Christina Kay Van Fleet 54

Born November 25, 1971   -   May 14, 2025 Born on Thanksgiving Day and was delivered before I could get off the elevator to be at her birth, the nurse met me at the elevator and told me congratulations Mr. Van Fleet you have a New Baby…

Brenda Sue Buckner

Brenda Sue Buckner, 68, of Pittsburg, KS, passed away peacefully at 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Via Christi Village, Pittsburg, KS, after struggling with multiple health complications for several years. Brenda loved her family,…

Beverly “Jo” J. Richardson

Is is with heavy hearts that we announce Beverly "Jo" J. Richardson, a loving mother and grandmother, passed away at her home on May 4, 2025, at the age of 62. She was surrounded by so many loved ones. Jo was born on December 12, 1962, in…

Randy Allen Brown

Randy Allen Brown went home to be with his Lord and Savior after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer on May 11, 2025, at the age of 69. Randy was born on December 14, 1955, in Joplin, MO, to Howard and Shirley (Long) Brown. After…

Frances Arlene Boyd

On May 13, 2025, Frances Arlene (Bailey) Boyd yelled one last time at kids to get off her porch. She battled liver and lung cancer for a year while holding a cigarette in one hand and a Diet Coke in the other. She was born in Los Angeles,…

Vanessa Nicole Forcum

Vanessa Nicole Forcum, a bright light and beautiful soul, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Joplin on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 after a brief, unexpected illness. Born, September 25, 1983, in Enid, OK, she moved to Fairland, OK a few years later…

Roger Allen Wade

Roger Allen Wade, 73, of Joplin, MO, passed away on April 30, 2025, at home surrounded by his family after a year-long battle with cancer. On May 4th a Celebration of Life was held at his home with well over a hundred people coming to share…

Bryan Lee Brown

Bryan Lee Brown, age 79, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away on March 22, 2025, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, following a heart procedure. Born on December 1, 1945, in Nevada, Missouri, Bryan was the son of Emmett and Waynetta Bryan Brown. He graduated…

Mary “Mickey”-“Margie” Marguerite Hosp

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mary “Mickey”- “Margie” Marguerite Hosp, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who left this world on May 3rd, 2025. Born on April 28, 1936, in Picher, Oklahoma,…

Philip Harold Chew

Philip Harold Chew was born on December 7, 1935, in Joplin, Mo to Harold and Fredricka Chew. He passed from this life on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Much of his life has been spent in Joplin, He graduated from Joplin High 1954 and attended many class…

Melinda Hanna

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Melinda Hanna, affectionately known by many as Aunt Linny, Mom, Sis, and Track Mom. She passed away on April 30, 2025 at the age of 44. She was born on May 2nd, 1980 to Don and…

Jana Evette Salmon Mackin

Our Jana Kind, loving, caring, smart, courageous, resilient, creative, feisty, strong, vulnerable... Fierce advocate, widow, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt... Teacher,…