Obituaries

Delores Hussong, 74, Galena

Delores Ann “Dee” Hussong, 74, of Galena, died at 5:40 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2022, at Freeman West Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. following an illness. Born April 25, 1947, in Joplin, Mo., Dee was the daughter of Roy and Bernice (McKinzie) Hussong. They preceded her in death.
Donna Cox, 61, Galena

Donna Cox, 61, Galena

Donna Cox, 61, Galena

Donna Jean Cox, 61, of Galena, died at 8:36 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at her home. Born September 10, 1960, in Wichita, Donna was the daughter of Thomas M and Barbara Sue (Folger) Hopkins. They preceded her in death. Donna was also preceded in death by her sister Gayle Conrad (Peewee).
Dorothy Smith, Baxter Springs

Dorothy Smith, Baxter Springs

Dorothy Smith, Baxter Springs

Dorothy Smith, 94, of Baxter Springs, died March 26, 2022, at Quaker Hill Skilled Nursing Facility in Baxter Springs. Born April 20, 1927, in Stella, Mo., Dorothy was the daughter of Wilbur Lee and Nola Pearl (Spiva) Collier.
Marjorie Burlingame, Baxter Springs

Marjorie Burlingame, Baxter Springs

Marjorie Burlingame, Baxter Springs

Marjorie, Burlingame, 76, of Baxter Springs, also known to many as “Granny”, died March 16, 2022. She was born June 28, 1943, to Charles F and Nora E Gregory in Benton County, Mo. at their rock farm just outside Warsaw, Mo.

Barbara Hay, Baxter Springs

Barbara Jean (Jacoby) Hay, 85 of Baxter Springs, died at 5:43 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022, at her home in Baxter Springs. Born July 29, 1936 in Burlington, Iowa, Barbara was the daughter of Carson Franklin Jacoby and Jean Leora (Gregory) Jacoby.
Michael Kane, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Michael Kane, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Michael Kane, Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Michael “Mike” Richard Kane, 75, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., died peacefully March 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born November 23, 1946, in Joplin, Mo., Mike was the son of Arthur James Kane and Mary Elizabeth Kane (O’Donnell).

Ruth Imbeau, 83, Quapaw, Okla.

Ruth Marie (Eby) Imbeau, 83, of Quapaw, Okla., died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Freeman Hospital, in Joplin, Mo. Born August 10, 1938 in Quapaw, Okla., Ruth was the daughter of Elmer Eby and Nellie McMinn Eby. They preceded her in death.
Rebecca McAllister, Carl Junction, Mo.

Rebecca McAllister, Carl Junction, Mo.

Rebecca McAllister, Carl Junction, Mo.

Rebecca Lea McAllister, age 48, Carl Junction, Mo., died Sunday, March 20, 2022 in Joplin, Mo. Born March 20, 1974, in Denver, Colo. Rebecca moved to Kansas as a child. She grew up in Columbus where she graduated from Columbus Unified High School.
Randall Irwin, 72, Grove, Okla.

Randall Irwin, 72, Grove, Okla.

Randall Irwin, 72, Grove, Okla.

Randall M. “Randy” Irwin, 72, of Grove, Okla., formerly of Oswego, died at 11:58 p.m., Monday, March 21, 2022, at his home. Born November 21, 1949, in Iola, Randy was the son of Milton S. and Florence M. (Loeffler) Irwin.
Charles Haraughty, Sr., Chetopa

Charles Haraughty, Sr., Chetopa

Charles Haraughty, Sr., Chetopa

Charles J. “Joe” Haraughty, Sr., 87, of Chetopa, died Sunday March 20, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Born May 30, 1934, in Chetopa, Joe was the son of Charles Thomas and Eunice Mae (Cochran) Haraughty. They preceded him in death.