Jobe, Randall Dean 1 Sep 1961 - 28 Feb 1997 CCH-N 1 Mar 1997
[Note: Son of Joe & Helen (Mongler) Jobe]
Randall Dean Jobe, 35, Sparta, died Friday, February 28 in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield. The son of Joe and Helen Mongler Jobe, he was born September 1, 1961, in Albany, Georgia. Randall was a 1979 graduate of Mexico High School, Mexico, Missouri. After high school, he was a cattlegroomer, at registered cattle sales, state fairs and national cattleshows. He was active in the Cub Scouts, 4-H and FFA, where he served on livestock judging teams. He worked in construction as a roofer for 13 years and was a member of lst Christian Church, Parsons, Kansas. He is survived by: his parents, Joe and Helen Jobe, Kansas City; a brother, Alan Kent Jobe, Kansas City; a sister, Sheila Rene Jobe, Kansas City; maternal grandmother, Alys Marguerite Mongler, Mexico, Missouri; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O.R. Jobe, Lubbock, Texas; several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Memorial services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 1997, with Robert Marty and Rev. Randy Sawyer officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Jobe, Troy Gene 1931 - 21 Aug 2005 SN-L 22 Aug 2005
[Note: Son of Richard Lee & Effie D. ( ) Jobe; married Velma P.]
Troy Gene Jobe, age 74, of Ozark, Mo., passed away at 1:40 a.m. on August 21, 2005, in Ozark Nursing and Care Center. He was a machinist and member of South Campbell Ave. Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Lee and Effie D. Jobe. He is survived by his wife, Velma P. Jobe of Ozark, Mo.; son, Bruce A. Jobe and wife, Victoria, of Merriam Woods, Mo.; daughter, Kathy Jobe of Ozark, Mo.; sisters, Dee and husband, Bill Beckley, of Springfield, Mo., and Tylene Zumwalt of Bolivar, Mo.; brothers, Darian Lee Jobe and wife, Kay, of Fordland, Mo., and Olee Jobe and wife, Sharon, of Rogersville, Mo.; numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family; and many friends. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2005, in Greenlawn Funeral Home North with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, in the funeral home.
John, Inez Viola 1919 - Jun 1988 OH 23 Jun 1988
[Note: married Roy Paul John 26 Oct 1900- 23 Feb 1971]
Inez Viola John, 68, of Greeley, Colorado, formerly of Ozark, died in Greeley. Services for Mrs. John were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Clinkingbeard Chapel, Springfield: Burial was in Brushy Knob Cemetery.
John, Roy Paul 26 Oct 1900- 23 Feb 1971 CCR 2 Mar 1972 p8 & OH 2 Mar 1972 p6
[Note: married Inez Viola 1919 - Jun 1988]
Roy Paul John, 71, of Ozark, died in Springfield General Osteopathic Hospital in 3:30 p.m. Thursday following a long illness. Mr. John had been a resident of Ozark for the past three years, coming from Bushyknob. He was a veteran of WWI. Survivors include his wife, Inez of the home; one son, Bobby Eugene John, of Nebraska; two daughters, Alicia Kelley of California and May Lou Estes of Branson; his mother, Mrs. Ava John of Ava; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Story, Sitka, Alaska, and Mrs. Olive Proctor, Ava; one brother, Tobe, Henderson, Nev.; and nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Brushyknob Church with Rev. Orvil Stephens and Rev. George Taylor officiating. Burial was in Brushyknob Church Cemetery, under direction of Clingingbeard of Ava.
Johns, Agnes Vera (Monger) 3 Dec 1903 - 29 May 1990 OH 7 Jun 1990
[Note: Daughter of Joseph George & Cora Belle (Anderson) Monger; married 12 Apr 1922 Ralph Linley Johns 5 Mar 1902 - 5 Apr 1982]
Agnes V. Johns, 86, Sparta, died Tuesday, May 29, 1990 in her home, after an illness of a few months, She was born to Joe and Cora Anderson Monger Dec. 3, 1903 in St. Louis. She lived most of her life in the Sparta area and was active in community functions. She was a member of the Sparta Church of Christ from an early age. She was a loving mother and grandmother and caring to many friends. She is survived by two sons; I.J. Johns, and his wife, Susie, Sparta, and Herschel Jones, and his wife, Martha Anne, Ozark; three sisters, Lucille Collins, Ozark, Josephine Anderson, Castro Valley, Calif., and Katy May, Mesa, Ariz.; two brothers, Jack Monger, Nixa, and Jay Monger, Ava; four granddaughters, Wanda Johns, Springfield, Brenda Lande, Silver Springs, Md., Cathryn Bumgarner, Sparta, and Cindy Adamson, Hartville; two grandsons, Danny Johns, Ridgedale, and Rick Johns, Sparta; nine great-granddaughters: seven great-grandsons; and a great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, in 1982; a son, Manford, in 1944; and a granddaughter, Carolyn Daughterty, in 1982. Services were held Friday in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark, with Dwayne Bray and David Dugan officiating. Burial was in Sparta Cemetery.
Johns, Albert Newton 23 Mar 1881 - 10 Oct 1970 CCR 22 Oct 1970 p4
[Note: Son of William Jackson & Julinda W. (Shipman) Johns; married 25 Dec 1906 Nancy Ellen Gann 25 Feb 1887 - 12 Oct 1977]
Albert N. Johns, 89, of Sparta, died at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday in the Springfield Baptist Hospital. The retired farmer was a lifelong resident of Sparta and a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; three sons, Noel C. Johns and L. Cleo Johns of Sparta; Wesley L. Johns of Edmonds, Wash.; one daughter, Mrs. Evalee Gibson of Ozark; 10 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Woodall officiating. Burial will follow in Shipman Cemetery near Sparta, under direction of Harris Funeral Home.
Johns, America Paroline “Merica“ (Nash) Aug 1878 - 19 Apr 1934 CCR 26 Apr 1934 p1
[Note: Daughter of George & Elizabeth A. (Adams) Nash; married 23 Oct 1898 CCM Lorenzo "Lonzo" Johns 23 Oct 1877 - 13 Sep 1955]
America Parilley Nash was born Aug. 1, 1878. She became a Christian early in life and united with the Sparta Baptist church. She was married to Alonzo Johns on Oct. 23, 1898 and departed this life on April 19, 1934. She is survived by three brothers, H.W. Nash, James M. Nash and Henderson Nash. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. at the Sparta Baptist church with Rev. Roy Shipman of Chadwick officiating. Burial was made in the Shipman cemetery under the direction of B.C. Klepper.
Johns, Arlie Herbert 16 May 1924 - 12 Dec 1986 OH 25 Dec 1986 pB6
[Note: Son of Warren L. & Lacy (Brown) Johns; married Kathy]
Services for Arlie Herbert Johns, 62, Portland, Ore., were held Dec. 15 in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home with interment in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home Mausoleum. Mr. Johns died Dec. 12. He was born in Sparta and was the son of Warren and Lacy (Brown) Johns. Survivors include his wife, Kathy; two sons, Ronnie and Arlie, both of Portland; three daughters, Connie Hepner, Kent, Wash., Lonnie Manougian and Mary Addleman, both of Portland; his mother, Lacy, Portland; six brothers, George, Floyd, Roger, and Mike, all of Portland, Lee of Nixa, and Paul, Missoula, Mont.; three sisters, Movella Killeen, Simi Valley, Calif., Judy Newkirk, Torrence, Calif. and Carol Fowler, Portland and six grandchildren.
