Stories from Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Monday, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 20-05 ordering the suspension of any prohibition on the sale of unprepared food by restaurants to the public. “Due to the public health threat caused by COVID-19, many restaurants have been forced to limit or cease their normal business operations,” Governor Parson said. ...

In response to the continued spread of the coronavirus in Missouri, Gov. Parson and his administration have made several important changes to help all those who are being impacted by COVID-19. Representative Patricia Pike and her office staff are available to help expedite answers for your questions. Contact them at (573) 751-5388 or e-mail at Patricia.Pike@house.mo.gov. Please be aware of the following important changes:...

Margaret Lydia Simmons Hain came into the world on Christmas Day, 1927, in Hammond, Indiana, and left this world on St. Patrick’s Day, 2020, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. After two health emergencies in the fall, her heart was not up for another...

Robert “Bob” Gowin, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at his daughter’s home surrounded by his family. Bob, the baby of the family, was born on Feb. 16, 1939, at the family home in rural Nevada to Leslie E. and Myrtle I. (Humbert) Gowin. He married Patricia A. Waitley on July 16, 1960, in Miami, Okla., and she preceded him in death on June 21, 1992...

Harry L. Hamilton, 92, Nevada, Mo., was called by our Lord, on March 22, 2020. Harry was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Mendon, Ohio to John and Ethel Lemunyon. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Straub on Sept. 20, 1954, in Decatur, Ind. Harry was raised in Mendon, Ohio where he attended school up to grade 11. ...

Daniel Jay Cooper, 66, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at his home, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Daniel was born Oct. 24, 1953, in Fort Scott, Mo., to William J. and Lois (Houston) Cooper. He was united in marriage to Glenda J. (Shorty) Fowler on April 25, 1997 in Miami, Okla., and she survives of the home...

Margaret Lydia Simmons Hain came into the world on Christmas Day, 1927, in Hammond, Indiana, and left this world on St. Patrick’s Day, 2020, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri. After two health emergencies in the fall, her heart was not up for another...

Robert “Bob” Gowin, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at his daughter’s home surrounded by his family. Bob, the baby of the family, was born on Feb. 16, 1939, at the family home in rural Nevada to Leslie E. and Myrtle I. (Humbert) Gowin. He married Patricia A. Waitley on July 16, 1960, in Miami, Okla., and she preceded him in death on June 21, 1992...

Harry L. Hamilton, 92, Nevada, Mo., was called by our Lord, on March 22, 2020. Harry was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Mendon, Ohio to John and Ethel Lemunyon. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Straub on Sept. 20, 1954, in Decatur, Ind. Harry was raised in Mendon, Ohio where he attended school up to grade 11. ...