Marie M. (Hudson) Long, 92, a resident of the Prairie Mission Retirement Village in St. Paul, died there at 5:55 a.m., Monday, August 22, 2022.

She was born April 26, 1930, at Erie, to Lucian T. and Theresa G. (Heck) Hudson. She attended the Shellenbarger rural grade school and graduated from Erie High School in 1947. She also attended Avila College in Kansas City, MO and Labette Community College in Parsons.

Marie had worked as general manager for classified ad publications, as heat teller for two financial institutions, for the Internal Revenue Service as a sales account supervisor for Avon Products, all in the Kansas City area.

She was a Catholic. She was a past associate member of the United Mine Workers of America, the Elks Lodge at Columbia, MO, the Missouri Shuffleboard Players Association and a past member of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Marie was first married to John N. Kyle on November 19, 1947 at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Erie. He preceded her in death on November 27, 1950. She moved to Kansas City in January of 1954 and married John W. “Jack” Spence on October 1, 1955 at Independence, MO. He preceded her in death on December 23, 1993. On June 6, 1998 she and Earl E. Long were married at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul and moved to Parsons after their marriage. Earl died March 16, 2000.

She spent many years caring for ill family members. She enjoyed her home, having a nice yard and flowers and being with friends and family.

Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Kyle Bowen (Harry) of Eskridege; granddaughter, Kally J. Bowen; nieces, Charlotte Kephart (Jeff) of Thayer, Susan Morris (Alan) of Parsons; nephews, Tom R. Hudson (Carol) of Erie and Ron Hudson of Topeka; sister-in-law, Joyce Hudson of Iola; several great-nieces and great-nephews.

Also preceding her in death was her brother, Tom C. Hudson and his wife, Melva and brother Norman Hudson.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Friends are welcome to stop by the funeral home Thursday until 7 p.m., to sign the register. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society and may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.

Joanna Lynn Holmes passed away to be with our Lord and Savior at 8:28AM on August 28, 2022 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She was born Joanna Lynn Lucas on January 10, 1961 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Margie Eichhorn and Larry Lucas. In a household of five children, Joanna was the middle child with two older brothers, who were her best friends growing up. Being so close in age and the only girl at the time, Joanna had to become “one of the boys,” and would always brag that she could play football, hold her own with her brothers and was tougher than a lot of boys in the neighborhood.

A few years later, her baby sister Elaine joined the mix and she finally had a partner in crime against the boys. Spending most of her childhood in Pittsburg, the family moved to Clovis, New Mexico for a short period of time and that is when the last child, her baby brother Wayne arrived. Having previously been a tom boy, Joanna took to her little brother, looking after him almost like a second mom. She was a very devoted, kind and protective big sister.

Joanna attended Pittsburg schools including Washington Grade School, Lakeside Junior High, and Pittsburg High School where she participated in a variety of sports. She graduated High School in 1979. Around this same time, she met a persistent young man who was head over heels in love with her; John Holmes. After many pleas, she accepted a date with him and the rest was history. They were married on June 15, 1984. They had three children between 1987 and 1990. After the birth of her third child, she decided to go back to school full time to pursue her goal of becoming a nurse.

Having three children under the age of five, she went to school full time, worked on the side as a cosmetologist to help support her family and graduated from Pittsburg State University’s Nursing Program in 1995. As a nurse, she worked in all aspects of the profession, including the ER, Gen Surg, and even worked for a short period of time at the Student Health Center on Pitt State’s Campus. Joanna took pride in being a nurse and was always admired by co-workers and all of her patients loved her, and she loved her patients; their well-being always came first. There is no greater example of this than when she was working at St. John’s Hospital in 2011 when the notorious F5 tornado hit Joplin, MO.

Joanna was the nurse who advised the hospital to initiate Code Gray, which allowed all floors to take necessary measures to get the patients to a secure location prior to the tornado hitting the hospital. If it wasn’t for her actions, many more patients could have been lost in that natural disaster that actually moved the gigantic hospital six inches off of its foundation.

Joanna adored her children, always taking pride in their athletic ability and traveled all over the country for their athletic tournaments. On September 16, 2015, her first and only grandchild was born to her eldest son and his wife, a baby girl named Presley. Over the past six years, Presley and her “Nana” developed a special relationship and loved to sit and watch videos of Elvis Presley performing live. It was one of their favorite hobbies and Presley always looked forward to spending time with her Nana. A lifelong animal lover, Joanna was always willing to give food and nurture animals that she found without a home, and was always willing to adopt animals that took a liking to her.

In March 2020, Joanna was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent a double mastectomy, numerous chemo/radiation treatments all while still working full time as a nurse. Tragically, her husband John contracted COVID in late September 2021 and passed away from the disease on October 14, 2021. Losing her best friend was something Joanna struggled with and up until her death, still said she missed John every second of every day.

