Nov 23, 2025

Gerald Glenn Reynolds was born in Forest City on June 25, 1934. He was one of five children of William Harry and Inez Frances (Hays) Reynolds.

Jerry attended Brush College elementary school and graduated from Forest City High School.

On May 15, 1955 he married Jeannie Hanner in Oregon, Missouri. In 1957 Jerry entered the U.S. Army, serving in Germany during the...

Nov 19, 2025

Margaret Pauline Kurtz was born in Forest City, Missouri on October 8, 1935. Pauline was one of seven children of Charles Oliver and Mary Marie (Buckles) Plummer. Pauline graduated from Forest City High School and later attended St. Joseph Beauty University.

On April 18, 1958 she married Raymond Reed Kurtz, and they became parents of one daughter. Reed passed away in...

Nov 14, 2025

Roger Lee Liberty, elder of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, walked on November 14, 2025, in Rulo, Nebraska. He was born February 28, 1947, in Falls City, Nebraska.

Roger proudly served in the United States Air Force for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of Master Sergeant, and continued his dedication to the military in a civilian...

Nov 12, 2025

William Wayne "Bill" Kingsbury, Sr. was born on September 7, 1938 in Shelburne Center, MA to Raymond A. and S. Elizabeth (Gilmore) Kingsbury. He was one of five children.

Bill was a self-employed building contractor. On August 4, 1973 he married Wanda Warden. They made their home in Greenfield, MA before moving to Oregon, MO in 1999.

Bill passed away at his...

Nov 12, 2025

Richard was born to Walter and Doris (Keiffer) Brown on January 30th, 1940 at their family farm. He attended Mound City R-2 and graduated in 1958. He joined the Air Force in 1963. He worked at Rosecrans as an Air Force mechanic, and was then honorably discharged in March of 1969.

Richard married Linda Wardlow on November 8th, 1964, and they...

Nov 11, 2025

Mary Belle Carter, 99, of Mound City, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

She was born on August 18, 1926 to Bruce Emory and Edna Flura (Alkire) Bullock in a rural area near Nodaway, Missouri. She was the middle child of three. Her older sister, Alice (Bullock) Terry is deceased. Her younger brother, Joe Bruce Bullock, is also deceased.

Mary...

Nov 7, 2025

Sharon Kay Patton was born on May 5, 1943 in Hamburg, Iowa. She was the daughter of Roy S. and Nora L. (Bell) Patton.

Sharon attended Rock Port High School. She then worked as a housekeeper.

Sharon passed away on Friday, November 7, 2025 at the Pleasant View nursing home in Rock Port.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Sylvester...

Nov 7, 2025

Alice Cordelia “Billie” (DeBord) Sommer, 103, of Oregon, MO, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2025 at the Oregon Care Center, Oregon, MO. 

She was born in Skidmore, MO on August 29, 1922 to Mark M. and Naomi Rachel (Simerly) DeBord. Alice graduated from Savannah High School in 1940. 

Billie married Neil Sommer on August 22, 1941 at Troy, Kansas. They welcomed...

Nov 2, 2025

Diane Lucille Blackwell was born on September 13, 1950, in St. Joseph, Missouri. She attended Wilcox High School in California and married Thomas Blackwell in 1967. Together, they built a family and shared many years before later going their separate ways.Throughout her life, Diane was a devoted homemaker who poured her heart into caring for her family and home. She...

Nov 1, 2025

Vera (Vee) Mae Huffman (née Roberts) passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025, at the age of 95. Born on April 18, 1930, in Phelps City, Missouri, Vera lived a long and full life defined by resilience, hard work, and quiet determination.

Vera married the love of her life, Perry Huffman, and together they raised two children, Chuck and Suzette. As...

Oct 29, 2025

Larry Gene Geib, 78, Mound City, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at his home. He was born June 14, 1947 to Vernon F. and Velva Iona (Moore) Geib. He attended and graduated from Craig R-III School in 1965 then attended Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville graduating with degrees in Elementary Education and Administration.

Larry taught and served as administrator at...

Oct 16, 2025

Janis Kay (Hayes) Roorda, 78, passed peacefully into the arms of God on October 16, 2025, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, lovingly cared for by her faithful husband of 12 years, Bruce.

Janis was born on May 31, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan, to Kenneth M. and Evelyn B. (Losen) Hayes, the first of four children. Janis graduated from Trenton...

Oct 15, 2025

Wanda Lee Hinkle (nee Fresen), age 80, passed away on October 15, 2025 in Oregon, Missouri.

Born on February 19, 1945, Wanda was the daughter of Rev. Edward H. and Lela Bertha Nora (Bremer) Fresen. In September of 1968 she married John Lyle Hinkle. Together they had two children: Susan Katherine and Nathaniel Justus. Though their marriage later ended in divorce,...

Oct 11, 2025

Beverly Jean Scamman, age 85, passed away peacefully October 11, 2025 surrounded by her family.

Bev was born on May 31, 1940 to Walter and Goldie (Beam) Smith. She was the youngest of five girls.

She married Dr. Jack Scamman on September 30, 1962.  He preceded her in death in 2005.

Bev was...

Sep 25, 2025

Curtis “Curt” Lynn Prussman passed away unexpectedly on September 25, 2025, in Mound City, MO at the age of 72.

Curt was born in St Joseph, MO on October 7, 1952. He was one of three children of Vernon “Jack” and Shirley (Everett) Prussman. He grew up in Forest City, MO and graduated from South Holt High...

Sep 25, 2025

Carol Sue Parker Ward of Mound City, Mo., died early Thursday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2025 in Mosaic Life Care’s Intensive Care unit at St. Joseph, Mo. She had undergone surgery on Monday, Sept. 22, to ease symptoms related to peripheral artery disease, but post-op, multiple complications arose. She was 72.

Celebration of Life arrangements are pending. Final...

Sep 15, 2025

Timothy F. “Tim” Fenton, 67, passed away at his Big Lake, MO home on Monday, September 15, 2025.

Tim was born in Kansas City, MO on Dec. 12, 1957 to Rex F. and Darlene E. (Daniels) Fenton. He grew up in Gladstone, MO. After high school he attended Maple Woods College.

In 2009 he married...

Sep 11, 2025

Albert Dean Atkins was born in Oregon, Missouri on June 14, 1932, He was one of eleven children of Earl Robert and Ethel Virginia (Smith) Atkins.

Albert graduated from Oregon High School in 1950. He served his country in the Korean War from January 1953 to December 1954. In 1955 he started college at Northwest Missouri State...

Sep 10, 2025

David Leslie Asher was born May 19, 1954 to John and Bonnie (Hedges) Asher of Independence, Missouri. From an early age, he was a man of many talents. While attending Van Horn High School in Independence, MO, he was the drummer in a band (Opus Yoman) that won the Battle of the Bands in Kansas City. He also enjoyed...

Sep 2, 2025

Rodney Layne Derr was born January 20th, 1953 to Rodger William and Irene Louise (Metcalf) Derr of Oregon, MO.

Rodney farmed with his dad and brother before taking a job as an over-the-road owner/operator with a trucking company. After spending a few years in Aurora, Colorado he moved back home to Oregon where he worked as a...