Funeral services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon.

Gary Ovan Cole, 78, of Everton, passed away at 5:35 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at the Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon, Mo. He was born March 12, 1940, in Norwood, Mo., the son of William Preston and Opal Faye (Peck) Cole.

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Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...