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        • Barbara Sue McDaniel
          Barbara Sue McDaniel, age 73, a former resident of rural Fort Scott and more recently of Carthage, Mo., died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Freeman Health...
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          Barbara Sue McDaniel
        • Kenneth “George” Jones
          Kenneth “George” Jones, 69, passed away May 20, 2013 in Carthage.
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        • Daryl L. “Bud” Lombard
          Daryl L. “Bud” Lombard, 73, passed away May 20, 2013 in Springfield, Mo.
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        • Dorothy Jewell (Wooldridge) Taylor
          Dorothy Jewell (Wooldridge) Taylor, 87, widow of the late U.S. Congressman Gene Taylor of Sarcoxie, Mo., passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at her home...
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          Dorothy Jewell (Wooldridge) Taylor
        • Harvey J. Coiner
          Harvey J. Coiner, Lebanon, Mo., formerly of Carthage, Mo., passed away at the age of 91 in Springfield, Mo., on May 16, 2013.
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          Harvey J. Coiner
        • Hershel Lavon Jones
          Hershel Lavon Jones, 88, of Carthage, went home to be with his Lord on May 16, 2013.
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        • Loraine Rush Bartlett
          Loraine Rush Bartlett, 80, passed away on May 13, 2013 in Carthage, Mo.
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          Loraine Rush Bartlett
        • Jeffrey Allen Moorehouse
          Jeffrey Allen Moorehouse, 52, Fort Worth, Texas, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at John Peter Smith Hospital.
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          Jeffrey Allen Moorehouse
        • Janice Kay Cole
          Janice Kay Cole, age 70, died peacefully on May 14, 2013 at home in Carthage, Mo., after a long struggle with cancer.
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          Janice Kay Cole
        • Jason Edward Scott
          Jason Edward Scott, 45, of Carthage passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at his home. Jason was born Jan. 9, 1968 in Carthage. He was the son of Barney...
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          Jason Edward Scott
        • Matthew Ralph Orahood
          Matthew Ralph Orahood, 43, Carthage, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Cox South Medical Center, Springfield, MO, from injuries sustained in a...
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          Matthew Ralph Orahood
        • Wanda M. Youngblood
          Wanda M. Youngblood, 74, Carthage, entered into rest on May 3, 2013 at her home following an illness.
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        • Melanie Dawn Dahlman
          Melanie Dawn Dahlman, 39, of Webb City, Missouri departed this life on Saturday morning, May 4, 2013 in the comfort of her home after several months...
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          Melanie Dawn Dahlman
        • Norma Rae Block
          Norma Rae Block, age 81, Eagle Rock, Mo., went to be with her Lord and Maker on May 1, 2013 at her home after a long illness.
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        • Irene Hancock
          Irene Hancock, 80, Carthage, passed away Thursday, May 02, 2013 at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, MO.
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          Irene Hancock
        • Maurice “Maurie” Bruner
          Maurice “Maurie” Bruner, 86, of Carthage passed away May 1, 2013 in Carthage.
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          Maurice “Maurie” Bruner
        • Kathleen “Kathy” A. Walker
          Soldotna resident Kathleen “Kathy” A. Walker, 64, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 27, 2013 at her home.
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          Kathleen “Kathy” A. Walker
        • John Duane O’Kelley
          John Duane O’Kelley, 65, passed away April 29, 2013.
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        • Leah M. Wiley
          Leah M. Wiley, 60, passed away April 25, 2013 at Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital.
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        • Robert “Bob” Poindexter
          Robert “Bob” Poindexter, 67, passed away at his home April 25, 2013.
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        • Mabel Frances Crum
          Mabel Frances Crum, 91, Carthage, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in St. Luke’s Nursing Center, Carthage.
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          Mabel Frances Crum
        • Mary Louise Myers
          Mary Louise Myers, 63, Carthage, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage.
