Virginia Bullard
Virginia Lee Bullard, 83, 706 N. Moffet, died at 9:57 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at Freeman Hospital West, where she had been a patient since December. Mrs. Bullard was born Aug. 30, 1914, in Joplin, and was a lifetime area resident. She grew up in the Royal Heights area and graduated from Joplin High School in 1932. She had been a member of First Presbyterian Church, Joplin, since 1944. She was also a member of the Freeman Hospital Auxiliary. She volunteered at the Air Force Filter Center in the former Connor Hotel during World War II. She was a member of Cherete' Study Club, Crosslines and was a docent for the Dorothea B. Hoover Museum, Joplin. She married Robert Lee Bullard on June 28, 1935, in Joplin. He died Feb. 1, 1978. Survivors include two sons, Robert Bruce Bullard, San Anselmo, Calif., and William H. "Bill" Bullard, Oklahoma City, Okla.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. William Watkins and the Rev. William Christman officiating. Burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary, Joplin. Contributions may be made to Freeman Hospital or First Presbyterian Church, in care of the mortuary.

Carl Couch
Carl B. Couch, 63, Joplin, died at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at St. John's Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Couch was born Sept. 25, 1934, at Seneca. He moved to Joplin in 1994 from Springfield. He was also a former Monett resident. He was retired from TG&Y, where he was a manager. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Marionville. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include a brother, Malvin A. Comstock, Reno, Nev.; and three sisters, Margaret Butler, Joplin, Mary Ellen Tomlinson, St. Louis, and JoAnn French, Bassett, Va. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Monett IOOF Cemetery with the Rev. Arnold Ray Evans officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home, Monett.

Zelda Hardin
Zelda Geraldine Hardin, 93, Salem, Ore., formerly of Joplin, died at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, at a rural Salem nursing home of an illness. Mrs. Hardin was born Nov. 20, 1904, in the state of Oklahoma. She had lived in rural Avilla. She lived from 1940 to 1996 in Joplin. She moved in May 1996 to Salem. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary of Missouri. She participated in more than 40 national bowling tournaments. She was inducted into Missouri and Joplin bowling halls of fame. She established schools for junior bowlers in Missouri. She wrote a column called "Alley Chatter" for several years in The Joplin Globe. She owned and operated Zelda's Tailor Shop. She married W.B. "Doc" Hardin in 1923. He died in 1968. Surviving is a daughter, Wilma Hogle, Salem. No services were conducted. Arrangements were under the direction of the Heritage Society, Portland, Ore.

Elaine Owen
Memorial services for Elaine J. Owen, 622 Porter Ave., who died Friday, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Parker Mortuary. The body has been cremated. Burial will be in Carterville Cemetery at a later date.

Harry Rose
Harry Rose, 87, Prescott, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott after an illness. A son lives in Joplin. Mr. Rose was born April 21, 1910, in Bourbon County. He taught radio broadcasting in Sioux Falls, S.D., during World War II. He taught school in the Prescott and Pleasanton schools most of his life. He was also a farmer. He was a member of Prescott United Methodist Church, the Ruritan Club and was treasurer of the Country View Nursing Home for many years. He married Carrie Sutherland, who died in 1983. He married Delaine Sutherland on Feb. 15, 1986. She survives. Additional survivors include three stepsons, James A. Sutherland, Council Bluff, Iowa, Robert L. Sutherland, Webb City, Mo., and Glen R. Sutherland, Joplin. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Prescott United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Prescott Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Torneden-Coffel Funeral Home, Pleasanton. Contributions may be made to Prescott United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.

Marjory Stewart
Marjory Stewart, 84, Joplin, died at 12:47 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at St. John's Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Mrs. Stewart was born July 26, 1913, at Oakwood, Ill. She lived in Joplin the past 15 years, moving from Bloomington, Ill. She was a retired school teacher for the Marionette County, Wis., School District. She graduated from Marionette Teachers College. She was a United Methodist and a member of the Ruth Circle church group. She married Gilbert B. Stewart on July 20, 1932, in Stephenson, Mich. He survives. Additional survivors include four sons, Phillip C. Stewart, Schaumburg, Ill., Edward Stewart, Brooklyn Center, Minn., Jock S. Stewart, Sandy, Ore., and Michael Stewart, Joplin; five daughters, Virginia Hamilton, El Paso, Texas, Nina Knowlton, Catawba, Wis., Violet Bean, Ellicott City, Md., Nikki J. Stewart, Milwaukee, Wis., and Janet Stewart, Eau Claire, Wis.; 19 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mason-Woodard Mortuary, Joplin, with the Rev. Aaron A. Brown officiating. Burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park in Joplin. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.

Virginia Clyde
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Virginia L. Clyde, 73, Carthage, died at 10:53 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, at McCune-Brooks Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Clyde was born July 8, 1924, at Minneapolis, Minn., where she lived most of her life. She had lived in Carthage the past six years, moving from Buffalo. She worked as an office supervisor for the University of Minnesota. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Carthage. She volunteered for Jeanette Williams United Methodist Women and for McCune-Brooks Auxiliary "Gray Ladies." She married Eddie Clyde on April 4, 1942, at Minneapolis. He died Feb. 13, 1994. Survivors include a son, Robert Clyde, Willard; a brother and three sisters, names and addresses unknown; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, Carthage, with the Rev. Rusty Maggard officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo. Contributions may be made to the Missions Fund at First United Methodist Church, in care of Ulmer Funeral Home.

