Updating Ripley County Veteran List

Two years ago, on the 50th anniversary of J. A. Ashby VFW Post #3485, we undertook the task of updating a list of Ripley County veterans discovered while searching through stored materials. It is a task that will never be finished, but that’s okay. It is to honor the veterans among us who should never be forgotten for their service.

During the celebration, a display featuring the list drew much attention. We asked for additional names and for a while they trickled in. If it is feasible to include it, you may find the current list in The Prospect-News today. There may be spellings to correct, more names to add or some duplications to delete. The list will appear on the Post Facebook page, too. The ultimate goal is to have the names printed on a poster for display at the Post and Current River Heritage Museum in January 2021.

Please contact us by the end of this month with missing names of friends and loved ones. To help with accuracy, send the information to J.A. Ashby VFW Post #3485 at P.O. Box 153, Doniphan, MO 63935. You could also send info in a message (not as a comment - we might miss it) on the VFW Post #3485 Facebook page. Or come by the Post to deliver missing names. We are located right at the end of the blacktop of 160E-4 (Ball Park Road). We are open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 3 p.m. till closing, which varies depending on activities.

In honor of all men and women in Ripley County who served our country beginning with the Spanish American War. It is a testimony to their unparalleled dedication to our country.

RIPLEY COUNTY VETERANS:

Abernathy, Jack

Abernathy, Robert

Acree, Billie

Adams, Clayton

Adams, Eugene

Adams, Robin

Adams, William

Aden, Roy

Albright, George

Aldridge, Lindell

Allen, Bernard

Allen, Harold

Anderson, Leo

Anderson, Warren

Armour, J. C.

Armour, Robert

Armour, William

Armstrong, Vernon

Arnold, Carl

Arnold, L.J.

Arnold, Norman

Atwood, Marvin

Ault, Lawrence (Pat)

Ayers, Richard

Bacan, Willie

Back,Tommy

Baker, Douglas

Ball, Darrell

Balvin, John B.

Barbie, George

Barnet, Cecil

Barth, William

Barton, Newt

Bass, Benny

Bates, Darrell

Bates, David

Batten, Bill

Batten, John L. Jr.

Batten, John L.

Batten, Lee

Baucom, Buster

Beal, Buddy

Beal, Jimmy

Beasley, Jim

Belcher, Ebenezer B.

Belew, John

Bell, Benny

Bell, Wayne

Bellamy, Joseph Ray

Bennett, Floyd

Benton, Jeff

Bevan, George R.

Bissette, Lewis

Bizzell, James

Bizzell, Theodore (Ted)

Blackwell, Bill

Blackwell, Charles

Blaker, Forrest Jr.

Blaker, Forrest Sr.

Blanchard, James

Bohannan, Grady

Bollenbacher, Albert

Bond, Edgar

Bond, Oscar

Bond, William

Bopp, Carrol

Boshears, Henry Max

Bowen, William

Boxer, Walter W.

Boyles, Bertran

Boyles, Crickett

Boyles, Eugene

Boyles, Judy

Brakefield, Lee

Brasser, James

Braun, Arthur

Braun, Bill

Braun,Herman

Brimberry, David

Brimberry, James

Brimberry, Robert

Brooks, Alvin

Brooks, Carl

Brooks, Charles

Brooks, David

Brooks, Jimmy

Brooks, Rodney

Brooks, Ronald L.

Brooks, Steve

Brooks, William D.

Brooks, Wilmer G.

Brown, Edwin

Brown, Elmo

Brown, Harold

Brown, James H.

Brown, Ronnie

Bruner, Charles A.

Bruner, Cleo

Bruner, Clifford

Bruner, Ralph

Brunkhart, Jerry

Bryant, James E.

Bryant, Walter

Bubulka, John

Buckley, Patricia

Buckner, Paul

Bumgardner, Jacob E.

Bunting, Glenn

Burcham, Tom

Burleson, Kenneth

Burnett, Leonard C.

Butler, Milton

Camp, Carl

Camp, Joseph

Carner, Charles

Carner, Chester

Carner, Claudie

Carner, Clyde

Carner, Everett

Carroll, James F.

