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Maxine N. Eslinger

Maxine N. Eslinger

Sep 24, 2013

MAXINE N. (VIALLE) ESLINGER Maxine N. (Vialle) Eslinger, 91, of Hardin, MO died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, MO. Maxine was born on January 3, 1922 in Osage City, KS to Eugene Augusta and Jennie (Giorza) Vialle. She married Shelby Lee Eslinger on January 22, 1946; her beloved husband of 64 years preceded...

Loyd F. Early

Loyd F. Early

Sep 21, 2013

LOYD F. EARLY Loyd Franklin Early, 100, of Richmond, MO, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 with his family by his side at Shirkey Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Mr. Early was born on October 24, 1912 in Hardin, MO the son of Jesse Abraham and Maggie Emaline (Mason) Early. He was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Hileman of...

Rickie Wilson Bray

Rickie Wilson Bray

Sep 20, 2013

RICKIE WILSON BRAY Rickie Wilson Bray, 60, of Richmond, MO died Friday, September 20, 2013 at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO. Rickie was born on February 3, 1953 in Lexington, MO to Grady Wilson and Jessie Lucille (Gantz) Bray. Survivors include his mother, Lucille Bray of Richmond; one son, Jason Bales of Warrensburg, MO; two sisters...

Janet L. Orr

Janet L. Orr

Sep 14, 2013

JANET L. ORR Janet L. Orr, 76, of Norborne, MO and formerly of Dallas, TX and Columbia, MO died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. Janet was born on September 5, 1937 in Norborne, MO to August and Elsie (Lothman) Witte. Survivors include one brother, Louis Witte of Columbia, MO; three sisters, Mary Klassen of...

Dorothy C. Littleton

Dorothy C. Littleton

Sep 13, 2013

DOROTHY C. LITTLETON Dorothy C. Littleton, 81, of Richmond, MO, died on Friday September 13, 2013 at her home in Richmond, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born on December 5, 1931 in Richmond, MO to Oscar W. and Carrie B. (Sullard) Love. She married Frank Littleton, Jr. of Richmond, MO on September 2, 1955. He preceded her in...

William "Bill" D. Masur

William "Bill" D. Masur

Sep 9, 2013

WILLIAM D. "BILL" MASUR William D. "Bill" Masur, 86, of Richmond, MO died Monday, September 9, 2013 at his home. Bill was born on January 6, 1927 in Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York to Henry and Elizabeth (Henig) Masur. He first married Joan Wirth of Richmondhill, New York on October 25, 1953; she preceded him in death on September 13,...

Gloria M. Krokstrom

Gloria M. Krokstrom

Sep 6, 2013

GLORIA M. KROKSTROM Gloria M. Krokstrom, 68, of Richmond, MO died on Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. Gloria was born on December 30, 1944 in Sharp County, Arkansas to Melvin Dale and Opal Ernestine (Gipson) Gann. She married David L. Krokstrom of Kansas City. MO on September 8, 1960. He survives of the home....

Amelia Josephine Hack

Amelia Josephine Hack

Sep 4, 2013

AMELIA JOSEPHINE HACK Amelia Josephine Hack, infant daughter of Jesse Matthew and Jennifer Christine Hack of Richmond, MO, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the Center Point Medical Center in Independence, Mo. Her parents survive of the home. Additional survivors include; one brother, Austen M. Hack of the home; her paternal grandparents, Jenni and Lou Goodin of Richmond,...

Helen L. Hays

Helen L. Hays

Sep 3, 2013

HELEN L. HAYS Helen L. Hays, 81, of Norborne, MO died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO Helen was born on August 4, 1932 in Norborne, MO to Clarence and Zelma (Davidson) Horine. She first married Howard C. Kugler of Stet, MO in 1950; he preceded her in death in 1960; she later...

Lois J. Swafford

Lois J. Swafford

Aug 28, 2013

LOIS J. SWAFFORD Lois J. Swafford, 73, of Richmond, MO died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Lois was born on January 27, 1940 in Millville, MO to Lewis E. and Vera M. (Carter) Dooley. She married Edward Lee Swafford of Richmond on August 30, 1958; he survives of the home. Additional survivors include two...