Omagene Depriest
GOODMAN, Mo. — Omagene Depriest, 84, died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at Freeman Neosho Hospital after an illness. Mrs. Depriest was born Nov. 16, 1913, at Anderson. She was a homemaker and a lifetime resident of the Anderson and Goodman areas. She was a member of the Christian church. She married Truman Depriest in 1930. He died in 1965. She is survived by a daughter, Dorlene Williams, Goodman; a brother, Jack Guinn, Anderson; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goodman First Baptist Church. Dr. Bob Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Stella, under the direction of Goodman Ozark Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Craig Guinn, Kenny Underwood, Steve Wimpey, Ralph Depriest, Charles Depriest and Dale Depriest. The family will receive friends from noon to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Bessie Edwards
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Edwards, 87, Mount Vernon, died at 11:36 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, after a long illness. Mrs. Edwards was born Jan. 20, 1911, in the Cato community, south of Jenkins. She was a lifetime area resident and homemaker. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, rural Verona. She married Charles Efton Edwards on March 28, 1931, at Cassville. He died Feb. 8, 1965. She was also preceded in death by a son and two daughters. Survivors include three sons, Franklin Edwards, Cassville, Joe Edwards, Purdy, and Charles Edwards, Mount Vernon; six daughters, Doris Butler and Thelma Duncan, both of Cassville, Clemma Taylor, Butterfield, Julia "Judy" Moore, Purdy, Virgie Hall, Monett, and Mary Bunch, Mount Vernon; a brother, Chester Ray, Shell Knob; 42 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Williamson Funeral Home, Cassville, with Jarvis Barrett and Carroll Williamson officiating. Burial will be in Mineral Springs Cemetery, Cassville. Grandsons Darrell Butler, Harold Wells, Mike Duncan, Rick Taylor, Randy McGlothlin and Steve Duncan will serve as pallbearers.

Myrtle Goodding
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Myrtle Anise Goodding, 88, Mount Vernon, formerly of Shell Knob, died at 9:55 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in a Mount Vernon nursing home after a long illness. Mrs. Goodding was born Oct. 17, 1909, at Mount Vernon. She was a homemaker. She was a 1927 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. She attended business college for two years. She was employed as a secretary in various offices in the Mount Vernon courthouse for a few years. She moved to Shell Knob from Blue Springs in 1971, living there until August 1997. She was a Christian and a member of the Solo's Club, Shell Knob. She married Aubrey Goodding on Feb. 4, 1933, at Mount Vernon. He died Feb. 6, 1990. She is survived by a brother, James H. Gumm, Lee's Summit. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the IOOF Cemetery, Mount Vernon, under the direction of Williamson Funeral Home, Shell Knob. The Rev. James Terrell will officiate.

Dwane Headrick
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Dwane L. Headrick, 48, Carthage, died at 5:13 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Headrick was born March 8, 1949, at Webb City, and was a lifetime area resident. He graduated from Carthage High School in 1967 and from Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, in 1977. He was an independent food broker. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Blake Baptist Church, Avilla, where he served as a deacon. He married Patricia Stirewalt on June 14, 1969, in Carthage. She survives. Additional survivors include a son, Trevor Headrick, and a daughter, Ashly Headrick, both of the home; his father, William Headrick, Webb City; and two brothers, Terance Headrick, Salina, Kan., and David Headrick, Carthage. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Blake Baptist Church, Avilla, with the Rev. Roy Moody and the Rev. Bob Hutchins officiating. Burial will be in Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oak. Pallbearers will be Dennis Pyle, John Stirewalt, Keith Maggard, Brock Maggard, Buck Meister and Tim Meister. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage. Contributions may be made to Blake Baptist Church, in care of the funeral home.

Beulah Hopper
GRANBY, Mo. — Beulah Mae Hopper, 80, Granby, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, at St. John's Regional Medical Center emergency room after a long illness. Mrs. Hopper was born Sept. 19, 1917, in Newtonia. She was a lifelong Granby resident, a homemaker and also worked as a cook and a waitress. She was a member of the Nazarene Church of Granby. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Harlan West, in 1952. Her second husband, Clarence Massey, died in 1969. She married James Hopper in 1972. He died in 1982. Survivors include three daughters, Georgetta Armstrong, Edith Ward, and Jessie Morland, all of Granby; four sons, James West, Garden City, Kan., Burt West, Granby, Clarence Massey Jr., Anderson, and Donald Massey, Wichita, Kan.; three stepchildren, Muril Beaty, Howard Hopper and Bobby Hopper, all of Granby; two brothers, Billy Ramsour, Joplin, and Charles Ramsour, Houston, Texas; two sisters, Julia Matthews and Anna Ramsour, both of Kansas City; 23 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; 27 step-great-grandchildren and seven stepgreat-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four children. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clark Funeral Home, Granby, with the Rev. Richard DeMent officiating. Burial will follow at Dice Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Four State Regional Dialysis, in care of the funeral home.

Bertha Jennings
NEOSHO, Mo. — Bertha Jennings, 90, Neosho, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at Freeman Neosho Hospital after an illness. Miss Jennings was born May 31, 1907, at Granby, and was a lifetime area resident. She graduated from Granby High School. After two years of college, she returned to Granby to teach grade school. She later returned to the University of Missouri to complete a vocational degree in home economics. She also did graduate work at MU. She taught at Central High School, Cape Girardeau, and at Marshall High School, where she was also supervisor of the MU student teaching program. She taught at Missouri Valley College, Marshall, during World War II. She later returned to Granby, where she helped plan and build modern vocational facilities. She later planned the vocational department at East Newton High School. She was an adviser for Future Homemakers of America. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association of Missouri and various state and national vocational organizations for more than 30 years. There are no immediate survivors. Memorial services will be at Granby Memorial Cemetery at a later date. The Rev. Mark Mildren will officiate. Arrangements are under direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Audra McFarland
MOUNDVILLE, Mo. — Audra Mae McFarland, 92, Moundville, died Monday morning, Jan. 26, 1998, at Nevada Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Mrs. McFarland was born March 30, 1905, in Moundville. She was a 1923 graduate of Moundville High School. She received a teaching certificate from Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield. She taught at Ragtown School in Vernon County and at Moundville. She was a Cub Scout den mother for several years. She was a member of the Golden Circle Women's Club, Moundville, and the Moundville United Methodist Church. She married Thomas P. McFarland on May 15, 1926, at Nevada. He died Dec. 26, 1978. Survivors include three sons, Clem McFarland, Moundville; Bill McFarland, Newport Beach, Calif., and John McFarland, Jefferson City; two daughters, Iva Reed, Nevada, and Ruth Gordon, Moundville; a brother, Omer Whitworth, Moundville; a sister, Iva Shaw, Moundville; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. The Rev. Lester Thornton will officiate. Burial will be in Welborn Cemetery, Moundville. Contributions may be made to the Moundville United Methodist Church or to the American Diabetes Association.