Johns, Asa J. 17 May 1899 - 18 Oct 1918 CCR 25 Oct 1918 p1
[Note: Son of George Anderson & Mary Catherine (Monger) Johns; married 15 Jun 1918 CCM Merle B. Keltner]
A telegram reached Ozark last Friday from his father Sheriff G. A. Johns announcing the death of his son Asa, who died at his home in Galesburg, Ill. at 1:00 o’clock a.m. Friday, October 18, after a short illness of pneumonia that developed after an attack of influenza. The remains were shipped to Sparta, arriving on the Sunday train and funeral services were held at the grave after the arrival at the Monger cemetery, conducted by Rev. Fields. Asa Johns was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Johns and was born May 17, 1899, being 19 years, 5 months and 1 day old at the time of his death. He was married June 16, 1918 to Miss Merle Keltner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Keltner, our present county clerk. The deceased attended a Business College at Aurora last summer where he tool telegraphy, becoming an efficient operator in 9 weeks and breaking the record of the school for quick work. Soon after his marriage, he procured a position at Galesburg, Ill, from the Santa Fe Ry and was a member of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and holding the position when stricken with the influenza. Asa was naturally a bright and industrious boy with good intentions, a member of the Christian church and a regular Sunday school attendant since residing at Ozark. During the absence of the parents at Galesburg and after learning of the death, friends of the family and of the widow, decorated the home with wreaths of flowers, thus showing their deep sympathy for the family in their bereavements which had come upon them almost without notice.
Johns, Barbara Pauline (House) 29 Aug 1933 - 22 Oct 1971 CCR 28 Oct 1971 p8
[Note: Daughter of Hubert & Marguerite (Carr) House; married 10 Feb 1951 Harry Herschel Johns]
Mrs. Barbara Pauline Johns, 38, of Ozark, died at 7:30 p.m. Friday in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield after a long illness. A resident of Ozark since 1959, Mrs. Johns was a native of Billings. She was a member of the South Side Church of Christ here. Mrs. Johns had operated a pre-school nursery in her home for the past 11 years. Survivors include her husband, Herschel; two daughters, Wanda and Brenda, both of the home; her mother, Mrs. Marguerite House, Billings; three brothers, Max House of Torrance, Calif. and Jack House and Hubert House and Hubert Lee House, both of Springfield. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in Harris Chapel here with Joe Deal and Dwayne Bray officiating, Burial was in Ozark Cemetery.
Johns, Bertha Odessa (Douglas) 23 Jun 1877 - 24 Sep 1952 CCR 2 Oct 1952 p8
[Note: Daughter of Jasper & Lucinda (Gillespie) Douglas; married 4 Jul 1895 John Leroy “Sell” Johns 14 Mar 1871 - 19 Nov 1958]
Mrs. Bertha Odessa Douglas Johns was born June 23, 1877 and died Sept. 24, 1952 at the age of 75 years. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since an early age. In 1895, she was united in marriage to J. L. Johns and to this union nine children were born; one preceding her in death, Sgt. Roy B. Johns. She is survived by her husband of the home; two sons, Dewey of Springfield and Lee Roy of Sparta; six daughters, Mrs. Osta Haggarty, Mrs. Hazel Pippin, Mrs. Ruth St. John, Mrs. Cleo Cowan, Mrs. Lela Robinson and Mrs. Lula Ladd, all of Sparta; one sister, Mrs. Callie Ray; 24 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Sept 27 in the Sparta Church of Christ by Brother Jesse Weatherwax with burial in the Sparta Cemetery under direction of the Chaffin Funeral Home of Ozark.
Johns, Beulah F. 11 May 1913 - 27 Jun 1986 OH 3 Jul 1986 p10
[Note: no legible tombstone in Ragsdale Cemetery]
Services for Beulah F., Johns, 73, Springfield, were held July 1 in Ayre-Goodwin Chapel with the Rev. Wilbur Craves officiating. Graveside services were also held July 1 in Ragsdale Cemetery near Seymour. Mrs. Johns died June 27 in Springfield Community Hospital, Springfield, following a long illness. Formerly of the Seymour area, she had resided in Springfield since 1940. Survivors include three sons, Lawrence, Marionville, and Marvin and Bill, both of Springfield; two daughters, Janice Pearce, Nixa and Anna Anderson, Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Dorothy Ferrell, Enid, Okla.; and Dona Emrick, Seymour; 15 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
Johns, Charley Manford, S/Sgt. 15 Jan 1923 - 28 Jul 1944 CCR 25 Aug 1949
[Note: Son of Ralph Linley & Agnes Vera (Monger) Johns]
Funeral services for S/Sgt. Charley Manford Johns, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johns of Sparta, Mo., will be held Thursday, Sept. 1, at Louisville, Ky., with burial in the Zacharry Taylor National Cemetery. Young Johns was killed in action July 28, 1944, in the crash of a B-26 in France. It will be a combined service for some of the group of six crewmen who lost their lives caused by colliding with an enemy plane. Sgt. Johns, an engineer and gunner, started his training in January of 1943 and was sent overseas in April of 1944. He flew 32 missions from England over Europe and had earned the air medal with the three oakleaf cluster. Other survivors include two brothers and a nice in Peoria, Ill., and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe G. Monger of Ozark.
Johns, Clell Eugene 24 Apr 1916 - 23 Oct 1999 CCH-N 27 Oct 1999
[Note: Son of Charley & Lou (McGinnis) Johns; married 6 Nov 1963 Rebecca Lourea Bridges]
Clell E. Johns, age 83, of Ozark passed away Saturday, October 23, 1999, in Ozark Nursing and Care Center from complications due to a stroke. He was born to Charley and Lou McGinnis Johns on April 24, 1916, in the Shady Grove Community. He was united in marriage to R. Lourea Bridges on November 6, 1943. Mr. Johns spent the early part of his life farming and later moved to Ozark where he operated the Phillips 66 Service Station and Tire Shop with his father-in-law for more than 30 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Ozark. After retirement from the service station he drove for Hagale Industries for many years during that time he owned and operated a school bus for the Ozark R-VI school district. He is survived by his wife Lourea Johns, of the home; two daughters, Ellen Henry and her husband Stephen of Muskogee, OK, and Lou Ann Stark and her husband Chris of Springfield; two grandsons, Nathan Henry, Norman, OK, and Christopher Stark, Lawrence, KS; two sisters, Lorene St. John and her husband Zack, Sparta, and Faye Short, Ozark; and two nephews, Bob Johnson and his wife Erva Lou, Sparta, and Earl Brake Jr., Nixa. Mr. Johns was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Monday, October 25, 1999, in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark, with the Pastor Dale Gann officiating. Burial was in McCoy Cemetery.
