ELLSINORE, Mo. — Vernon Edward Highley,74, of Ellsinore, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at Parkland Health Care in Farmington, Mo. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 28 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore with the funeral following at noon in the funeral home chapel. Rev. Tom Wilder will officiate. Burial will be in the Joplin-New Hope Cemetery in Ellsinore. Online condolences: www.mcspaddenfh.com