Obituaries from December 2023

Dr. Raphael John Torontow, 85, Nevada, MO passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at Nevada Regional Medical Center. John was born July 5, 1938 in London, England to Jack and Sheila (Lee) Torontow. He was united in marriage to Vilia Jane Hartley and she survives of the home...

Dennis Leroy Davis, Jr., 55, Nevada, MO passed away on Monday, December 04, 2023 in Nevada following a lengthy illness. Dennis was born December 7, 1967 in Kansas City, MO to Dennis L. and Catherine J. (Jackson) Davis, Sr. He married Carrie L. Lawson on June 6, 2006 in Nevada, MO and she survives...

Tommy Joe O’Toole, 76, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at his home near Moundville, MO. He was born December 10, 1946 to Elmer Lee and Ruby Faith (Reed) O’Toole.        Tom attended school in Moundville and graduated from Nevada High School with the Class of 1964. He attended Southwest Missouri State and then came home to run the family farm. Tom loved Ford Cars and John Deere Farm Equipment. He always kept go-karts and three wheelers to entertain the kids and Dad...

Virginia Rose Crites, age 92 years and 363 days, died November 29, 2023 in Aurora, CO. She was born in Nevada, Missouri on December 1, 1930, to William Franklin Agee Sr and Deborah Alice (Williamson) Agee. She married Otis Robert Crites on December 23, 1951, who preceded her in death in 1997...

Donna Christine Neely, passed away on December 6, 2023, in her home surrounded by her immediate family and an endless amount of love. Donna was born June 7, 1940, in Cedar County, Missouri, to Stephen Edward and Madge Christine Coale. She graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1957. ...

Martha Ann Sanford, 75, of Independence, Missouri passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 11,2023 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, Missouri at 3:00 p.m.  The family will receive friends at 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at New Salem Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Show Me Christian Youth Home, PO Box 6, Lamonte, MO 65337...

Mary Katherine VanMater, 76, of Carthage, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, December 14, 2023. Mary was born June 23, 1947, in Springfield, Missouri, to Russell Rhyne and Norma June Keyes. Mary was a graduate of Nevada High School with the class of 1965. ...

Barbara Ann Steinberg, 90, of Tempe, AZ, formerly of Manhattan Beach, CA, died Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, surrounded by her children, Lee, Lori, and Andy. Barbara was born June 23, 1933, on a farm west of Moundville, the third child of Leland and Mildred Tapp Haverstic. She was married to Alex Steinberg on March 21, 1964, and he preceded her in death on August 11, 2022...

William Gene (Bill) Carroll, 86, Nevada, MO passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada. Bill was born January 19, 1937, near St. Paul, KS to Gerald Edwin Carroll and Teresa Eva (Teddy) (Schoenhofer) Carroll.      Bill graduated from St. ...

Forest Lynn Pettibon, 86, Nevada, MO passed from this life on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Medicalodges of Nevada. Forest was born July 27, 1937 in Deerfield, MO to Gaylord Franklin and Letha Irma (Roberts) Pettibon. He married Barbara Turnbull on February 26, 1999 at the First Christian Church in Nevada and she preceded him in death on May 12, 2018...

Robert “Bob” Leroy Bogart, Sheldon, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at his home at the age of 78.  Bob was born November 8, 1945, in Sheldon, MO, to Robert Franklin and Georgia Corine (Ford) Bogart.  He graduated from Bronaugh High School and worked for Thorco Industries in Lamar, MO for over 30 years. Bob was very artistic, and he loved being around kids and playing computer games...

Dorothy Ellen (Thompson) Jones, 90, Nevada Mo passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Moore Few Care Center. Dorothy was born July 21, 1933 in Metz, MO to Ammerimon Perry and Cora Mae (Copeland) Thompson. She was united in marriage to Roy Lee Jones on April 13, 1952 in Nevada, MO...

Deborah Anne Harris Anders Bliss, 70, Ft. Scott, KS passed peacefully from this earth on December 19, 2023 following a lengthy illness.      Debbie, as everyone knew her, was born August 21, 1953 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She moved with her family to Hollister, MO in 1965 and then to Nevada, MO in 1967...

Karl Reed Borchardt, 68, of Milo, MO, previously of Springfield, MO, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 23, 2023.       Karl was born September 2, 1955 to Ronald and Jacqueline Borchardt of Toledo, Ohio. He served in the military, US Army, as a radar mechanic, and later his military career saw him as a Drill Sargeant and Drill Sargeant Instructor. ...

Anita Lavon Lightwine, age 84, resident of Moundville, MO, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, in Nevada, MO. She was born December 4, 1939, in Deerfield, MO, the daughter of Gaylord Franklin Pettibon and Erma Roberts Pettibon. She lived and raised her family in various locations with her husband Howard’s Naval career. ...

Joyce Elaine Flynn Stephens, 72, born in Nevada, Mo on April 18, 1951 to John & Florence (Covington) Flynn. Joyce passed peacefully on Friday, December 24, 2023. She was the third of five children. On August 2, 1969 Joyce married Michael Brown; of this union two children were born, Lori and John Brown. On March 3, 1978 She married Gregory Stephens; of this union two daughters were born, Angelique and Kelly Stephens. ...