Johns, Cordia (Copeland) 5 Sept 1902 - 7 Sep 1971 CCR 9 Sep 1971 p4
[Note: Daughter of George Jefferson & Retta Belle (Walker) Copeland; married 6 Jan 1920 John William "Boyd" Johns 19 Oct 1901 - 25 Jan 1978]
Mrs. Cordia Johns, 69, of Route 2, Fordland, was dead on arrival at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7. following an apparent heart attack while shopping at Kinser’s Foodland in downtown Ozark. Mrs. Johns is survived by her husband, J. W. “Blackie”: Johns, a former member and Presiding Judge of the Christian County Court; a son, Jack Johns of Rogersville; two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Mills of Oldfield and Mrs. Josephine St. John of Batesville, Ark.; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 in Adams Chapel at Ozark, with the Rev. Hubert Swearengin officiating. Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery.
Johns, Daniel Boone 24 Aug 1879 - 6 Feb 1920 CCR 13 Feb 1920 p1
[Note: Son of John & Martha Tressia "Patsy" (Martin) Johns; married 3 Oct 1906 Girta M. Watts 5 Jun 1889 - 5 Jun 1913]
Near Bruner, Mo. Sunday, February 8th, D. B. Johns, aged about 40 years. Funeral services were held Monday with burial in the Bruner cemetery. The deceased was the youngest brother of Sheriff G. A. Johns and leaves besides other relatives, four small children to mourn their loss, his wife having preceded him several years ago.
Johns, Darrell Ray “D. J.” 24 Jan 1967 - 10 Nov 1989 OH 16 Nov 1989
[Note: Son of Darrell Leroy & Connie Johns; married 5 Aug 1988 Shelley Raquel Scott]
Darrell Ray (D.J.) Johns, 22, died Saturday at 8:15 in Cox Medical Center South from automobile injuries sustained earlier that day. He lived most of his life in Christian County and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Ozark. As an Ozark High School student, he participated in sports activities. Survivors include his wife, Shelley; his mother and stepfather, Connie and Wendell Estep; his father and stepmother, Darrell and Kathy Johns; a sister, Tina Johns, Ozark; a half-sister, Sheila Johns, Nixa; a stepbrother, Mark Estep, Springfield; grandparents, Roy and Wilma Johns, Sparta, Juanita Weter, Seymore, Ind., and Richard and Lucille Estep, Sacramento, Calif.; great-grandparents, Lloyd Swearengin, Ozark, and Edna Dean, Seymore, Ind.; and his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Clifford and Ronda Scott, Highlandville.
Johns, Dewey Finis 16 Jul 1898 - 22 Mar 1988 OH 31 Mar 1988
[Note: Son of John Leroy "Salt" & Bertha Odessa (Douglas) Johns; married 19 Nov 1921 Irma Violet Farwell 17 Aug 1903 - 2 Aug 1991]
Dewey F. Johns, 89, of Springfield, died at 9:25 p.m. March 22 in his home after a long illness. Services for Mr. Johns were held March 25 in the Harris Chapel, Ozark, with John Alley officiating. Burial was in Sparta Cemetery. A retired merchant, Mr. Johns had operated the Johns Grocery store for some time. He also had been a farmer, having farmed in both Greene and Christian counties. He was a member of the Sunset Church of Christ, Springfield. His survivors include his wife, Erma, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Irene Johnson, Republic; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Robison, Sparta, and Mrs. Lula Ladd, Sparta; and one brother, Roy Johns, Sparta.
Johns, Edna (Pearson) 19 Feb 1924 - 28 Aug 2006 SN-L 29 Aug 2006
[Note: Daughter of John E. & Birdie (Wicks) Pearson; married 1 Dec 1943 James Edward "Buster" Johns 25 Feb 1915 - 28 Nov 1994]
Edna Johns, age 82, of Ozark, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2006. She was born February 19, 1924, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, the daughter of John E. and Birdie (Wicks) Pearson. On December 1, 1943, she was united in marriage to James Edward "Buster" Johns, who preceded her in death in 1994. Edna and Buster moved to a farm near Riverdale in 1951, where they lived most of their lives. Edna was a member of Fremont Hills Baptist Church. She is survived by her six children and their spouses, Edna "Joyce" McNeal, Ozark, Joel Edward and Janet Johns, Milton, Florida, Jeffrey Lee and Kathy Johns, Republic, Paul William and Regina Johns, Nixa, Ray Gene and Paula Johns, Nixa, Jeanette Marie and Glen Frey, West Plains; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; her twin brother, Bill Pearson and wife Johnet, and a second brother, J.W. Pearson and wife Ruth, all of Terrell, Texas; numerous nephews, nieces and many friends. In addition to her husband, those preceding her in death were her parents; a granddaughter, Michelle Miller; and a sister, Gerry Hodges. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 31, in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark, with Pastor Art Hicklin officiating. Burial will follow in Seymour Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Community Hospices of America Foundation.
Johns, Finis 26 Feb 1919 - 10 Feb 1920 CCR 13 Feb 1920 p1
[Note: Son of Ernest "Sid" & Zena (Sartin) Johns]
A one year old child of Sid Johns, died at their home at Bruner Monday evening and was buried Tuesday in the Bruner cemetery.
Johns, Frances Julia Ann “Dutch” (Braden) 27 Dec 1870 - 1 May 1957 CCR 9 May 1957 p3
[Note: Daughter of Thomas Benton & Margaret M. (Brazeal) Braden; married 28 Mar 1887 Joseph Finis Johns 30 Nov 1860 - 16 Aug 1932]
Funeral services for Julia Frances Johns, 86, who died May 1 at the Smith Rest Home in Ozark, after an illness of two years, were held Friday, May 3, at the Chaffin Funeral Chapel in Ozark with Wayne Bray officiating. Burial was in McHaffie Cemetery under direction of Chaffin. A lifelong resident of the Sparta community, she was a member of the Sparta Church of Christ. She is survived by one brother, George Braden of Sparta.
Johns, George Anderson 3 Oct 1865 - 22 Mar 1944 CCR 30 Mar 1944 p1
[Note: Son of John & Martha Tressia "Patsy" (Martin) Johns; married 1896 Mary Catherine Monger 30 Mar 1873 - Mar 1950 m/1 Irwin]
Funeral services for George A. Johns, 78, who passed away March 22, were held at the Sparta Church of Christ, with Rev. Jessie Weatherwax officiating. Burial was in Monger Cemetery under direction of the Sparta Funeral Home. The son of John and Teresa Johns, he was married to Mary K. Monger in 1896. To this union seven children were born, five of whom preceded him in death. He also fathered two step children, Octavia Merritt of Phoenix, Ariz., and Corbett Irwin of Lakeview, Ore. He leaves besides his wife, two sons, Joe and Warren Johns, and 25 grandchildren, eight grandsons in service of the country; three brothers, Isaac, Tom and John.
