Obituaries

Thaddeus Matthew “Matt” Cooper, 43, of Eagle Rock, Missouri passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, from a drug overdose.

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.

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

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

OWE Johnnie Lee “John” Lowe, 73, of Cassville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at his home.

orbes Ernest James Forbes, 68, of Monett, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville.

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.

elasquez Raymond Frank Velasquez, 79, of Cassville, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin.

rattin Stanley Leroy Brattin, 71, of Cassville, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield.