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Obituaries

Vaughn, Hazel Mae

Hazel Mae Vaughn was born on February 27, 1944 to Clem John Hyke and Nora Hyke in Cresco, Iowa. She grew up and attended school in Cresco, Iowa and eventually moved to Osceola, Missouri with her mother and siblings. After moving to the area she met Dude Vaughn and they were married on August 13,...
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Lawson, Melvin

Melvin Lawson was born August 26, 1926 in St. Clair County, MO. He was the youngest of eight children born to William Elzie and Maude (Cobb) Lawson. He passed away August 5, 2013 at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, MO. Melvin grew up in the Iconium community and lived most of his adult life...
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Bates, Bert Wayne

Bert Wayne Bates, 83, of Walker, Mo., passed away on August 1, 2013. Wayne was born July 8, 1930, in Licking, Mo. to Stella Marie (Brown) and Bert Lloyd Bates; he was the third child of four children. Wayne grew up in Houston, Missouri but lived in Oakland, California for a few years when his...
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Banning (Armstrong), Mary Louise

Mary Louise (Armstrong) Banning was called home to be with our lord and savior on July 22, 2013 in Ozark, Missouri.  She was born in Lowry City, Missouri on September 17, 1922, the youngest of two daughter’s of Arthur and Helen Armstrong.  She graduated from Lowry City High School and Attended Central Missouri State Teachers...
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Collins, Claud Emery

Claud Emery Collins was born August 5, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri to Claud Austin Collins and Sharon Kay (Swanson) Collins. He passed away July 21, 2013 in Osceola, Missouri. He went to school in Kansas City, Missouri and later Osceola. Claud joined the Navy at 17 years old to serve his country. He really...
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Scholes, Herbert G.

Herbert “Gene” Scholes, age 69, of Nevada, Missouri, passed away on July 15, 2013. He was born August 28, 1943, to John Melvin Scholes and Lola Fay Malcolm. He was the youngest of seven children and was born and raised in Zodiac, Missouri. Gene retired from Ford Motor Company after serving 35 years there. Gene...
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VanBummel, Leora G.

Leora Gill VanBummel, 82, of El Dorado Springs, passed away on July 14, 2013. Born on November 12, 1930, to Clarence and Hattie “Gill” Murphey, she was the fourth of five children. She grew up in Iantha, Missouri, graduating from Liberal High School in May of 1949. Leora met the love of her life, Glen...
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