Recent Obituaries
Helen Louise (Derstler) Williams Frazer
Jan 23, 2010
HELEN LOUISE (DERSTLER) WILLIAMS FRAZER Helen Louise Derstler, 89, formerly of Hardin, MO died at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Leisureworld Nursing Home in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Helen was born August 1, 1920 in Richmond, MO to Charles Edward and Josephine Julia (Whitmer) Derstler. Helen graduated from Richmond High School in 1938. She worked at the J.C....
Raymond Woodrow Henry
Jan 23, 2010
RAY W. HENRY Ray W. Henry, 92, of Smithville, MO and formerly of Denver, CO, died at 1:10 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010, at the Bristol Manor in Smithville. Mr. Henry was born January 24, 1917 in Richmond, MO to Frank and Loie (Jones) Henry. He married Edith M. Ogg of Richmond on April 30, 1937; she preceded him in...
Millard Franklin "M.F." Brewer, Jr.
Jan 22, 2010
MILLARD FRANKLIN " M.F." BREWER, JR. Millard F. " M.F." Brewer, Jr., 79, of Richmond, MO, died at 9:53 a.m., Friday, January 22, 2010, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Millard was born October 16, 1930 in Carroll County, MO to Millard Franklin and Mary Clementine (Duke) Brewer, Sr. He married Eva Marie Henderson on October 22, 1950;...
Eilene Linder
Jan 18, 2010
EILENE LINDER Eilene Linder, 71, of Ray County, MO, died at 10:50 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Linder was born January 29, 1938 in Monett, MO to Carl F. and Norma C. (Hunke) Hemmerling. She married Orrin L. "Bud" Linder of Parkville, MO on April 2, 1954; he preceded her in death on June 12, 1982....
Bettie Ann Lana Mayden
Jan 13, 2010
Bettie Ann Lana Mayden, 84, of Lexington passed away peacefully at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab on January 14, 2010. Bettie was born April 8, 1925 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri to Stanley and Emma (Fern Reeder) Lana. She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and lived most of her life n Richmond, Branson, and Lexington. Bettie married Floyd Gulley in...
Bruce A. Abbas
Jan 10, 2010
BRUCE A. ABBAS Bruce A. Abbas 54, of Richmond, MO, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO. Bruce was born June 9, 1955 in Lexington, MO to Doris M. Abbas Parkes. Survivors include his parents, Howard and Doris Parkes of Richmond; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Glen L. and Lucy M. Parkes of Higginsville,...
Clarence "Junior" Baum, Jr.
Jan 8, 2010
CLARENCE "JUNIOR" BAUM, JR. Clarence "Junior" Baum, Jr., 87, of Camden, MO died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at his home in Camden. Junior was born on August 31, 1922 in Geneva, NE to Clarence and Mamie Alice (Duncan) Baum, Sr. They preceded him in death. Survivors include; one cousin, Darlene Harmon and her family, Joey, Sandy and Trey Duncan...
Florence K. Brock
Jan 6, 2010
FLORENCE K. BROCK Florence K. Brock, 88, of Lawson, MO, died at 9:20 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at the Valley Manor and Rehab Center, Excelsior Springs, MO. Mrs. Brock was born February 5, 1921 in Camden, MO to John and Susie (Butler) Ashby. She married Wade Oliver Brock of Richmond on May 11, 1940; he preceded her in death...
Virginia Jane Rinkenbaugh
Dec 3, 2009
Virginia Jane Rinkenbaugh Born November 28, 1924 in Tina MO Went to be with the Father Thursday December 3, 2009 She was preceded in death by her parents Scy Milton and Jennie Maud Thompson, a brother William McClain, a daughter Caroline Rinkenbaugh, and her husband Roland Rinkenbaugh who passed April 14 1995. Virginia married Roland Rinkenbaugh October 23, 1943 and...
Charles L. Mcdonald
Dec 2, 2009
CHARLES L. (MAC) MCDONALD Charles L. (Mac) McDonald, 85, of Carrollton, MO, died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 1:50 a.m., at Life Care Center in Carrollton. Charles was born on July 20, 1924 in Midlothian, TX to William L. and Alma (Brown) McDonald. He married Helen E. Fry of Carrollton on May 2, 1944; she survives the home. Other survivors...