Charles "Charlie William O'Dell

Charles "Charlie William O'Dell

Aug 26, 2013

CHARLES WILLIAM "CHARLIE" O'DELL Charles William O'Dell, 67, of Richmond, MO died Monday, August 26, 2013 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Charlie was born on December 2, 1945 in Ray County, MO to Harold Ralph "Junior" and Hazel (Hendrix) O'Dell. Survivors include his father, Harold Ralph "Junior" O'Dell of Richmond; two daughters and son-in-law, Robyn L. McCarter...

Mary Lou "Tootsie" Silkwood

Mary Lou "Tootsie" Silkwood

Aug 24, 2013

MARY LOU "TOOTSIE" SILKWOOD Mary Lou "Tootsie" Silkwood, 78, of Richmond, MO died on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Mary was born on April 3, 1935 in Richmond, Mo to Willie L. and Pearl Lena (Allen) Robertson. She first married Pete Whelchel. She later married Lavell Silkwood. They both preceded her in...

Roberta "Bobbie" R. Glavin

Roberta "Bobbie" R. Glavin

Aug 23, 2013

ROBERTA R. "BOBBIE" GLAVIN Roberta R. "Bobbie" Glavin, 71, of Richmond, MO, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at her home in Richmond. Bobbie was born on September 19, 1941 in Richmond, MO to Samuel J. and Geneva (McGinnis) Burton. She married William "Bill" Glavin of Richmond, MO on July 2, 1971. He preceded her in death. Survivors include...

Henry Allen Brown

Henry Allen Brown

Aug 20, 2013

HENRY ALLEN BROWN Henry Allen Brown, 93, of Rayville, MO died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond, MO. Henry was born on April 30, 1920 in Rayville, MO to Henry George and Sallie Ann (Warwick) Brown. He married Lillian A. Watkins of Richmond, MO on January 14, 1956; she preceded him in death on February...

Samuel F. Koontz, Jr.

Samuel F. Koontz, Jr.

Aug 15, 2013

SAMUEL F. "SAM" KOONTZ, JR. Samuel F. "Sam" Koontz, Jr., 88, of Kansas City, MO died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Cherry Hills Nursing Home in Kansas City, MO. Sam was born on February 13, 1925 in Kansas City, MO to Samuel Franklin and Florence Katherine (Key) Koontz, Sr. He married Alice E. Fitzwater of Norborne, MO on June 2,...

Setsuko Y. Kirkland

Setsuko Y. Kirkland

Aug 5, 2013

SETSUKO Y. KIRKLAND Setsuko Y. Kirkland, 86, of Richmond, MO died Monday, August 05, 2013 at Shirkey Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, MO. Setsuko was born on November 13, 1926 in Kobe, Japan to Tchiro and Kinuyo Yogoro. She married French Bates Kirkland of Vibbard, MO on March 29, 1976 in Kauai, HI; he survives of the home....

Harold Penniston

Harold Penniston

Aug 4, 2013

HAROLD PENNISTON Harold Penniston, 89, of Dockery, MO died Sunday, August 4, 2013 with family at his bedside at Shirkey's Hospice in Richmond, MO. He was born on July 15, 1924 to Joseph Penniston and Cleo (Edgar) Penniston of Stet, MO before moving to Dockery, MO where he lived out most of his life. Mr. Penniston was a retired auto...

E. Dean Nelson

E. Dean Nelson

Aug 4, 2013

E. DEAN NELSON E. Dean Nelson, 86, of Higginsville, MO died Sunday, August 4, 2013 at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, MO. Dean was born on February 14, 1927 in Vilas, KS to Levi F. "Lee" and Eva Ellen (McLaren) Nelson. He first married Mary J. Lemons of California on July 31, 1948; she preceded him in death on April...

Alice Frances Hileman

Alice Frances Hileman

Jul 28, 2013

ALICE FRANCES HILEMAN Alice Frances Hileman, 86, of Jefferson City, MO and formerly of Ray County, MO died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Shirkey Nursing Home in Richmond, MO. Frances was born on November 13, 1926 in Ray County, MO to Jesse Anderson and Ottie Virginia (Minnick) Dooley. She married Robert M. Hileman of Ray County, MO on September 6,...

Rosalie M Mcneil

Rosalie M Mcneil

Jul 25, 2013

Rosalie M. McNeil Rosalie M. McNeil, 76, of Richmond, MO and formerly of Excelsior Springs, MO died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, MO. Rosalie was born on September 21, 1936 in Kansas City, MO to Leland and Stella (Brown) Jones. She first married Herbert Edgman of Columbus, KS; he preceded her in death...

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