Recent Obituaries
Reba B. Brown
Sep 4, 2010
REBA B. BROWN Reba B. Brown, 90, of Lee's Summit, MO, died at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Wilshire at Lakewood Nursing Home in Lee's Summit, MO. Reba was born on May 27, 1920 in Ray County, MO to Homer and Susie (Brockman) Yallaly. She married Kenneth Vincent Brown of Ray County, MO on July 4,...
Emma Mae Hambrick
Aug 31, 2010
EMMA MAE HAMBRICK Emma Mae Hambrick, 68, of Richmond, MO, died at 4:10 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, MO. Emma was born September 22, 1941 in Henrietta, MO to Robert and Alpha Marie (McCanless) Hewlett. She married William E. "Bill" Hambrick of Hodge, MO; he survives, of the home. Other survivors include two sons and two...
Shelby Lee Eslinger
Aug 31, 2010
SHELBY LEE ESLINGER Shelby Lee Eslinger, 90, of Richmond, MO, died at 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Shelby was born June 29, 1920 in Hardin, MO to William and Laura (Nichols) Eslinger. He married Maxine Vialle of Lexington, MO on January 22, 1946; she survives of the home. Other survivors include...
Claude F. Summers
Aug 27, 2010
CLAUDE F. SUMMERS Claude F. Summers, 95, of Richmond, MO, died at 3:30 a.m., Friday, August 27, 2010, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Claude was born November 8, 1914 in Norborne, MO to Walter and Pearl (Nair) Summers. He married Charmien Elece Grove of Hardin, MO on February 8, 1941; she preceded him in on January 9,...
William James "Bill" Warren, Sr.
Aug 26, 2010
WILLIAM JAMES "BILL" WARREN, SR. William James "Bill" Warren, Sr., 82, of Richmond, MO, died at 1:23 p.m., Thursday, August 26, 2010, at the North Care Hospice House, North Kansas City, MO. Bill was born July 12, 1928 in Conway, MO to Cassie Leon and Gladys Ruth (Maddux) Warren. He married Bessy "Ginger" Davis of Rawlins, WY on February 3,...
Lonnie Lee Martin
Aug 24, 2010
LONNIE LEE MARTIN Lonnie Lee Martin, 63, of Liberty, MO, and formerly of Richmond, MO, died Tuesday, August 24, 2010, in rural Richmond. Lonnie was born August 10, 1947 in Kansas City, MO to Oren Jerome and Elizabeth (Smith) Martin. He married Janey Catherine Walgren of Liberty on February 19, 2000; she survives, of the home. Other survivors include his...
Susie I. Gamel
Aug 21, 2010
SUSIE I. GAMEL Susie I. Gamel, 97, of Odessa, MO, died at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, August 21, 2010, at the Golden Living Center – New Haven in Odessa. Susie was born November 26, 1912 in Buffalo, MO to Gilliam and Fannie (Melton) Southard. She married George Gamel of Buffalo on June 11, 1930; he died October 16, 1983. Survivors include...
Larry L. Brockhoff
Aug 20, 2010
LARRY L. BROCKHOFF Larry L. Brockhoff, 69, of Higginsville, MO, died at 5:30 a.m., Friday, August 20, 2010, at the V. A. Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Larry was born October 3, 1940 in Higginsville to Waldo Carl and Ollie Frances (Henderson) Brockhoff. He married Linda Crownover of Kansas City, MO on April 12, 1978; she preceded him in...
Robert W. "Bob" Letzig
Aug 19, 2010
ROBERT W. "BOB" LETZIG Robert W. "Bob" Letzig, 88, of Richmond, MO, died on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO. Bob was born on January 9, 1922 in Hardin, MO to Robert H. and Violet (Mayes) Letzig. He married Elizabeth Ellen "Betty" Wittenberger of Carlton, NE on August 9, 1946; she preceded...
Marjorie Bell Brunson
Aug 19, 2010
MARJORIE BELL BRUNSON Marjorie Bell Brunson, 89, of Independence, MO, died at 10:32 p.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Newmark Care Center in Nashua, MO. Marjorie was born February 23, 1921 in Knoxville, MO to John Henry and Cora Bell (Campbell) Kincaid. She married Larry McCulley of Kansas City, KS on March 13, 1943; he preceded her in death...