Johns, George W. “Jack” 30 Nov 1920 - 27 Nov 1999 CCH-N 1 Dec 1999
[Note: Son of John William “Boyd”& Corda (Copeland) Johns; married 13 Jan 1949 Geraldine Ingram]
George W Jack Johns of Rogersville passed away at his home on November 27, 1999 at 8 a.m. after a long illness. He was 78 years, 11 months and 27 days. Jack was born at Bruner Mo. on November 30, 1920 to J.W Johns and Corda Copeland Johns. He was a graduate of Sparta High School, a Veteran of WW II and member of the Orlan Smith DAV a member and Deacon at the Springhill Baptist Church, Rogersville. He retired from Friendly Ford in November 1982 where he worked in the parts Dept. He was married to Geraldine on January 13, 1945 and she survives of the Home. Also surviving is one son Jackie and his wife Judy of Marshfield; one daughter Deloris Burr and husband Gary of Springfield, four grandchildren Jeff Johns and wife Missy, Joey Johns and wife Bobbie all of Marshfield, Shelley Burr of Springfield and Donna Allen and husband John of Willard, nine great-grandchildren Danielle, Jessica, Ethan, Kaelyn, Lachelle, Casie, Dakota, Natalie and Madison, One Sister Josephine St. John of Batesville, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Geraldine Mills. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and a host of friends and relatives: Services was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 30, 1999 in the Preston-Marsh Funeral Home Rogersville with burial in the Sparta Cemetery. Visitation was from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday in the Funeral Home.
Johns, Glen Avery 10 Jan 1926 - 9 Nov 2011 SN-L 12 Nov 2011
[Note: Son of Joe & Mae (Foster) Johns; married 13 Feb 1946 Vivian Rogers]
Glen Avery Johns, 85 of Springfield, passed away peacefully in his home, Wednesday morning, November 9, 2011. He was born January 10, 1926 in Sparta the son of Joe and Mae (Foster) Johns. On February 13, 1946 he was united in marriage to Vivian Rogers. Glen graduated from Sparta High School in 1944. After graduation, he proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy. Later, he enjoyed farming and was employed in the poultry processing industry until he retired. Glen loved traveling and camping with his wife Vivian, his children and grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman especially enjoying fishing, golfing and was a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Glen and Vivian had church families in several towns. Glen was also a member of Union Hill Church of Christ, Nixa. His love was for God and family. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister Evalena Davis. Glen is lovingly survived by his wife of 65 years, Vivian; two sons, Gary Johns and wife Karen of Davis, Calif. and Kelly Johns of Nixa; a daughter, Glenda Condict and husband Tom of Neosho; three siblings, Juanita Luttrull, Clifford Johns and Sammie Johns; brother-in-law, Jessie Davis; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and several other caring relatives. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Union Hill Church of Christ, 865 N. Nicholas Road, Nixa. Pastor Steve Martin will be officiating with services under the care of Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark. Glen was laid to rest in Sparta Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark. The Johns' family has suggested memorials in Glen's honor be made to Fair Haven Childrens Home. Online condolences may be shared at www.barnesfamilyfunerals.com.
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Johns, Glen Avery 10 Jan 1926 - 9 Nov 2011 CCH-N 16 Nov 2011
Glen Avery Johns, 85, Springfield, died Nov. 9, 2011. He was born Jan. 10, 1926, in Sparta the son of Joe and Mae (Foster) Johns. On Feb. 13, 1946, he was united in marriage to Vivian Rogers. Glen graduated from Sparta High School in 1944. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy. Later, he enjoyed farming and was employed in the poultry processing industry until he retired. Glen loved traveling and camping with his wife Vivian, his children and grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman especially enjoying fishing, golfing and was a St. Louis Cardinals fan. Glen and Vivian had church families in several towns. Glen was also a member of Union Hill Church of Christ, Nixa. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister Evalena Davis. Glen is survived by his wife of 65 years, Vivian; two sons Gary Johns and wife Karen of Davis, Calif., and Kelly Johns of Nixa; a daughter Glenda Condict and husband Tom of Neosho; three siblings Juanita Luttrull, Clifford Johns and Sammie Johns; brother-law Jessie Davis; nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several other caring relatives. Services are 2 p.m. Nov. 13, in Union Hill Church of Christ, 865 N. Nicholas Road, Nixa. Pastor Steve Martin will be officiating with services under the care of Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark. Glen will be laid to rest in Sparta Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in Barnes Family Funeral Home, Ozark. The Johns’ family has suggested memorials in Glen’s honor be made to Fair Haven Children’s Home. Online condolences may be shared at www.barnesfamilyfunerals.com.
Johns, Grace Florence (Ferguson) 28 Mar 1892 - 21 Oct 1965 CCR 28 Oct 1965 p1
[Note: Daughter of Thomas E. & Amanda (Walker) Ferguson; married 4 Sep 1910 Millard Clarence Johns 5 Nov 1885 - 8 Jun 1963]
Mrs. Grace F. Johns, 73, a lifelong resident of the Sparta community, died at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield. She was a member of Sparta Baptist Church and was a past president of the Sparta Garden Club. Her husband, Millard C. Johns, died in June 1963. A daughter, Mrs. Claradine Kraft, of Ozark survives. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Sparta Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Swift officiating. Burial was in Sparta Cemetery under direction of Harris of Ozark.
Johns, Hortense (Swearengin) 15 Jan 1909 - 20 Jan 1996
[Note: Daughter of Ellis & Mary (Brazeal) Swearengin; married 23 Jun 1928 Rona Buck Johns 5 Feb 1907 - May 1964]
Hortense Johns died Saturday. Jan. 20, 1996 in Ozark Riverview Manor. She was born at Bruner, the only child of Ellis and Mary (Brazeal) Swearengin. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of the Sparta area. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Sparta, where she had taught Vacation Bible School, Training Union and was active in the Women's Missionary Union. Survivors include: Two sons and their wives, Ronnie and Janet Johns. Ozark. and Leonard and Margo Johns, Florida state: a daughter and her husband, Eileen and Maynard Rodgers, Branson; ten grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Her husband, Rona B. Johns, preceded her in death in May of 1964. Funeral services were Sunday, Jan. 21, 1996 in Adams Funeral Home, Ozark, with the Rev. Gary Robertson officiating. Burial was in Union Chapel Cemetery, near Fordland.
Johns, Irma Violet (Farwell) 17 Aug 1903 - 2 Aug 1991 NN-E 8 Aug 1991
[Note: Daughter of Charles Jerome & Minerva "Minnie" (Mills) Farwell; married 16 Nov 1921 Dewey Finis Johns 16 Jul 1898 - 22 Mar 1988]
Irma Johns, 87, Springfield, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 1991, in Cox Medical Center South, Springfield. She was born Aug. 17, 1903, in Christian County, to Charles and Minerva Farwell. She was a member of Sunset Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Johns. She is survived by a daughter, Irene Johnson, Republic; a sister, Agnes Hall, Nixa; a grandson, Gary Johnson, Ozark; a granddaughter. Karen Robinson, Springfield; four great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-granddaughter. Services were Monday in Harris Colonial Chapel, Ozark, with John Alley and Dennis Smith officiating. Burial was in Sparta Cemetery.
