Bill Kennedy Sr., 78, of Rogers, Ark., passed away Sept. 27, 2008, in Rogers, Ark.

Robert W. Hall, 66, of Joplin, passed away at 12:35 p.m., Sept. 27, 2008, at Freeman’s West Hospital.

Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.

Delores J. “Dee” Behrend, age 80, of Lamar, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.

Frank E. Johnson, 69, Jasper, died at 4:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19 at the Barton County Memorial Hospital in Lamar.

Bob L. Gaddy, 68, of Fayetteville, Ark., entered his Heavenly home on Sunday, Sept. 21. 
He was born in Bolivar, Mo., to Lowell H. and Violet Newcomb Gaddy.

 John Arthur Young, 75, of Carthage, Mo., formerly of Sarcoxie, Mo., departed this life on Sunday, Sept., 21, 2008,at his home.

Brian D. Burgess, Springfield Mo., passed away Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at his home after a short battle with cancer.

Ruth Polson, 98, passed away at 9:07 a.m., Wednesday, Sept.17, 2008, at St. Luke’s Nursing Center, Carthage, Mo.

MaryHelen Osborne, 71, of Duluth, Minn., died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, in Duluth.
She was born Sept. 25, 1936, in Minneapolis, Minn.

Robert E. Kissel, 49, Diamond, died at 9:45 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at his home in Diamond, following a sudden illness.

Freda Violetta Hayden, 88, passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at 9:10 p.m. at the St. Luke’s Nursing Center, Carthage, Mo.

Nadine Chadd, 88, of Jasper, Mo., passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage, Mo.

Elizabeth “Betty” Mohr, 66, of Springfield, formerly of Carthage, died Sept. 8, 2008.

Virginia Ruth Bivens, 86, of Carthage, passed away at 9:52 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at St. Luke’s Nursing Center.