Mary Louise Maninger, age 65 years, 5 months and 12 days, passed away on Jan. 8, 2020, in Mercy Hos- pital, Springfield. She was born on July 27, 1954 in Harper, Kan. to Lawrence and Edna (Winters) Maninger.
Gene Arndt departed this life at 10:49 p.m. Jan. 7, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Springfield. He was born Sept. 22, 1926 in Billings, the son of Claude and Freda (King) Arndt.
Theda Diane Leigh, 70, of Bois D’Arc, passed away, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. She was born on Sept. 18, 1949, in Springfield, to Herbert and Theda (Salzman) Steger. On Nov. 26, 1969, Diane and Larry Leigh were united in marriage and shared over
Pauline May (Cantrell) Keithley, 91, of Clever, passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. She was born May 16, 1928 to Herbert Pinckney and Ethel May (Vaughn) Cantrell at their home in Clever.
Kathryn Louise (Kate) Edwards Shanks, 92, of Ash Grove, passed away on Jan. 3, 2020. She was born Feb. 2, 1927 in Hoopeston, Ill. to Harry and Edna (Johnson) Edwards. She was the last surviving sibling of two brothers and five sisters. In 1947 she married Robert Lee Shanks.
Barbara Marie Hicks was born on July 27, 1940 in Oakland, Calif., and passed away on Dec. 29, 2019 at Birch Pointe Health and Reha- bilitation after spinal surgery with medical complications.
Leon Evans Edwards, Republic, passed away in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, at the age of 77 years, 3 months, and 2 days. He was born in Seymour, the son of Otto and Nadyne Edwards, who
precede him in death. Edwards was a huge Kansas City
Robert (Bob) Hays, 80, of Clever, passed away Sat- urday, Jan. 4, 2020 in Cox Hospital, Springfield. Hays was born on April 22, 1939, in Republic, to Rutherford Bercherd and Roxie (Pope) Hays.
June E. Richter, 98, of Bois D’Arc, passed away, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. She was born Nov. 15, 1921, in the Oak Grove Community, near Walnut Grove, to George and Helen (Kelley) Crussell. On Nov.
