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Wanda M. Jones
March 6, 1917 - June 24, 2001
Wanda M. Jones, 84, of Anderson, Mo., died Sunday, June 24, 2001 at 1:03 a.m. at Freeman-West Hospital in Joplin, Mo., after an illness.
Mrs. Wanda Jones was born March 6, 1917 in Washburn, MO., to the late Samuel Monroe and Susie Elizabeth (Schrader) Haggard. She lived in the Anderson, Mo., area since 1959. She was a homemaker and member of the Anderson Church of Christ. Her husband Fava O. Jones preceded her in death on March 18, 1984.
Survivors include one son, Jerry Jones of Anderson, Mo.; two grandchildren, Richard Jones of Augusta, Kan.; Jeanette Morris of Latham, Kan.; five great-grandchildren, Shanna Jones, Wade Mace, Chelsea Jones, Savannah Morris and Billy Dean Morris; two brothers, Don Haggard of Goodman, Mo., and Carl Haggard of Haysville, Kan.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda M. Jones will be held Tuesday, June 26, 2001 at 2 p.m. at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. Mr. Tommy Burr, minister, will officiate. Burial will be in the Peace Valley Cemetery at Anderson, Mo.
Pallbearers will be Junior Dickey, Eddie Haggard, Les Haggard, Lonnie Haggard, Richard Jones, Wade Mace and Keith Patterson.
Visitation for Mrs. Wanda M. Jones will be held Monday, June 25, 2001, from noon until 7 p.m. at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 7 p.m.

James Phillips
Dec. 16, 1931 - June 18, 2001
James H. Phillips, 69, of rural Drexel, Mo., formerly of Noel, passed away June 18, 2001, at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville, Mo. Jim was born Dec. 16, 1931, at Butler, Mo., son of Herbert M. and Ruth McClarnon Phillips.
Jim was educated in the Noel, Mo., schools and was graduated from the University of Calif., Scott W. Phillips of Drexel born in Taranto, Italy, and David W. Phillips, Des Moines, Missouri Baptist Convention and was an avid supporter of missions in all forms. He led his church to increase their financial support of missions and to participate in church building mission trips and lay renewals.
As Commander, 303rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, Lt. Col. Phillips led his AF Reserves squadron to receive the first Outstanding Rating awarded any reserve unit in the service. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and First Oak Leaf Cluster for the performance of outstanding service as Commander, 303rd Tactical Airlift Squadron and as Air Operations Officer for the 442nd Tactical Airlift Wing, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base. Lt. Col. Phillips was a Command pilot of C-97, C-124 and C-130 aircraft attaining well over 10,000 hour flying time. 1960-62 he was assigned as a Guided Missile Operations officer with the Italian Air Force, Taranto, Italy, and 1963 as Squadron Operations Officer, Etain, France. Lt. Col. Phillips flew worldwide missions to the Far East, Near East, Africa, Vietnam, South America and Europe in his military career.
Jim grew up with a goal of flying and farming and in 1967, after attaining his goad of flying, moved the family to the farm they had purchased in Drexel, Mo., where he and Lois, with their sons, established one of the first confinement swine operation in Missouri Pork Producers, executive committee and chairman of PorkPAC, National Pork Producers Council, and chairman of the USDA Committee on Livestock and Livestock Products with input into the NAFTA agreement. He was chairman, 4th District FARMPAC for Missouri in 1995, the Gamma Sigma Delta Award of Merit in 1994, and the American Royal Farm Family in 1997 for his leadership in agriculture.
He is survived by his wife, Lois, of the home, and three sons, H. Martin Phillips and wife, Marsha, their children, Michael, Janelle and Nathan of Drexel; Scott W. Phillips and wife, Dwanita, their children Jessica, Elisha and Kathryn of Drexel; and David W. Phillips and wife Jami and son, Colin, of Des Moines, Texas. He moved to the area in 1963 with his parents and graduated from Goodman High School in 1963. Following graduation, he went on to chiropractic school in Davenport, Missouri Chiropractors and served as secretary of the executive board for 30 years. He served as assistant Scout master of Boy Scout Troop 59 and as a deputy reserve for McDonald County under Harold Spears in the early 1970s. He was a devoted father and husband.
He is survived by his former wife, Rosemary; one son, Walter Hager, Goodman; one daughter, Eloise Patterson, Joplin; and a sister, Eloise Hager Elkins, Golden City, Mo.
He is preceded in death by a son, Oscar Hager, III.
Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001 at 10 a.m. at the Clark Funeral Home Chapel of Memories and Dr. Dell Reed will officiate. Burial will be in the Neosho Memorial Park Cemetery, south of Neosho. Masonic services will be conducted at the gravesite and Ralph Williams will give the charge.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday evening at the Clark Funeral Home in Neosho.
Contributions in memory of Dr. Hager may be made to the Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Travel Fund or the Academy of Colo., to the late James Richard and Mildred (Parsons) Kleinhampl. He moved to Pineville, Mo., in October of 1993 from Whitter, Calif., and Robert Austin Kleinhampl of Commerce, Woods officiated.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Northside Free Will Baptist Church, 13119 N. Old Wire Rd., Rogers, AR 72756.

Beulah Blanch Rogers
Nov. 16, 1903 - Aug. 13, 2001
Beulah Blanch Rogers, 97, of Anderson, died at 10:20 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at Medicalodge of Neosho after an illness of two months.
She was born Nov. 16, 1903 in Lawrence County, Mo., to James T. and Rose (Blackburn) Chandler. Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker. She also owned and operated an egg farm. She was a member of the Banner Nazarene Church and a lifelong Splitlog area resident.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer (Polly) Rogers in 1949. She was also preceded in death by one son-in-law, Charles Hall, and nine siblings.
She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Jack and Vera Rogers of Anderson, Mo., Jim and Carol Rogers of Anderson, and George and Mary Jane Rogers of Goodman, Mo.; one daughter, Madeline Hall of Goodman; two sisters, Hazel Chandler and Elsie Bergen of Anderson; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Clark Chapel of Memories in Neosho. The Rev. Dennis Bergen and the Rev. Bill Hess will officiate. Interment will follow in the Banner Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Dr. Ron Rogers, John Rogers, Kyle Rogers, Earl Rogers, Darren Rogers and Rick Hall.
Contributions may be made to the Banner Nazarene Church, c/o of Clark Funeral Home.
The body may be viewed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until service time Thursday.
Services are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home of Neosho.

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