Johns, Isaac Richard 15 Jan 1857 - 28 Dec 1945 CCR 10 Jan 1946 p1
[Note: Son of John & Martha Tressia "Patsy" (Martin) Johns; married 3 Mar 1881 Minerva Leona Dykes 30 Sep 1860 - 7 May 1927]
Isaac Richard Johns was born Jan. 15, 1857, and passed away Friday Dec. 28, 1945, at his home near Sparta. In 1881 he was united in marriage to Miss Minerva Leona Dykes and to this union four children were born. He united with the Church of Christ in 1886. Survivors are three sons, Ernest Johns of Fordland, Mo., Andrew M. Johns of Tulsa, Okla., and Ralph L. Johns of Sparta, Mo.; one daughter, Miss Samantha Johns of the home; two brothers, J.L. Johns of Sparta and Thomas Johns of Bruner; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, Dec. 30, in the Russell church by Brother Jess Weatherwax with burial in the Layton cemetery under direction of the Sparta Funeral Home.
Johns, Jacqueline Sue “Jackie” 7 Jun 1965 - 17 Jun 1985 OH 27 Jun 1985 p1
[Note: Daughter of Leslie Roscoe & Shirley Lorene (Davenport) Johns]
Caption: Last Saturday morning, a total estimate of 300 people turned out to aid in the search for Jackie Johns in the 15-mile search area north of Nixa. They gathered at the Nixa Livestock Sales Barn and Cafe, where Johns had worked. Pictures here is Gerry Perry of the Christians County Sheriff’s Department asking questions in an effort to gain any type of information which might be helpful in the case. Johns’ body was recovered Saturday morning from Lake Springfield, while searchers gathered in Nixa.
Murder Investigation Stepped Up By Lawmen
Christian County Sheriff Dwight McNiel and several other area lawmen have spent the past week investigating all possible leads to find some clue which will lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the June 17 death of Jackie Johns of Nixa. Several possible suspects have been questioned but no arrests have been made.
Four days of intensive search efforts by hundreds of people ended last Saturday morning when the nude body of Johns was found in Lake Springfield by two fishermen. Apparent cause of death was a blow to the head.
Johns, a 20-year-old Nixa woman, had been reported missing June 18 after her car was found abandoned north of Nixa on Highway 160, approximately a mile from the Nixa Livestock Sales Barn and Cafe where she had been employed. Johns had last been seen shortly after 11 p.m. Monday at a convenience store where she had gone after leaving work.
Johns’ clothing purse and car keys were found in the vehicle, as well as blood stains in the back seat. An all-out search effort was launched by the Christian County Sheriff’s Department around the area where Johns car was found.
Evidence later discovered in the Johns’ vehicle led law enforcement officers to believe the possibility of more than one suspect in the case.
A reward fund opened at the Nixa Bank contained over $13,000 as of Tuesday, according to Sheriff Dwight McNiel. He also said this reward was of a different kind. Usually, he said, a reward is given for the arrest and conviction, but this one was being offered for the arrest and prosecution.
McNiel said they have joint jurisdiction in the Johns case, and that is a usually situation with a normal murder case, wherever the body is located is where the case goes, which would have been Springfield, since the body was found in Greene County. The Springfield Police Department, Division of Dog and Crime Control, said the Missouri State Highway Patrol have all assigned several full-time investigators to the case, McNiel said. He added that Springfield police had not only assigned detectives, but also clerical and crime analysis systems personnel, and all are stationed at the Christian County courthouse, where they have had their entire operation since the beginning.
McNiel said they are also being assisted by special agents of the FBI, and right now are conducting an around-the-clock intense investigation. The FBI is also conducting a criminal murder.
As of Monday, an in-house polygraph and operator were installed in the court house as an aid in this case.
In cases such as this, Mr. McNiel said, there are mounds of details to be worked through, and it is very intense. There have been dozens of people giving evidence, and dozens more taking the polygraph test. They are leaving nothing unturned, he said, nothing unchecked and are assigning each and every lead that comes through.
McNiel says he feels this investigation is by far and away the most monumental task in the history of the county, and the largest joint effort, with literally every organization in the state involved.
With determination, he added, that they were going to bring this case to a close.
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Services for Jackie Johns, 20, Nixa, were held June 26 in Nixa High School Auditorium with James Baysinger officiating. Burial was in Sparta Cemetery under the direction of Harris Funeral Home. Miss Johns died June 17. The cause of death was a blow to the head, according to the Greene County medical examiner. A lifetime resident of Nixa and a 1983 graduate of Nixa High School, she was part-time employee of Nixa Sales Barn and Cafe and a full-time employee of K-Mart, Springfield. Survivors include her parents, Leslie and Shirley Johns, Nixa; three sisters, Janis Walker, Chadwick, and Joyce and Jeanne Johns, both of Springfield; her paternal grandmother, Lacy Johns. Portland, Ore.; her paternal step grandfather, Jack Warden, Joplin; and a niece and nephew.
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Sheriff Department Continues Investigation In Murder Case
Investigations are continuing in Christian County at the same pace they were begun, Sheriff Dwight McNiel said in conjuction with the homicide of Jackie Johns, the 20-year-ole Nixa resident whose nude body was found in Lake Springfield June 22, ending an intensive four-day search for the girl after he abandoned car was found north of Nixa.
Sheriff McNiel said interviews are still being conducted on a daily basis by investigating officers from the Christian County Sheriff’s Department, Springfield Police Department, Missouri Highway Patrol, and Missouri Division of Drug and Crime Control. McNiel added that in addition to these, during the last week, they employed the resources of the Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, which is headquartered in Springfield. McNiel said that this branch of the Department of Justice provides analytical and equipment support for law enforcement officers in a dour-state region, They will be helping to coordinate, chart and analyze the paper flow being generated by this investigation.
“We are taking a methodical and thorough approach in this investigation.” Sheriff McNiel said.
Statements are still being taken, interviews conducted, and polygraph tests taken in connection with the case. McNiel said hundreds of people in and out of the area have been interviewed at this point, and he stressed again that they will continue with the same method of investigation they began with.
Sheriff McNiel concluded by saying that their focus has narrowed somewhat but actual leads and evidence cannot be released.
CAPTION: Files (at left) continue to grow as the Christian County Sheriff’s Department persists in their investigation into the homicide of Jackie Johns,. Also pictures is personal articles which belonged to Jackie, and various other items pertaining to the case.
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Caption: Last Friday afternoon, a press conference was called in the Christian County Sheriff’s Office to announce the calling of a grand jury into the homicide case of Jackie Johns. County Prosecutor Tim McCormick made the announcement. Others present were Sgt. Burk and Lt. Worsham of the Springfield Police Department, Christian County Sheriff Dwight McNiel, and Greene County Prosecutor Tom Mountjoy
Grand Jury Called In Johns Case
Christian County Prosecutor Tim McCormick announced last Friday afternoon during a press conference that a grand jury would be called, possibly before the end of the year, on the homicide investigation of Jackie Johns, the young Nixa woman whose nude body was found in Lake Springfield June 22, ending an extensive four-day search for the girl after her abandoned car was found north of Nixa.