Dicy Noel
BRONAUGH, Mo. — Dicy Beatrice Noel, 94, Bronaugh, died at 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at an area nursing home after an illness. Mrs. Noel was born June 14, 1903, in Bronaugh. She received her bachelor's degree from Pittsburg (Kan.) State University. She began her teaching career at Prairie Flower Country School near Bronaugh. She later taught at several schools in the El Dorado, Kan., area. She returned to Bronaugh in 1955, where she taught until her retirement. She was a member of the Bronaugh Christian Church. She married Louis A. Noel in 1943 in El Dorado. He died Feb. 10, 1959. There are no immediate survivors. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Milster Funeral Home, Nevada. Burial will be in Barton City Cemetery, near Liberal. Friends may call after 8 a.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Contributions may be made to the Bronaugh School Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home.

Margaret Todd
NEVADA, Mo. — Margaret Agnes Todd, 80, Nevada, died Monday morning, Jan. 26, 1998, in a Nevada nursing center after a long illness. Mrs. Todd was born Jan. 2, 1918, at Nevada. She was a graduate of Pleasant Ridge School, a one-room school in Vernon County. She also graduated from Nevada High School, Cottey College and Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield. She taught school at Sheldon, Metz and Nevada. She also worked at Thornton National Bank, Nevada. She was a 10-year member of the 4-H Club and Pi Omega Pi, an honor society for teachers. She was a former member of the Business and Professional Women's Club and the Ellis Domestic Science Club. She was a past president of the Bryan P.T.A. She was a member of the Nevada Country Club and Lady Golfers. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Nevada. She married Erbin Regar Todd on Aug. 18, 1944, at Ada, Okla. He survives. Additional survivors include two sons, Erbin Regar Todd Jr., Nevada, and Low Daniel Todd II, Raytown; two daughters, Margaret Ann Earnest, Nevada, and Alice Mae Shupe, Butler; and seven grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Newton Burial Park, Nevada. The Rev. John Nichols will officiate. Friends may call until 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Contributions may be made to Moore-Few Care Center, Nevada, or the Nevada Regional Medical Foundation.

Jessie Trolinger
WASHBURN, Mo. — Jessie L. Trolinger, 84, Washburn, died at 9:55 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at South Barry County Hospital, Cassville, after a long illness. Mrs. Trolinger was born Nov. 17, 1913, at Exeter. She was a longtime Barry County resident. She was a homemaker and a businesswoman. She graduated from Grove (Okla.) High School in 1931. She and her husband owned and operated a service station in Washburn for 25 years. They also managed and operated Rush Canning Factory in the early 1940s. She was employed with MFA farmer's exchange for a time and worked for Dunlap Produce in the 1950s. She retired from Barry County Farm Bureau. She was a charter member of Washburn First Baptist Church, where she was secretary and treasurer for many years. She was also a charter member and founder of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Washburn, and an active member of the IOOF Rebekah Lodge. She married Earl Ault Trolinger on Jan. 23, 1932, at Exeter. He died Dec. 6, 1981. Survivors include a son, Donnie Earl Trolinger, Washburn; a daughter, Linda Lou Ash, Strafford; a sister, Ruby Wilkins, Paris, Texas; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Williamson Funeral Home, Cassville, with the Rev. Paul Watson officiating. Burial will be in Washburn Prairie Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bob Cantwell, Bob Lee, Verdayne Hicks, Denny Trolinger, Donald Trolinger and Lee Stubblefield. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Mount Zion Baptist Church, in care of the funeral home.

Barbara Wade
NEOSHO, Mo. — Barbara Jean Wade, 69, Neosho, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at her home. She had been in ill health since September 1997. Mrs. Wade was born Dec. 28, 1928, at Webb City, and was a lifetime area resident. She was a homemaker and a member of the Belfast Baptist Church, near Neosho. She married John Wade on Nov. 11, 1951, in Neosho. He died Jan. 28, 1993. She was also preceded in death by a daughter. Survivors include a daughter, Sara Lankford, Neosho; three sons, Ronnie Wade, Donald Wade and Larry Wade, all of Neosho; a sister, Patty Murry, Norwalk, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Belfast Cemetery, near Neosho, with the Rev. Fred Shellenberger officiating. The casket will be closed. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho. Contributions may be made to St. John's Hospice, in care of the funeral home.

Agnes Walker
GRANBY, Mo. — Agnes Loy Walker, 91, Granby, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at her home, after a long illness. Mrs. Walker was born July 12, 1906, in Stella. Mrs. She was a lifelong area resident. She was a homemaker and a member of the Granby Miracle Church. She married William Jesse Walker on July 18, 1923, in Elm Springs. He died on Nov. 17, 1973. Survivors include a son, Harold Walker, Bristow, Okla.; three daughters, Alta Ruth Self, Bristow, Louise Thrasher and Velma Edens, both of Granby; a brother Ralph Ivie, Neosho; a half-sister, Jean Minter, St. Louis; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 10 stepgreat-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son. Graveside services for Mrs. Walker will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Macedonia Cemetery, with the Rev. Clifford Smith officiating. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at Clark Funeral Home, Granby. Contributions may be made to St. John's Hospice, in care of the funeral home.

Steve Forbes
PARSONS, Kan. — T. Steve Forbes, 37, 1101 Main, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Forbes was born Aug. 19, 1960, in Parsons. He attended Parsons Catholic Elementary School and graduated from Parsons High School. He also attended Pittsburg State University. He moved to Pittsburg in 1987 and later lived in Joplin before returning to Parsons in 1996. He was self-employed in heating and cooling maintenance. Most recently, he operated a window-washing business. He also repaired VCRs and worked on cars. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Parsons. Survivors include a son, Clinton Forbes, Pittsburg; four daughters, Candace Forbes and Leticia Forbes, both of Pittsburg, and Maggie Forbes and Sarah Forbes, both of Joplin; his parents, Tom and Loretta Forbes, Parsons; three brothers, Christopher Forbes, Parsons, Keith Forbes, Farmington, N.M., and Craig Forbes, Dubuque, Iowa; and his paternal grandfather, Gene Forbes, Parsons. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Parsons, with the Rev. Michael Schemm officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, near Parsons. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons, where the family will receive friends after the rosary. Contributions may be made to St. Patrick's Catholic Church, in care of the funeral home.

