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...

Jul 31, 2025

Richard Daniel “Danny” Hicks (75) passed away July 31, 2025 at Tiffany Care Center in Mound City surrounded by his loving family.

Danny was born July 11th, 1950, in Fairfax, Missouri to Jesse Burrel “Dick” Hicks and Mary Ellen Hicks, nee Adamson. Danny’s younger sibling Krissan Stacey (Frank), joined the family in July 1955.

Danny...

Jul 24, 2025

Barbara Jean "Dolly" (Smith) Scarbrough passed away on July 24th, 2025 at Tiffany Care Center in Mound City surrounded by her loving family.

Dolly was born July 17th, 1932 in rural Atchison County to William and Selma Smith.  She was born at 3 lbs and was the  baby of 15 children. Hence, where the nickname, Dolly, came...

Jul 22, 2025

Velma Rose Dudeck was born in Marion County, Kansas on April 24, 1928. She was one of two children of Arthur L. and Sarah (Miller) Popp.

Velma’s father passed away when she was three. Her mother later married Gottlieb Arbeiter, and they moved to York, Nebraska where Velma graduated from York High School.

On March...

Jul 21, 2025

Bryce Lane Schoonover was born July 21, 1963, to James and Faire (Drewes) Schoonover of Mound City, Missouri.

On August 2, 1986, he married the love of his life, Patricia Lynn Hunziger, of Oregon, Missouri. They became the parents of three beautiful daughters, whom he loved and cherished. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Jul 19, 2025

Randall Elliott Brady was born in Asheville, North Carolina on January 11, 1961. He was one of three sons born to Robert Earl Brady II and Regina (Moyers) Brady.

Randall was a long-haul truck driver.

He passed away on July 19, 2025 at his Mound City home, where he had lived for the past several...

Jul 11, 2025

Colleen J Ellis, 92, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, passed on to eternal life on July 11, 2025 at her home with her children by her side.

She was born to Roy R Jolly and Grace Anderson Jolly in Owensboro, KY; and resided most of her adult life in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she was a loving mother and wife,...

Jul 6, 2025

Deborah Jane Huntsman went to be with the Lord in her eternal home on Sunday, July 6, 2025.

Debbie was born in St. Joseph, Missouri to K.J. “Jerry” and Frances (Brown) Huntsman on November 12, 1951. She loved growing up on the farm just outside of Maitland, Missouri.

Debbie graduated from Nodaway-Holt High School in...

Jul 6, 2025

Daniel Lee Parker

April 17, 1958 - July 6, 2025

Brother, Uncle, Co-worker, Friend

“Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur/ Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr.”

Danny was a big fan of The Big Bang Theory, the Zane Grey western novels series,...

Jul 3, 2025

Barry Ellsworth Kreek was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on March 13, 1951. He was one of two children of Thomas Ellsworth and Claire Florence Anne (Sames) Kreek.

Barry graduated from Oregon High School in 1969, and later from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1973 with a degree in electrical engineering.

While in Columbia he...

Jul 3, 2025

Lillian Frances (Noland) VanDeventer was born at her family home near Mound City, Missouri on June 4, 1939. She passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at Tiffany Heights in Mound City after a brief illness.

Lillian graduated from Mound City High School in 1957. She worked at a restaurant for awhile. Then she worked at Mound...

Jun 22, 2025

Verna Wilma Carol (Rebel) Young was born in Corning, MO on April 27, 1933. She was one of eight children born to Hinrich and Emma (Gerdes) Rebel.

She married the love of her life, Eddie Young, on April 5, 1953. After spending two years in Japan with Eddie while he served in the Navy, they returned to...

Jun 9, 2025

Avenel Harriet Bailey was called home by Jesus at her Oregon home on June 9, 2025. She was 89.

She was born September 16, 1935, In Oregon, MO. She had a lifelong passion for classical music, including instrumental and vocal performance and education. She was an incredibly loving mother, teacher, mentor and friend, and a passionate gardener....

Jun 5, 2025

Edwin E. Knapp, age 97, of Mound City, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at an Omaha, Nebraska hospital with loved ones by his side.

On March 8, 1928, Edwin E. Knapp was born at home in Fortescue, Missouri, to Floyd and Goldie (Stroud) Knapp. His older brother, Richard, also welcomed him into the world....