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Vickie Lee (Gomez) O’Brien, 76, of Springfield passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025. She was born in Abilene, Kan. on May 27, 1948; the daughter of John and Goldie (Jacobson) Gomez.
She graduated in 1966 from Stuart High School in Stuart, Iowa.
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Jimmy Ray Law, 75, of Republic passed away on May 22, 2025. He was born in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Jan. 2, 1950; the son of Virgil and Betty Jo (Stander) Law, and was one of six children.
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Helen Marcella Grant, 92, of Ash Grove passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025. She was born in Ash Grove on Oct. 9, 1932; the daughter of Homer and Ruth (Wise) Fortner.
On Oct. 12, 1951, she married Larry Grant and they shared over 67 years together before his passing in 2018.
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Francine Batson, 68, of Republic passed away on May 21, 2025. She was born in Riverside, Calif. on Dec. 22, 1956; the daughter of Alvus (Jack) and Leora (June) (Leach) Hagood and was one of three children in the home.
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Armolene G. Walker, 81, of Willard passed away, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. She was born on in Warsaw on Oct. 22, 1943; the daughter of Henry W. Smith and Dortha (Sumners) Smith. She grew up in the Warsaw area and graduated from Warsaw High School in 1961.
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Truman Richard Swann, 93, of Willard passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025. He was born in Oklahoma City, Okla. on March 6, 1932; the son of Earnest and Gertrude Swann.
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Bradley James Strothkamp, 58, passed away on May 10, 2025. He was born on Nov. 23, 1966; the eldest child of Robert Strothkamp and Mary (Sparks) Strothkamp.
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Terri Renee Rhynes, 61, passed away on May 8, 2025. She was born in Sprigfield on Aug. 22, 1963; the daughter of Shirley Smith and William Taylor.
She earned her GED in Republic and worked as a gardener and landscaper.
She married William Johnas Rhynes in 1982.
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Nancy Sue “Nan” (Doolin) Quick, 84, of Springfield, formerly Dixon, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Willard Care Center. She was born in Waynesville on Nov. 20, 1940; the daughter of Willie and Georgia (Sutton) Doolin.
