June Miller, 100, Parsons

June Elizabeth Miller, 100, Parsons, died at 2:51 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the Elmhaven East nursing home. Born June 5, 1923 at Crawford Township in Cherokee County, June was the daughter of Marvin and Thelma (Zook) Wing.

Janet Pickrell, 83, Baxter Springs

Janet Lynn Pickrell, 83, Baxter Springs, died at 11:25 a.m. Thursday, January 25, 2024 in Joplin, Mo. Born September 5, 1940, Janet was the daughter of to Alton A. Willard and Crystal J. Willard. She graduated from Baxter High School in 1958. Janet was a lifetime resident of Baxter Springs.

Dorothy Eudy, 88, Galena

Dorothy Eudy, 88, Galena, died Thursday January 26, 2024. Born February 24, 1935 in Joplin, Missouri, Dorothy was the daughter of Elmer and Louise (Vantrease) Watson. Dorothy and Shirley “Ray” Eudy were united in marriage October 5, 1993 in Miami, Oklahoma. She worked as a CNA for many years.

Katherine Rhine, Carthage, Mo.

Kathleen Anne Rhine, 84, died in Carthage, Missouri Friday, January 26, 2024. Born April 22, 1939, in East Moline, Illinoism Kathleen was the daughter of John Godby and Lois Ingram. Kathy worked at Pizza Hut and then at Innovative Industries for twenty years.

Loy D. Reinhardt, 86, Chanute

Loy D. Reinhardt, 86, Chanute, died January 24, 2024. Born in Chanute December 28, 1937, Loy was the son of Ralph and Lotos (Cunningham) Reinhardt of Erie. He grew up on the Reinhardt Dairy Farm east of Chanute and graduated from Chanute High School in the class of 1955.

John Stebenz, 78, Baxter Springs

John Lee Sterbenz, 78, Baxter Springs died Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Quaker Hill Skilled Nursing Facility. John has been entrusted to Derfelt’s Baxter Chapel for cremation. No services are planned at this time.

Bill Tatum, 87, Palestine, Texas

Bill Tatum, 87, Palestine, Texas, and formerly of Chetopa, died peacefully January 18, 2024, in Tyler, Texas. Born March 11, 1936, in Nowata County, Oklahoma, Bill was the son of William Clayton and Mamie Viola Tatum. Bill grew up in a large family with two brothers and three sisters.

Laura E. Lowrey, 61, Galena

Laura E. (Deaton) Lowrey, 61, Galena, died at 4:23 a.m. Saturday, January 20, 2024 at her home. Born on April 21, 1962, Laura was the daughter of Robert Elliott Deaton and Anne Bradley Herndon. After growing up in Virginia, she moved to Southeast Kansas in the early 1980’s.

William Wilson, 85, Baxter Springs

William “Bill” W. Wilson, 85, Baxter Springs died Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in Baxter Springs. Born April 10, 1938 in rural Riverton, Bill was the son of William A. and Lula Mae (Smith) Wilson. Bill was longtime resident of Baxter Springs. Bill was united in marriage to Mary A.

Mary Holland, 92, Joplin, Mo.

Mary Catherine (Tracy) Holland, 92, Joplin, Mo., died January 24, 2024. Born May 21, 1931, in Columbus, Mary was the daughter of Wesley Harmon and Velma Margaret (Cornell) Tracy. Her family moved to Carl Junction, Missouri, where she graduated in 1949.