Joanna’s cancer returned in the spring of this year, infecting her spine, pelvis and liver, but she refused to give up. She continued to fight up until the very end. Joanna will always be remembered as a kind and caring person, who adored her family, profession and of course all of her animals. She was always the first to speak up and defend those she loved, stood by her convictions and lived life her way.

A lifelong Catholic, she has been a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Pittsburg, Kansas her entire life.

She is survived by her three children, Brodie of Pittsburg, Keegan (Logan) of Pittsburg, Paige of Pittsburg; her granddaughter, Presley Holmes of Cherokee, KS; her parents, Margie Eichhorn of Pittsburg, KS, Larry (Virginia) Lucas of Weir, KS; her siblings, Clint Lucas of Pittsburg, KS, Bruce (Marsha) of Prospect, TN, Elaine (Matt) Price of Orlando, FL, and Wayne Lucas of Rogers, AR; and numerous nieces and nephews.

A parish rosary will be recited at 6 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg, KS. Family will receive friends following the rosary from 6:30 to 8 pm at the funeral home.

Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 1 pm, burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the S.E.K Humane Society and/or Memorial Masses to Our Lady of Lourdes in remembrance of Joanna Holmes.

Friends may drop off or mail memorials to the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS 66762.

Paul Robert Riley, age 61, Joplin, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022 at his home with family at his side after a short illness.

Paul was born October 11, 1960 in St. Paul, Minnesota.  His family moved to St. Cloud, Minnesota where he graduated in 1979 from St. Cloud High School. He moved to Joplin right after high school and went to work as a machinist, working for several companies before landing his current job with MAPP (Mid-America Precision Product) as a machinist.

Paul was a beloved son,a brother, a dad, a grandpa, an uncle, and friend to many. He was a devoted family man, he will be deeply missed by those who shared his life. , Paul was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan and enjoyed watching those games every chance he had. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially fishing and being outdoors. Whenever the family was together the stories would start to fly about their childhood days of causing mischief , getting into trouble and remembering those treasured times they spent together.

He was preceded in death by his father, Terry Riley, and the love of his life, his wife Doreen (Collier) Riley who passed away on December 28, 2008; his wife’s parents, Barbara and John Dobbins; and two sisters-in-law, Judy Riley and Diane Dobbins.

Survivors include his daughters, Mandy Chandler (Michael Arrowood) of Carl Junction, and Meagan Riley of Joplin; grandchildren, Carsyn Speer of Joplin, Hailey “Bella” Chandler and Brooklyn Chandler both of Carl Junction; his mother, Helen Riley of Joplin; siblings, Tom Riley of Pierz, MN, Pat Riley (Bev) St. Cloud, MN, Ann Payne of Joplin, Kathy Gentzler (Kevin) of Leavenworth, KS, and Kevin Riley (Hilary) of Webb City; several nieces and nephews, extended family and numerous friends.

Memorial graveside service Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. at Osborne Memorial Cemetery with Father Joe Weidenbenner officiating.

The family will receive friends at Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary Chapel from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Mrs. Sherron Sue Ellis, 82, of Pineville, Missouri, departed this life on Monday, August 29, 2022, in the comfort of her home.

Sherron entered this life on August 3, 1940, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Charley and Nell (Stubblefield) Sanders.  She was raised and attended school in Bentonville, Arkansas.  She resided in Bentonville until moving to Pineville, Missouri, in 1980.  Her work history included nearly twenty years with Cooper Communities, Mercantile Bank in Pineville and Jane Water Department where she retired in 2010 as office manager.  Sherron was a longtime member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.

On July 3, 1980, she was united in marriage to Earl “Tucker” Ellis and together they shared forty-one years before his passing on February 11, 2022.  Additionally, Sherron was preceded by her parents; a stepdaughter, Debbie Weirich; and all of her siblings, Wanda, Dana, Wilda, Brenda, Wilma, Frank, Amiel and Billy.

Sherron is survived by her two children, Kevin Whited and wife, Corinne, of Anderson and Lori Griffith and husband, Scott, of Pineville; two step-children, Steven Ellis and wife, Patti, of Centerton, Arkansas and Karen Perry and husband, Greg, of Bentonville, Arkansas; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-two great grandchildren; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Friday morning, September 2, 2022, at Emmanuel Baptist Church near Jane, Missouri, with Bro. Bruce Love officiating.  Burial will follow at Pineville Cemetery.  Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Jake Bridges, Alan Vallance, Jon Hoffman, Terry Lawson, Greg Perry and Scott Griffith with Rick Riley serving as honorary.  The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes.  Memorials are being directed to Emmanuel Baptist Church c/o the funeral home.  On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.

Andrija “Andy” Crljen, 83, of Noel, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Webb City Health and Rehab in Webb City, Missouri.

He entered this life on November 18, 1938 in Brod-Posavina Croatia, born to the late, Tomaslav and Anna Crljen. Andy resided in Noel, Missouri for over 25 years. He served in the Croatian Army. Andy enjoyed playing pool, fishing, gardening and visiting with family and friends.

