Hedge Lewis Goodwin Funeral Home

11/11/2025

11/03/2025

Jeremy Pierce (aka Shadynasty), of Carthage, MO, passed away on October 31st, 2025, surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer.

Jeremy was born on May 19th, 1974 in Joplin, Missouri to the late Brenda Jean Pierce-Jankowski. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1992 and loved to ...

09/15/2025

Larry Dean Lasiter was born on September 17, 1940 to Arlo and Hazel Lasiter in Purcell, MO. He was the youngest of eight children: Thelma, Marie, Zula, Margaret, Ruth, Bud, and Jack. Larry attended Carterville High School where he played baseball with the Carterville Comets, and he left to go to the...

09/04/2025

Raymond Eugene “Ray” Crane, age 71, of Webb City, Missouri, departed this life suddenly on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the comfort of his home. He entered this life on February 18, 1954, in Joplin, Missouri, the third of ten children born to the late Eugene and Sylvia (Holden) Crane.

Ray ...

09/04/2025

It is with heavy hearts that we remember the life of Nathan Blaine Barney. He was born and raised in the close- knit community of Elsinore, Utah- son of his devoted parents, Nathan and Marilyn Barney. He grew up alongside his sisters Jean and Terry, forging lifelong bonds that shaped his resilient a...

09/04/2025

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08/11/2025

Rita Geraldine "Jeri" Tisdale, a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, August 10, 2025, at the age of 89, following a recent decline in health. She spent her final days surrounded by love and care at the Autumn Place Assisted Living facility in Joplin, ...

08/07/2025

Billy Lawrence Lundstrum, age 69, a lifelong resident of Webb City, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at his residence. He entered this life on February 14, 1956, in Joplin, Missouri, born to the union of the late Bill and Betty (Selby) Lundstrum.

At age 18, Billy began his ...

08/05/2025

Rev. Howard Wayne Blackburn, age 79, departed this life peacefully at his home in Jasper, Missouri, on Monday, August 4, 2025, after months of failing health. He entered this life on July 25, 1946, in Webb City, Missouri, born to the union of the late Willie and Dessie (Balcom) Blackburn.

Ho...

07/30/2025

Beverly Dean "Bev" Hill, 99, peacefully departed this life on July 17, 2025, in Jenks, Oklahoma.

Bev was born to Jessie "Alnoma" and Leonard Cruzan on October 23,1925 in Carterville, Missouri. It was in the third grade at Carterville Elementary School that Bev met her life-long love, R.W. "B...

07/23/2025

Alexander Michael “Alex” Cavener, age 15, left this world too soon on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at his residence in Joplin, Missouri, the same city where his life began on November 30, 2009. His departure has left an indelible mark on the hearts of those who knew him, and his memory will be cherished ...