Stories from Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Sheldon community members enjoyed themselves throughout the remainder of the Annual Old Settlers'Picnic on Friday evening and all day Saturday. Friday evening events included the food and vendor booths; lawn tractor pull; carnival rides; and music provided by the Portia Corner Band...

Robert Wayne Triplett, 80, passed away at his home on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Robert (Bob) was born in St. Charles, Mo., on June 7, 1942, to his late parents Charles Melvis Triplett and Myrtle Frances (Bess) Triplett. He was united in marriage to Connie Jean (Vickers) Triplett on April 14, 2009, who survives him...

Regina Mae Sewell, age 75, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Aug. 19, 2022, at the Nathan Richard Health Care Center, in Nevada, Mo. Regina was born Aug. 5, 1947, in Humansville, Mo., to William and Evelyn (Hembree) McDermott. She was united in marriage to Danny Thomas Sewell on Sept. 5, 1969, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on April 15, 2017...

Margaret Lucille Leatherman, age 91, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Joplin, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, at the Communities of Wildwood in Joplin. She was born Oct. 25, 1930, in Deerfield, Mo., the daughter of Norman Louis Pettibon and Lucille Pilcher Pettibon. ...

Robert (Bob) E. Murray was born Dec. 29, 1938, to Richard and Maxine (Barnhart) Murray in Montrose, Mo., and passed away peacefully on Aug. 18, 2022, in Nevada, Mo. Bob was married to Barbara (Boyd) Murray in 1958 and were blessed with three daughters. They spent the majority of their life together in the Salina, Kan., area and divorced in 1994...