West Platte High Missouri Alumni Obituaries

Joan Aileen Shoman age 87 passed away peacefully on Thursday December 25 2025 in Adams Nebraska leaving behind a legacy of love strength and devotion to her family. Funeral services will be held at 1100 AM on Wednesday December 31 2025 at the VansantMills Chapel in Clinton Missouri. Visitation will ...

    Baby Magdalene Fay Hettinger, daughter of Christopher and Michelle Hettinger was delivered Friday, April 11, 2025 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.    Magdalene is survived by her family, Christopher and Michelle Hettinger of Novelty, Missouri; her sibling...

    Shirley Marlene Hall, 81, of rural Novelty, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025, at the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri.    She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 25, 1944, the daughter of William Lorenzo and Louise Marie Derscheid Paulsen.    Sh...

Henry Franklin Lee, 73, Carthage, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. He was born on June 10, 1952, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of the late Oscar Lee and Venita (Royster) Lee. Henry's life was a testament to his friendly, funny, and adven...

Elaine Baker, 99, Carthage, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. Elaine was born on October 5, 1926, in St. Michael, Nebraska. She was the middle daughter of Vera Mae Wilks and Orville Harvey Timm. She graduated from Carthage High School and the...

Ronnie Ray Doss son of the late Delores M. Doss and Ray F. Doss was born on February 20 1943. He entered into eternal rest on January 8 2026 at the age of 82. On October 22 1984 he was married to Veda Ann Girdley. Ron worked at several jobs as a youth such as the local show gas stations and at St. M...

Betty Jane Ferguson age 102 passed away peacefully on Friday January 2 2026 in Winona Missouri. She was born on November 30 1923 in Eminence Missouri to Warren "Ed" and Celia Johnson of Eminence Missouri. As one of nine siblings she grew up on the family farm in Eminence and attended school there. I...

Jerry Ronnie Hartzog age 80 passed away on December 28 after an extended illness. He grew up in Chipley Florida the son of Dewey and Rena Hartzog. He graduated from Chipley High School where he played basketball and was voted friendliest by the 1963 graduating class. After serving a stint in the U.S...

Mildred Mae Childers age 81 of Goodman Missouri passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 31 2025 at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin Missouri following a recent decline in health. She entered this life on March 27 1944 in Wheaton Missouri one of four children born to the union of the late Luther ...

Annabelle Johnson Branson West, Missouri Annabelle Johnson, 92 years, 7 months, and 16 days old, passed away on January 2, 2026, at Cox Hospital in Branson, Missouri. Annabelle...