Tim Kinder
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — Eldon Lee "Tim" Kinder, 62, 1803 Cherokee Ave., died at 2:15 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, at his home after a short illness. Mr. Kinder was born April 25, 1935, at Grenola. He graduated from Grenola High School in 1953 as salutatorian. He attended the former Coffeyville Junior College, the former Labette County Junior College in Parsons, and Missouri Southern State College in Joplin. He retired in March 1997 after several years with the Test Lab of the Kansas Department of Transportation in Baxter Springs, as a Materials Engineer. He was a member of Baxter Springs Masonic Lodge No. 71 AF&AM, the American Welders Society, a former member of the Baxter Springs Kiwanis Club and a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Galena, Kan. He coached girls softball in the 1960s and 1970s. He married Patricia J. Spencer on Nov. 17, 1956, at El Dorado. She survives. Additional survivors include two daughters, Cheri Goff, Grenola, and Karen Kinder, Baxter Springs; his mother, Leona Kinder, Moline; two grandchildren; a stepgrandson and three stepgreat-grandsons. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lowell Cemetery, Baxter Springs, with the Rev. J.W. Stephenson officiating. The casket will remain closed at all times. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Derfelt's Baxter Chapel. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Eldon Kinder Scholarship Fund at West Elk High School, Howard, in care of the funeral home.

Cecil Smith
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Cecil Horace Smith, 92, Fort Scott, died Saturday evening, Jan. 24, 1998, at his home after an illness. A son lives in Pittsburg. Mr. Smith was born Sept. 6, 1905, at Shawnee, Okla. He was a Master Miller and worked 33 years for General Mills, mostly in management, in Minneapolis, Minn., and Chicago, Ill. He retired from General Mills in 1965 and moved to Fort Scott, where he managed the Smico-Norvell plant. He retired from Smico-Norvell in 1985. He was an honorary member of the Association of Operative Millers and a published author of poetry. He married Lois L. Osterberg on Sept. 7, 1949, at Mason City, Iowa. She survives. Additional survivors include five sons, Scott Smith, Fort Scott, Chris Smith, Pittsburg, Ben Smith, Chanute, Brian Smith, Carl Junction, Mo., and Darren Smith, Fort Collins, Colo.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, Fort Scott, with the Rev. Jan Hayen officiating. The body will be cremated. The family will receive friends after the services until 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Mercy Home Health, in care of the funeral home.

Stella Whittington
PURDY, Mo. — Stella Loraine Whittington, 87, Purdy, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at a Monett nursing home after a long illness. Mrs. Whittington was born March 25, 1910, at Cassville. She was a homemaker and attended First Christian Church, Purdy. She was a member of the Central Homemakers of Purdy. She married Chester "Check" Whittington on June 14, 1930, at Kinsley, Kan. He died Jan. 12, 1982. She was also preceded in death by a daughter. Survivors include a daughter, Edith Messer, Monett; a son, Carroll Whittington, Springfield; a sister, Lanzada Mollert, Merced, Calif.; a brother, Evan Vaughan, Antioch, Calif.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, near Butterfield, with the Rev. Gary Parker officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home, Monett. Contributions may be made to Lacoba Nursing Home, in care of the funeral home.

Juanita Frazier
MIAMI, Okla. — Juanita Frazier, Wichita, Kan., formerly of Miami, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, at St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita, after an illness. Mrs. Frazier had lived in Wichita for several years, moving there from Miami. She was a quality-control supervisor for Beech Aircraft, Wichita, retiring in 1978. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Wichita. Survivors include her husband, Bill Brewer, Wichita; three sisters, Loretta Lawlis, Orange Park, Fla., Sue Baker, Barrington, Ill., and Emma Jo Sanders, Fernandina Beach, Fla. Her first husband, Leon Frazier, does not survive. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at GAR Cemetery, Miami, under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home, Miami. The Rev. Jack Sanders will officiate. Pallbearers will be Gary Reynolds, Prentice Henley, Frank Sanders, Bobby Carder and Pete Cooper. The family will be at the home of Gary Reynolds, 616 20th St., S.W., Miami.

James J. Jones
TULSA, Okla. — James J. Jones, 58, Tulsa, formerly of Joplin, died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, at the home of a sister in Muskogee after a six-month illness. Mr. Jones was born Jan. 8, 1940, in Joplin. He attended schools in Joplin and graduated from St. Peter's High School. He had lived in Tulsa since 1980. He owned Gem-Clean Janitorial Service, Tulsa, from 1980 to 1997. He was a Navy veteran, serving from 1960 to 1962. Survivors include a son, Joseph Jones, Tulsa; two daughters, Mendi Jones, Pensacola, Fla., and Paulette Newman, Monte Video, Minn.; two brothers, Dr. W.C. Jones, Tulsa, and John Jones, Bentonville, Ark.; three sisters, Mary Louise Schwartz, Galena, Kan., Velma Jane Carson, Muskogee, Okla., and Jean Ann Conboy, Albuquerque, N.M.; and six grandchildren. Memorial mass was held Friday at St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Tulsa. The Rev. Father Bernard Jewitt officiated. The body has been cremated. Arrangements were under the direction of Floral Haven Mortuary, Broken Arrow.