Kenneth Marvin Foster
Aug 11, 2010
KENNETH MARVIN FOSTER Kenneth Marvin Foster, 80, of the Hardin, MO area, died at 2:35 p.m., Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at his home. Kenneth was born February 12, 1930, near Hardin, to Marvin Luther Foster and Georgia Elizabeth "Beth" Mayes Foster. He married Barbara Ann Frazier of rural Hardin on October 27, 1951; she survives, of the home. Other survivors...
Geraldine F. "Gerri" Bersano
Aug 7, 2010
GERALDINE FRANCES 'GERRI' BERSANO Geraldine Frances "Gerri" Bersano, 71, of Richmond, MO, died at 6:04 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Gerri was born on January 28, 1939 in Lexington, MO to Foy Glenn and Mary (Brown) Helm. She married Lawrence Bersano of Lexington, MO on December 27, 1958. He survives...
Connie Sue Shannon
Aug 6, 2010
CONNIE SUE SHANNON Connie Sue Shannon, 59, Norborne, MO, died at 1:39 a.m. on Friday, August 6, 2010 at the Carroll County Hospital in Carrollton, MO. Connie was born on November 22, 1950 to Eudell and Isabelle (Maestas) Ross. She married Larry Wayne Shannon of Norborne, MO on March 4, 1971. He survives of the home. Additional survivors include; her...
Larry Wayne Proffitt
Aug 3, 2010
LARRY WAYNE PROFFITT Larry Wayne Proffitt, 66, of Richmond, MO, died at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at his home. Larry was born on June 30, 1944 in Carrollton, MO to Delbert and Elva (Nutter) Proffitt. He married Susie Q. Campbell of Loredo, MO on July 27, 1982; she survives, of the home. Other survivors include four sons...
Frances Marie Johnston
Aug 3, 2010
FRANCES MARIE JOHNSTON Frances Johnston, 75, of Richmond, MO, died at 6:55 p.m. on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at the Liberty Hospital, Liberty, MO. Frances was born on August 29, 1934 in Lafayette County, MO, to Clyde and Maxine (Myers) Bechtel. She married N. Glenn Johnston of Dockery, MO on November 25, 1953. He preceded her in death on December...
Carol Marie Mclallen
Aug 1, 2010
CAROL MARIE McLALLEN Carol Marie McLallen, 62, of Kansas City, KS, and formerly of Richmond, MO, died Sunday, August 1, 2010, at her home. Carol was born October 10, 1947 in Richmond to Bartlett Filmore McLallen, Jr. and Frances Cannella McLallen. Survivors include her longtime friend, William Robert Cashion of Kansas City, KS; one brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Pam...
Jimmie Lee Walker
Aug 1, 2010
JIMMIE LEE WALKER Jimmie Lee Walker, 68, of Richmond, MO, died at 11:18 a.m., Sunday, August 1, 2010, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, MO, after a lengthy illness. Jimmie was born June 29, 1942 in Hardin, MO to Gailon E. and Blanche Murlean (Bell) Walker. She graduated from Richmond High School in 1961 and she never married. She was preceded in...
Patrick W. Hurd
Jul 24, 2010
PATRICK W. HURD Patrick W. Hurd, 55, of Camden, MO, died at 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Patrick was born on January 30, 1955 in Kansas City, MO to Wayne F. and F. Marie (Grimes) Hurd. Survivors include; his parents of Liberty, MO, one son, Kenny Hurd of...
Virginia Mae Misel
Jul 21, 2010
VIRGINIA MAE MISEL Virignia Mae Misel, 91, of Millville, MO, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Misel was born June 26, 1919 in Ray County, MO to James and Gladys (Johnson) Gorham. She was first married to Nelson "Red" Johnson of Knoxville, MO; he preceded her in death. She later married Ralph F. Misel of Millville on...
Billy W. Benefiel, Sr.
Jul 18, 2010
BILLY W. "BILL" BENEFIEL, SR. Billy W. "Bill" Benefiel, Sr., 69, of Norborne, MO, died at 1:00 a.m., Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Life Care Center, Carrollton, MO. Bill was born May 31, 1941 to Lee Roy and Florence A. (Mullikin) Benefiel. He married Gayle D. Jackson of Kansas City, MO on November 25, 1964; she survives, of the...
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