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07/02/2026

Mary Caroline Gollhofer, 94, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away on July 2, 2026, after an extended illness. She was born on October 15, 1931, in Wheaton, Missouri, and lived a life marked by love, faith, and devotion to her family and church.

Mary was the daughter of the late, Walter and Jewel...

06/25/2026

Charlotte Joan Lewis, age 95, of Webb City, Missouri, departed this life on Sunday morning, June 21, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Carthage, Missouri, after a recent decline in health. She was born on August 8, 1930, in Caney, Kansas, the tenth of eleven children born to the late Fred and Eula (White) ...

06/23/2026

Charles Joseph Sweeney, age 86, of Webb City, Missouri, was born on May 19, 1939, in Cotter, Arkansas, to John and Ada Sweeney and departed this life on June 22, 2026, after an illness. He married Lorena Jantz on March 16, 1969, and they shared fifty-five years together until her death on February 3...

06/22/2026

Charlotte Joan Lewis, age 95, of Webb City, Missouri, departed this life on Sunday morning, June 21, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Carthage, Missouri, after a recent decline in health. She was born on August 8, 1930, in Caney, Kansas, the tenth of eleven children born to the late Fred and Eula (White) G...

06/22/2026

Richard Henry Palone, age 88, of Alba, Missouri, passed away on June 20, 2026 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, MO. Richard, son of Woodrow and Pauline (Edwards) Palone, was born March 25, 1938, in Reedley, CA and grew up in Carthage, MO. Following graduation from Carthage High School i...

06/22/2026

Robert Neil Mooney, age 82, of Pittsburg, Kansas, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

He was born on July 20, 1943, in Lamar, Missouri, and spent his formative years in Liberal, Missouri, where he was raised and graduated from high school. He later co...

06/16/2026

Dixie Ann Vailes Ward, born on November 23, 1937, in Webb City, Missouri, passed away on June 14, 2026, in Carthage, Missouri, following an extended illness.

Dixie was a loving, thoughtful, and selfless woman whose life was marked by devotion to her family, her faith, and the many people she...

06/08/2026

06/01/2026

Edwin Lavern “Barney” Barnett, age 81, of Carl Junction, Missouri, departed this life on Saturday evening, May 30, 2026, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, after a recent decline in health.

Barney was born on January 5, 1945, in Columbus, Kansas, the only child born to the late Le...

05/31/2026

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