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Adis Allen "Al" Branstietter

Adis Allen "Al" Branstietter

Aug 19, 2014

ADIS ALLEN ?AL? BRANSTIETTER Adis Allen ?Al? Branstietter, 75, of Austell, Ga, died on August 19, 2014 in Austell, Ga. Al was born on August 23, 1938 in Henrietta, Mo to Alva Adis and Flossie Jewel (Speck) Branstietter. He married Janetta Susan Brock of Camden, Mo on January 18, 1960. She preceded him in death on April 2, 2009. Survivors...

Wesley J. White

Wesley J. White

Aug 9, 2014

WESLEY J. WHITE Wesley J. White, 85, of Richmond, MO, died on Saturday August 9, 2014 at his home. Wes was born on December 12, 1928 in Electra, TX to Wiley Wasdin and Ruby Pearl (Vincent) White. He married Betty Pennington of Cooper Hill, MO on March 19, 1948. She preceded him in death on April 15, 2000. He later...

Benjamin "Ben" Garrett Purcell

Benjamin "Ben" Garrett Purcell

Aug 4, 2014

Benjamin "Ben" Garrett Purcell Benjamin Garrett Purcell, 34 of Richmond, MO died Monday, August 4, 2014 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas surrounded by his loving family. Ben was born on August 6, 1979 in North Kansas City, MO to William G. and Paula K. Purcell. He was a lifetime resident of Richmond, MO. Survivors include his wife,...

Floyd Olen Wynn

Floyd Olen Wynn

Aug 4, 2014

FLOYD OLEN WYNN Floyd Olen Wynn, 61, of Camden, MO died Monday, August 4, 2014 at his home. Floyd was born on June 18, 1953 in St. Louis, MO to Hubert Olen and Anna Marie (Malinski) Wynn. Survivors include his mother, Anna Marie Wynn of Richmond, MO; three brothers and three sisters-in-law, Charles and Brenda Wynn of Excelsior Springs, MO,...

Vince Eugene Thompson

Vince Eugene Thompson

Jul 29, 2014

VINCE EUGENE THOMPSON Vince E. Thompson, 60, of Mission, KS died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. He had lived within the Richmond, MO and Kansas City, MO area most of his life. Vince was born on June 1, 1954 in Lexington, MO to Vincent Earl and Marjorie Jean (Seward) Thompson. He married Jean Ann...

Mary F. Arnold

Mary F. Arnold

Jul 29, 2014

MARY F. ARNOLD Mary F. Arnold, 78, of Orrick, MO died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born on February 12, 1936 in Orrick to James Allen and Teresa (Black) McAfee. She married James Wilbur Arnold of Orrick on December 24, 1954; he survives of the home. Additional survivors include three sons and...

Gayle Diane Benefiel

Gayle Diane Benefiel

Jul 26, 2014

GAYLE DIANE BENEFIEL Gayle Diane Benefiel, 69, of Norborne, MO, died on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Gayle was born on February 13, 1945 in San Bernardino, CA to Robert and Thelma (Hampshire) Jackson. She married Billy Wayne Benefiel, Sr. of Norborne, MO on November 25, 1964. He preceded her...

Helen L. Ward

Helen L. Ward

Jul 26, 2014

HELEN L. WARD Helen L. Ward, 88, of Excelsior Springs, MO, died on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Helen was born on May 17, 1926 in Kansas City, MO, to Carl D. and Edna E. (Lemons) Bockman, Sr. She married Van E. Ward, Jr. on April 21, 1973. He preceded her in death...

Doris Hewlett

Doris Hewlett

Jul 19, 2014

DORIS HEWLETT Doris Hewlett, 71, of Richmond, MO, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Doris was born on October 24, 1942 in Berlin, Germany. She married T. C. Hewlett of Richmond, MO, while he was stationed in Germany, on May 14, 1965. Together they returned to the United States in 1966, along with their...

Earnest Wayne Claypole

Earnest Wayne Claypole

Jul 16, 2014

EARNEST WAYNE CLAYPOLE Earnest Wayne Claypole, 81, of Liberty, MO and formerly of Richmond, MO died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at his home. Wayne was born on June 1, 1933 in Ray County, MO to George B. and Cora Opal (Campbell) Claypole. He married Margie Kay Fields of Richmond on June 7, 1959; she survives of the home. Additional survivors...

