Obituaries

Thaddeus Matthew “Matt” Cooper
Thaddeus Matthew “Matt” Cooper, 43, of Eagle Rock, Missouri passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, from a drug overdose.
Dennis Ray Allen
Dennis Ray Allen, 59, of Monett, passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, Missouri.

Laverna Pearl (Smith) Williamson
ILLIAMSON Laverna Pearl (Smith) Williamson 79, of Hollister, MO, departed this earth on Sunday, January 29, 2023, in her home. In her final hours, she was surrounded by her husband and children.

Raymond Ash
SH Raymond Ash, 92, of Garfield, Ark., passed away Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at his home.

Richard Lee “Dick” Fielding
IELDING Richard Lee “Dick” Fielding, 67, of Washburn, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers.

Johnnie Lee “John” Lowe
OWE Johnnie Lee “John” Lowe, 73, of Cassville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at his home.
Ernest James Forbes
orbes Ernest James Forbes, 68, of Monett, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville.

Anita Sue Mitchell
itchell Anita Sue (Brown) Mitchell passed away peacefully in the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri on January 31, 2023. Sue was born March 30, 1932, in Cassville, the daughter of Kenneth and Avo (Cargile) Brown.

Raymond Frank Velasquez
elasquez Raymond Frank Velasquez, 79, of Cassville, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin.
Stanley Leroy Brattin
rattin Stanley Leroy Brattin, 71, of Cassville, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield.