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60 recent deaths · 5 services in the next 7 days · updated November 8, 2026
Services this week
- Brittany Leal
37 · Clark Funeral Homes
- Mon, Nov 9Funeral service, 1:00 - 2:00 pmHoward Cemetery
- Anita Ann Lundblad
59 · Neosho, MO · Clark Funeral Homes
- Tue, Nov 10Visitation, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PMClark Funeral Home
- Tue, Nov 10Burial, 2:00 PMGranby Memorial Cemetery
- Ronald Alston Kenney
90 · Edmond, OK · Clark Funeral Homes
- Fri, Nov 13Visitation, 10:00 - 11:30 am (Central time)Clark Funeral Home
- Fri, Nov 13Burial, Starts at 1:00 pm (Central time)Union Cemetery
Died in the past week
Edana Elizabeth Fenske
Age 96
Died November 6, 2026Buchanan Funeral Home Parking
Neil Anthony Campbell
Age 79
Died November 5, 2026Parker Mortuary
Anita Ann Lundblad
Age 59 · Neosho, MO
Died November 5, 2026Anita graduated from Neosho High School in 1985 and spent more than 30 years working at a Neosho McDonald's, rising to manager. She later worked as a customer service associate and cashier at the Neosho Walmart. She enjoyed basketball as a girl and scrapbooking later, and she valued time with her family, especially her nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Clark Funeral Homes
Visitation Tue, Nov 10
Dr. Thomas Benjamin Moore, Jr.
Age 80
Died November 3, 2026Parker Mortuary
Rhonda Bickford
Age 74
Died November 1, 2026Born in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, she married in 1966 and raised three daughters, building a large family. She worked as a certified nursing assistant and later at local food processing plants, and she enjoyed reading, crocheting blankets for her relatives, and occasional casino outings.
Clark Funeral Homes
Julia Ann Hood (Dedrickson)
Age 89
Died November 1, 2026Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Charles F. Leonard
Age 90
Died November 1, 2026Buchanan Funeral Home Parking
Stanley Bruce Malotte
Age 69 · Neosho, MO
Died November 1, 2026Stanley grew up in the Neosho area, where he spent his whole life and finished high school in 1975 before studying at Crowder College. He enjoyed baseball, following sports, and reading, and his Christian faith, including studying and sharing Bible stories, was central to him. He is remembered by his surviving sisters and brother and was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Clark Funeral Homes
Earlier
Ronald Alston Kenney
Age 90 · Edmond, OK
Died October 31, 2026Clark Funeral Homes
Visitation Fri, Nov 13
Stephen Holt
Age 73
Died October 30, 2026Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Brittany Leal
Age 37
Died October 29, 2026Clark Funeral Homes
Funeral service Mon, Nov 9
Catherine Marie Brock (Anderson)
Age 77
Died October 29, 2026Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Dillon Alexander Roberts
Age 37
Died October 29, 2026Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Larry James Weak
Age 85
Died October 29, 2026Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Jeremy Daniel Phillips
Age 55 · Monett, MO
Died October 29, 2026Jeremy grew up in southwest Missouri and graduated from East Newton High School in 1989. He spent many years working as a mechanic, skilled at repairing automobiles. He loved hunting, dirt track racing, and visiting casinos, and was especially cherished by his grandchildren.
Clark Funeral Homes
Billy George Griffin
Age 95 · Seneca, MO
Died October 28, 2026Billy spent most of his life operating a dairy farm and enjoyed fishing, hunting and time outdoors with his family. He was a longtime member of a church in Wyandotte. He was married to Joan Diana Graham for many years until her death in 2015, and he was survived by several children and a large number of descendants.
Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home
Ina Giles
Age 96
Died October 28, 2026Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Charles Roger Crane
Age 85
Died October 28, 2026Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Barry Keane
Age 94
Died October 26, 2026Buchanan Funeral Home Parking
Karl Joseph Cochran
Age 51 · Seneca, MO
Died October 26, 2026Karl Joseph Cochran spent his life in the Seneca area and graduated from Seneca High School. He worked for many years as a diesel mechanic for a Joplin trucking company, after earlier work at a truck service business, and he enjoyed cars, trucks, motorcycles and pinstriping. He was known for working with his hands and helping anyone in need.
Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home
Darin Youngberg
Age 57
Died October 26, 2026Parker Mortuary
Barbara Prince
Died October 26, 2026
Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Charles Jay Atkins
Age 66
Died October 25, 2026Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Evelyn Jewel Coburn
Died October 25, 2026
Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Lynette Faye England
Neosho, MO
Died October 25, 2026Clark Funeral Homes
Terry Hart Titus
Age 75
Died October 24, 2026Parker Mortuary
Robin L Enochs
Age 54
Died October 24, 2026Robin L Enochs was born in 1972 and died in October 2026. The page offers no further details about their life.
Parker Mortuary
Tonya Marie Judd
Died October 24, 2026
Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Norman Leroy Sills
Died October 24, 2026
Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Bobby Gene Caldwell
Age 95 · Neosho, MO
Died October 24, 2026Bob was born in Anderson, Missouri, to Herman and Goldie Caldwell. After marrying Bonnie Sue McGaugh in 1952, the couple settled in Neosho and raised two sons. He worked for several manufacturing and technology companies before retiring in 1993, ran his own extermination business for years, and served in the Missouri National Guard. He was a faith-centered man who held church membership and leadership roles in Baptist congregations and was remembered as devoted to his family.
