Jackie Riley

(From Knell Mortuary)

Jackie Ann Riley, 84, Carthage, Missouri, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 24, 2021 at St. Luke’s Nursing Center, Carthage. Jackie was born September 15, 1936 in Carthage, Missouri, the daughter of Jack A. Treat and Hazel (Frey) Treat. She was a 1954 graduate of Carthage High School. 

Jackie married Ross Riley on January 20, 1956 in Carthage. She worked in retail at Green’s in Joplin, Missouri. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Carthage.

Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Ross Riley; three children, Priscilla Guinn (Phillip), Springfield, Missouri, Bradley Riley (Nancy), Highlandville, Missouri, and Jeffrey Riley (Sasha), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; three grandchildren, Travis Chandler, Matthew Guinn, and Michelle Gordon; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Doris Logsdon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Betty Abbiatti.

Graveside funeral services will be held 10 am, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Park Cemetery, Carthage. Memorial gifts are suggested to First United Methodist Church, Carthage in care of Knell Mortuary. Online condolences may be expressed through www.knellmortuary.com. Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Knell Mortuary.

Tom Pitt

(From Ulmer Funeral Home)

Jeffery Thomas Pitt, 58, passed away on March 22, 2021 at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO.

Tom was born January 11, 1963 to Francis H. Pitt and Carol (Henson) Reed in Alton, Illinois. Tom grew up in Carthage, Missouri. He has lived in Bremerton, WA, and Hawaii and then moved to Greenfield, Missouri where he has resided for the past 8+ years.

Tom loved to fish and was an avid bowler. He loved to spend time with his friends. He was a lifelong Cardinals fan (both baseball and football) and enjoyed most any type of sports. He was a very hard worker and was employed at Pennington Seed Company in Greenfield. He was a member of Empire Baptist Church in Joplin, Missouri.

Tom is survived by his mom Carol Reed of Carthage, Missouri; stepmom Mary Lou “Bunny” Pitt, Roxana, Illinois; twin sister Debbie Miller (Rob) of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; and sister Tracy Ryan (John) of Carthage, Missouri.

He was preceded in death by his dad Francis “Tom” H. Pitt (October 1987) and his stepdad Robert Reed (December 2011).

A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Ulmer Funeral Home.

The family encourages friends and family to share memories of Tom during the service.

Contributions may be made to the donors’ charity of choice in “Tom’s Memory” in care of Ulmer Funeral Home.

Ayla Richardson

(From Ferry Funeral Home)

Ayla Jade Richardson, born February 10, 2021 to Jarrod Kirk and Natalie (Rowe) Richardson in Joplin, MO, passed from this life on March 24, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.

Following her birth at Freeman Health Systems in Joplin, Ayla was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a very rare chromosome disorder. She fought for life as a sweet and smiling baby.

Survivors include her parents, Jarrod and Natalie; one brother, Eirik Richardson of the home; maternal grandparents, Philip and Page Rowe, Little Rock, AR; paternal great-grandparents, Bill and Dianne Richardson, Woodstock, GA; two uncles, Jesse Rowe, Nevada, and Cody Richardson, Marietta, GA; and extended family.

Services will be held at a later date.

Rose Eagleson

(From Bath-Naylor Funeral Home)

Rose Lorene Eagleson, 96, formerly of Columbus, KS died March 25, 2021 at the Barone Care Center in Nevada, MO.

Rose was born October 27, 1924 in Columbus, KS to Langdon Samuel Heavin and Lola Francis Dowdy Heavin. She attended a country school before transferring to high school in Columbus.

She married Jack Lowe Eagleson August 14, 1941 and they made their home near Baxter Springs, KS until they moved to Columbus. Rose was a bookkeeper at the Ford dealership in Columbus until she and husband moved to Overland Park, KS in 1961. There she became business manager of Classen Morse Chevrolet in Overland Park and worked there until her retirement. 

At that time Rose and Jack returned to their home town of Columbus. Rose enjoyed reading, crocheting and weekly get togethers with her sisters for lunch and always a "Pepsi" break. She enjoyed her grand children and loved hearing about them.

Survivors include her daughter Virginia (Gary) Marquardt of Nevada, daughter in law Marcia Eagleson, also of Nevada, sister in law Amy Heavin, Warrensburg, MO, grandchildren; Jane Goade (Scott), Carl Junction, MO, Steve Marquardt (Karen), Nevada, Tammy Claypool, Ft Scott, KS and Russell Eagleson (Kristi O'Brien), Ft Wayne, IN; Great grandchildren; Paige Bordewick (Luke), Carl Junction, MO, Allison Drummond (Kyzer Thiessen), Joplin, MO, Brock Marquardt, Logan Marquardt, Gannon Marquardt, all of Nevada, Zane Claypool, Cole Claypool, Katlyn Claypool, Molly Claypool, Sadie Claypool, all of Richards, MO, Olivia Eagleson, El Paso, TX, and one great-great grandson, Ace Bordewick, Carl Junction, MO.

Graveside services will be held at the Greenlawn Cemetery, Tuesday March 30, 2021 at 3:00pm. Memorials are suggested to the “Barone Activity Fund”, 2101 N Ash Nevada, MO. 

Arrangements are being handled by the Bath Naylor Funeral Home, Columbus, KS.

Jimmy Jackson

(From Daniel Funeral Home)

Jimmy J Jackson, age 61, of Lamar, Missouri passed away March 24, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

Jimmy was born January 13, 1960 in Fairfax, MO to James C. Jackson and Mildred M. (Hawk) Jackson. Because of his father's job, the family lived in several places including Long Beach, California and finally landing in Greenfield, MO where he graduated from Greenfield High School in the class of 1978. 

