Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18, at Evans Funeral Home, Houston

Dona ‘Merle’ Moody was born Dec. 31, 1923, in Solo, Mo., to Jud Reed and Bertha Marie (West) Smith. She passed away, at the age of 95, on July 10, 2019, at The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek in Springfield, Mo.

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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...