Carson, James

Carson, Leslie

Carter, Bobby J.

Casteel, Bill

Casteel, Harvie

Chaffin, George

Chedister, Ralph

Chewning, Calvin

Chewning, Eldon

Chewning, Emerald

Chewning, Harvey

Clark, Leroy

Cline, Dennis Paul

Cline, Kenneth

Coble, William

Cochran, James

Cochran, Joseph

Cochran, Larry

Cochran, Michael

Cockman, Larry

Colburn, Sonny

Collier, Gary

Collins, James R.

Collins, James

Collins, Neddy

Collins, Teddy

Colman, Ralph

Cook, Jack

Coomer, Walter

Cope, Alfred

Cope, James

Cope, Rex

Cox, Jesse

Craft, Alfred

Craft, Mike

Crihfield, Adis (Buddy)

Crihfield, Mark

Crihfield, Mike

Crihfield, Terry

Crook, Booky D.

Crook,Carl

Crook, George

Crook, Hershel

Crook, Ora

Crook, Oren

Crook, Wesley

Crowe, Ed

Cunningham, Dewett

Dale, Coy

Darnell, Danny M.

Darnell, Jackie

Davis, Claude

Davis, Henry

Davis, J. W.

Davis, Joe Jr.

Davis, Joe

Davis, Ray

Davis, William H.

Davis, William M.

Dawes, Alvin (Bus)

Dawes, Roy Lee

Dawson, Francis

Dean, James

Decilis, Hanford H.

Deckard, Lloyd R.

Deckard, Thomas

Decker, Carl

Decker, Ronnie

Decker, Short

Derganc, Robert

Derickson, Harry R.

Desich, Emery

Dewey, Roddy W.

Dickon, Kennett

Dixon, Lenard

Dizmang,Roy

Dodd, Kenneth C.

Donley, Monroe

Dorris, Charles

Douglas, Howard J.

Drane, Jack

Drysdale, Sameul H.

Drysdale, Stephen W.

Duncan, James

Dunn, Michael

Dunnigan, James

Dunnigan, Lee R.

Dunnigan, McKinley

Edmonds, Charley B.

Edmonds, David

Ehernsbery, Herman E.

Elder, Frank

Elder, Harold

Ellis, Floyd

Emmons,Bill

Emmons, Dannie R.

Emmons, Dennis

Emmons, Eugene

Emmons, George

Emmons, J.W.

Emmons, Lonnie

Emmons, Thomas

Emmons, William B.

Enderwood. George Jr.

Enderwood, Richard

Farmer, George

Farr, Solan

Faulkner, Joseph

Featherston, Edward

Ferguson, Charles E.

Ferguson, Donald M.

Ferguson, Paul

Ferguson, Ronald L.

Few, Walter

Foley, Martin

Foster, Don

Foster, Russell

Fowler, Dennis

Fowler, Jim

Fowler, Norman W.

Frederick, A.C.

Frederick, John S.

Freeman, Charles

Frey, Walter

Friais, Edward A.

Gambill, Gary

Gambill, Plez

Gamblin, James

Garrett, Brandon

Garrett, Sol M.

Garrison, Robert C., Jr.

Gere, Richard

Gibson, Charles R.

Gibson, Chester Ordell

Gibson, Homer

Gibson, Lewis H.

Gilliland, Philip

Gilliland, Robert

Good, Clyde E., Jr.

Goodwin, William A.

Graf, Henry J.

Gray, Arthur B.

Griffin, Joann

Griffin, Joseph

Griffin, Virgil G.

Grisby, Charles F.

Grissom, Ed

Gunter, Clifford M.

Gunter, Herschel G.

Gunter, William H.

Hall, Carl

Halley, Jerry

Hamlett, Austin

Hampton, Proctor

Haney, William T.

Harris, Herman

Harris, Loyd L., Jr.

Harris, Marvin

Harris, Ralph

Harris, Vernon C.

Hastings, Jimmy

Hawks, John E., Jr.

Hayes, Donald

Hayes, Morris

Hays, Bobby J.

