Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory

11/08/2025

Brian Walter Shaw, age 67, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2025, at Communities of Wildwood in Joplin. He was born on January 1, 1958, in Parsons, Kansas.

Brian worked for many years as a forklift operator for Blue Buffalo, where he was known for his reliability an...

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11/08/2025

Carlyle “Carl” Stanton II, age 70, of Joplin, MO passed away on November 6, 2025 surrounded by family and loved ones.

Carl was born on August 10, 1955 in Spring City, MO to his parents Caryle and Geraldine (Saunders) Stanton. He worked for many years as a crew chief for Economic Security. ...

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11/08/2025

Louis John Molinar, age 83, of Joplin, Missouri went home to be with the Lord on November 5, 2025. He was born on February 13, 1942, in Frontenac, Kansas, to Louis and Angelina (Casella) Molinar.

On February 26, 1977, Louis married the love of his life, Jo Ann (Hughes) Molinar, in Joplin, Mi...

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10/31/2025

Barbara “Sue” Gould, age 65, of Joplin, MO passed away on October 28, 2025 at her home.

Sue was born in Joplin, MO on August 2, 1960 to her parents Richard Hawkins and Betty (Morgan) Newman.
She worked in healthcare at Freeman for 20 years, St. John’s hospital for 8 years, and ended her ca...

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10/31/2025

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10/30/2025

William Earl Carson, Jr., passed away on Monday October 27, 2025, at the age of 63 at Freeman Hospital. Born on August 29, 1962, in Joplin, Missouri, to the late William Carson Sr. and Doris Carson.

William attended Memorial High School and began his career as a delivery driver before transi...

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10/30/2025

Nancy Lee ‘Cosby’ Glahn, of Joplin, Missouri passed away peacefully on October 27, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born on December 16, 1951, and raised by her parents, Dr. Glenn Cosby and Ruth (Melton) Cosby in Miami, Oklahoma. She graduated in 1970 from Miami High School and attended Oklaho...

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10/28/2025

John Lane Berrey
Former Quapaw Nation Business Committee Chairman
August 31, 1958 – October 25, 2025

John Lane Berrey, 67, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2025, surrounded by family at Freeman Memorial Hospital.

John was born on August 31, 195...

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10/24/2025

Jim Hammond, 73, of Carthage, Missouri passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025, at
Mercy Hospital Joplin.

Jim was born on November 10, 1951, in Carthage, Missouri where he resided most of
his life.

He was a Supervisor at Dyno for 39 years and 7 months before retiring.

He ...

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10/24/2025

Forrest Neal Reed of Joplin, MO went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday October 22, 2025, at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer.

Forrest, son of Lewis and Ona (Yeager Reed), was born February 10, 1945, in Konawa, OK. Forrest was raised with his 4 siblings in Konawa and gr...

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10/23/2025

Glenna M. Russell, age 77, of Joplin, MO passed away on October 22, 2025surrounded by family and loved ones.
Glenna was born on June 28, 1948 in Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Marvin and June (Lorenzen) Butcher. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lamar. Glenna was ...

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10/23/2025

Bob Brock, 77, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2025, at Westgate Nursing Facility, with his sweetheart Catherine at his side.

Born on March 21, 1948, in Woodward, Oklahoma, Bob was the son of Cecil and Doris Brock. He grew up in Denver, Colorado, and committed his ...

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