Shelley Decker, 54, Galena

Shelley Dawn Decker, 54, of Galena, died in the early afternoon Thursday April 14, 2022 at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. Born January 5, 1968 in Newton, Shelley was the daughter of Gordon and Constance (Fiscus) Smith.

Kimberly Vaned Velde, Springfield, Mo.

Kimberly Jo (Hamlet) Vaned Velde, 69, of Springfield, Mo. died March 20, 2022. She had preciously lived in Grain Valley, Mo. Kimberly Jo (Hamlet) Vaned Velde was born November 22, 1952, in Wichita. She was the daughter of William T. Hamlet, Jr. and Laurel Joyce (Baumbach) Hamlet.

Carol Battitori, 82, Girard

Carol J. Battitori, 82, of Girard, died at 8:22 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at her residence in Girard. Born September 22, 1939, in Hutchinson, Carol was the daughter of William (Bill) E. and Opal L. (Sharps) Francis. They preceded her in death.

Thelma Bristow, Columbus

Thelma Aleen Bristow, 104 of Columbus, died a at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Medicalodge of Columbus. Born October 13, 1917, in Batesville, Ark., Thelma was the daughter of Mont Ivy and Mamie (Harmon) Ivy. She had lived in Columbus since 1941.

Kathleen Gordon, Carl Junction, Mo.

Kathleen Elena “Katie” Gordon, 33 of Carl Junction, Mo. died at 4:53 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Mercy Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. following an illness. Born June 1, 1988, in Fulda, Germany, Katie was the daughter of Douglas Wayne and Elizabeth (Dela Cruz) Combs.

Linda Hodge, 75, Columbus

Linda Lou Hodge, 75 of Columbus, died at 7:35 p.m. April 13, 2022, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Born April 7, 1947, in Joplin, Mo., Linda was the daughter of Clyde H. Henson and Cordelia J. (Ragan) Henson.

Sharon Pogue, 70, Neosho, Mo.

Sharon Kay (Busse) Pogue, 70, of Neosho, Mo., died Thursday, April 14, 2022 due to complications of Diabetes. Born in Joplin, Mo., June 26, 1951, Sharon Kay was the daughter of Harry William Busse and Mary L. (Myers) Busse. She was a lifetime resident of the Joplin, Mo. area.

Merry Phillips, 84, Galena

Merry Jeanne (DeGraff) Phillips, 84, of Galena, died after a very brief illness April 14, 2022, at the Galena Nursing Center in Galena. Born January 23, 1938, in Joplin, Mo., Merry was the daughter of Frank McKinney and Dorothy Edith DeGraff of Galena.

Dara Shallenburger, Duneweg, Mo.

Dara June (Booe) Shallenburger, 72, Duneweg, Mo. at 9:05 pm Saturday April 9, 2022 at Freeman west hospital in Joplin, Mo. following an illness. Born June 30,1949 in Snyder, Colorado, Dara was the daughter of Vance Cutler Booe and Helen Lee Etta (Spencer) Booe.

Grace Sherer, 95, Columbus

Grace Marcene (Hill) Sherer, 95 of Columbus, died Sunday April, 10, 2022 at Medicalodge of Columbus. Born August 12, 1926, in Mt. Vernon, Mo. Marcene was the daughter of Phil and Addie (Mack) Hill-Benedict. They preceded her in death.