held on Tuesday, June 13, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Burial was in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, under the direction of Bland-Hackleman

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Walter ‘Jake’ James Kenney

Walter “Jake” James Kenney, 57, Walker, passed away suddenly on June 3, 2017. A memorial service was held June 10, in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.  Final disposition was cremation under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.

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Terry Wayne Caldwell

Terry Wayne Caldwell, 66, Nevada, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at his home. Terry was born May 1, 1951, in Nevada to Elton Earl and Ellen (Short) Caldwell. On July 18, 1970, he was united in marriage to Paula Sue “Susie” (Adams) and she preceded him in death on Nov. 2, 2013. Terry

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Gerald G. Brown

Gerald G. Brown, 90, El Dorado Springs, passed away at home surrounded by family on June 1, 2017. He was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Beaver County, OK, the second son of Glenn and Georgia (Owens) Brown. The family moved out of the Oklahoma dust bowl to Missouri in 1934. Gerald attended school through the

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Lois Eleanor Black

Lois Eleanor Black, 94, formerly of Harrisburg, PA, peacefully passed away June 1, 2017, in Rochester Hills, MI. She was born on Aug. 11, 1922, in Thompsontown, PA, to the late Clarence I. and Mary L. Wetzler. Lois married the late William E. Black in San Francisco, CA, on Sept. 17, 1943. Loving mother of

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Timothy Alan Mogan

Timothy Alan Mogan, 53, El Dorado Springs, passed away May 29, 2017, in Freeman Hospital. Joplin, after a short battle with cancer. He was born May 30, 1963, in Independence to Richard and Beverly Mogan. Tim graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1981. He soon moved to El Dorado Springs where he installed windshields

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