McCormick stated that the investigation was going into its fourth month on both sides of the county lines (Christian and Greene) and that he and Tom Mountjoy, Greene County Prosecutor, had monitored the investigation as it progressed with state, federal, county and city officers amassing volumes of evidence, McCormick said that without exaggerating, it was one of the most exhaustive cases to date. He added that questions still remained unanswered, and they would be greatly aided by the impaneling of a grand jury.
McCormick said that he had conferred with Circuit Court Judge Clifford Crouch, and that early last week it had been decided that further investigation should take place in Christian County. He said that the formal request had been presented Friday morning, and that the request to hear evidence in the Johns case had been granted.
The staggering quantity of evidence in the case was pointed out by McCormick, as he said that all that remained was the follow-up work, and officers had been asked to complete their case summary by October 31. A detailed review will be given to Judge Crouch at that time, when they need to make the necessary arrangements. The investigation will continue on both sides of the county live, and Mountjoy will remain active in the case.
McCormick said that because the body was found in Greene County, it did not prohibit the calling of a grand jury in Christina County.
McCormick would not speculate on how close they were to arriving at a conclusion to the case.
McCormick said that certain tools were available to a grand jury that were not available to an individual, and it would not speculate on what it might possibly accomplish, and he could give no details on the evidence.
Others present besides McCormick and Mountjoy, at last Friday’s press conference, were Christian County Sheriff Dwight McNiel, Sgt., Burl and Lieutenant Worsham of the Springfield Police Department.
The calling of a grand jury in Christian County is the first in McCormick’s memory. And he stated that they did not anticipate using the grand jury on other cases at this time
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Carnahan Returning To County
Gerald Carnahan, 27, of Springfield, was arrested October 30 at Los Angeles International Airport on a Christian County warrant for felony tampering with evidence, according to Christian County Sheriff Dwight McNiel.
Carnahan was arrested by Los Angeles police officers while waiting to board a flight to Taipan, Taiwan. He was held in the Los Angeles Police Department jail on $500,000 bond. Sheriff McNiel and Chief Deputy Nick Corsentino left last Tuesday for Los Angeles to return Carnahan to Christian County. McNiel said they would return Wednesday night or Thursday.
McNiel said that Carnahan was wanted in connection with a homicide investigation in the county, and that Carnahan had voluntarily waived extradition.
October 30, Sheriff McNiel learned that Carnahan had taken a pre-dawn flight from Springfield Regional Airport and intended to leave the state, and possibly the country. McNiel then contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation for an arrest. The FB contacted the Los Angeles police concerning the arrest of Carnahan before he could board the flight to Taiwan.
Following the notification of the FBI, NcNiel traveled to Taney County to obtain Judge Clifford Crouch’s signature for the warrant. Christian County Associate Circuit Judge Anthony McConnell was unavailable at that time. Law enforcement officials then sent notification of the warrant by computer to California, and Carnahan was arrested while waiting for a boarding pass.
The only homicide investigation currently underway in Christian County is that of 20-year-old Jackie Johns of Nixa, who disappeared June 17. Her nude body was found four days later in Lake Springfield.
Carnahan was among those questioned during the investigation, but Sheriff McNiel did not make a direct connection with that and Carnahan’s arrest.
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Grand Jury Will Hear 18 Cases Before Investigating Johns’ Murder
December 10, a grand jury was convened in the Christian County Courthouse to hear evidence in the Jackie Johns homicide investigation. Of the 38 jurors able to be contacted, all but 12 were eliminated. Those jurors are Audrey Clinton, Macanna Murray, Delton Cotton, Roger Bolin, Jeanette McCauley, Virginia Day, Curtis Peterson, Earl Bilyeu, Jewell Greene, Jeannie Coffer, Erna Kastendieck, and Earl Bradford.
Earl Bilyeu is serving as foreman of the grand jury, and Joe Layton is the bailiff. Richard D. Lamb is the official court reporter, with Jean Brown serving as deputy court reporter.
In jury instruction form Circuit Court Judge Clifford Crouch, it is written that the grand jury will “review evidence and summon witnesses in regard to any and all crimes directly or indirectly related to the abduction and death of Ms. Johns.”
Before beginning on the Johns case, the grand jury will be hearing 18 other unsolved Christian County cases. They include the theft of a Snapper mower from the Chadwick cemetery in January 1985; the disposal of stolen property, a camper shell from Custom Craft in Rogersville, in April 1985; the theft of lumber on or about April 20, 1985 and a related series of thefts; circumstances surrounding the sale of advertising and phone listings for a Christian County phone book in 1983 and 1984; a burglary and theft at Billings on or about January 2, 1985; a motor vehicle accident on or about May 27, 1984; a series of thefts and embezzlement over a period of three years, ending Nov. 15, 1985; thefts of food supplies between Oct,. 10, 1984 and Sept,. 7, 1985; the passing of bad checks to Christian County Gas on or about Oct. 25, 1983;
The defrauding of a secured creditor between Aug. 1980 and May 1984 by the sale of mortgaged cattle; the escape of a juvenile from Delmina Woods and crimes connected to the escape on or about July 19, 1985; unlawful sexual contact with a minor on or about June 7, 1985; the assault at a bar in Ozark on or about Aug. 27, 1985; review evidence in regard to the making of false statements to Ozark police officers involving a homicide investigation in Christian County on or about June 24, 1985; the unlawful sexual contact with a minor between Nov. 1982 and Nov. 1985; and the embezzlement of insurance premiums between Jan. 1, 1984 and Dec. 1, 1986.
The grand jury has the power to investigate criminal activity be compelling the attendance of witnesses and requiring them to testify in secret. This is a power that neither the prosecuting attorney nor regular law enforcement agencies possess. The chief value of a grand jury lies in those cases which may cause great public injury and which are beyond the investigative capabilities of the regular law enforcement agencies.
It further states in Judge Crouch’s instructions to the jury that there is no limit to the scope of their investigation; no one had immunity from their inquiry. Grand jury is an independent area of the court, representing the state of Missouri in Christian County, and they are responsible to no controlling authority, except to perform duties as chosen citizens of the county and state in accordance to their oath.
All grand jury meetings are conducted in private at a time selected by the jurors. No one is admitted except the members of the grand jury, the prosecuting attorney and the assistants, and the witnesses. Only one witness is permitted in the grand jury room at one time.
No one is allowed to disclose the names of witnesses nor any proceedings of the grand jury. And they cannot disclose the fact of an indictment having been found against a person for a felony until the defendant has been arrested.
Nine jurors must agree to return an indictment.
The grand jury’s term of service cannot extend beyond February 3, when the October term ends. Their service will expire on that date, or earlier if discharged by the court.
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Murder Investigations Taxing Sheriff Dept.
There are currently four unsolved murders in Christian County, three happening within the last two months, and all happening in the Western part of the county. Investigations into theses incidents, along with routine thefts, burglaries and other infringements of the law, are leaving the Christian County Sheriff’s Department overworked and understaffed. Sheriff Dwight McNiel intends to request the Christian County Commission to allocate additional funds for more law enforcement officials for the county. In the meantime, the Sheriff and his deputies putting all they’ve got into solving of all cases in Christian County.
