Obituaries

Douglas DeWayne Dozler, 53, of El Dorado Springs, passed away on Sept. 17, 2019, in Cedar County Memorial Hospital. Services were held on Saturday, Oct. 5, from in Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.

Services for Virginia L. Bowman, 88, will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. in the funeral home. Date of death was Thursday, Oct. 3.

Jon “Rod” Roderick Bledsoe, 59, was born May 23, 1960, in Kansas City to Clifford Leroy Bledsoe and Joyce Corene (Watson) Bledsoe. He passed away in Joplin Sept. 29, 2019. He was united in marriage to Carla Sue Jenkins in 1981. This union was blessed with two daughters, Cayla and Becky. Rod was a commissioned

Eulah M. (Wisehart) Payne, 96, formerly of El Dorado Springs, daughter of W.H. and Ora (Harbison) Wisehart, was born in Myrtle, on May 10, 1923. God called her Home to Himself on Sept. 29, 2019, while she was residing in West Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Plains. Eulah made the most important decision

Jeanne Ellen (Cole) Anderson, 66, of El Dorado Springs, passed away on Sept. 24, 2019, after a long illness.  Jeanne was born on Dec. 27, 1952, to Roy Cole and Pearl Cole (Schlotz) in Pittsburg, KS. She grew up on a farm near Liberal until her father passed away when she was 12.  She then

W. L. Studer, 80, El Dorado Springs, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at his home in El Dorado Springs. W. L. was born Dec. 5, 1938, in Seymour, TX.  He graduated from Dimmitt High School in 1957 and married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Ann Stalcup, in 1958. Following their marriage, they moved

Services for Jon Rod Bledsoe, 59, will begin at 2 pm. Saturday, Oct. 5, in Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.  The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday just prior to the funeral.  Burial will be in the Landaker Cemetery near Lowry City. Rod was born May 23, 1960, in Kansas City 

Stephen Ray Haile, 80 of Rich Hill, died Friday, Sept. 20, in Butler (MO) Center. He was born on March 26, 1939, to Guy Haile and Eunice (Bair) Haile. Steve graduated from El Dorado Springs High School with the class of 1957. On Feb. 23, 1963, Steve married Kay Poulter at the First Christian Church

Charles L. Kirbey, 71, of El Dorado Springs, passed away Sept. 23, 2019. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in Bland-Hackleman Chapel.  The family will receive friends on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 6 till 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackleman.com.