Haywood, Charles W.

Helms, Duluth

Henson, Eurman W.

Henson, Wesley A.

Harring, Harry

Herring, Lonnie

Hill, Ronnie

Hodges, James R., Jr.

Holden, Bob

Holford, Dennis

Holland, Marvin G.

Holland, Richard D.

Holland, Robert L.

Holland, Robert L.

Holt, Clarence A.

Holt, Clarence A.

Hooker, Robert L.

Hooker, Robert R.

Hopwood, Earl E.

Horne, George

Horne, Raymond W.

Howard, Harry

Hower, Charles L.

Hudson, Lonnie

Huffman, Jim D.

Hughes, Christopher

Inman, Lewis F.

Isaacs, Odas C.

Isenhart, Forrest J.

Ivy, Jimmy L.

Jackson, Charles W.

Jackson, Ernest

Jackson, Hal G.

Jackson, Marvin W.

Jackson, Virgil

Jamerson, Roy

Jaske, Harold J.

Johnson, Arthur W.

Johnson, Bert E.

Johnson, Charles E.

Johnson, Gerald J.

Johnson, Michael J.

Johnson, Norris L.

Jones, Bill

Jones, Bud

Jones, Casey

Jones, David Wesley

Jones, Dennis

Jones, Lee R.

Jones, Raney P.

Jones, Roy

Joplin, C. Robert (Buddy)

Joplin, Lyndal

Jordan, David

Jorn, Charlie

Joyce, Howard O.

Kaiser, Edward G.

Kane, Kenneth

Keel. Jim

Keene, Dale

Kelly, Gary

Kennon, James

Kennon, William D.

Kenser, Loren

Kesterson, Lester

Kesterson, Marvin

Ketchem, Dennis A.

King, Everett

King, Lewis A.

Kinnard, Delmar N.

Kinnin, William A.

Knotts, Ronnie D.

Knowlton, Van D.

Knowlton, Vanburen

Kobert. Herman W.

Koehler, Carl L.

Koehler, Curtis

Koehler, Dan J.

Koehler, Fred E.

Koogle, Paul H.

Kowalski, William N.

Kramer, Harold

Kutzman, Ted J.

Lafferty, Doyle G.

Lamb, Bob

Lamb, Harry

Lamb, Jake

Lamb, Jim

Lane, Howard C.

Lane, Jackie

Lane, Smokie

Langley, Dennis

Langley, Jimmy Ray

Langley, Ronnie

Lassiter, Gary

Lassiter, Jim

Lawhon, Cal M.

Leonberger, Lloyd H.

Lepold, Robert

Leroux, Garold

Leroux, Gene H.

Leroux, Harvey A.

Leroux, Jearl

Leroux, Norman D.

Leroux, Paul

Leroux, Russell S.

Leroux, U. Dale

Lewis, Jerral W.

Lewis, Larry

Lewis, Samuel A.

Littrell. Elmer R.

Littles, Edison

Littles, Otto

Littles, Willie

Litton, Clifford

Litton, Walter

Loftis, Carter E.

Logan, John W.

Lokey, William M.

Long, Elijah R.

Long, Ronald W.

Lorey, Gerald H.

Lorey, James M.

Lorey, Randy

Luye, George

Lynn, Lonnie D.

Lynxwiler, Floyd

Lynxwiler, Jerry D.

Mackley, Mack

Magruder, Waldo G.

Maples, Junior

Maples, Wyman

Marek, Eugene D.

Markham, Randy

Marlin, John Marshall

Marlin, Louis

Marsh, James E.

Martin, Cecil

Martin, Eddie

Martin, Jerry Dale

Martin, Ralph

Martin, Thomas J.

Martin Vernon E.

Martin, William H.

Mathis, Larry J.

Mayes, Joe

Mays, Bill

McCarty, Bob

McDaniel, John

McGee, Donald R.

McGee, Leroy

McGee, Samuel D.

McGonigal, Duane

McKinney, Arkison

McKinney Frank

McKinney, Guy V.

