Obituaries from November 2022

Ronald Frank Fisk, 81, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. Ron, the son of Frank S. Fisk and Mary Elizabeth Cotter Fisk, was born in Miami, Okla., on March 19, 1941. Ron moved with his family to Nevada in December of 1944. He attended Benton grade school and the former Nevada Junior High-Senior High until it burned in 1957. ...

Dustin “Dusty” Lynn Jones passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Dusty was born Jan. 15, 1960, in Nevada, Mo., to Ronnie and Joann Jones. Dusty was a proud graduate of the Nevada High School class of 1978 and treasured those friendships and memories. On June 11, 1978, Dusty married Bobbi Williams. They made their home and raised two sons in Barton County...

Darrell Gene O’Hair, 86, formerly of Deerfield, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada. Darrell was born July 20, 1936, in Shattuck, Okla., to Charles Everett and Irene Elizabeth (Polin) O’Hair. On April 17, 1960, he married Mary V. Henson in Deerfield, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Ronald Eugene Dighero, 70, Nevada, Mo., died on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Additional service and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

William Andy Lamb, 78, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., under the care of his daughter. He had been diagnosed with metatastic prostate cancer in July 2022. William as born in Joplin, Mo., on June 10, 1944, to William Andy Lamb and Esther Emma (Hughes) Lamb. Affectionately nicknamed "Pal" by his mother prior to his birth knowing that she would have a pal for life...

Ruth Irene Ijams, 90, Schell City, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Butler Center for Rehabilitation. Ruth was born April 16, 1932, in Cole Camp, Mo., to Albert H.W. and Ruby P. (Rohning) Harms. Ruth came to Schell City at a young age when her family moved to a farm near Schell City. ...

Alice Carol Holland, 83, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Carol was born Jan. 5, 1939, in Bronaugh, Mo., to Clarence I. and Irene E. (Boatright) Weis. She was united in marriage to Linn Holland on Oct. 5, 1958, at the Bronaugh Methodist Church and he survives of the home...

Shirley Ann Hendrix, 83, Nevada, Mo., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness. Shirley was born Nov. 16, 1939, in Nevada, Mo., to Buford C. and Velma M. (George) Garwood. She was united in marriage to Loyd Eugene Hendrix on April 29, 1961, in Nevada and he preceded her in death...

Estoal Mae Woodcook, 90, Nevada, Mo., died on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada. Additional service and family information will be announced by Ferry Funeral Home at a later time. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com...

Percy Leon Heitz, 88, Bronaugh, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., following a brief illness. Percy was born Oct. 8, 1934, in Bronaugh, to Percy Alva and Blanche Opal (Seitz) Heitz. He married Dorothy Ellen Mayhugh on Nov. 17, 1956, in Fort Scott, Kan., and she preceded him in death on June 7, 2015...

Ethel Virginia Braun, 91, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. Ethel was born on Nov. 13, 1931, in Nevada, to William Scott Ramsey and Bertha Mae (Hastings) Ramsey. In 1949, she married Wilbur Vernon Braun in Arkansas and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1982...

We regret to announce the passing of Sharon Denise Smith, 74 of Woodward, Okla., on Nov. 4, 2022. Sharon Denise (Elliott) Smith was born Feb. 3, 1948, in Nevada, Mo., to Howard and Lois Elliott. Sharon grew up in Nevada, Mo., and moved to Butler, Mo., her senior year where she graduated high school in 1966. ...

Frances Corinne Oskee, age 99, a former resident of Fort Scott, Kan., and more recently of Nevada, Mo., passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, at the Medicalodge, of Nevada. She was born July 7, 1923, in Fulton, Kan., the daughter of Henry Lawrence Bloesser and Kittie Frances Martin Bloesser. ...

Donald Ray Belcher, 78, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Don was born Oct. 20, 1944, in Nevada, to Carl and Geneva O. (Bains) Belcher. He married Sandra Lee Smith and to this union three children were born...

Dorothea Nichols Wells passed away on Nov. 28, 2022, at home in Schell City, Mo., at the age of 84. The daughter of Lewis Wayne and Athola Mae (Conway) Nichols, Dorothea was born Sept. 3, 1938. She graduated from the Schell City Public Schools in May 1956. ...