Obituaries from July 2023

Bernard Eugene Bobbett of El Dorado Springs, Mo., departed this life in his home surrounded by his loving wife and family on June 28, 2023, at the age of 93. Bernard was born Nov. 27, 1929, in Sheldon, Mo., to Fred and Opal (Bogart) Bobbett. Bernard had one sister, Blanche, and four brothers: Buford, Buell, Benton, and Billy Joe. His parents and all his siblings preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by one grandson, Ethan Bobbett...

Joe Edward Winter, 84, Richards, Mo., passed away with his family by his side on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at Medicalodges in Fort Scott following a brief illness. Joe was born Octo. 2, 1938 in Deerfield, Mo., to Earl P. and Dana M. (Clark) Winter. He fell in love in the seventh grade with Shirley I. Goddard and married his childhood sweetheart on April 23, 1960, in Nevada, Mo., and she survives of the home...

Dawna Sue (Tabor) Selsor passed away Monday, July 3, 2023, at her home in Nevada, Mo. She was born to Hurshel "Bud" and Marjorie Tabor in Webb City, Mo., on Dec. 7, 1942. She married David Selsor on May 28, 1961, and they recently celebrated their 62nd anniversary...

On Feb. 14, 2023, Judy Kay Thompson Beck naturally went to peace after having shared her love with her family on Valentine's Day. It is only now that words can be said, with comfort coming to the family as the stars set one by one, and a new day begins...

Larry Dean Kerbs, 68, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Larry was born Aug. 27, 1954, in Sheldon, Mo., to Henry and Verna B. (Margheim) Kerbs, Jr. He married Nancy Delehanty on Dec. 28, 1985, in Martinez, Calif., and she survives of the home...

Sharron Kay Knutson, 80, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Sharron was born April 17, 1943, in Oswego, Kan., to Charles E. and Lois E. (Stires) Robison. She married Billy McWilliams and to this union two children were born, Dennis and Lindsey. She later married Ron Knutson on April 8, 1983, in Mt. Home, Idaho, and he survives of the home...

Peggy Lee Mott passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 67. She was born Sept. 7, 1955, in Oroville, Calif., to Charles Vernon and Katherine Ann (Langston) Ramey. Peggy graduated from Hughson Union High School, Hughson, Calif., in 1973, and on Aug. ...

Daniel Robert Righter Sr., 72, of Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023, in his home in Nevada, Mo. Dan was born Aug. 1, 1950, in Springfield, Mo., to Leonard "Pete" and Opal Righter. Dan graduated from Nevada High School in 1968. Following high school, he attended Missouri State University. ...

L. Milton Hertzberg, 93, of Nevada, died on July 10, 2023, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 14, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Mo. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the service...

L. Milton Hertzberg, 93, of Nevada passed away on July 10, 2023, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Milton was born on Aug. 15, 1929, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Lawrence and Nellie (Allen) Hertzberg. Milton was raised in El Dorado Springs and graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1947. On April 16, 1950 he was married to Zenial E. McPeak and she preceded him in death on March 26, 2015...

Low Daniel “Danny” Todd passed away on July 11, 2023, at the age of 67, in his hometown of Nevada, Mo. He was born Nov. 20, 1955, in Nevada, to Erbin Regar (Sr.) and Margaret Agnes Todd. Dan is survived by his wife Eileen Todd of the home; three daughters Megan Todd, Kansas City, Mo., Lauren Todd, Tulsa, Okla., and Hannah Todd, Honolulu, Hawaii; two sisters, Maggie Earnest (Jim), Pleasant Hill, Mo., and Alice Shupe (Ken), Nevada; and several nieces and nephews. ...

Carol Ann (Thomas) Hacker, 90, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Carol was born Feb. 15, 1933, near Horton, Mo., at the home of her parents C.O. and Willa “Hughes” Thomas. She married Bob L. Hacker on Oct. 15, 1965, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death...

Kristull LuAnn Wingert (Williams), 50, of Nevada, Mo., passed away July 9, 2023. Kristull was born on the Pacific Coast in Torrance, Calif., on Sept. 2, 1972, to Diana Williams and Neil Hartson. She grew up in California and moved to Missouri when she was 15. She also lived for over a year with her Aunt, Cathy Norman, who was like a second mother to Kristull...

Richard Shannon Donnell, 49, of Lowry City, Mo., passed away on July 11, 2023, at Moore County Hospital in Dumas, Texas. Shannon was born on Oct. 16, 1973, in Marshall, Mo. He was an over-the-road truck driver. Shannon married April James in July of 2009...

Mary Ann Hendrix, 94, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, July 16, 2023, at the Joplin Gardens in Joplin, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 21, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral Home...

Mary Ann Hendrix, 94, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023, at the Joplin Gardens in Joplin, Mo. Mary Ann was born Oct. 30, 1928, to James Matthew Wallace and Olive Angel (Sheffield) Wallace in Fort Scott, Kan. They lived in Bronaugh, Mo., where she graduated from high school in 1946. She then attended college at Kansas State Teacher’s College in Pittsburg, Kan. She taught school until she married William Arthur Mische in Springfield, Mo., on April 25, 1948...

Tandy Arthur Pike, age 82, of Sheldon, Mo., died Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Nevada Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 18, 1940, in rural Nevada, Mo., to Lester DeWitt and Jeanette (Leen) Pike. On June 15, 1963, he married Evelyn Sue Swan at the Nevada Christian Church, and together they raised five children. ...

James Allen Wilson, 78, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at his home in Nevada. James was born June 7, 1945, in Monmouth, Ill., to Jessie James and Hazel (Hogman) Wilson. On April 19, 1981, he married Carolyn Sue Shotts in Peoria, Ill., and she survives of the home...

Memorial services for Nathan David Braun, 25, of Roff are at 3 p.m., Thursday, July 27, at Criswell Funeral Hom. The Rev. Tony Folger will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday. Nathan passed away July 22, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Ada. He was born Aug. 22, 1997, in Nevada, Mo., to Darren Eugene and Rockie Jean Harris Braun. He worked at Frontier Feeds...

Christopher Patrick Aguilar, 44, Nevada, Mo., died on Sunday, July 23, 2023, at his home in Nevada. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. View obituary and send condolences online at www.ferryfuneralhome.com.

David Ray Hough, 74, El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, following a lengthy illness. David was born April 5, 1949, in Butler, Mo., to Lewis “Sam” and Thelma (Garrison) Hough. On Jan. 27, 1984, he was married to Cynthia Baker in Rockville, Mo...

R. Colleen (Hill) Klingaman, 79, Nevada, Mo., died at her home Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Services are planned for Monday, July 31, in Kirksville, Mo., at Travis-Noe Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Hazel Creek Primitive Baptist Church and can be made in care of Ferry Funeral Home...

Sandra Kay (Phillips) Jones, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, July 6, 2023, at the age of 75, in her home in Columbia, Mo. Sandy was born Oct. 26, 1947, in Nevada, Mo. She was the firstborn child of Henry “George” Phillips and Karlene (Buhr) Phillips. ...

Michael Anthony Novak, age 60, of Nevada, died on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mike was born on Oct. 19, 1962, in Gardner, Kan. He was the son of James A. and Shirley A. (Fulton) Novak. A celebration of Life will be held at 12:30 p.m., on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Christ’s Church Fellowship located at 621 S. Pine, in Nevada, with Pastor Robert Fox officiating...