McKinney Noah

McMurtry, Bill

McMurtry, Cecil

McMurtry, Clyde

McMurtry, Ed

McMurtry, George

McNail, James

McQuary, Adries D.

McWilliams,Lewis W.

Melton, Gerald T.

Mesaras, Frank

Metz, Fred

Meyers, Arthur

Meyers, Paul

Meyers, Walter P.

Michel, Pete

Miller, Arthur J.

Miller, Glen

Miller, Larry

Miller, Lewis

Miller, M. Glynn

Miller, Melton

Miller, Noel

Miller, Robert Alan

Miller, Roy F.

Miller, William

Mills, Jess R.

Mitchell, Paul

Mitchiner, Ralph

Mitchner, Boise

Mitchner, Clarence

Mobley, Glenn L.

Mobley, Richard W.

Moman, Frank

Moman, Walter R.

Moore, Charles (Bud)

Moore, Charles W.

Moore, Clifford

Moore, Gerald K.

Moore, Harry

Moore, Jerry L.

Moore, Joseph B.

Morgan, Bill Royce

Morrison, A. S.

Morrow, Albert

Mounce, Charles S.

Moutrie, Fred

Moutrie, Hubert

Moutrie, Torrence (Tub)

Murray Elvin B.

Murray, Lester L.

Murray, Willard F.

Nall, Earl

Nall, Herbert M.

Nall, John Allen

Needham, Roy

Nierman, Ray F.

Nipper, Kassi (Pearson)

Nowak, George

Nunnery, Dude

O’Neill, Pat

Odom, Art

Odom, Bob

Odom, Danny

Odom, Dennis

Odom, Jerry Dean

Odom, Robert

Odom, Tim

Odom,Willard

Ormsby, Cleites

Ormsby, Ronald

Ormsby, William M.

Orum, Lawrence R.

Orum, William R.

Patterson, Lawrence

Patton, Eugene

Paul, John J., Jr.

Payne, Bob J.

Payne, Melvin R.

Payne, Roger

Pearson, Alvin

Pearson, Calvin

Pearson, Galen

Pearson, Robert Alan

Pennington, John Jr.

Perry, Rick

Phelps, G.W.

Phillips, Don W.

Phillips, Lancon C.

Pierce, Smokie

Pinney, John L.

Pitman, Roe E.

Plunk, Jerry R.

Poe, Charles E.

Polk, Austin E.

Ponder, Arno L.

Ponder, Chester H.

Ponder, Larry

Pope, Robert D.

Porter, Clifton

Porter, Fred

Portwood, Larry

Potts, Mark

Powell, L.B.

Price, Buddy

Price, Charles M.

Price, James

Price, Larry E.

Price, Larry

Pritchell, Allen

Ramsey, David

Rapert, Curtiss

Ray, Harry G.

Ray Jerry

Reed, Asia

Reed, Dwight L.

Reed, Oscar

Rhames, William J.

Rhine, David

Richardson, Dewayne

Richmond, Chad B.

Richmond, Dennis

Richmond, Fred C.

Richmond, Fred

Richmond, Merle C., Jr.

Rideout, Glen

Rideout, Jerry

Ridgeon, Dick

Ridgeon, Ewing

Risenhoover, Glen

Robb, Curtis

Robb, Hoss

Robb, Matt

Roberts, Edmond E.

Robertson, David M.

Robinson, Gerald

Robinson, Jerry K.

Robinson, Paul

Robinson, Phillip

Roe, Elmer

Rogers, I.L.

Rogers, Richard

Rose, John

Rountree, Clement

Rountree, Cyril

Rowe, Bobby

Rowe, William C.

Roy, James W.

Royer, Melvin O.

Ruminer, Jerry L.

Ruminer, Truby

Scott, Hershel

Scott, Ted

Seay, Joe E.

Segatti, Ray S.

Shaffley, Purnell

Shands, Norman

Shands, Robert

Shaw, Leslie D.

Shemwell, Max O.

Sheppard, A.D.

Sherman, Raney L.

Shickles, Carson E.

Shickles, Chester A.

Shickles, Clyde B.

Shickles, Joe M.