Clark Funeral Homes
Carroll Gene Wheat
Age 88
Died October 23, 2026Parker Mortuary
Kathleen Josephine Ramseyer
Age 90
Died October 23, 2026Parker Mortuary
Lillie June Newbanks
Age 97
Died October 23, 2026Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Gannon Mathias Reece
Died October 23, 2026
Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Nona "Grace" Pinto
Age 93 · Diamond, MO
Died October 23, 2026Grace was born in Washburn, Missouri, to Perry Lee Hawkins and Ama Beatrice Hawkins. She enjoyed reading, crafts such as crocheting, sewing and quilting, gardening, and caring for animals, especially cats. She married Anthony Pinto in 1984 and was preceded in death by him, along with her parents, three sisters and two brothers.
Clark Funeral Homes
Bruce Wayne Carey
Age 66
Died October 22, 2026Parker Mortuary
Patricia Ann Nicholson
Age 67 · Joplin, MO
Died October 21, 2026She worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant and was known for caring for others and welcoming people into her home, especially during the holidays. She placed great importance on family and was raised Catholic, with faith that included daily Bible reading. She died at a hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home
Chris Routledge
Age 45
Died October 21, 2026Parker Mortuary
Laurie Lynn Olsbo
Age 67 · Neosho, MO
Died October 21, 2026Laurie was born in Ortonville, Minnesota, and graduated from high school in Crooks, South Dakota. She moved to Missouri in 1994 and lived there as a homemaker who enjoyed sewing and knitting. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and her father and brother; her mother preceded her in death.
Clark Funeral Homes
Barry Louis Wimberley
Died October 21, 2026
Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Orvillene Hoyt
Age 76 · Neosho, MO
Died October 20, 2026Born in West Virginia, she graduated from high school there in 1969 and later lived at Fort Bragg before returning to West Virginia. She moved to Neosho, Missouri, in 2000 and made it her home, and she married Joe Hoyt in 1974 until his death in 2022. She is remembered for her devotion to family and her love of home life, and she is survived by her daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Clark Funeral Homes
Michael "Avi" Paul Avicola
Age 46
Died October 20, 2026Parker Mortuary
Willard Gage
Age 49
Died October 20, 2026Parker Mortuary
Cynthia Cindy Jane Waugh
Age 70 · Seneca, MO
Died October 20, 2026Born in Oklahoma City and raised partly in Jenks, she graduated from Seneca High School in 1974 and married Ricky L. Waugh in 1973. Together they ran several businesses, including a floral shop, and she was known for her generosity, kindness, cooking, gardening and community involvement. Her husband died in 2016, and she is survived by her children, grandchildren and pets.
Clark Funeral Homes
Jon Allyn Henson
Died October 20, 2026
Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
William Robert Stidham
Age 80
Died October 19, 2026Derfelt's Baxter Chapel
Donna Browne
Age 96
Died October 19, 2026Parker Mortuary
Wanda Fay Stewart
Age 83 · Neosho, MO
Died October 19, 2026Wanda grew up in Ozark County, Missouri, as the daughter of Everett and Artie Harley. She worked for many years at Hallmark until she retired. She loved nature, birdwatching, outdoor activities, bluegrass music, and trips to Silver Dollar City, and she was married to Murray Stewart, who died before her.
Clark Funeral Homes
Jimmie Dalton Tarrant
Age 91
Died October 18, 2026Clark Funeral Homes
Joan Francis Brown
Age 78
Died October 18, 2026Buchanan Funeral Home Parking
Robert Reid
Age 77
Died October 18, 2026Parker Mortuary
Larry G. Harris
Age 81 · Stark City, MO
Died October 17, 2026Larry grew up in the Stella area and met his wife Maxine at school in Fairview, Missouri. After graduating, the couple moved to Clovis, New Mexico, where he worked for the railroad for 15 years before returning home to farm. He was a longtime Elks Club member and enjoyed farming and traveling with his wife.
Clark Funeral Homes
Loretta Jean Wright (Morrison)
Died October 15, 2026
Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Wanda Mae Jackson
Age 101 · Neosho, MO
Died October 14, 2026Born in Hiwassee, Arkansas, she was one of two children. She worked as a homemaker, and in later years she spent time at the Neosho Senior Center and enjoyed playing dominoes. She belonged to Calvary Baptist Church in Neosho and was married twice, with both husbands preceding her in death.
Clark Funeral Homes
Steven Ray York
Neosho, MO
Died October 13, 2026A lifelong area resident who attended Neosho High School, he spent much of his career in mechanics and engineering, starting at Teledyne at 18 and retiring from Premier Turbines in 2016. He was known for building and owning many motorcycles, restoring old bicycles and cars, and creating things from discarded materials. He was devoted to his wife, daughter and grandchildren, and he enjoyed music, thrift shopping and time with friends.
Clark Funeral Homes
Eddie Joe Sanders
Age 64 · Granby, MO
Died October 13, 2026He was born in Barry County, Missouri, to Clyde and Bonnie Sanders. He loved outdoor pursuits such as hunting, fishing, and exploring creeks, and he was known for practical mechanical skill and a good sense of humor. He valued time with the people he loved, and he is survived by his children and grandchildren.
Clark Funeral Homes
Jeremiah Joshua Naylon
Age 67
Died October 12, 2026The page gives only the name and the dates of birth and death for Jeremiah Joshua Naylon, with no further account of his life, family, work or community.
Parker Mortuary
Nania Jean Vance
Age 79 · Carthage, MO
Died October 12, 2026She was born in 1947 to Jack and Mildred Norris and grew up in southwest Missouri, graduating from high school in Granby. She spent many years working in healthcare as a licensed practical nurse before retiring from a care facility. Her interests included gardening, reading, and time with her grandchildren. She was married to Doyle Vance, who died in 2024, and she was also predeceased by a daughter, a son, her parents, and two brothers.
Clark Funeral Homes
Richard Allen Moss
Age 81
Died October 12, 2026Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
Sam Everett Haddock
Died October 12, 2026
Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory
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