Rev. Jack Tilden Smith, 80, was born in Monett, on Sept. 4, 1945 to the union of Luther David Smith and Dorothy Mae Miller-Smith. He passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
He was a 1963 graduate of Purdy High School where he attended through his entire school career.
Kenneth Steve “Kenny” Sifferman, 78, of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, following an unexpected severe reaction two weeks after his first immunotherapy treatment for lung cancer.
Cecilio Aguinaga Martinez, 66, of Verona, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born Nov. 22, 1959, in Maria Auxiliadora, San Felipe Guanajuato, Mexico, the son of Bartolo Aguinaga and Tomasa Martinez.
Carolyn Clydean Carr, 79, of Everton, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2026, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1947, in Carthage, the daughter of George and Adalene (Meyer) Chapman.
Patsy R. Cash, 89, of Aurora passed away Thursday, July 9, 2026 at the Circle of Life Hospice Facility in Bentonville, Ark. She was born Jan. 13, 1937 in Abilene, Kan., the daughter of Dee and Ella (Allen) Chess. She was a homemaker.
