Obituaries

Jackie ‘Bud’ Day, 74, Riverton

Jackie ‘Bud’ Day, 74, Riverton

Jackie ‘Bud’ Day, 74, Riverton

Jackie Paul (Bud) Day, 74, of Riverton died Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Born February 7, 1948, Bud was the son of Matthew and Pauline Day. They preceded him in death. Bud was an educator and coach for thirty-three years.
Jack Mooney, 97, Riverton

Jack Mooney, 97, Riverton

Jack Mooney, 97, Riverton

Jack Dempsey Mooney, 97, of Riverton, died Monday, November 28, 2022, at Wildwood Memory Care. He was born December 29, 1924, in Treece, to the union of Aaron Mooney and Ina Paradee Mooney. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his wife December 25, 2019.
Jo Ellen Swezey, 84, Arma

Jo Ellen Swezey, 84, Arma

Jo Ellen Swezey, 84, Arma

Jo Ellen Swezey, 84, of Arma, formerly of Arcadia, died at 1:12 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Ascension Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg. Born October 7, 1938, at Arcadia, the daughter of Jonas and Lillian Skidmore Elliott. They preceded her in death.

David Vandiver, 72, Joplin, Mo.

David Nelson Vandiver, 72, of Joplin, Mo. died Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Born May 18, 1950, in Joplin, Mo., David was the son of Robert and May Marie (Morgan) Vandiver. They preceded him in death. Joplin.
Donald Miller, infant, Columbus

Donald Miller, infant, Columbus

Donald Miller, infant, Columbus

Donald Lee Miller, 10-month-old infant son of Levi and Destiny Miller died at 3:46 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Mercy Hospital, in Columbus. Born January 14, 2022 at Kansas City Mo., Donald was the son of Charles Levi Miller and Destiny Rochelle (Mc-Farland) Miller. They survive.
Carrol J. Stow, 78, Scammon

Carrol J. Stow, 78, Scammon

Carrol J. Stow, 78, Scammon

Carrol J. Stow, 78, of Scammon, died November 27, 2022 ,at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Born October 24, 1944 in Lowell, Carrol was the daughter of Warren E. and Viola Hartshorn Tripp. They preceded her in death.
Ronnie Eichelberger, Riverton

Ronnie Eichelberger, Riverton

Ronnie Eichelberger, Riverton

Ronnie Ray Eichelberger, 63, of Riverton, died suddenly Monday, November 28, 2022. Born June 15, 1959, in Joplin, Mo., Ronnie was the son of Frankie and Annie (Cass) Eichelberger. He graduated in 1978 from Memorial High School in Joplin, Mo.
Earl Carriger, 74, Baxter Springs

Earl Carriger, 74, Baxter Springs

Earl Carriger, 74, Baxter Springs

Earl Ray Carriger Jr., 74 of Baxter Springs, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at his home. Born October 8, 1948, in Joplin, Mo., Earl was the son of Earl Ray Carriger Sr., and Billie Bernice (Smith) Carriger. Earl attended Riverton Schools graduating with the class of 1966.
John Partin, II, 81, St. Louis, Mo.

John Partin, II, 81, St. Louis, Mo.

John Partin, II, 81, St. Louis, Mo.

John W. Partin, II, 81, of St. Louis, Mo. formerly of Pittsburg, died suddenly Monday, November 28, 2022. Born May 1, 1941, at Pittsburg, John was the son of John W. and Anne (Fox) Partin. They preceded him in death.

Lael Gilliland, 73, Chetopa

Lael D. Gilliland, 73, of Chetopa, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda, March 15, 2010. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Friday, December 2, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa.