Area Obituaries

Nadine June Michel was born June 30, 1938, at Hartshorn, Mo., to William Jefferson and Eva Ethel (Ireland) Stringer. In the early morning hours of April 26, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Hartshorn, Nadine entered her Heavenly home to join all those who had gone on before her. She had…

Calvin Harold Helsley, 75, of Republic, Mo., passed away March 30, 2023. Calvin was born in Hartville, Mo., in 1948. He attended Mansfield High School and then graduated Southwest Baptist University with a BA in instrumental music. He was the band director, and speech and debate coach at Licking High School for 27 years. After…

Marilyn (Stevens) Link, age 87, daughter of Harold and Esther (Houston) Stevens, was born May 12, 1935, in Ottumwa, Iowa. She passed away peacefully on April 21, 2023, at Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, Mo., after a brief illness caused by losing a battle with Alzheimer’s that led to an accidental fall. Marilyn is preceded…

Ava Sue (Skiles) Thomas, age 82, daughter of Glenn and Myrtle (Edwards) Skiles, was born March 16, 1941, in Texas County, Mo. She passed away April 16, 2023, in Rolla, Mo. Ave Sue is preceded in death by her husband, Darold Thomas; her parents; one sister, Bonnie Bridgeman; and one daughter-in-law, Annie Thomas. She is…

Lisa Holland made her presence on Earth in El Paso, Texas, on September 19, 1971, to Roberta (Bobbie) and Thomas Muziani. After a yearlong battle with various medical struggles, Lisa passed away on March 19, 2023, at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash., and was delivered into the loving arms of God. Following her…

Carol Isabel Hartman was born on February 18, 1947, and passed away on April 13, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. She was 76. Carol attended school in Yukon, Mo., when she was younger and graduated from Licking High School in 1965. She was a loving mother to her two children, Jody and Sandy.…

Margaret Marie Smith was born March 30, 1941, at Unionville, Mo., to Wilbur Verne and Hester Floy (Colter) Cowan. After her mother passed away at a young age she was adopted by Bill and Rose James. She entered her heavenly home on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, Mo.,…

Dennis Wayne King, age 70, son of the late Coy Wayne & Erma (Hebblethwaite) King was born on October 14, 1952, in Licking, Mo. He passed away on April 5, 2023, at his home in Licking, Mo., surrounded by his close family members and others whom he loved dearly. He is survived by his children:…

Andrew “Jay” Joseph O’Malley, Jr., 93, of Plato, Mo., passed away on March 31, 2023, at Houston House in Houston, Mo. Jay was born on January 8, 1930, to Andrew Joseph O’Malley, Sr. and Annie (Smith) O’Malley in Slabtown, Mo., on his family’s farm bordering the Big Piney River. He spent his whole life in…

  Leon (Lonnie) A. Harris went to be with Jesus on March 30, 2023, at the age of 74. He was born in St. Louis on January 24, 1949, to Foster Leon Harris and Edna L. (Jung) Harris Hinkle. Lonnie graduated from Licking High School in 1966 and went to college a short time before…