Jeanie

Stidham

Barbara Jean "Jeanie" Stidham, 82, of Neosho, Missouri, departed this life on Saturday afternoon, October 24, 2026, at McDonald County Living Center in Anderson, Missouri, after a brief battle with cancer.

Jeanie was born on February 4, 1944, in Ottawa, Kansas, to the late Russell Eugene and Thelma Elaine (Reekie) Hamilton. She was raised in Princeton, Kansas, and graduated from Princeton High School in 1962.

On March 18, 1970, she married John McDaniel, and together they shared many years of life and family before he preceded her in death on June 25, 2015. Jeanie lived in Denver, Colorado, Biloxi, Mississippi and Wellsville, Kansas before moving to Northwest Arkansas in 1974.  On October 22, 2016, she married Raymond Stidham, and they made their home together in Anderson, Missouri before later moving to Neosho, Missouri in 2019.

Jeanie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose greatest joy was her family. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Stidham, of the home; two children, Crystal Landon and her husband, Gerald, of Anderson, Missouri, and Russell Thomas and his wife, Melissa, of Sulphur Springs, Arkansas; seven grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; as well as a host of other family members and friends who will cherish her memory.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, John McDaniel; two children, Michael McDaniel and Bonita Downing; a great-grandson, Kooper Davis; and two siblings, Kenneth Hamilton and Joyce Hahn.

Jeanie was a member of Baptist Church in Lanagan, Missouri, where her faith was an important part of her life. She worked for several years as a replenisher at the Walmart Warehouse, retiring in 2016. Outside of work, she enjoyed fishing, visiting area casinos, craft projects, jigsaw puzzles, and cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 29, 2026 at Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri with Pastors Earl Willoughby and Travis Manley officiating.  Burial will follow at Centerton Cemetery in Centerton, Arkansas.  Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Ashton Davis, Greg Thomas, Matthew Sherman, Gerald Landon, Darin Bitts and Jeral Hahn.  The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Memorials are being directed to the Lanagan Baptist Church c/o the funeral home.  Arrangements are under the care of Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.