Stories from Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Leo Gammon, 100, of Eldon, previously of Walker, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Lake Regional Health Systems of Osage Beach, Missouri. He was born June 8, 1924, in Walker, Missouri, the son of the late John B. and Myrtle (Newland) Gammon. In 1945 he was united in marriage to Betty Anne Moberly. To this union were five children, Doug, Marsha, Dennis, Danny and Julie. In 1971 he married Faye Hubbard who preceded him in death in 2015...

Fritz Theodore Koopmann, known to many as Junior, 83, Deerfield, MO passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Fritz was born January 4, 1941, in Deerfield, MO to Fritz Wilhelm Emil and Leola Anna Marie (Breitbarth) Koopmann. He married the love of his life, Sharon Lynne Clark on June 18, 1965 in Nevada, MO and together they celebrated 59 years of marriage...

Voters in Nevada unofficially passed a sales tax issue that will provide revenue to replacing the aged and closed swimming pool and also fund salary increases for its police and fire department officers. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...