Stories from Thursday, September 17, 2020

Juanita Smith, 97, formerly of Vernon County, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, at Northland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kansas City. Juanita was born Dec. 21, 1922, in Holstead, Miss., to Isaac P. and Julia O. (Alford) Douglass. She married Harold Grant Smith on July 7, 1945, in New Orleans, La., and he preceded her in death in 1993...

Franklin Delano Drummond, 77, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at Moore-Few Care Center, in Nevada, following a lengthy illness. Frank was born Dec. 8, 1942, in Yuba City, Calif., to Bert L. and Bess (Morgan) Drummond. He was united in marriage to Joyce Ann Key on Nov. 30, 1962, in Nevada, and she survives...

Ronald “Melvin” Stanley, 58, Nevada, Mo., died on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Melvin was born Jan. 1, 1962, in Kansas City, Mo., to Ronald E. and Sarah K. (Cox) Stanley. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 21, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Roger Beach officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park...