Recent Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Seneca, Missouri
Daniel P. Beard
Nov 29, 2020
______________________ Daniel P. Beard, 72, Wyandotte, OK, passed away November 29, 2020 at his home in rural Wyandotte after an illness. Daniel Paul Beard was born April 16, 1948 in Jefferson City, MO the son of Paul and Lucille (Stephens) Beard. Dan formerly worked for Boeing from 1976 to 1989. He then owned and operated Custom Machine in Stark City...
John Hoffman
Nov 24, 2020
______________________________ John R. Hoffman, 87, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest November 24, 2020 at his home in rural Seneca after a long illness. John R. Hoffman was born September 26, 1933 in Albion, IN the son of Forrest and Lucille (Jaquay) Hoffman. John had lived in the area all his life. John served in the US Airforce from 1952-1956....
Gordon Faust Sr.
Nov 22, 2020
___________________________ Gordon J. Faust Sr., 91, Seneca, Mo passed away November 22, 2020 at his home in rural Seneca after a long illness. Gordon James Faust was born August 28, 1929 in Clinton Rock, WI the son of Chester and Laura (Becraft) Faust. Gordon served his country in the Army. He was of the Christian faith. He was a carpenter...
Joyce Royce
Nov 18, 2020
_______________________________ Joyce Faye (Brooks) Royce, 90, Anderson, MO, passed away November 18, 2020 at the McDonald County Living Center in Anderson, Mo following a short illness. Joyce was born October 1,1930 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Joyce was the 6th child of Alex Patrick Brooks and Ida Belle (Parker) Brooks. Joyce graduated from Anderson High School in 1948 and took her...
James (Jim) Adams
Nov 18, 2020
___________________________________ James L. (Jim) Adams, 58, lifelong Seneca resident passed away November 18, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin after a sudden illness. James Leonard Adams was born August 18, 1962 in Fort Knox, KY the son of Loyd and Bernice (Hoff) Adams. Jim served his country in the Army of the United States. He graduated from Seneca High School....
Terry Testerman
Nov 18, 2020
_______________________________ Terry I. Testerman, 62, Joplin, MO, passed away November 18, 2020 at her home in rural Joplin after a long illness. Terry I. Mersman was born November 24, 1959 in Neosho, MO the daughter of Edward and Clornia (Bennett) Mersman. Terry enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, crafting, scrapbooking and shopping for her kids and grandkids. Terry was a...
Jan Cole
Nov 17, 2020
___________________________ Jan Cole, 75, lifelong Seneca resident passed into eternal rest November 17, 2020 at her home in rural Seneca after a long illness. Jan was born February 19, 1945 in Tulsa, OK the daughter of Walter and Mary (Sargent). Jan was a graduate of Seneca High School and she took several classes at Crowder College and NEO. She loved...
Charles Hawes Jr.
Nov 14, 2020
_____________________________ Charles F. Hawes Jr. 57, Jasper, MO, passed into eternal rest November 14, 2020 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin after a sudden illness. Charles Franklin Hawes Jr. was born March 17, 1963 in Baltimore, MD the son of Charles Franklin Hawes Sr and Barbara Jean Oliveto Hawes. Charles was a graduate of Cherokee High School. He loved Southern...
Barbara Earline Barnes
Nov 12, 2020
______________________________________ Barbara Earline Barnes, 81, Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest November 12, 2020 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after an illness. Barbara Earline Lankford was born October 28, 1939 in Seneca, MO the daughter of Earl and Bernice (Lawhon) Lankford. Earline had lived in the area all her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the...
Vicky Jean Sikes
Nov 11, 2020
____________________________ Vicky Jean (Conley) Sikes, 63, Seneca, MO, passed into eternal rest at 9:44am, November 11, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, MO after an illness. Vicky Jean Conley was born June 11, 1957 in Butler, MO the daughter of Vernon Doyle and Mary Ellen (Moore) Conley. Vicky was a 1975 graduate of the Butler High School and also a...