Shickles, William

Raymond

Shirley, Joseph

Simmons, Lester

Simmons, Wayne

Simpson, Pat

Sims, Fred E.

Sipes, William L.

Skysper, Ray D.

Slayton, Howard D.

Slayton, Jerry S.

Smelser, Clarence S.

Smith, Anthony

Smith, Bobby

Smith, Cecelia

Smith, Danny J.

Smith, James B.

Smith, James W.

Smith, Lemon

Smith, Lyman L.

Smith, Mitchell

Smithson, Maxie G.

Smothers, Loren D.

Spencer, Ronald

Spenser, Ronnie

Spenser, Russell S.

Stack, Sylvester

Stadler, Marion R.

Staggs, Herman T.

Staggs, J.H.

Staggs, Leslie D.

Stanley, Carlton

Stanley, Donald T.

Stanley, George

Steed, Charles E.

Steele, George

Steele, Larry R.

Steward, John A.

Stidham, John L.

Stidham, Virgil D.

Stilwell, Kenneth

Stitz, Danny E.

Stokan, Pete

Stout, Alvin W.

Stout, Kenneth I.

Stout, Kenneth R.

Stroud, Everett T.

Stroud, Leo R.

Stroud, Luther

Stucker, Walter L.

Stultz, Albert J.

Sullivan, Hershel

Sutherland, Edwin E.

Swafford, Albert S.

Swafford, James E., Jr.

Swigert, Elmo E.

Swigert, Luin E.

Sybert, John Jr.

Taylor, Carlos

Taylor, Edgar

Taylor, Everett J.

Taylor, Jimmie

Taylor, William E.

Tedderow, Boss

Tedderow, Jimmie

Tettleton, David G.

Thomas, Franklin D.

Thomas, Jacob

Thompson, Gaylin

Thornsberry, Virgil

Tillman, Elva

Tillman, George E.

Timmons, Ivan R.

Tinsley, Von

Towner, William A.

Tracy, James

Trotter, Elias W.

Trotter, Jesse G.

Truby, Gary

Trube, Harold

Turner, Allen J.

Turner, Bud

Turner, Clyde

Turner, Glynn

Tyra, Joseph R.

Tyson, James A

Tyson, Ronnie

Tyson, Thomas

Vandiver, Eldon D.

Voga, Ann

Wakefield, Thomas G.

Walker, Carl

Walker, Daniel W.

Walker, J.C.

Walker, Larry D.

Walker, Roy

Wall, Herbert M.

Wallace, Ronald

Walls, Ray

Walpole, Cecil

Ward, Bob

Ward, James L.

Wardlow, Danca R.

Watson, William P.

Webb, Barton W.

Webb, Danny

Webb, Don G.

Webb, Jerry

Webb, John D.

Webb, Thomas D.

Wells, Harrison

Wells, Paul F.

Wertenberger, Earl

Wertenberger, Leland

Wertenberger, William

West, Herman R.

Wheeler, Cyrus L.

Wheeler, Elliott

Wheeler, Fox

Wheeler, Harold

Wheeler, Melvin

Wheeler, Zeke

White, Fred C.

Whitehead, Frank W.

Whiteside, James D.

Whiteside, Randy

Whitewell, Herman B.

Whittom, Claudie

Whittom, Noah A.

Whittom, Robert

Wicklund, Michael A.

Wieland, Richard L.

Wilborn, Ralph L.

Williams, Calvin

Williams, Elmer G.

Williams, Herbert

Williams, Leonard

Williams, Let M.

Williams, Robert E.

Wilson, Archie A.

Wilson, Bryce

Wilson, Clifford

Wilson, Donna

Wilson, Jerry R.

Wilson, Ronald

Woodard, Carlton

Woolard, Harvey E.

Woolard, James C.

Wright, Audy R.

Wright, John

Wright, Lester Jr.

Wright, William L.

Wyman, Rodger

York, Claude Clayburn

York, Foy M.

York, Grover L.

York, Inez Naomi

York, J.C.

York, Ralph Leo

Zitnak, Frank

Zitnak, John

Zitnak, Mike