Sheriff McNiel said there was nothing to comment on and nothing new in the homicides involving Jim Sullivan, Cheryl Osborn, and Michael Sparks, although the investigations are continuing.
Sullivan and Osborn were murdered in an execution-style killing January 2 on a farm southwest of Billings. Sparks’ body was found in the James River December 22, having been dumped there after being shot three times in the chest.
All three homicides follow common ties, according to Sheriff McNiel, because of the similarities. And all have been speculated to be drug related. Drug paraphernalia, as well as drugs and chemicals, were found on the farm where Sullivan and Osborn’s bodies were found.
All three subjects were known to law enforcement officials.
Despite the recent rash of drug-related homicides in the western portion of Christian County, Sheriff McNiel stated that he does not believe there is any more of a drug problem in Christian County than there has ever been. He said nothing the statistics show would indicate that such would be true.
With western Christian County so close to the Greene County line and Springfield, some have speculated that Christian County has become a dumping ground for bodies., Both Sullivan and Osborn resided in Springfield, and Sparks was visiting friends there.
The fourth outstanding homicide in Christian County is the Jackie Johns case. Law enforcement officials have been working on the case since June, Johns’ body was discovered June 22 in Lake Springfield, following a four-day intensive search for the girl,. The Christian County Grand Jury is presently working on the case, and has until February 3, at which time their term will expire. It is not known whether and indictment will be handed down at that time.
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Caption: Gerald Carnahan (Right) was arrested January 23 near Nixa, as the result of a Christian County grand jury indictment. Following his arrest, he was taken to Springfield to be fingerprinted and photographed. He was returned to Christian County by Sheriff McNiel (background) and Deputy James Sewell (foreground).
Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments
The first Grand Jury to be called since 1921 in Christian County has been handing down indictments. The first of those arrests was of Gerald Carnahan.
Carnahan was arrested January 23 by Christian County Sheriff Dwight McNiel and a Missouri Highway Patrol Officer as he was leaving Springfield Aluminum Company, Inc. north of Nixa. Carnahan was arrested on a charge of felony tampering with evidence.
He has been accused of lying to Sheriff McNiel June 24, 1985 during an investigation into a homicide. The only homicide in Christian County at the time was that of Jackie Johns, the young Nixa woman who disappeared June 22. An intensive search ended four days later when he body was found in Lake Springfield.
Following his arrest, Carnahan was taken to Springfield where he was fingerprinted and photographed in the Greene County jail. He was then transferred to Christian County. Carnahan was released on a $75,000 cash bond January 23.
`Other arrests stemming form the grand jury are as follows:
Dennis J. O’Malley, 41, rural Ozark, charged with four counts of felony sexual assault. He has been released on $5,000 bond.
Tom S. Cornog, 30, Forsyth, charged with stealing a riding lawn mower and weed-cutting equipment from the Chadwick Cemetery January 11, 1985. He is in Christian County jail in lieu of $10,000 bond.
Cathy G. Casada, 34, Ozark, charged with second degree assault, she has been released on $5.000 bond. A court appearance date of February 4 has been set.
Joy Lansdown, 33, Springfield, charged with aiding in ht escape of a prisoner July 19, 1985 from Delmina Woods, She has been released on a $7,500 bond.
Gary Phipps, 40, Lamar, charged with ten counts of felony stealing from Campbell Ford. He has been released on $15,000 bond.
Ransford Austin, 28, Springfield, charged with aiding in the escape of a prisoner from Delmina Woods. He was released on $50,000 bond.
As of Tuesday, seven have been arrested on 19 charges in the county. Twenty-four counts remain.
Grand jury indictments make it possible for jury trials to be held without first holding preliminary hearings. Trials will be handled in Christian County Division 1 Circuit Court.
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County Grand Jury Term Ends: No Solution Found To Johns’ Murder
Following two months of deliberations, the Christian County Grand Jury ended last Monday night at 11:40, having issued in excess of 50 warrants, according to Christian County Prosecutor Tim McCormick, The grand jury’s tern expired at midnight.
The Grand Jury convened December 10 with the main purpose of investigating the homicide of 20-year-old Jackie Johns who disappeared north of Nixa June 17. Her body was found four days later in Lake Springfield. The only indictment handed down by the grand jury concerning the case was that of 27-year-old Gerald Carnahan of Springfield. Carnahan was charged with felony tampering with evidence in the homicide evidence in the homicide investigation. He was arrested January 23 near Nixa, and was released on Bond later that day. Carnahan’s arraignment was held January 28 in Christian County Circuit Court,
He is accused of giving false evidence in a recorded statement to Sheriff Dwight McNiel on June 24, 1985.
McCormick said the grand jury began work on the Johns case, they were also investigating other matters in the county. McCormick said that the grand jury worked every night, and some nights till past midnight.
During the past week, several other arrests have been made stemming from the he grand jury. As of Tuesday, the total number of arrests was 16.
Those arrested in the past weeks have been:
Karen Sue Pratt, 18, Ozark, on a felony charge of receiving stolen property. She was released on $5,000 bond.
Timothy Harold Pratt, 19, Ozark, charged with second degree burglary, released on $5,000 bond.
Olen E. Hull, 30, Bruner, charged with sodomy, and released on $7,500 bond.
Daniel C. Collins, 40, Nixa. Charged with felony stealing. Collins is presently being held in the Christian County jail in lieu of $20,000 bond. He is also being held on Oklahoma charges of grand larceny and New Mexico charges of embezzlement.
Beverly Jo Loftis, 30, Ozark. Charged with the unlawful use of a weapon. She was released on $5,000 bond.
Douglas A. Anderson, 33, Ozark. Charged with felony possession of more than 35 grams of marijuana. He was released on a $10,000 previous bond.
Martin Good, 42, Ozark, Charged with Class B misdemeanor sexual abuse. He was released on a previous bond.
Christopher Snyder, 28, Ozark. Charged with receiving stolen property. He was released on a previous bond of $10.000.
Those previously arrested included Carnahan; Dennis O’Malley, charged with four counts of first degree sexual assault; Tom Cornog, charged with stealing; Cathy Casada, charged with second degree assault; Joy Lansdown, charged with aiding the escape of a prisoner; Gary Phipps, charged with ten counts of felony stealing; and Ransford Austin, charged with aiding in the escape of a prisoner. All are free on bond except Carnog, who is still in the Christian County jail.
Arraignment was held in Division I Circuit Court last Tuesday in K. Pratt, T. Pratt, Hull, Loftis, Good, Snyder ant Townlain, Arraignment was set for February 18 for O’Malley and Phipps, and no date has been set for Coloins, Cornog, Casada, Lansdown, and Austin.
McCormick said, “We had 12 very good people on the grand jury. We all owe then a debt of gratitude,” He also said he was grateful to Judge Crouch for calling s grand jury. Crouch was the only person capable of convening a grand jury in Christian County.;
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More Arrests Made As Result of Grand Jury
Five more arrests stemming form the Christian County Grand Jury took place during the past week.
