Obituaries

Richard Carl ‘Dick’ Bowlin

Richard Carl “Dick” Bowlin, 69, the only child of Harry and Margaret (James) Bowlin, passed away May 29, 2016, in Springfield. Richard was born Oct. 8, 1946. He moved to Missouri with his parents when he was a young child and grew up in the Tiffin area. Richard excelled on the Debate Team in High

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Connie Sue Williams

Connie Sue Williams, 71, El Dorado Springs, left this life on Oct. 1, 2016. She was born in Springfield on Jan. 17, 1945, to Alden and Betty Sallee. On Sept. 7, 1961, she married the love of her life, James Ollie Williams. The union was blessed with three children – Chris, Alden and Jamie. Connie

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Atha June Farris

Atha June Farris, 95, was born Dec. 10, 1920, to Ben Wesley and Florence Edna Daugherty on a farm near Lowry City. She passed away Sept. 17, 2016 in Lowry City. June, as she preferred to be called, was one of the few remaining folk who was born before and raised during the Great Depression

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Pati Wallace

Patricia (Pati) Ann Wallace, 61, passed away at her home in El Dorado Springs on Sept. 19, 2016. Pati was born on May 27, 1955, in Tuscaloosa, AL, to Hugh and Willa Wallace. She moved to Kansas City in 1960 and graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City in 1972. She married Lynn Sheek

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John David Rogers

John David Rogers, 44, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green, OH. He was born on Oct. 11, 1971, in El Dorado Springs to James and Bernadette (Greene) Rogers. John married Kyle Elizabeth Crockett on June 1, 1996, in Warrensburg. John worked as a Cable Technician for nearly 20 years

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Melissa Marie Usher

Melissa Marie Usher, 46, El Dorado Springs, passed away in her home on Sept. 21, 2016. She was born Feb. 25, 1970, in Rolla to Bob and Norma Maloney. On Oct. 7, 1989, Melissa married Terry Usher. To this union two children were born, Terry Jr. and Clifton. Melissa was an outgoing person and enjoyed

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Edna Lee Wisner

Edna Lee Wisner , 86, was born Feb. 15, 1930, in Osceola to Andrew B. Shinn and Ida Bell (Garrison) Shinn. She passed away Sept. 17, 2016, in El Dorado Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Allen Wisner; her parents, Andrew B. ad Ida Bell Shinn; two daughters Marian Gale Wisner

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James Edward Otter

James Edward Otter, 62, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Sept. 20, 2016 in Overland Park, KS. The family received friends on Friday, Sept. 23, in Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.  Interment followed in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Nevada. You may view obituary and send condolences on line at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

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Adella Maxine Center

Adella Maxine Center, 76, was born May 16, 1940, in Schell City to Ernest W Center and Jewell (Johnson) Center. She passed away on Sept. 20, 2016, in Community Springs Healthcare.     She spent most of her younger life in Creighton, MO, and graduated from Creighton High School in 1958. She worked at Hallmark

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Judy Coleene Rinker

Judy Coleene Rinker, 66, returned to her heavenly home the morning of Sept. 16, 2016. We are sure that the heavens shook with her praise and rejoicing. She battled cancer briefly and although she did not win that battle, she definitely won the war knowing she was going home to be with the Lord. She

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