Henry Leon Smith
Nov 11, 2020
____________________________ Henry Leon Smith, 86, rural Seneca, passed away November 11, 2020 at the Medical Lodges Of Neosho after a long illness. Henry Leon Smith was born August 2, 1934 in Tulsa, OK the son of Henry Lee and Helen Marie (Chase) Smith. Henry formerly worked as a welder on the pipeline. The body has been taken for cremation under...
Cheryl Irene Campbell
Nov 10, 2020
___________________________ Cheryl Irene Campbell Born July 18, 1952 in Carthage, MO to Earl Eugene and Evelyn Lorraine (Dipper) Snyder, passed into eternal rest November 10, 2020 at Freeman West Hospital after an illness. She met the love of her life, Vernon Lee Campbell in 1995 they were united in marriage December 11, 2004. Cheryl was a member of the Seneca...
Jamie Leeann Foster
Nov 9, 2020
________________________________ Jamie Leeann Foster, 59, Neosho, MO, passed away November 9, 2020 at her home in rural Seneca after an illness. Jamie LeeAnn Davidson was born September 12, 1961 in Joplin, MO the daughter of James and Nettie Masie (Duncan) Davidson. Jamie had lived in the area since 2009 and was a homemaker. She loved being on her computer and...
Ramona Lee Margerum
Nov 9, 2020
________________________________________ Ramona Lee Margerum, age 62, passed into eternal rest November 9, 2020. Ramona was a beautiful soul and a loving mother and grandmother. Ramona was well-loved by many friends and family. She was a giving woman with a kind word and a listening ear for all who needed compassion. She loved God, her family, and an abundance of friends....
Donna Pinkley
Nov 8, 2020
_____________________________________ Donna Pinkley, 73, formerly of Miami, OK, passed away November 8, 2020 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after an illness. Donna Stults was born May 19, 1947 in Jasper County, MO the daughter of Richard and Opal (Robinson) Stults. Donna formerly worked as a Pharmacy Technician and was of the Baptist Faith. Donna was preceded in death by...
Donnie "Connie" Owen
Nov 8, 2020
____________________________ Donnie (Connie) Sue Owen, 65, formerly of Anderson, MO, passed into eternal rest November 8, 2020 at the Seneca House Nursing Home after an illness. Donnie Sue Owen was born November 11, 1954 in Rockford, IL the daughter of Guy E and Bessie Wanda (Hicks) Goble. She was a homemaker. Donnie was preceded in death by her husband Floyd...
Norma Lee Helm
Nov 7, 2020
___________________________________ Norma Lee Watts Helm, 92, passed into eternal rest, November 7, 2020 at Seneca, MO after an illness. Norma was born July 27, 1928. She lived in the area her whole life. She retired from Milnot Company, in Seneca and was an active member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women's Group. Norma also enjoyed going to and...
Forrest Robinson Jr.
Nov 5, 2020
___________________________________________________________ Funeral Services for Forrest Eugene “Gene” Robinson, Jr. of Seneca, MO will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield, MO. Rev. Sammy Lorton, pastor of Whiteside Holiness Church in Whiteside, MO and, Rev. Ivan Hazelwood will officiate with burial in Bethany Cemetery near Foley, MO. Serving as pallbearers will be Brad...
Dawayne Garlington
Nov 3, 2020
________________________________________________ Dawayne Moore Garlington, 55, Neosho, MO passed into eternal rest November 3, 2020 in Alabama after a sudden illness. Dawayne Moore Garlington was born June 28, 1965 in Lancaster, CA. the son of Bill and Linda (Robinson) Garlington. In his preteen years they moved from California to Texas. He started his own business of shining shoes at the age...
Joy Hobbs
Nov 2, 2020
____________________________________________________ Joy Ann Hobbs, 73, Seneca, MO passed away November 2, 2020 at her home in Seneca after a long illness. Joy Ann Johnston was born August 8, 1947 in Oakland, CA the daughter of John and Zola (Joy) Johnston. Joy graduated from Harrells High School in California in 1965. Joy Ann married Bobby Max Hobbs June 5, 1971 in...