Mary Frances Ragsdale
Nov 27, 2009
MARY FRANCES (HAMILTON) RAGSDALE Mary Frances Ragsdale, 86, of Norborne, MO, passed quietly into the loving arms of her Lord at 8:48 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2009 at the Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, MO with her family present. Mary Frances was born on April 26, 1923 in Norborne, MO, the youngest child of Joseph Henry and...
Fern Elizabeth Newham
Nov 26, 2009
FERN ELIZABETH NEWHAM Fern Elizabeth Newham, 94, of Hardin, MO, died at 4:25 a.m., on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, MO. Mrs. Newham was born September 30, 1915 in Carrollton, MO to Edwin J. and Mary "Mollie" (Myers) Early. She married Wendell C. Newham of the Rockingham community on July 15, 1944; he...
Rosemary Hockemeier
Nov 19, 2009
ROSEMARY HOCKEMEIER Rosemary Hockemeier, 83, of Richmond, MO, died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Rosemary was born on August 9, 1926 in Norborne, MO to William August and Mary Susan (Hofmann) Wegeng, who operated a dairy farm. She married A. E. "Abbie" Hockemeier of Norborne, MO on May 1, 1947, in...
Willa Charlene Bates
Nov 17, 2009
WILLA CHARLENE BATES Willa Charlene Bates, 92, of Richmond, MO died at 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Mrs. Bates was born October 27, 1917 to Russ and Nellie (Jacobs) Denton. After the death of her mother, she was adopted by John and Lucy Steva. She married Smith Alonzo Bates on December...
Kenneth C. Penny
Nov 17, 2009
KENNETH C. PENNY Kenneth C. Penny, 74, of Stet, MO, died at 7:25 a.m., on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at his home. Kenneth was born June 25, 1935 in Stet to Charles and Catherine Fern (Stubblefield) Penny. He married Leva Fern (Cain) McGinnis of Elkhorn, MO on August 14, 1960, she survives of the home. Additional survivors include three sons...
Thomas S. Richardson
Oct 24, 2009
THOMAS S. RICHARDSON Thomas S. Richardson, born August 17, 1922, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 87, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at his home in Long Beach, CA. Tom was born in Corder, the fifth child of a family of 11 siblings. The family moved to Westport area of Kansas City, MO, where he lived...
Milton E. Price
Oct 3, 2009
MILTON E. PRICE Milton E. Price, 73, of Richmond, MO, died at 8:45 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2009, at his home. Mr. Price was born October 3, 1936, in Farmington, WV, to Paul O. and Zelma (Looman) Price. He married Joyce L. Early of Rockingham, MO on December 8, 1969; she survives of the home. Additional survivors include one daughter...
Roger Lee Horine
Oct 2, 2009
ROGER LEE HORINE Roger Lee Horine, 82, of Carrollton, MO, and formerly of the Norborne, MO area, died at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2009 at his home in Carrollton. Roger was born on March 3, 1927 in Norborne, MO to Raymond and Nellie (Heiney) Horine. He first married Willa Mae Stroud of Norborne, MO on March 12, 1953....
Kenneth G. "Toby" Carmichael
Jun 27, 2009
KENNETH "TOBY" CARMICHAEL Kenneth "Toby" Carmichael, 65, of Richmond, MO, died at 8:05 a.m., Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond, MO. Kenneth Garland Carmichael was born October 16, 1943 in Kansas City, MO to Melvin Otto and Lucille (Covey) Carmichael. He married Leah Imogene Claypole of Richmond on November 2, 1963; she preceded him...
Ernest P. "Junior" O'Doniel
Jun 24, 2009
ERNEST P. "JUNIOR" O'DONIEL Ernest P. "Junior" O'Doniel, 63, of Bogard, MO, and formerly of Lexington, MO, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at his home. Junior was born on August 13, 1945 in Wellington, MO to Ernest and Maude (Shutt) O'Doniel. He married Helen L. Brunner of Lexington on December 17, 1966; she survives, of the home. Other survivors include...
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