Donald Earl Scales, 82, Girard

Donald Earl Scales 81, Girard, died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday February 18, 2024 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. following a long battle with cancer.Born February 12, 1943 in Crawford County, Donald was the son of Glen Wilford and Julia Faye (McColm) Scales.

Robert Richards, 67, Columbus

Robert John Richards, 67, Columbus died February 18, 2024, at his home.Born May 13, 1956, in Columbus John was the son of Robert and Elvera (Smith) Richards.John was a graduate from Columbus Unified High School in 1974 and went on to earn his double bachelor’s degree in computer science and math...

Jerry Norman, 89, Baxter Springs

Jerry Norman, 89, Baxter Springs, died Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Freeman Hospital, Joplin, Mo.Born December 19, 1934, Jerry was the son of John Norman and Faye (Norman) Moore.

Gary McCormick, 72, Scammon

Gary D. McCormick, 72, Scammon, a carpenter, died Sunday February 18, 2024 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. Arrangements are by Midland Cremation Society of Joplin.

Patrick Duarte Jr., 51, Columbus

Patrick E. Duarte, Jr., 51, Columbus, a chicken farmer, died Tuesday February 13, 2024 in Chanute,. Arrangements are by Midland Cremation Society of Joplin.

James Guy, 69, Columbus

James Guy, 69, Columbus, died January 16, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo.Born in Columbus, James was the son of Bobbie Guy and Betty Gatewood Guy.James and Debra Schreiner were united in marriage in May of 1974.

Shawndra Clark, Baxter Springs

Shawndra Rachele Waits Clark, 44, Baxter Springs, died Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.Born Thursday, February 22, 1979 in Joplin, Mo, Shawnda was the daughter of Richard Waits and Deborah Kay Waits.She graduated from Columbus High School with the class of 1997.

Vera Hanigan, 92, Oswego

Vera Maybell Hanigan, 92, died at the family farm February 14, 2024 in Oswego, doing exactly what she loved best, tending the farm.Vera was the last child born to Clifford Paxton and Dolly Mae (Beck) Hanigan September 15, 1931, at home in Fairview Township, Labette County.Known to many as Maybell,...

Shirley McMurry, 84, Carl Junction

Shirley Anne McMurry, 84, Carl Junction, Mo., died February 19, 2024 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin after an illness.Born December 6, 1939, in Broken Arrow, Okla., Shirley was the daughter of Cecil and Wilrose Ingle. Shirley was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith.

Miles Kress, 62, Baxter Springs

Miles (“Andy”) Andrew Kress, 62, Baxter Springs died February 17, 2024, due to a long illness. Born in Baxter Springs, April 21, 1961, Andy was the son of Harry Wesley and Loretta Mae (Baker) Kress.