Mary Elizabeth Brunner, 101, of Springfield, formerly of La Russell, passed away June 6, 2019, at the Manor at Elfindale in Springfield. She was born Oct. 15, 1917, in Red Oak, to the late Derbrow Winfield and Bessie Lenore (Hagler) Williams.
Monika Patricia Gold, 55, of Reeds, passed away June 3, 2019, at Altru Health Systems in Grand Forks, N.D. She was born Oct. 14, 1963, in Manheim Germany, to Richard and Monika (Eck) Renner.
Dorothea Louise Decker, 98, of Aurora, passed away at June 2, 2019, at Woodland Manor Nursing Home, in Springfield. She was born June 1, 1921, in York, Neb., to Frank Claude and Goldie Mae (Jay) Armintrout.
Donald Lee McDowell, 87, of Marionville, passed away June 6, 2019, at the Aurora Nursing Center. He was born Sept. 1, 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Albert and Goldie (Putman) McDowell.
Alice Ruth (Winterbower) Christiansen, 79, Springfield, passed away in her home, June 4, 2019. She was born July 23, 1939, in Mexico, to Clarence A. and Mary A. (Bell) Winterbower.
Letha Marie Pennel, 76, passed away June 2, 2019 after an 11-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born March 18, 1943, in Aurora, to Floyd and Ruby (Hubbard) Harmon.
Kenneth D. Stockton, 80, of Montgomery, Texas formerly of Aurora, passed away June 3, 2019 in his home.
Graveside services were held June 8 in Clio Cemetery in Jenkins under the care of Peterson Funeral Chapel.
A full obituary will follow.
Brian Edward Roach, 53, of Stotts City, passed away June 7, 2019, at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1965, in Springfield, to Harold “Eddie” and Allene (Schnake) Roach.
Roger Lee Jackson, 83, of Lawrence County, passed away June 2, 2019. He was born Jan. 6, 1936, to Mildred Florence Jackson and Robert Anderson Jackson.
Grace Linthicum Knight, 91, passed away June 4, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Knight was born June 9, 1927 in Stotts City, to Loren and Lodema (Henry) Smith. She was a bookkeeper for Linthicum Construction.
