July 22, 1948 – March 23, 2025 Donnie Ray Tilton Sr., 76, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 2 p.m., surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 22, 1948, to Ernest and Merle (White) Tilton, Donnie was a lifelong resident of Joplin, Missouri. He spent much of his career…
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Angela “Angie” Christine LaTurner, passed suddenly, Monday, February 17, 2025, in Lowell, KS, where she lived with her grandmother. She was 52 years young. Born December 15, 1972, at the Baxter Springs, KS hospital, Angie graduated in 1990 from Galena High School. After graduation she married and had three children, Sabrina LaTurner, (29), Brett LaTurner…
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David Eugene Bass,65, of Webb City, Missouri, passed away in Joplin, MO on March 23, 2025. He was born in San Diego, California. He graduated from Santa Theresa High School in San Jose, California After High School, he joined the Navy, where he spent 21 years, earning the rank of Chief Petty Officer before his…
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On the morning of Wednesday, March 26, 2025, Ruth Ann Myers entered eternal rest peacefully, with her husband Jerrold Myers by her side, in their home. Born on January 25, 1949, in Illinois. Ruth Ann was the daughter to Ethelyn Eugenia and Bernard Michael Brogan. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers,…
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Melvin Ray Edgett, 55, of Carl Junction Missouri, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home with his beloved dog Bobo, Monday March 24, 2025. Melvin was born in Victoria, Texas to Lonnie Edgar Edgett and Barbara Ann Ryan. Melvin grew up in Texas before making Missouri his home in 1989. Melvin worked for…
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Aiko Peggy Stone Strait, 91, peacefully passed away on March 18, 2025, at home in Carl Junction after living a long, fulfilled life. Peggy was born on January 27, 1934 to Masaru and Umeno Inouye in Kurume, Japan. She was the second of five kids, being the oldest daughter. She lived through World War II,…
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July 25, 1959 – March 22, 2025 With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Curt Carlisle, who left this world on March 22nd surrounded by his wife, three children, and beloved dogs. Curt was born July 25, 1959 in Russell, Kansas to Vic and Nevell Carlisle. He attended Russell Schools before studying at the University…
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MARIE MEALMAN MARIANO was born at home in rural Blue Mound, KS on August 15, 1937 to Delbert and Mabel Simmons Mealman. She passed away at home in Joplin, MO surrounded by family on March 20, 2025. The family lived around the Fort Scott and Garland area until they moved to Uniontown, KS in August…
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Edna Irene Smith VanGilder, 94, Carthage Missouri, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home Thursday, March 13th, 2025. Irene, as she preferred to be known, was born on March 2nd, 1931 in Seymour, Missouri to Floyd E. Smith and Pansy Ellen Caldwell Smith. Irene graduated from Seymour, Missouri High School in 1949. She…
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Carl Junction, Missouri: Nancy Ann Paradee, age 73, passed away at 10:00pm, Friday, March 14, 2025, at Freeman West Hospital following a sudden illness. Nancy was born April 7, 1951, in Kansas City, MO. Her parents were Herbert Massey and Mildred (Moore) Hartje. Raised in Joplin, MO. She had lived in Carl Junction for the…
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