On March 13, 1992 Jimmy married Lonna LaRee Wilson in Las Vegas, Nevada.

At age 18, Jimmy began a 30 year career at O'Sullivan Industries in Lamar, working his way up through the ranks to packing department supervisor. After O'Sullivan closed in 2007, Jimmy worked at Hampshire Pet Products in Joplin, MO as the processing supervisor until his retirement in 2018 due to health reasons. He was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan and had quite a collection of Chiefs memorabilia and football cards. He enjoyed watching his kid's sporting events and helped coach his daughter's traveling softball team. Jimmy loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, who adored him. He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife, Lonna Jackson, Lamar, MO, two sons; Dustin Jackson, Humansville, MO, Jeremy (Chantill) VanGilder, Lamar, MO, one daughter; Taylor (Riley) Williams, Joplin, MO, five grandchildren; Lilly, Natalie, RayLee, Rosemary and Parker, three sisters; Jeannie (Randy) Fleeman, Greenfield, MO, Cheryl (Bruce) Kirby, Greenfield, MO, and Nancy (John) Edsell, Neosho, MO along with a massive extended family.

Preceding Jimmy in death were his parents, one brother, Jerry Kirk and one son, Ryan VanGilder.

Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday, March 29, 2021, at Daniel Funeral Home with burial to follow in St. James Cemetery, Milford, MO.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, Sunday, March 28, 2021 at the funeral home.

Contributions are suggested and made payable to the National Kidney Foundation in care of Daniel Funeral Home.

Condolences may be shared at www.dfhlamar.com

Bill Phipps

(From Daniel Funeral Home)

William (Bill) Thomas Phipps Jr., age 85, passed away March 22, 2021, at his home. Bill was born to William and Nina Phipps on October 18, 1935 in Irwin, Missouri. He moved with his family to the family farm in Lamar in 1946.

Bill was united in marriage to Barbara Faye Miller on October 15, 1960. They were blessed to have celebrated 60 years together last fall. Together they built their lives on the family farm and raised three beautiful children.

Bill was a man of faith and was a member of the Lamar First Baptist Church. Bill enjoyed his Sunday School family and many other church activities, he especially enjoyed his time mowing the church yard with the mowing crew.

Bill was a farmer and sold DeKalb Seed with his Dad and raised Angus cattle. Bill was a Charter Member of Barton County Cattleman's Association, MFA Board, 30 year Board Member of Barton County Electric Cooperative, 20 year 4H Leader, Trustee at the Lamar First Baptist Church and enjoyed monthly gatherings with close friends playing cards together for over 60 years.

Bill is survived by his wife Barbara Phipps of Lamar, his daughter Belinda Shoff and her husband Dayne, his son Brock Phipps and his wife Kelly, his son Bert Phipps and his wife Shawna, his grandchildren Ciara Garfield and her husband Parker, Conner Shoff, Bryson Phipps, Karson Phipps, Jackson Phipps, Carlee Phipps, Tanner Phipps and his soon to be wife Darrah, he was also blessed with a beautiful great-granddaughter, Gracee Garfield. Bill is also survived by his sister, Joan Calvert, brother, Gary Phipps and his wife Dorothy, brother Donnie (Pogo) Phipps and his wife Ava, brother-in-law Ray Irwin and his wife Sherry.

Bill was preceded in death by both of his parents, sister Connie Phipps Irwin and brother-in-law David Calvert.

Bill's most cherished moments were spending time with his family, many memories made at the family farm, attending his grandkids sporting events, cattle shows and church activities along with the gift of gab.

Funeral service was held 2:00 PM Friday, March 26, 2021, at the Lamar First Baptist Church with burial following at Lake Cemetery in Lamar, MO.

Bessie Halteman

(From Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home)

Mrs. Bessie Lorraine Halteman, 90, of Carterville, Missouri, departed this life on Thursday, March 25, 2021, in the comfort of her home, after a recent decline in health.

Bessie entered this life on November 5, 1930, in Webb City, Missouri, daughter of the late Fred and Muriel (Klein) Williams. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1948 graduate of Carterville High School. 

On July 5, 1949, she was united in marriage to Robert “Salty” Halteman and to this union six children were born. 

Bessie was a devoted homemaker throughout her life. She enjoyed gardening and spending countless hours with her family. She was longtime member of Carterville Christian Church where she had been previously involved in children’s ministry.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of fifty-two years, Salty Halteman; three brothers, Gene, Gerald and LeRoy Williams; and two sisters, Zella Johnson and Juanita Williams.

Bessie is survived by her six children, Kathy Rowland and husband, Butch, of Carterville, Missy Williams and husband, Gary, of Carterville, Becky Allen and husband, Bob, of Webb City, Doug Halteman of Carterville, Kerry Helton and husband, Ed, of Webb City and Kayla Broady and husband, Mark, of Carthage; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-seven great grandchildren; seven great-great grandchildren; two brothers, her twin, Lee Williams and wife, Mary Dean, of Branson and Jimmie Williams and wife, Sharon, of Joplin; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Graveside funeral services are 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Carterville Cemetery with Kent Williams officiating. Her grandsons will honor her life by serving as pallbearers, Billie Rowland, B.J. Williams, Eddie Helton, Seth Helton, Nathan Andrews, Noah Andrews and Justin Allen. The family will receive friends on Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Memorials are being directed to Children’s Cancer Research Foundation c/o the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home in Webb City.