Jim Matlock
GROVE, Okla. — James B. "Jim" Matlock, 55, Grove, died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, after a short illness. Mr. Matlock was born March 1, 1942, in Grove. He lived all his life in the Grove and Tulsa areas. He worked for J&W Poultry Houses, Don Baker Bresser Point Construction and was self-employed. He married Sandra Downing in 1980. She survives. Additional survivors include four sons, William Raymond Matlock, Eucha, Jimmy Ray Matlock, West Siloam Springs, and William Matlock and Tommy Lee Matlock, of the home; three daughters, Teresa Michelle Martin, West Siloam Springs, Lisa Ann Carpenter, Bixby, and Rose Marie Sutton, Jay; three brothers, John Matlock, Michael Matlock and Jack Matlock, addresses unknown; seven sisters, Oneda, Hondena, Connie, Elaine, Hazel, Louise and Jennette, last names and addresses unknown; and 14 grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Saratoga Cemetery, east of Southwest City, Mo., with the Rev. Dolphus Blevins officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove.

Erwin Sharp
JAY, Okla. — Erwin Corey Sharp, 28, Jay, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in a traffic accident near Southwest City, Mo. Mr. Sharp was born April 18, 1969, at Gravette, Ark. He was a member of Hillside Baptist Church, near Jay. Survivors include a son, Christopher Sharp, Kenwood; two daughters, Shanoah Sharp, Kenwood, and Latricia Sharp, Gravette; his parents, Archie and Nancy Sharp, Jay; a brother, Argyle Sharp, and two sisters, Wenona "Sissy" Craig and Anita Sharp, all of Jay; his maternal grandfather, Homer Dry Sr., Eucha; and his paternal grandmother, Lucy Sharp, Jay. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Jay, with the Rev. Richard Pickup officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, near Jay. Pallbearers will be J.R. Nofire, Thorpe Sine, Larry Soldier, Chris Pickup, Tim Bearpaw and Robbie Bearpaw. Arrangements are under direction of Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Jay.

Crystal Berry
Crystal L. Berry, 90, Joplin, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at her home after an illness. Mrs. Berry was born Nov. 24, 1907, at Mountain Grove, Mo. She moved to the Neosho area in 1946 from Fairview. She was a homemaker and a member of Neosho United Methodist Church. She married Leland L. Berry on Oct. 8, 1927, at Fairview. He died Jan. 12, 1993. She was also preceded in death by a son. Survivors include a daughter, Norma Langston, Austin, Texas; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private family graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Neosho Memorial Park Cemetery, south of Neosho. Pallbearers will be Mark Langston, Scott Berry, Nolan Berry, Richard Guppy, Ron Paden and Doug Paden. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Spring River Christian Village, Joplin, with the Rev. Allen Brintall and Gary Reed officiating. Friends may call after 9 a.m. todayat Clark Funeral Home, Neosho. Contributions may be made to Spring River Christian Village in care of the funeral home.

Ike Hawkins
Owen Clark "Ike" Hawkins, 79, Tulsa,Okla., a former Joplin resident, died at 9:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, at St. John's Hospital, Tulsa. Mr. Hawkins was born Aug. 2, 1918, in Fort Worth, Texas. He lived in Joplin before moving to Tulsa. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He is survived by his wife, Helen L. Hawkins; three daughters, Sally Zellmer and Jane Higgins, both of Tulsa, and Dianne Rapp, Dallas, Texas; a sister, Carletta Morgan, Riverton, Kan.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church, Tulsa. The Rev. Ed Bateman officiated. Arrangements were under the direction Floral Haven Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to Pastoral Care Ministry of First United Methodist Church, 1115 S. Boulder St., Tulsa, Okla., 74119.

Betty Ellis
Betty J. Ellis, 70, Grandview, died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, at her home after an illness. A daughter lives in Joplin. Mrs. Ellis was born Sept. 12, 1927, at Lewis, Kan. She was a member of Hillcrest Church of the Nazarene, South Kansas City. She married Earl E. Ellis on March 15, 1947, at Independence, Kan. He survives. Additional survivors include three sons, Don Ellis, Olathe, Kan., Ron Ellis, Gardner, Kan., and Mark Ellis, Overland Park, Kan.; four daughters, Gwen Ball, Joplin, Melanie Cox, Wichita, Kan., Bonnie Hitchcock, Lake Quivira, Kan., and Earlene Boles, Raymore; two brothers, Wilmer Delay, Blackwell, Okla., and Abner Delay, Manter, Kan.; two sisters, Lorene White, Manter, and Myrna Johnson, Ponca City, Okla.; and 14 grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at College Church of the Nazarene Garrett Chapel, Olathe, Kan. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Contributions may be made to University of Kansas Medical Center Cancer Institute or Kansas City Hospice in care of Memorial Chapel of Olathe.

Myrtle McAboy
Myrtle I. McAboy, 96, 1224 Roosevelt, died at 1:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at a Joplin nursing home after a long illness. Mrs. McAboy was born Feb. 9, 1902, in the Belle Center community, west of Joplin, and had lived in the Joplin area all of her life. She retired in 1965 after 22 years with Miller Manufacturing Co., Joplin. She previously worked 11 years for the former M&O Cigar Factory, Joplin. She was a member of McKinley Avenue Baptist Church. She was a member of Joplin Rebekah Lodge. She married Guy McAboy on July 11, 1953, in Joplin. He died on Feb. 26, 1973. Survivors include a brother, Ernest King, Joplin. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home, Webb City. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, Joplin. The Rev. Jarel Burnside will officiate. Contributions may be made to McKinley Avenue Baptist Church.

Annabelle Palmer
Annabelle Lea Palmer, 44, Joplin, died at 5:26 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at her home after a sudden illness. Mrs. Palmer was born Dec. 11, 1953, in Joplin, and was a lifetime resident. She graduated from the former Parkwood High School, Joplin. She was a homemaker and a member of South Joplin Christian Church. She married Harry A. Palmer on Nov. 3, 1973, in Joplin. He survives. Additional survivors include a daughter, Amber Kraft, Joplin, and a grandchild. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Crown of Life Chapel, Joplin, with the Rev. Paul Dilts officiating. The body will be cremated. The family will receive friends following services at the chapel. Contributions may be made to Joplin Humane Society in care of Parker Mortuary, Joplin.