Norman G. Strathman

Norman G. Strathman

Jul 12, 2014

NORMAN G. STRATHMAN Norman G. Strathman, 86, of Norborne, MO died on Saturday July 12, 2014 at the Carroll House in Carrollton, Mo. Norm was born on May 22, 1928 in Carroll County, MO to Albert J. Strathman, Sr. and Mary V. Webb. He married Muriel E. Gieschen of Smithton, MO on September 15, 1951. She preceded him in death...

Edward "Eddie" A. Hawkins

Edward "Eddie" A. Hawkins

Jul 9, 2014

EDWARD A. "EDDIE" HAWKINS Edward A. "Eddie" Hawkins, 77, of Richmond, MO died Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at his home. Eddie was born on May 8, 1937 in Richmond to Lloyd and Santford (Reynolds) Hawkins. He married Janice E. King of Kansas City, MO on July 29, 1976. She survives of the home. Additional survivors include one son, Timothy A....

Maxine A. Stevens

Maxine A. Stevens

Jul 7, 2014

MAXINE A. STEVENS Maxine A. Stevens, 70, of Excelsior Springs, MO and formerly of Marysville, OH died Monday, July 7, 2014 at her home. Maxine was born on October 9, 1943 in Tipp City, OH to William F. and Dolores Geraldine (Fox) Cooper. She married Rodger D. Stevens of Delaware, OH on October 21, 2000. He survives of the home....

Larry "Hoss" Lee Hosman

Larry "Hoss" Lee Hosman

Jul 4, 2014

LARRY LEE "HOSS" HOSMAN Larry Lee "Hoss" Hosman, 71, of Richmond, MO died Friday, July 4, 2014 at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Larry was born on June 4, 1943 in Hamilton, MO to Clyde O. "C.O." and Hattie V. (Appleman) Hosman. He married Joyce Ann Tague of Gallatin, MO on April 23, 1966; she preceded him in death...

Hallie Dell (Calhoun) Gill

Hallie Dell (Calhoun) Gill

Jul 2, 2014

HALLIE DELL (CALHOUN) GILL Hallie Dell (Calhoun) Gill, age 93, of Parrish, Florida, passed away on July 2, 2014. She was born November 5, 1920 near Hiwassee, Arkansas to Jim and Adah Calhoun. At the age of 5 years, she and her family moved to Ray County, Missouri, where she resided for nearly 80 years. She was married to Wesley...

Hallie Dell (Calhoun) Gill

Hallie Dell (Calhoun) Gill

Jul 2, 2014

HALLIE DELL (CALHOUN) GILL Hallie Dell (Calhoun) Gill, age 93, of Parrish, Florida, passed away on July 2, 2014. She was born November 5, 1920 near Hiwassee, Arkansas to Jim and Adah Calhoun. At the age of 5 years, she and her family moved to Ray County, Missouri, where she resided for nearly 80 years. She was married to Wesley...

Robert "Rusty" Russell Foster

Robert "Rusty" Russell Foster

Jun 26, 2014

ROBERT RUSSELL "RUSTY" FOSTER Robert Russell "Rusty" Foster, 46, of Richmond, MO died Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Rusty was born on December 31, 1967 in Richmond to Phillip K. and Elizabeth Ann (Alexander) Foster. Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth Ann Foster of the home; one son, Christopher Lane McFall of Richmond; two...

Kathy Sue Shockley

Kathy Sue Shockley

Jun 23, 2014

KATHY SUE SHOCKLEY Kathy Sue Shockley, 55, of Henrietta, MO died Monday, June 23, 2014 at Lafayette Regional Hospital in Lexington, MO. Kathy was born on June 1, 1959 in Excelsior Springs, MO to William and Rose (Pigg) Loyd. She married Daniel Shockley. He survives of the home. Additional survivors include her mother, Rose Loyd of Henrietta, MO; one son,...

Oswald Arthur Tanner

Oswald Arthur Tanner

Jun 22, 2014

OSWALD ARTHUR TANNER Oswald Arthur Tanner, 88, of Richmond, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014. He was surrounded by family and friends, along with the loving staff of Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, as well as Shirkey Hospice & Palliative Care. Oswald was born May 17, 1926, to Paul Washington and Ruby Belle (Stevinson) Tanner on the family farm southwest...

Virginia E. Walker

Virginia E. Walker

Jun 22, 2014

VIRGINA E. "COWBOY" WALKER Virginia E. Walker, 71, of Richmond, MO died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO. Virginia was born on August 12, 1942 in Ray County, MO to James Harold and Georgia Mae (Hutton) Davis. Survivors include; her significant other, George "Slocum" Pollard of Liberty, MO; five daughters and sons-in-law,...

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