Mar 10, 2014

Viola Fern Thompson was born in Forbes, Missouri on October 9, 1929. She was one of seven children of Clarence and Hazel (Brock) Hall. After graduating from high school she received her teaching certificate and taught in a rural elementary school for a few years. Fern married Thomas Thompson in King City, Missouri on April 16, 1949. He preceded...

Mar 8, 2014

Dorothy Lee (Henry) Buckles joined the Lord in Heaven on March 8, 2014, and was greeted at the pearly gates by her husband, Freeman Buckles, who preceded her in death on February 19, 2005.

Dorothy was born on August 31, 1927 to Leo and Alta (Watts) Henry. She lived most of her life in Holt County, and...

Feb 17, 2014

Frances I. (Anderson) Slusher was born on April 1, 1918 in Rockwell City, Iowa, one of four children of Clyde and Anna (Birner) Anderson. She graduated from Rockwell City High School in 1936. She married Russell Brewer, and they became parents of two daughters. He preceded her in death. Frances then married Donald James “Don” Slusher. They made their...

Jan 31, 2014

Frank Victor “Vic” Musch of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, formerly of Tarkio, Missouri passed away at on Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. Victor was born August 2, 1921, in Craig, Missouri, the son of Herman and Anna (Mueller) Musch. Victor grew up in Tarkio, Missouri. In February of 1942 he married Catherine Lucille...

Jan 31, 2014

Max L. “Newt” Prussman, 78, of Oregon, passed away at his Oregon home on Jan. 31, 2014 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born Aug. 10, 1935 in Forest City, Mo., and graduated from Forest City High School. On Sept. 1, 1962...

Jan 19, 2014

William Edwin "Bill" Livengood was born on October 12, 1958 at Fairfax, Missouri. He was one of four children of William C. "Bill" and Dortheda M. (Smith) Livengood. Bill graduated from Craig High School in 1976. He married Becky Nuzum on September 26, 1981 in White Cloud, Kansas, and they became parents of two sons. The family lived in...

Jan 18, 2014

George E. Buckles was born in Fortescue, Missouri on June 30, 1940 to Loyd E. and Pearl A. (Ramsey) Buckles.

George graduated from Craig High School in 1958. He married Pat Richey in St. Joseph, Missouri on August 17, 1975, and they became parents of two daughters....

Jan 6, 2014

Joyce Marie Lueck was born on June 2, 1945 in Fairfax, Missouri to Albert and Alice (Prater) Fries. She graduated from Mound City High School and then later became a nurse.

Joyce passed away on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 at a Kansas City area hospital at the age of 68.

Preceding her...

Jan 5, 2014

Robert J. “Bob” Meyer was born on April 22, 1930 in St. Joseph, Missouri to William and Opal (Kuhn) Meyer. Bob graduated from Oregon High School, and then later served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Jerry Patterson, and they became parents of four boys. Bob passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 at the...

Dec 28, 2013

Mary F. “Mickey” (Butler) Wilson, 79, of Riverside, Missouri, was called home to be with The Lord on December 28, 2013.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harry Wilson of 35 years; sisters, Lanie Campbell and Shirlie Holloway; and brothers,...

Dec 9, 2013

Jesse O. "Jay" Yount Jr. was born near Fortescue, Missouri on November 30, 1925. He was one of six children of Jesse O. and Bessie L. (Goolsby) Yount. Jay graduated from Mound City High School, and served in the United States Army during World War II. Jay lived and farmed in Holt County for nearly all of his life....

Dec 6, 2013

L. Alan Phelps was born on January 10, 1936, the only child of Buck and Geneva (Buthe) Phelps.

He graduated from Central High School in Warrensburg , Missouri in 1954. In 1961 he married Sandra Hetherington, and they became parents of one child. They later divorced.

Dec 2, 2013

Max William Kurtz was born on November 30, 1928 in New Point, Missouri., the son of Russell Oren and Ruth (Markt) Kurtz. Max graduated from Oregon High School in 1946.

On February 12, 1950 he married Shirley...

Nov 26, 2013

Leonard Brock was born in Forbes, Missouri on March 4, 1930 to Charlie and Alta (Miller) Brock. He attended school in Forbes, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

On October 2, 1949 he married Donna Gillenwater, and they became parents of three children....

Nov 25, 2013

John W. "Peanuts" Hale, age 63, Savannah, Missouri, formerly of Mound City, passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at LaVerna Village Nursing Home in Savannah.

He was born on Dec. 12, 1949 to Earnest R. and Alice (Dance) Hale. John graduated from...

Nov 24, 2013

Ralph E. Travis, 74, of Mound City, passed away Nov. 24, 2013 at a St. Joseph hospital. He was born in Mound City on Oct. 31, 1939, and graduated from Mound City High School in 1958. Ralph served in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired truck driver. In 1967 he married Rosemary Holmes....

Nov 22, 2013

Juanita L. (Edelman) Clemens was born on May 12, 1917  in Benton, Missouri, the daughter of Samuel and Lora (Reno) Edelman. She grew up around the Bolckow, Missouri area. On March 7, 1934 she married Howard J. Clemens in Marysville, Kansas. Juanita and Howard lived in St. Joseph for a few years,...

Nov 12, 2013

Donna Faye Howard was born on July 29, 1935 in Oregon, Missouri, one of two daughters born to Lester H. and Myrtle Faye (Snethen) Painter. She graduated from Oregon High School in 1953.

On December 22, 1959 she married Lawrence A. "Larry" Howard in Springfield, Missouri. He...

Nov 11, 2013

Ray A. Kent was born in Bigelow, Missouri on April 6, 1917, the son of Alfred and Susan (Hunt) Kent.

In August of 1939 he married Belva Marie Cunningham. She passed away in 1949.

Ray farmed, and raised row crops....

Oct 21, 2013

Wyatt James Bomar-Lawson, the son of Shawna Bomar and John Lawson, was stillborn on Monday, October 21, 2013 at the Community Hospital in Fairfax, Missouri.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Todd Bomar and Bob...