Margie Edmonds
NEVADA, Mo. - Margie A. Edmonds, 81, Nevada, died Sunday, June 28, 1998, at a nursing home in Nevada after a long illness.
Mrs. Edmonds was born Feb. 20, 1917, in Cedar County. She worked as a clerk at Kress's and the Clothing Mart, both in Nevada, for many years. She also farmed with her husband near Horton for 50 years. She was a member of Horton United Methodist Church.
She married Roy Edmonds on Aug. 13, 1931, in Nevada. He died Dec. 13, 1985.
Survivors include a son, Chuck Edmonds, Nevada; a sister, Ethel Casey, Bartlesville, Okla.; a brother, Ronald Casey, Ramona, Okla.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Burial will be in Balltown Cemetery, Horton.
Friends may call until the service time at the funeral home.
Michael Hobbs
REEDS, Mo. - Michael C. Hobbs, 29, Reeds route 1, was killed at 9:20 p.m. Friday, June 26, 1998, after he was struck by a car about five miles east of Highway 71 on Interstate 44.
Mr. Hobbs was born April 19, 1969, at Fort Wayne, Ind. He graduated from Billings (Mo.) High School in 1987. He moved to Carthage, where he was employed at Car-Mar the past eight years.
Survivors include his father and stepmother, Herbert and Cheryl Hobbs, Sarcoxie; his mother and stepfather, Marlyn and Lynn Slavens, Diamond; seven brothers, his twin, Mitchell Hobbs, Wayne Hobbs and Shane Slavens, all of Neosho, Jim Hobbs, Sarcoxie, Pat Slavens, Diamond, Bob Slavens, Springfield, and Jeshary Sheldon, Reeds; two sisters, Jodie Argo, Crane, and Stephanie Sheldon, Reeds; maternal grandparents, Wayne and Fayanell Burris, Mesa, Ariz.; and paternal grandparents, Eva Hobbs, St. Helens, Ky., and H.C. and Norma Slavens, Diamond.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sarcoxie Cemetery. The Rev. Clifford Smith will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Knell Mortuary, Carthage.
George Kirkpatrick
CARTHAGE, Mo. - George F. Kirkpatrick, 73, 1422 W. Macon St., died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday, June 28, 1998, at his home after an illness.
Mr. Kirkpatrick was born Sept. 25, 1924, at Ava. He was a graduate of Ava High School. He had lived at Sparks, Nev., for 40 years. He moved to Ozark in May 1993 and to Carthage in May 1997. He was an operating engineer in the construction business before retiring. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
He married Pauline Porter on Dec. 18, 1953, at Carson City, Nev. She survives.
Additional survivors include two a daughters, Regina Bloxham, Carthage, and Candace Morrison, Las Vegas, Nev.; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending with Knell Mortuary.
Bernease Orahood
LAMAR, Mo. - Lena Bernease Orahood, 81, 401 Poplar St., died at 6:53 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 1998, at Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar, after a short illness.
Mrs. Orahood was born Dec. 7, 1916, at the Milford community. She was a lifetime Barton County resident. She retired as a cashier of the Lamar Super Market. She was a member of the Baptist First Church and the Calla Rebekah Lodge No. 160, both of Lamar.
She married Glenn Alden Jones in 1934. He died in December 1940.
She married Gerald B. Cornwell on Aug. 14, 1946. He died Nov. 28, 1954.
She married Elbert L. Orahood on Oct. 19, 1963, at Lamar. He survives.
Additional survivors include a son, Dwayne Jones, Lamar; a daughter, Janice Orahood, Lamar; a sister, Deliah Judkins, Blue Springs; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lohmeyer-Konantz Funeral Home, Lamar. The Rev. Jackie Harris will officiate. Burial will be in Lake Cemetery, Lamar.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home.
Rebecca Reaves
CARTHAGE, Mo. - Rebecca H. Reaves, 91, formerly of 526 Fairview Ave., died at 8:09 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 1998, at McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage, after a long illness. She was living in a Carthage nursing home.
Mrs. Reaves was born Sept. 7, 1906, at Knights Station community, near Carthage. She was a lifetime Carthage resident. She was a 1926 graduate of Carthage High School and attended the former Joplin Business College. She was an accountant for Smith Brothers Manufacturing, B&G; Construction and the former Ramsey's Department Store, all in Carthage.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Carthage, where she had served as superintendent of the primary Sunday school department, was a volunteer for the Little Folks Day Care Center, was chairman of the prayer group, and was a member of the Naomi Sunday school class and the Second Milers.
She married Roy Lee Reaves on June 16, 1928, in Carthage. He died Nov. 29, 1968.
A son also preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Lee Lawson, Roswell, N.M.; two sisters, Lena Maxwell, Jasper, and Pansy Knight King, Carthage; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ulmer Funeral Home. The Rev. S. Ray Crews will officiate. Burial will be in Dudman Springs Cemetery, east of Carthage.
Pallbearers will be Dee Jones, Tom Bradshaw, Gary Gillum, Earl Hensley Jr. and Bob Stafford.
Contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Carthage, in care of the funeral home.
Shannon Salsman
CARTHAGE, Mo. - Shannon Lee Salsman, 31, Springfield, a former Carthage resident, died at 7:50 a.m. Friday, June 26, 1998, at his home after a long illness.
Mr. Salsman was born Sept. 30, 1966, at Carthage. He was foreman for Redneck Trailer Co., Springfield.
He was a member of Bellview Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Salsman; a son, Lee Edward Salsman, of the home; his parents, Terry and Mary Salsman, Springfield; four brothers, Brandon Salsman, Battlefield, Patrick Salsman, Springfield, Jay, Nunn, Neosho, and Danny Adams, Pleasant Hope; and two sisters, Christy Landis, Carlsbad, N.M., and Sherry Morris, Springfield.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield. Burial will be in Diamond (Mo.) Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to Springfield Telephone Employee Credit Union, in care of Lee Edward Salsman.
Harold Lyons
Carthage, Mo. - Harold Lyons, age 92, died Thursday, August 30, 2001 after a long illness.
Mr. Lyons was born May 27, 1909 in Webb City, to the late Charles and Clara Lyons. He was a retired plumber. One of his favorite pastimes was fishing.
On October 31, 1936 he married Alta L. Watters in Joplin, Mo. She preceded him in death June 8, 1977. He was also preceded in death by a son, Harold Eugene Lyons; and a grandson, Brandon Harold Lyons.
Survivors include four children, Bonnie Prater, Carolyn Teegardin, Sharon Moore, and Steve Lyons; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and many friends.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery, Carthage.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
