Hedge Lewis Goodwin Funeral Home

05/31/2026

A full obituary will be posted soon.

05/29/2026

05/25/2026

Our office will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day 2026. Please call 417-673-4666 for any assistance

05/01/2026

Nita Jean Johnson, age 100, a longtime resident of Joplin, Missouri, passed away on April 27, 2026, at Chapters Living in Joplin. She entered this life on April 7, 1926, in Iowa, the only child born to the union of the late Clarence and Inez (Beard) Hart.

Nita was raised in Carthage, Missour...

04/29/2026

Jeri Lynne Moore was born on Friday March 14th,1958 in Olathe Kansas to Ervin Cleo Moore and Alice Marie (Brothers) Moore. The youngest of three siblings.

Jeri lived in Alamosa Colorado, Buhler, Kansas and in1965 in Argonia, Kansas. She was active in Vocal and Band and was selected among hu...

04/09/2026

Mary Ann Carlson, known to many simply as Mary Ann, passed away on March 31, 2026, in Joplin, Missouri, at the age of 79.

Mary Ann was born on September 3, 1946, in Arkansas City, Arkansas, to the union of Lieonel Jack and Esther Louise (Fear) Kemp, and she lived a life marked by devotion, h...

04/07/2026

Wilda Ilene Lovejoy, age 83, of Carterville, passed away peacefully at home on March 31, 2026.

Born on June 13, 1942, in Miller, Missouri, Wilda lived a life marked by warmth, humor, deep faith, and a boundless love for both people and animals. She married the love of her life, Ralph “Chuck”...

04/03/2026

Wilda Lovejoy, 83, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away on March 31, 2026. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home in Webb City, Missouri.

03/31/2026

Grace Eileen Sargent, age 81, of Joplin, Missouri, departed this life on Sunday morning, March 29, 2026 in the comfort of her home after a recent decline in health. She entered this life on November 3, 1944, in Neosho, Missouri, born to the union of the late Lucius Phair and Emma Ellen (Levi) Watkin...