Stories from Friday, December 17, 2021

Marietta Louise (Nation) Swarnes, age 67, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at home after a lengthy, hard fought, illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born to Ralph Leroy and Darlene Louise (Lewis) Nation of Rich Hill, Mo., on Dec, 13, 1954...

Nellie Ann Hall, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Nevada Regional Meical Center following a brief illness. Nellie was born Oct. 11, 1938, in Galveston, Texas, to John E. and Daisy I. (Felton) Swait. She married Raymond “Pete” Hall on May 1, 1958, in Nevada, Mo., and he preceded her in death on Jan. 28, 2020...