Obituaries from November 2015

Leona Rae Caldwell, 52, Nevada, MO passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, November, 2, 2015 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Interment will follow in Moore Cemetery, Nevada. The family will receive friends from 4-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at the funeral home.

Daniel Lee Patchin, 37, of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Oct. 29, 2015. He was born to Charles Terry Patchin and Denise (Rives) Alleman on Jan. 29, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nev. He attended and graduated from Cimmeron Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nev. ...

Ralph Kenneth Cullison, 78, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Butler, Mo. He was born on Aug. 29, 1937, in Hannah, Mo., to Harry E. and Alta M. (Evans) Cullison. He married Glenyce I. Pettibon on June 28, 1958, in Miami, Okla., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 4, 2014...

Jimmie V. Durossette Sr., 67, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died late Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at the Olathe Medical Center, in Olathe, Kan. He was born Sept. 28, 1948, in Hood River, Ore., the son of Roy Floyd Durossette and Emma Jean Greer Durossette. Jimmie married Darlene McBeath on March 2, 1968, in Belton, Mo. Over the years, Jimmie had worked in various area factories. He enjoyed fishing and doing mechanic work...

Leona Rae Caldwell, 52, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Leona was born on Sept. 9, 1963, in Kansas City, Mo., to Earl J. and Dorothy J. (Newton) Edmunds. At the age of four, Leona, along with her family came to Nevada where she attended Nevada Schools. ...

Margaret "Lou Jean" Stiles, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Lou Jean was born on Oct. 29, 1931, in Milo, Mo., to C. Floyd and Lena B. (Roberts) Dahmer. She was united in marriage to Charles "Jack" Stiles on Aug. 12, 1950, in Bentonville, Ark., and he preceded her in death on July 12, 2000...

Eileen Emma Mohlfeld, 78, formerly of Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at her son's home in Oronogo. She was born Thursday, Dec. 17, 1936, in Wisner, Neb., the daughter of George and Martha (Hass) Wilhelm. On July 8, 1961, she was united in marriage to Alvin Otto Mohlfeld at St. Matthews Lutheran Church and he preceded her in death on Nov. 11, 2012...

Versa Agee, 73, of rural Nevada, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, after a lengthy illness at home. Versa was born on Aug. 31, 1942, to Ted and Alice (McBeth) Olson, in Denver, Colo. She was married to Dan Agee on June 5, 1965, in Aurora, Colo., and he survives of the home...

Dolores Laverne Grant, 84, Nevada, Mo. passed from this life on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab in Nevada. Dolores was born on June 7, 1931, in Chicago, Ill. She was united in marriage to Albert R. Grant and he preceded her in death on Dec. 16, 1981...

Anna Mae Hillsman, 89, of Lamar, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 1 2015. She was born Dec. 12, 1925. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at the First Christian Church, Lamar. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the First Christian Church, Lamar. Burial will be at Green Lawn Cemetery, Schell City, Mo. All services are under the direction of Konantz Warden Funeral Home, Lamar...

Dolores Laverne Grant, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, in Nevada. Dolores was born on June 7, 1931, in Chicago, Ill. She was united in marriage to Albert R. Grant and he preceded her in death on Dec. 16, 1981...

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9, at Iantha Cemetery for Kate Webb, 97, of Iantha, who died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Truman Healthcare. Visitation will be held Sunday from 3-5 p.m., at Konantz Warden Chapel. The obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at www.konantzwarden.com...

Arvilla R. Coy was born on Dec. 19, 1925, to Croal Winslow Coy and Mary Devine Coy, in Crawford County, Kan. Arvilla's family moved to the Milford area when she was very young. She attended Milford and Lamar High Schools. She attended State Teachers College, in Springfield, and taught for one year before she met and married Robert Daniel Rhyne July 1, 1943. ...

William Jacob Thompson, 77, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. He was born on Aug. 29, 1938, in Belton, Mo., to Jacob Lester and Opal (Pitts) Thompson. He married Neva K. Gunn on Jan. 16, 1973, and she survives of the home...

Larry Wayne Pettibon, age 70, of Bronaugh, MO, formerly of El Dorado Springs and Nevada, passed away November 5, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. He was born April 26, 1945 in Fort Scott, KS, the son of Wendel Durwood and Ethel Mae (Wolfe) Pettibon. On October 4, 1968 he was united in marriage to Betty L. Burdick at the Pine Street Baptist Church and she preceded him in death on November 7, 2014...

Kenneth Michael Anderson, 55, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015 in St. Joseph, MO following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 11, 1960 in El Dorado Springs, MO to Dewaine Harold and Connie LeVern (Bybee) Anderson. He married LuAnn M. Lawson on March 9, 2007 and she survives of Nevada...

Wilma Louise Coffman, 97, passed from this life on Friday, November 13, 2015 at her home in Nevada, MO. She was born on June 29, 1918 in LaDue, Missouri to James Newton and Lena Belle (Gross) Maddox. She married LeRoy W. Coffman on January 29, 1944 and he preceded her in death on October 28, 1991...

Virginia Lee Moore, 84, Nevada, Mo., passed from this life on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, following a brief illness. Virginia was born on Nov. 15, 1931, in Walker, Mo., to Claude and Eunice (Hulse) McCrery. She was united in marriage to Claude Jay Moore on Aug. 5, 1955, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on June 2, 2015...

Lillia Bertice (Houdeshell) Bogart, 91, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Lillia was born on Oct. 11, 1924, in Hiattville, Kan., to Ralph Paul and Gladys Francis (Henning) Houdeshell...

John Harvey LaGuire, 71, Lee's Summit, Mo., passed away Nov. 18, 2015, at the home. Memorial services will be 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, at Longview Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery. Visitation will be at 12:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Longview Baptist Church or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation...

Evelyn Eilleen Wescoat Bain, 90, passed away on Nov. 21, 2015, in Jefferson City, Mo. She was born on May 17, 1925, in Sabetha, Kan., the first born child of Arthur "Artie" Ephraim Wescoat and Mary Agnes (Brick) Wescoat. Her family moved to Nevada, where Evelyn grew up on a farm with her many siblings. ...

Helen Jane Mangin, 74, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away Nov. 24, 2015. She was born March 22, 1941, in Montevallo, the daughter of John Melvin and Lola Fay (Malcom) Scholes. On May 12, 1958, she was united in marriage to Vincent Robert Mangin in Vinita, Okla., and together their union was blessed with seven children...

Joseph S. Pike, 81, Nevada, Mo., departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Joe was born Oct. 8, 1934, in Milo, Mo., to Lester DeWitt and Jeanette Lynn (Pace) Pike. Joe was born in Milo and raised in the Ellis area in Vernon County. ...