Leona Ashlock, 79, Galena

Leona Ashlock, 79, Galena Leona Mae Ashlock, 79, Galena, died Wednesday morning, October 8, 2025 from injuries received in an auto accident in Carl Junction, Mo.Born August 18, 1946 in Joplin, Mo., Leona was the daughter of Jewell Davis and Mary Leona (Johnson) Davis.

Jack Williams Jr., 80, Galena

Jack Dan Williams Jr., 80, Galena, died at 9:23 p.m., Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo. following an illness.Born March 18, 1945 in Tulsa, Okla., Jack was the son of Jack D. Williams Sr. and Edna C. (Wadley) Williams. He had lived most of his life in Tulsa, Okla.

Zachariah Pancake, 31, Fort Scott

Zachariah David (Zac) Pancake, 31, Fort Scott, died Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at his home.Born August 20, 1994 in Joplin, Mo., Zac was the son of Chad Pancake and Matasha (Honeywell) Pancake.

Cory Sliger, 36, Sarcoxie, Mo.

Cory Lee Daniel Sliger, 36, Sarcoxie, Mo., died Sunday, October 5, 2025, after a courageous battle of brain cancer in the comfort of his home with his wife and son by his side.He was born Saturday, July 1, 1989, in Joplin, Mo. He moved to Sarcoxie, Mo. in 2002.

Heide Reeves, 52, Joplin, Mo.

Heide Erica Reeves, 52, Joplin, Mo., died October 4, 2025 in Joplin, Mo.Born October 18, 1972 in Mannheim Germany, Heide was the daughter of Bernd W. and Karin (Bracke) Bock.Heide and William F. Reeves were united in marriage January 28, 2006 in Columbus. He survives of the home.

Edwin Kibel Sr., 80, Quapaw, Okla.

Edwin ”Ed” Fay Kibel, Sr., 80, Quapaw, Okla., died Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo.Born October 10, 1944, in Fort Morgan, Colo., Ed was the son of Frederick C. and Ida Virginia (Packer) Kibel. He had lived in Quapaw, Okla.

Patsy Abernathy, 84, Miami, Okla.

Patsy Ellen “Powell” Abernathy, Miami, Okla., 84, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, died September 30, 2025.Born March 14, 1941, in Cardin, Okla., was the daughter of Hubert and Flora Lee (Collins) Powell. She spent her childhood growing up in Cardin, Okla.

Sheryl Miller, 82, Picher, Okla.

Sheryl Marie Miller, 82, longtime former resident of Picher, Okla. died Monday, October 6, 2025 at her home in Branson, Mo.Born September 29, 1943 in Joplin, Mo., Sheryl was the daughter of Vincent James and Clara Margaret (Holmes) Insolia. After Sheryl’s parents divorced, Clara married William A.

Donald Denny, 69, Columbus

Donald “Don” Joe Denny, 69, Columbus, died Sunday, October 5, 2025 at his home.Born April 19, 1956, in Eugene, Ore., Don was the son of Raymond and Ina Oleta (Williams) Denny. He spent most of his childhood in Pueblo, Colo. until moving to Joplin, Mo. in the ninth grade.

Cherry Forkner, 73, Arlington, Texas

Cherry was preceded in death by her parents; brother Larry Martin; Sisters, Margaret Birchfield, Shirley Ungles and Patricia Uhrich; father-in-law Russell Forkner and sister-in-law Jane Ann Patton.