Area Obituaries

Christie Ann Shoemaker, age 73, of Ozark, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 27, 2026. ​She was born on October 7, 1952, in Rolla, Missouri, and grew up in Licking, Missouri, where she formed the values of faith, loyalty and compassion that shaped her entire life. She later…

Carl Ray Gaines, age 88, of Smyrna, Tenn., passed away the evening of Saturday, August 22, 2026, at TriStar Stonecrest Medical Center. He was the son of Claud Ray Gaines and Cynthia Iona Gaines. Carl graduated from Licking High School in May 1956. He joined the United States Air Force in July 1956 and married…

Sylvia Nadine Hadley Daniel Craft, age 85, passed away August 12, 2026, in Columbia, Missouri. On April 29, 1941, Sylvia Nadine was born at home in Kinderpost, Missouri, to her proud parents, Bertha Mae and Leslie Hadley. This tiny blessing would be known as Nadine and was welcomed by her older siblings, Herbert and Lenora.…

Joan Santee passed away July 28, 2026, at Licking Residential Care; which she called home for the past four years. Joanie, as most everyone knew her, was born Joan Sharlene Henderson on February 2, 1946, in Tacoma, Washington, to Wesley LaVern “Vern” Henderson and Marie Idell Merth. Joanie grew up in Pendleton, Oregon, and married…

Cathy Ann Dye, 74, of Licking, Mo., passed away August 2, 2026, with her husband at her side. Cathy was born on February 21, 1952, in Craddock, Mo., to Bill Black and Millie Jean (Bauer) Black, as the second of four children. She was united in marriage to Earl Dye on November 10, 1987. They…

Harvey Everett Sullins, Sr., was born March 5, 1939, to Clabe and Clara Mae Sullins of Kinder Post in Licking, Missouri. He stepped into God’s glory peacefully and without pain at Phelps Health Hospital in Rolla, Missouri, on August 5, 2026, at the age of 87.  While in the hospital; God allowed many family members…

Jo Reppond, of Rolla, Mo., passed away Monday, July 27, 2026, at the age of 89. She was born on June 17, 1937, to the late Frank (F.D.) Luton and Billie (Lowe) Luton. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, E.E. “Rep” Reppond on July 27, 1987; two…

Eleanor was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, in the front bedroom of her home on Dewey Street. She was born on October 18, 1941, to Alexander Kaiser Nader, who immigrated to America from the Village of Shweir in Lebanon as a teenager, and Lucille Helen (Miller) Nader of Dayton, Ohio. She was in a hurry to…

  Ina Belle Freeman was born February 2, 1941, to the late Adam and Leota Bates. She departed this life on July 25, 2026. She was the oldest of thirteen children. Ina was united in marriage to Charles Ritz in 1959; from this union one daughter and three sons were born, Patricia, Steve, and Greg…

Leo Scott Johnson, of Beulah, Mo., passed away in Rolla, Mo., on Sunday, July 26, 2026. He was born to Leo Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Johnson in Salina, Kan., on January 12, 1946. Leo was raised on their family fruit farm south of Wichita, Kan. He was educated for 12 years in the Derby, Kan.,…