Opal Gruber, 94, Baxter Springs

Opal Fern Gruber, 94 of Baxter Springs, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Galena Nursing Center. Born March 9, 1928 in Narcissa, Oklahoma, Opal was the eighth child of William Cordell McDowell and Ida Leona (Chandler) Mc-Dowell. They preceded her in death.

Barbara Snow, 80, Tuttle, Okla.

Barbara Ann Snow, 80, of Tuttle, Okla. died Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. Born November 2, 1941, in Los Angeles Calif., Barbara was the daughter of Oral Bowden and Lavina Stephens Bowden of Baxter Springs.

Imogene Olds

Imogene Olds, 93, of Galena, died at 10:20 a.m. Sunday October 2, 2022 at Westgate at Wildwood Ranch, in Joplin, Mo. Born September 25, 1929 in Marlow, Okla., Imogene was the daughter of Joel Edward and Lida (Crane) Smith. Her family moved to Galena in 1960.

Violet M Jinks

Violet M Jinks, 97 of Oswego, died at 11:00 pm, Friday, September 30, 2022 at Medicalodge, in Columbus. Born March 22, 1925, near Faulkner, Violet was one of ten children born to Fred and Claudia (Imel) Burrows. She lived most of her life in the Oswego area.

Michael Duggins

Michael A. “Mike” Duggins, 50, of Chetopa, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, September 25, 2022, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Delli, of the home. Complete obituary details will be announced by the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home of Chetopa.

Allan Pruitt

Allan Franklin Pruitt, 75, of Joplin, Mo., died September 26, 2022 at Medicalodges in Neosho. Born April 27, 1947, in Joplin, Mo., Allan was the son of Glen and Arlene (Phillips) Pruitt. They preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brother Phillip.

Beulah Olson

Beulah M. Olson, 96, of Oswego and formerly of Chetopa, died at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, September 25, 2022, at the Oswego Health and Rehab. Born December 1, 1925, in Terlton, Okla., Beulah May was the daughter of Ira Lawrence and Martha Elsie (Schulze) Sharp.

Kathryn Leonard

Kathryn Kay Leonard, 70, of Columbus, died at 4:38 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at her home following an illness. Born February 13, 1952, in Columbus, Kathryn was the daughter of Robert and Patricia (Walker) Duvall. She was a lifetime resident of Columbus.

Carrie Williams

Carrie F. “Kay” Williams, 82, of Owasso, Okla., formerly of Chetopa, died at 4:22 p.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Covenant Living at Inverness in Tulsa, Okla. Carrie Frances Bodine was born June 4, 1940, to Louie and Ruth (Eubanks) Bodine in Oklahoma.

Gerald Waggoner II

Gerald Theodore Waggoner II, 76, of Pittsburg, died September 14, 2022, at Columbus. Born on September 14, 1946 in Pittsburg, Jerry was the son of Gerald and Cecilia G. (Ensman) Waggoner. Jerry graduated in 1973 from Pittsburg State University with a degree in Physical Education.