Area Obituaries

Janet Dalene (Reed) Wallace, age 63, daughter of Paul and Zola (Pridemore) Reed, was born April 21, 1958, in Walsh, Colo. She passed away at home in Licking, Mo. Janet is preceded in death by her father Paul Reed. She is survived by her husband, Charles Wallace; mother, Zola Reed; stepmother, Joyce Reed; sisters, Dorthy…

Rev. Wilfred Ernest Rice, Jr., was born in Umatilla, Florida to Wilfred Ernest and Dorothea Louise (Smoak) Rice on October 19, 1934. He passed away November 1, 2021, from complications from pneumonia. Bill preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Patricia Anne (Arrowsmith) Rice; his brother Richard…

Harry Snow, age 73, passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at his home in Clinton, Mo., with his family by his side. Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. Memorial contributions can be made to the Disabled American Veterans and can be left…

Wilbert was one of 10 children of Herman Louis and Mertle (Merchant) Neal. He was born on December 10, 1936, at his home in Upton, Mo. He died at his home in Bucyrus, Mo. on October 30, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers Dale Neal, Darrell Neal and Alban…

Lloyd Dean Cotton, age 92, of Licking, Mo., passed away at home October 29, 2021, following a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Cotton was born in Licking, on April 19, 1929, and grew up in the area, the eldest of four children. Lloyd attended Licking schools and worked on farms and in the Fort Leonard…

As Carl would say, “Greetings and hallucinations”. Carl was born July 20, 1931, in Apache, Okla., to Oney and Lucille (Wagner) McCay. He passed from this life on October 28, 2021, in his home in Salem, Mo., at the age of 90 years. Survivors include his daughter, Peggy VanKirk of Salem; daughter-in-law, Jodie Jump of…

Ted Leon Fronterhouse was born in Galveston, Texas to Ted Adred and Marion Olivia (Jones) Fronterhouse on March 12, 1946. He passed away October 24, 2021, after suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm. Ted was preceded in death by his father Ted A., his mother Olivia and his brother, Adred. He is survived by his wife,…

Jefferson James Edward McLarning (Jeff) was born September 7, 1963, to Bill and Linda McLarning while they were stationed in Paris, France, during the Vietnam War. He passed away July 5, 2021, at Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford, Fla., at the age of 57. Jeff lived his life always giving more than 100 percent…

Nolan Eugene Dunlap of Rolla, Mo., passed away Monday, October 18, 2021, at Cedar Pointe in Rolla, Mo., at the age of 88. Nolan was born in Lima, Ohio on February 6, 1933, to the late Clark and Emma Jane Dunlap, and had six brothers and one sister. Preceding him in death were his brothers…

Nancy Faye Benton, aged 75, of Edgar Springs, passed away on the morning of Sunday, October 17, 2021. Nancy was born to Lloyd and Lavina (Michel) Johnson in Sabetha, Kan. She spent the majority of her early years in Strathmore, Calif., with her parents, sisters Vicki and Cathy, and her brother Dale. In 1972 Nancy…