Stories from Monday, March 22, 2021

Kenneth Leon Emery, 87, Deerfield, Mo., passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021, at his home. Leon was born to Kenneth L. and Nettie Lee (Carpenter) Emery on Jan. 14, 1934, in Deerfield. Leon attended school in Deerfield and graduated from Nevada High School with the Class of 1951. ...

Donald James Kitsmiller, 92, Nevada, Mo., passed away at Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada, Mo., on Sunday, March 21, 2021, following a brief illness. Donald was born on Sept. 14, 1928, to Jesse Elmer and Beatrice Achord (Lemaster) Kitsmiller in Jerico Springs, Mo. He married Margarette Louella Harden on June 27, 1953, in Nevada, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 2016...

Randy Joe Lewis, 62, of Sheldon, Mo., a retired farmer and scrapper, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021, following a brief illness. Randy was born Jan. 22, 1959, in Windsor, Mo., to Cecil and Helen (Harris) Lewis. He was united in marriage to Norma Jean Hart on Sept. 4, 2009, in Miami, Okla. Randy leaves behind his wife, Norma, and two young sons, Caleb Joe Lewis and Kyle James Lewis of the home, as well as four additional children from a previous marriage...

Robena L. (Wise) Rasnic, 98, formerly of Nevada, Mo., peacefully passed away on March 19, 2021, at Friendship Village in Chesterfield, Mo., where she had lived with her late husband, Jack Rasnic, for the past several years. Jack and Robena made many friends at Friendship Village and were fortunate to have family close by during their final years...

Aaron Enoch Goodwin, 39, Deerfield, Mo., passed away in Hot Springs, Ark. Aaron was born on May 31, 1982, in Big Lake, Minn., to Johnnie Albert and Connie JoAnn (Wood) Goodwin. Aaron moved with his family from Minnesota to Deerfield in 1991. He grew up in the Deerfield area and graduated from Fort Scott High School Class of 2001. ...