Thelma Peyton
Thelma L. Barnett Peyton, 99, Joplin, died at 6:38 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, in a local nursing home. She had been ill for several years. Mrs. Peyton was born Nov. 20, 1898, in Joplin. She was a graduate of Joplin High School. She lived in Joplin until 1925, when she moved to Florida. She returned to Joplin in 1985. She attended First Community Church, Joplin. She married Henry Gonyer. He died in 1917. She married John C. Peyton in 1925, at Little Rock, Ark. He died in 1936. Surviving are two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Hope Cemetery, Webb City. The Rev. Wayne VanGundy will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary.

Lorene Alumbaugh
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Lorene Fitzpatrick Alumbaugh, 69, 318 S. Main St., died at 11: 07 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at the home of a daughter, Diane Meister, Carthage, after a short illness. Mrs. Alumbaugh was born June 19, 1928, at Lowell, Kan., and was a lifetime resident of the area. She was a former owner of Jo-Dee Donut Shop at Carl Junction. She also had worked at the former Motorola's Webb City plant and Bell Egg Farm of rural Joplin. She was a member of Frisco Church of Webb City. She married Merl Fitzpatrick on Feb. 2, 1946, at Columbus, Kan. He died Nov. 30, 1970. She married Carl Alumbaugh on Aug. 5, 1978, at Joplin. He died March 30, 1995. Additional survivors include another daughter, Jody Chambers, Fort Smith, Ark.; three stepsons, Steve Alumbaugh, Webb City, Michael Alumbaugh, Alba, and Floyd Alumbaugh, with the U.S. military in the Persian Gulf; a stepdaughter, Carla Grimm, Tampa, Fla.; a brother,. Bill Etcheson, Webb City; three sisters, Pansy Wardlow, Carl Junction, and Lillie Dickson and Hazel Berry, both of Webb City; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and seven stepgrandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Frisco Church. The Rev. Dale Shoup and Steve Hutchinson, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Carterville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today at Simpson Funeral Home, and be at the home of Mrs. Meister.

Rita Bogart
NEVADA, Mo. — Rita Kay Bogart, 37, Nevada, died Sunday night, Feb. 22, 1998, at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, Columbia, after a short illness. Mrs. Bogart was born Feb. 1, 1961, in Nevada, and was a lifetime resident. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1979. She received her associate's degree in business administration from Missouri Southern State College, Joplin. She worked for 3-M the past four years. She married Shon E. Bogart on Nov. 17, 1996, in Nevada. He survives. Additional survivors include two sons, Eric A. Bogart and Bradley E. Robison, both of the home; a daughter, Lori A. Robison, of the home; her mother, Anna Louise Stacy, Nevada; four brothers, Donald E. Stacy and Stephen R. Stacy, both of Liberal, Mo., and James F. Stacy Jr. and Leon Stacy, both of Nevada; two sisters, Debby L. Hedges and Linda L. Kitsmiller, both of Nevada; and her grandmother, Letha Irene Hackney, Nevada. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with Keith Mackey, minister, and the Rev. Donald Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Friends may call until the time of service at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Contributions may be made to Leukemia Society of Mid-America in care of the funeral home.

Darrell Bull
GOLDEN CITY, Mo. — V. Darrell Bull, 76, Golden City, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at his home after a six-month illness. Mr. Bull was born July 25, 1921, in Jasper County. He was a lifetime area resident and a retired farmer. He was a member of Dudenville Methodist Church in rural Jasper County and a member of American Legion Post No. 1000, Golden City. He married Maxine D. Linthicum on Dec. 10, 1949, in Carthage. She survives. Additional survivors include three sons, Dale Whitmer, Webb City, Tom Bull, Blue Springs, and Sam Bull, Golden City; two daughters, Patty Waldbuesser, Jasper, and Karolyn Tinkey, Lamar; two sisters, Phyllis Probert, Jasper, and Marybeth Denton, Wichita, Kan.; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Weng Funeral Chapel, Jasper. Burial will be in Dudenville Cemetery, south of Golden City. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel.

Ida Burns
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Ida Lee Burns, 80, Duarte, Calif., formerly of Webb City, died at 10:35 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, at her home after an illness. Mrs. Burns was born Oct. 18, 1917, at Commerce, Okla. She moved to California 43 years ago from Webb City. She was employed as a fruit packer with Braden Fancy Fruits in California. Her husband, William C. Burns Sr., died on Dec. 18, 1986. Survivors include two sons, William C. Burns Jr., Duarte, and David L. Burns, New York City; two sisters, Maxine Brake and Edna Davidson, both of Webb City; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Fairview Cemetery, Joplin. Services are under the direction of Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home, Webb City. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hedge-Lewis chapel.

Lena Driskell
MILLER, Mo. — Lena Rosalie Driskell, 79, Centerville, Iowa, formerly of Miller, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Centerville, after an illness. Mrs. Driskell was born March 17, 1918, at Plains, Ga. She was a homemaker. She worked in the food service department of Miller School District. She married George William L. Driskell on Oct. 11, 1938, at Starved Rock State Park, LaSalle, County, Ill. He died in January 1979. Surviving are two sons, the Rev. Tim Driskell, Madison, Wisc., and David Driskell, Mystic, Iowa; a sister, Cynthissa Bruce, address unavailable; a brother, Monte Meredith, address unavailable; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside directions, under direction of Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home, Miller, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Vernon City Cemetery. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Lange Funeral Home, Centerville. The Rev. Ed Stoner will officiate. Contributions may be made to Church of the Nazarene in care of Lange Funeral Home, 416 E. Maple St., Centerville, Iowa 52544.

Emma Gill
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Emma Louise Gill, Springdale, Ark., a Webb City native, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, at her home after an illness. Mrs. Gill was born June 26, 1916, in Webb City. She lived in Joplin, Kansas City, Mo., and Houston, Texas, before moving to Springdale in 1992. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Springdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Gill Jr. Survivors include a son, Billy Gill, and a daughter, Elaine Claiborne, both of Springdale; a sister, Hulda Evelyn Surgi, and a brother, John Eric Fredrickson, both of Webb City; and a grandchild. Memorial services were Thursday, Feb. 19, at Sisco Funeral Chapel, Springdale, with the Rev. David Orr officiating. Burial will be in Houston, Texas, at a later date.

