Stories from Monday, January 29, 2024

John J. Kennon, 77-year-old resident of Harviell, Mo., departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Jonesboro, following a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Kennon was born Nov. 3, 1946, in Butler County, Mo., to the late Joe and Florence Medlin Kennon. ...

Linda Branch Brown, 61, of Osceola, passed away Jan. 22, 2024, at her home. She was born June 5, 1962, in Wilson to Thomas and Scott Anna Herron Branch. Ms. Brown was a factory worker and a member of Pleasant Grove MB Church in Osceola. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Isaac Branch, Eugene Branch and Tom Willie Branch; two sisters, Rebecca Yankaway and Dorothy Hosley...