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        • Mary Josephine “Josie” Quick
          Mary Josephine “Josie” Quick, 67, passed away April 22, 2013 at her home in Joplin, Mo.
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          Mary Josephine “Josie” Quick
        • Rev. Wayne Wheeler
          Rev. Wayne Wheeler, D.D., 68, Carthage, Mo., passed away on April 20, 2013 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.
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          Rev. Wayne Wheeler
        • James Eugene “Gene” Hole
          James Eugene “Gene” Hole, 71 passed away April 20, 2013 at Freeman Hospital.
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        • Ronald “Ronnie” Dean Poe Jr
          Ronald “Ronnie” Dean Poe Jr. passed away Saturday April 20, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Ronnie was born Oct. 26, 1982 in Carthage.
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          Ronald “Ronnie” Dean Poe Jr
        • Ralph Stewart
          Ralph Stewart, 69 passed away April 13, 2013 after a long illness.
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          Ralph Stewart
        • Charles H. Tunnell
          Charles H. Tunnell, the son of Charles H. and Mildred (Snell) Tunnell was born Feb. 16, 1943, in Shenandoah, Iowa.
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        • William “Bill” Henry Waggoner
          William “Bill” Henry Waggoner, 74, passed away April 15, 2013 at Freeman Hospital.
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        • George Allynson Waterall
          George Allynson Waterall, 85, of Sarcoxie, Mo., departed this life on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Comfort House Hospice in McAllen, Texas after a...
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        • Betty Jean Evans
          Betty Jean Evans, 77, passed away at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday April 9, 2013 at her home in Kansas City, Mo., following a long illness.
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          Betty Jean Evans
        • Verla Maxine Stiles
          Verla Maxine Stiles, 85, Lockwood, Mo., passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013 at St. Luke’s Nursing Center in Carthage, Mo.
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          Verla Maxine Stiles
        • William Dorse Pippin
          William Dorse Pippin, 95, Carthage, Mo., passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Mo., following a short illness.
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          William Dorse Pippin
        • Herman Cecil Phipps
          Herman Cecil Phipps, age 67 of Jasper, Mo., passed away April 5, 2013.
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          Herman Cecil Phipps
        • Purl King
          Purl King, 63, passed away at his home in Carthage April 1, 2013.
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        • Margot Lavon Lee
          Margot Lavon Lee, 87, entered into rest on April 3, 2013 at Freeman West Hospital Joplin, Mo., following a brief illness.
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          Margot Lavon Lee
        • Jerrol Lee Cunningham
          Jerrol Lee Cunningham passed on Sunday, March 31, 2013.
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        • Mary Ruth Sandlin
          Mary Ruth Sandlin, 62, Carthage, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at her home after a sudden illness.
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          Mary Ruth Sandlin
        • Mary Lou Webb
          Mary Lou Webb, age 85, of Webb City, Mo., passed away at 12:47 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin following a six-year...
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          Mary Lou Webb
        • Linda D. Horton
          Linda D. Horton, 63, passed away March 27, 2013 in Claremore, Okla.
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          Linda D. Horton
        • Barry Craig Pritchard
          Barry Craig Pritchard, 56, Carthage, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, MO, following a courageous battle...
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          Barry Craig Pritchard
        • Wilma Frances Utley
          Wilma Frances Utley, 105, Carthage, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013 in St. Luke’s Nursing Center, Carthage.
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        • Connie Suzanne (Catron) Mieir
          Connie Suzanne (Catron) Mieir of Oak Grove, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 after challenging ALS with faith, courage and grace.
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          Connie Suzanne (Catron) Mieir
        • Robin Machelle Hartley
          Robin Machelle Hartley, 49, from Carthage Mo., passed away Sunday, March 17 in her sleep.
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          Robin Machelle Hartley
        • Helen B. Jackson
          Helen B. Jackson, 98, of Carthage passed away at 6: 27 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Carthage Health and Rehab.
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          Helen B. Jackson
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