Betty Harrington
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Betty Jane Harrington, 75, 611 Bellaire, died at 6:43 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at McCune-Brooks Hospital after a six-month illness. Mrs. Harrington was born June 22, 1922, in Galena, Kan. She graduated Galena High School in 1940 and moved to Carthage. Her family operated Dixon Dry Cleaners, Carthage, for several years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, John Knox Sunday school class, Rhoda Fairchild Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and a charter member of Mimosa Garden Club, all of Carthage. She married William H. Harrington Aug. 8, 1947, in Carthage. He died May 26, 1995. Survivors include two sons, William Harrington, Carthage, and John Harrington, Albuquerque, N.M.; five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Knell Mortuary, Carthage, with Rev. Joe Rychcik officiating. Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Carthage. The family will receive friends 7 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Carthage in care of the mortuary.

Twylla Houston
DIAMOND, Mo. — Twylla Faye Robinson Houston, 83, Diamond, died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1998, at McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage, after a short illness. Mrs. Houston was born Dec. 8, 1914, at Diamond. She graduated from Diamond High School in 1931 and attended business college in Carthage. She returned to Diamond in 1991, moving from California, where she worked for U.S. Department of Agriculture. She attended Diamond Methodist Church. She married David Fairchild Houston in October 1950 in California. He died in 1991. Survivors include a stepson, Gilbert Houston, Chico, Calif., and a sister, Grayce Robinson Finnell, Kansas City, Mo. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho. The Rev. Clayton Withers will officiate. Burial will be in Diamond Cemetery. Contributions may be made to American Diabetes Foundation in care of the funeral home.

Harry Landreth
STARK CITY, Mo. — Harry Oscar Landreth, 81, Stark City, died at 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at his home after a long illness. Mr. Landreth was born Feb. 1, 1917, at Newtonia. He was a lifetime area resident. He was a retired farmer and a member of Newton County Christian Fellowship Church. He married Wilma Silar on Nov. 27, 1939, at Cassville. She survives. Additional survivors include a daughter, Marilee Griffin, Stark City; a brother, Arol Landreth, Wanda; two sisters, Helen Shepard and Venetta Timberlake, both of Joplin; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a daughter. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Clark Funeral Home, Granby, with the Rev. Everett Edwards officiating. Private family burial will be in Mound Chapel Cemetery, east of Newtonia. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.

Raymond Love
NEOSHO, Mo. — Raymond Vernon Love, 84, Neosho, died at 1:25 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in a Neosho nursing center after a long illness. Mr. Love was born Sept. 16, 1913, in Newton County. He lived in Banning, Calif., from 1959 to 1976, when he returned to the area. He was a finish carpenter. He was a member of Elm Springs Baptist Church and the carpenter's union in the state of California. He married Lordean Elizabeth Albright on Oct. 9, 1938, in Banning. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Margaret White, Neosho, and Jane Erwin, Gladstone; three sons, Larry Love, Cabazon, Calif., Kenneth Love, Harrisville, Utah, and Randy Love, Neosho; a sister, Idella Cloutman, Glendora, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church, Neosho. The Rev. James Schnackenberg will officiate. Burial will be in Burkhart Cemetery, Racine. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 6 to 7 p.m. today at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.

Velma Sass
PURDY, Mo. — Velma Sass, 79, Purdy, died at 10:26 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at South Barry County Hospital, Cassville, after a sudden illness. Mrs. Sass was born April 19, 1918, in Purdy, and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of Purdy First Baptist Church. She married Ernia Sass on July 28, 1946, at Exeter. He died Jan. 19, 1977. Survivors include a sister, Erple Terry, Purdy. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Purdy First Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Martin officiating. Burial will be in Purdy Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home, Monett. Contributions may be made to Purdy First Baptist Church in care of the funeral home.

Raymond Schelp
LAMAR, Mo. — Raymond John Schelp, 82, Lamar, died at 1:43 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at Barton County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Schelp was born March 4, 1915, at Emma. He had lived in Lamar the past nine years, moving from Independence, Mo. He worked for 18 years at International Shoe Company, Marshall. He retired from Tension Envelope Company, Kansas City, Mo., after 30 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Lamar VFW Post No. 3691. His first wife, Elsie Hemme, died March 21, 1975. His second wife, Thelma Dunn, died Feb. 2, 1996. Survivors include a brother, Norbert Schelp, Biloxi, Miss., and a sister, Wilma Schelp Brady, Pearl River, La. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Lohmeyer-Konantz Funeral Home, Lamar, with the Rev. Morris Meseke officiating. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Marshall. Visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Lillian Von Sander
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Lillian Von Sander, 80, Springfield, formerly of Mount Vernon, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 1998, in a Springfield nursing center where she had been a patient for a year. Mrs. Von Sander was born Nov. 30, 1917, in Dade County. She was a graduate of Greenfield High School. She married Raymond Von Sander on Feb. 27, 1953. They lived in the state of Illinois until her husband retired and moving to rural Miller. After his death on May 30, 1988, Mrs. Von Sander moved to Mount Vernon. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistatt. Surviving are four sisters, Ruby Scroggs, South Greenfield, Madeline Fouser, Webb City, Barbara A. Russell, Baxter Springs, Kan., and Nancy Roy, Dadeville; two brothers, Bernard Casada, Springfield, and Richard W. Casada, Memphis, Tenn.; three stepsons, Loren Sanders, San Clemente, Calif., Robert T. Sanders, Falls Church, Va., and Ray Von Sander, Rockville, Md. She is preceded in death by a stepdaughter. Services were held Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel, Springfield. The Rev. Paul Weber officiated. Burial was in Greenfield Cemetery.

Ethel Weinstein
JASPER, Mo. — Ethel Irene Weinstein, 76, 410 E. Grand, died at 6:44 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage, after a long illness. Mrs. Weinstein was born Dec. 17, 1921, at Jerico Springs. She lived in Tarsey Lake until moving to Jasper 21 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Greenwood (Mo.) Christian Church and Tarsey Lake Garden Club. She married Claudie L. Weinstein on Sept. 11, 1940, in Lamar. He died Aug. 22, 1979. Survivors include four sons, Bill Weinstein, Bates City, Larry Weinstein, Jasper, Garry Weinstein, Ridgedale, and Marvin Weinstein, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; a brother, Jim White, Lake Tapawingo; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Weng Funeral Chapel, Jasper. Burial will be in Paradise Cemetery, south of Jasper. Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral chapel.