Andy was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.

Those left to share Andy’s memory are his children, Andy Crljen and wife, Claudine of Signal Hill, California, Mato Crljen and wife, Moa of San Diego, California, Virginia “Ginny” Wright and Elizabeth Crljen, both of Long Beach, California; four grandchildren, Dillon, Cody, Brianna and Cailey; a great grandchild, Axel; as well as a host of other family in Croatia.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at the Noel Cemetery in Noel, Missouri. Pastor Marilyn O’Brien will officiate. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 10:45 am at the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at this time.

Bradley David Ogle, 33, Nevada, MO passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022 in Nevada.

Bradley was born March 30, 1989 in Nevada.

Bradley was a jack of all trades and, as he would say, a master of none. He worked most of his life as a dairy herdsman. He was a member of various car clubs. He loved his vintage cars!!! He also enjoyed music, fishing, and “real” camping.

Bradley was a funny guy who loved teasing his children by growling and snarling to make them screech and laugh. and appreciated time with his brothers and sister. He was an unselfish man. It was in his nature to stop and help people that had broken down on the road. He would literally give you the shirt off his back. Bradley enjoyed cooking and grilling for others. He could grill meat and taters like no other. If you needed a meal or a bed, his door was always open. Most of all, Bradley loved his children, his family, and especially time they spent together. He also loved picking on his baby sister.

Survivors include his fiance, Ashleigh Hays, Nevada; seven children, Amberley Ogle, Dakoda Ogle, Hunter Ogle, Aiva Ogle, Athena Ogle, Anthony Ogle, and Shay Ogle; mother,

Bonnie Mendoza (Ernesto), Durham, KS; siblings, Kyle Ogle, Shianne Mendoza, and Staff Sgt. Levi Mendoza (Brittany); nieces and nephews, Maryanna Sosmè, Andres Sosmè, Dom Smith, Myles Theissen, and Haisleigh Mendoza; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by grandmother, Mary Lena Ogle (McCurdy); grandfather, Robert E. Ogle; two aunts, Mary Nimmo, and Linda Carter.

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Celebration of Life will be at his residence on Friday, September 23, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

Private burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Green Lawn Cemetery in Schell City, MO.

Evelyn Jean Davenport, age 83, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at her home. She was born February 16, 1939, in Lancaster, California, the daughter of Ed and Ora (Wilmeth) Truman.

Evelyn was a 1957 graduate of Creston, High School in Creston, Iowa and attended a business college. She worked as secretary for Farmland Industries and was a member of the Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church and Heart of the Hills Club. Evelyn and her husband Marvin were very active in square dancing, which they joined almost 45 years ago. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and would make most of their clothes for square dancing.

On November 24, 1957, she married Marvin Denton Davenport, in Kent, Iowa. He preceded her in death on May 30, 2017.

Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Sherry Davenport of Mt. Vernon; her son, Phillip Davenport and his wife, Kerry, of Smithville, Missouri; one sister, Robbie Taylor of Carthage, North Carolina; one sister-in-law, Shirley Davenport of Creston, Iowa and several nieces and one nephew.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Ora; her brother and sister-in-law, Duane and Jan Truman and two brothers-in-law, Merrill Davenport and Jim Taylor.

A funeral service, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at the Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church with burial to follow at the Ozark Prairie Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, in the funeral home chapel.

Memorial donations may be made payable to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or the Breast Cancer Foundation, in care of the funeral home.

Betty J. Stiles-Bolinger (Umbarger) passed away Friday, August 26, 2022. She was born April 13, 1931 at Earlton, Kansas. She was the youngest of seven children born to Harry L. and Bessie Miller-Umbarger.

In 1937, the family moved to Thayer, Kansas where Betty attended school. After graduating from Thayer High School, she married Carl L. Stiles on September 3, 1950 at the Thayer United Methodist Church. They were land owners in the Harrison community west of Thayer and farmed until Carl’s death in 1974.

Betty married William L. Bolinger, Jr. on September 3, 1991. She was a member of the Thayer United Methodist Church.

Survivors include:
Her husband, Bill of the home
Her two loyal children, daughter Rebecca Jean Gibbs of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Randal Carl Stiles of Thayer, Kansas.
Grandchildren
Micah (Rachel) Gibbs of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Rayce C. Stiles and Revel C. Stiles of Thayer, Kansas
Two step-grandchildren, Karla (Ryan) Huser and Sam (Gina) Kepley
And six great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death are:
Her parents, Harry and Bessie
Sisters Helen M. Holley, Beulah Osborn and Thelma Kapple
Brothers Orville “Jack” Umbarger, Harold Umbarger and Kenneth Umbarger.

Cremation has been requested with a private family burial at a later date.

Memorial contributions have been suggested to the Thayer Methodist Church or Disabled American Veterans and can be mailed to or left with the funeral home.

Online condolences can be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Services entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.