Obituaries

Stephen Blaine Williams Sr., 74, of Cleveland, Ga. passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, after a short battle with lung cancer.

Tessie A. (Reed) Ray, 100, of Cato, Missouri passed peacefully from her home into her eternal home on June 24, 2023.

Elise M. Buchman, who delighted audiences young and old as an actor, director, published poet, mimist, juggler and a clown - took her final curtain call on June 4, 2023, after a sudden and mercifully brief illness.

Robert Eugene Catron, 92, was born on May 26, 1931 in Washburn, Mo. and died on June 12, 2023 in Conroe, Texas.

Ralph “Gene” Eugene Anstaett, 80, passed away at his home in Cassville, Mo. on June 17, 2023.

Tommy Clifton Perry, 79, of Seligman, Mo. passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023, at his home.

Harold Dean Stipp, 70, of Fairview, Mo. passed away Friday, June 23, 2023, at his home.

Txoojneng Lee, 58, of Rocky Comfort, Mo. passed away Friday, May 12, 2023.

William Everett Bunch, Jr., 56, passed away the morning of June 5, 2023, in Joplin, Mo.