George Austin Deatherage, 66, of Verona, passed away Thursday, Sept.r 24, 2026, with his family by his side. He was born on May 20, 1960, in Bakersfield, Calif.; the son of Tom and Ruby Jean Deatherage. He was a 1978 graduate of Aurora High School. He was united in marriage to Mary Bellm on Jan.
Paula J. Robertson (Vandyken), 78, of Aurora, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield. She was born in Kansas City, on Tuesday, July 20, 1948; daughter of Joseph and Pauline (O'Hara) Warren.
Born in Burma Mu Sar was the second youngest daughter of Mar Mo and Wi Reh, who sadly passed away in 2025. She was one of six sisters: Aye Meh, Mary Meh, Eh Mo, Ti Mo, and Day Meh.
Cleo (Patty) Jennings, 86, of Marionville passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. She was born May 21, 1940 in Toledo, Wash. the daughter of Paul and Cleo (Schaffer) Roberts.
Margaret Ruth Gurley, passed away on Sept.12, 2026, in Joplin, at the age of 83.
She was born on Aug. 18, 1943, in Carthage, to Albert Leander and Edna Sultana (Coates) Bachtold.
Frances Maxine (Ott) Thomas, 89, was born on Nov. 26, 1936 in Lockwood. She was the daughter of Lizzie (Moenning) Ott and William T. Ott. She lived in Lockwood, Jasper, Arcola, Greenfield, and St. Charles. She married Harold Lee Thomas Sr. on Sept.