Those arrested were Rudy Hicks, on four counts of felony stealing; Darlene Markhem, 18, of Springfield, charged with abandonment of a child, released on a previously posted bond; John H. Davis, 19, Rogersville, charged with felony stealing, currently in jail in lieu of $7,500 bond; Shelly H. Townlian, 22, Nixa, charged with receiving stolen property, released on a previously posted bond; and Sarah E. Collins, 20, Springfield, charged with forgery, a Class C felony.
The arrest of Collins was tied to the investigation of the Jackie Johns homicide, Coloins was surrendered to the Christian County Sheriff’s Department by her attorney last Friday morning, and was released on $10,000 bond. She was accused of lying to the grand jury during her testimony in the homicide investigation by saying that Gerald Carnahan, her stepfather, said his truck had never left the premises on the night Jackie Johns disappeared.
A gag order has been filed by Collins’ attorneys in the Johns case, If granted, the order will prohibit Sheriff Dwight McNiel from releasing information concerning the case.
Twenty-year-old Johns disappeared June 17 north of Nixa, investigating an intensive four-day search which culminated in the finding of her nude body in Lake Springfield. The Christian County Sheriff’s Department has been working on the case since that time.
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Will Be Held In Lexington, Mo.
Carnahan Trial Is Monday
The trial of Gerald Carnahan, 27, of Springfield, is set to begin Next Monday morning in Lexington in Lafayette County on a change of venue form Christian County. The charge against Carnahan is felony tampering with evidence and stem from Carnahan being accused of lying to Sheriff Dwight McNiel June 24, 1985 during the investigation into the disappearance of Jackie Johns, 20, of Nixa.
Johns disappeared June 17, 1985, and her body was found five days later in Lake Springfield.
On Nov. 17, of this year, a motion to quash the indictment for prosecutorial misconduct was filed in Christian County Circuit Court. The motion, filed by Carnahan’s attorneys, Jack Yocum and William Wood, stated that the prosecutor’s misconduct through witness harassment, improper comments and inflammatory questions in the presence of a grand jury biased that jury against the defendant. No answer has been filed.
Twenty-one witnesses from Christian County have been subpoenaed for the first day of Carnahan’s trial, Dec. 8. Many more subpoenas are being issued for Dec. 10. The trial is to run through Dec. 5, 6, 20, 11, and 12
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More than 24 years after Jackie Johns’ body was found in Lake Springfield and nearly two years after the arrest of her long-suspected alleged killer, Gerald Carnahan will face a jury. Greene County Prosecutor Darrell Moore’s office said St. Louis County Circuit Judge Michael T. Jamison scheduled a trial for July 27, 2009, in the first-degree murder case against Carnahan during a motions hearing Oct. 2. The case was moved to Clayton in St. Louis County in June following a written request by both Moore and Carnahan’s attorney, Joe Passanise. Jamison also scheduled an evidentiary hearing for Dec. 5. Evidence has been the cornerstone of Moore’s case against Carnahan since the investigation was re-opened by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the probable cause statement filed by MSHP, Johns' autopsy revealed she had died from blunt force trauma to the head and that evidence also suggested she was sexually assaulted. A DNA profile from an unknown subject emerged from a vaginal swab taken from the victim at the time of the crime. Troopers executed a search warrant on Carnahan Aug. 8, 2007, and obtained “several buccal cell swabs” from him. The crime lab in Jefferson City then “obtained a DNA profile for Carnahan” from that swab—upon comparison, the two profiles matched. Jackie Johns and was last seen at approximately 11 p.m., June 17, 1985, in the Nixa 7-11 Market. She was reported missing by her employer, Jerry Estes, Nixa Livestock Barn and Cafe. Her car was located on U.S. 160 Highway, one mile north of the sale barn. Her clothing, purse and keys were found inside the car, as well as blood stains in the back seat. After four days of searching by hundreds of law enforcement personnel and volunteers, Johns' nude body was discovered June 22 in Lake Springfield by two fishermen. Her apparent cause of death was listed as a blow to the head. Several witnesses, including Carnahan, were interviewed in the past 22 years, according to the statement. One witnessed even quoted Carnahan as saying “Yeah, I know, I did it, but they are so incompetent, they can't prove it.” If convicted, Carnahan faces death or life imprisonment for the murder charges and 10 to 30 years on the rape charge.
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Collins Trial Started Monday At Taney County Courthouse
Trial for Sarah Collins, 21, of Springfield began at 9 a.m. last Monday in Forsyth in Taney County before Circuit Court Judge Clifford Crouch. Collins is charged with committing purjury before the Christian County Grand Jury during thge last week of January 1985 while giving testimony concerning the Jackie Johns homicide case. She was accused of lying about her stepfather’s wherabouts on the night Johns disappeared, saying he and his truck were at home. The case had earlier been transferred to Callaway County on a change of venue, but was later ordered heard in Taney County, afte Collins waived the right to jury trial. Crouch will hear the case abd give a verdict. Opening remarks in the trial were made by Christian County Prosecutor Tim McCormick in which he said Collins had repeatedly lied to the grand jury. The trial is expected to last throughout this wekks and between 45 and 50 witnesses are expected to be called before the trial ends. Several members of the Johns family were present for the opening of the trial. A charge against Collinss’ stepfather, Geerals Carnahan, for tampering with physicla evidence were dismissed in Lexington last December when it was determin=ed no physiucal evidence had been tampered with according to state law. The chage against Carnaham stemmed from the accusation tha the had lied to Sheriff Dwight McNiel on June 24, 1985 when being questiioned about the Johns case. Jackie Johns., 20, of Nixa disappeared the night of June 17, 1985 after leaving the Nixa Livestock and Sale Barn Cafe where she worked as a waitress. She was last seens at the 7-Eleven Ste at Highway 160 and CC northwest of Nixa, about one mile from the hoem. He care was later discovered abandoned norht of Nixa, and a massaive search was begun. Four days later, her nude body was found in Lake Springfield.
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Collins Pronounced Innocent of Charge
Sara Collins of Springfield was exonerated of the charge of perjury June 3 by Circuit Court Judge Clifford Crouch. The verdict was announced in Taney County. Collins trial began April 27 in Forsyth and lasted for three days. Originally, Judge Crouch was to issue a finding in mid-May. The charge stemmed from testimony given to the Christian County Grand Jury January 1985 during their investigation into the murder of Jackie Johns, a young Nixa woman who disappeared June 17, 1985. Johns’ abandoned car had been found north of Nixa, and her nude body was found four days later in Lake Springfield by fisherman, ending an intensive search by Christian County Sheriff’s Department. Collins had been accused of lying to the Grand Jury about the whereabouts of her stepfather, Gerald Carnahan. on the night Johns disappeared. An earlier charge against Carnahan for tampering with physical evidence had also been dropped when it was determined by the court that according to state statues, no physical evidence had been tampered with. The Collins case had earlier been transferred to Calloway County on a change of venue, but was later ordered heard in Taney County when Collins waived her right to a jury trial. The Carnahan and Collins arrests were the only ones resulting from the grant jury investigation which were concerned with the Johns homicide. However, the case is still under investigatio