Obituaries

Janice D. Riedle

Published by graphics on Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:38am

Janice D. Riedle, 66, of Ash Grove passed away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. She was born on Jan. 16, 1959, in Springfield, to James Palmer and Betty Jean Bagley.

Alvin “Al” Elmer Howard Locke

Published by graphics on Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:20am

Alvin “Al” Elmer Howard Locke was born on Oct. 5, 1945 in DeRuyter, N.Y. to Carl Wayland and Marie Lou (Kingsberry), the youngest of their five children, where he grew up and attended school through DeRuyter High School.

Russell Eugene “Russ” Fees

Published by graphics on Thu, 01/08/2026 - 11:19am

Russell Eugene “Russ” Fees, of Dadeville, MO, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 12:14 p.m. on Monday, December 29, 2025, at the age of 64.

Reverend James “Jim” Mac Collison

Published by graphics on Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Reverend James “Jim” Mac Collison, 79, passed away on Dec. 20, 2025. He was born in Greene County on March 10, 1946, to Harry and Virginia Dean “Doby” Collison.

Mary Kathryn (Herring) Waterman

Published by graphics on Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Mary Kathryn (Herring) Waterman passed away on Dec. 24 in Ozark, at the age of 86, following a short illness. She was born on Aug. 7, 1939, in Sulphur, Okla., to Margarete Kathryn (Kinley) Herring and Alison Junior Herring.

Russell Eugene Palmer

Published by graphics on Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Russell Eugene Palmer, 65, passed away on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at his home in Ash Grove. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, Aug. 22, 1960; son of Kenneth and Sally (Morris) Palmer.

Deborah Ann Schmidt

Published by graphics on Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Deborah Ann Schmidt, of Republic passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Dec. 20, 2025, at the age of 66. She was born on Nov. 2, 1959, in Lexington, to William and Margaret (Manning) Hackett and was one of seven children.

Dana “Dan” Dhondt

Published by graphics on Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Dana “Dan” Dhondt, born Dec. 22, 1937, in Grinnell, Iowa to Edith Ruth McDowell Dhondt and Peter “Piper” Dhondt, passed away Dec. 23, 2025 in Ozark.

Gertrude Lucille “Lucy” Rogers

Published by graphics on Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Gertrude Lucille “Lucy” Rogers, 88, of Springfield passed away on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at The Montclair Senior Living Center in Springfield, surrounded by her friends and family.

Cherie Ann Hodge (Moss)

Published by graphics on Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Cherie Ann Hodge (Moss), 75, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 22, 2025. She was born in Tulary, Calif. on Jan. 8, 1950, to Virginia Lee Moss and George Edgar “Doc” Moss. She married James Edward “Ed” Hodge on Jan. 19, 1974. They had two sons, James Aaron and James “Jim” Robert.

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