Lucille Wilson
SENECA, Mo. — Martha Lucille Wilson, 85, Seneca, died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at Freeman Neosho Hospital after an illness. Mrs. Wilson was born March 3, 1912, in Newton County and was a lifetime area resident. She was a homemaker and a member of Seneca Church of Christ. She married William Nowlin "Jack" Wilson on April 13, 1935. He died Dec. 14, 1993. Survivors include a son, Stanley Wilson, rural Seneca; four brothers, Lyndall Mailes, Miami, Okla., Lawrence Mailes and Leonard Mailes, both of Seneca, and Loren Mailes, state of Oregon; four sisters, Laveta Higginbotham and Leora Garman, both of Seneca, Letha Daggley, Joplin, and Lorena Hoover, Miami, Okla.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Seneca Church of Christ with Bob Hampton, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Swars Prairie Baptist Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Pete Peterson, Terry Walker, Howard Wilson, Jerry Hilburn, John Hoffman and Delbert Ehrhart. The family will receive friends at Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Willard Clark
BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — Willard Woodrow Clark, 79, Baxter Springs, died at 8:20 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., after a long illness. Mr. Clark was born Oct. 23, 1918, in Sunnyside community of Ottawa County, Okla. He was a member of a pioneer Northeast Oklahoma family. He had lived in Baxter Springs for 55 years. He graduated from Quapaw (Okla.) High School in 1934. He studied cartoon art with the Chicago Art Institute and studied landscape painting with Charles Rush. A number of his cartoons were published in national trucking magazines. He worked for Yellow Freight, Inc., until his retirement in 1980. While employed there, he received several awards. He was a member of Quapaw Indian tribe and served as a volunteer at Quapaw Tribal Center. He served four terms as president of the board of directors of Johnston Public Library, Baxter Springs, and was chairman of the board of directors of Baxter Springs Historical Society. He was a member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Joplin. He married Ellen Marie Killion on June 11, 1939, at Columbus. She survives. Additional survivors include a daughter, Barbara Ellen Clark, Parsons; two sons, Mark Wayne Clark, Tulsa, Okla., and Willard Thomas Clark, Issaquah, Wash.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. today at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Joplin, with the Rev. Daniel Erdman officiating. Burial will be in Lowell Cemetery, east of Baxter Springs. Pallbearers will be George Clark, Ken Blaudway, Stanley Wyczynski, Charles Andrle, Don Hefley and Tom Spurgeon. Arrangements are under the direction of Abbott Funeral Home, Baxter Springs. Contributions may be made to Baxter Springs Historical Society Fort Blair Project in care of the funeral home.

Verna Clem
GROVE, Okla. — Verna Lucas Clem, 97, Grove, died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at a Grove nursing home after an illness. Mrs. Clem was born March 18, 1900, at Olathe, Kan. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church, Grove. She married William Clem on March 18, 1915, at Bartlesville. He died on Oct. 21, 1951. Survivors include three sons, Clarence H. "Penrod" Clem, Pawhuska, Vern Clem, Grove, and James Clem, Tulsa; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. A son preceded her in death. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church, Grove, with Wayne Shaw officiating. Burial will be in Olympus Cemetery, Grove. Visitation will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Worley Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove.

A.D. Jackson
ZENA, Okla. — Andrew "A.D.'' Jackson, 78, Zena, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at Grove (Okla.) General Hospital, after a sudden illness. Mr. Jackson was born Oct. 17, 1919, near Turkey Ford. He worked 28 years as superintendent of Honey Creek State Park for Oklahoma State Park Dept., retiring in 1981. He was a member of Free Holiness faith. He married Rachel Messimore on Dec. 7, 1941, at Jay. She survives. Surviving are six sons, David Jackson and Alvin Jackson, both of Zena, Jodie Jackson, Grove, Mike Jackson, Jay, Andrew Jackson, Cookville, Texas, and Bruce Jackson, Omaha, Texas; three daughters, Vi Pettegrew, Eagle Point, Ore., Deborah Sixkiller, Grove, and April Reid, Zena; four brothers, Charles Jackson, James C. Jackson and Ray Jackson, all of Zena, and Gene Jackson, Napa Valley, Calif.; three sisters, Liz Beal and Nellie Downing, both of Grove, and Naomi Needham, Stilwell, Kan.; 29 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the Delaware Baptist Church, south of Grove. The Rev. Warren Buzzard will officiate. Burial will be in Zena Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7 p.m. Wednesday at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove.

Chester Rowden
JAY, Okla. — Chester Myrl Rowden, 69, Jay, died at 10:22 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, at Grove General Hospital, after an illness. Mr. Rowden was born Feb. 22, 1928, at Picher. He was a driver for 10 years with an area trucking company. Surviving are a brother, Frank Rowden, Joplin; a sister, Patricia Owen, state of California. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hill Crest Cemetery, Galena, Kan. Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. today at Hinderliter-Woodard Funeral Home, Jay.

Ory Spain
EUCHA, Okla. — Ory Scott Spain, three-month-old son of Jacob and Bandi Spain, Eucha, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at Grove General Hospital after an illness. Additional survivors include a brother, Dal Spain, of the home; maternal grandparents, Steven and Joy Gore, Aztec, N.M.; paternal grandparents, Gregory and Robin Graves, Los Padillas, N.M.; maternal great-grandparents, Richard and Margaret Vanderhoof, Olympa, Wash., and Willard and Clara Gore, Farmington, N.M.; paternal great-grandmother, Naomi Basinger, and paternal great-grandfather, Dale Graves, both of Eucha. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grove First Baptist Church with the Rev. Robin Cowan officiating. Burial will be in Duffield Cemetery, Jay. Arrangements are under direction of Hinderliter-Woodard Funeral Service, Jay.