Wanda E. Beavers, 93 of the Magnolia community southeast of Holden, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Holden Manor Care Center. Wanda was born June 1, 1931 in Lone Rock, Arkansas the daughter of Roy F. and Myrtle N. (Webb) Kirkland. She was raised in Lone Rock. On October 24, 1948, Wanda was united…

Patsy Mae (Austin) Miller, 83, of the Kingsville/Holden area, entered the gates of Heaven on the morning of March 4, 2025. She was born on August 4, 1941, in Holden MO, to Francis Leroy Austin and Nellie Realia Cummins. As the youngest of four children, Patsy was a cherished daughter and sister, growing up surrounded…

John James “Jack” Wharton, 98 of Holden, Missouri passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Jack was born November 2, 1926 in Holden, son of John James Wharton and Erma A. (Ritner) Wharton. He spent his entire life in Holden and graduated from Holden High School as Valedictorian of the Class of…

Jeffrey “Scott” Rockwell, 62, of Holden MO, passed away unexpectedly Saturday February 22, 2025, at his home. Scott was born Aug 4, 1962 in Kansas City MO, the son of Edgar Francis Rockwell and Judith Kaye (Johnson) Rockwell. He was the third, and last, blessing to this union. Scott graduated from Holden High School in 1980. He was a carpenter…

Margaret (Peggy) Irene Maupin, 98, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2025, surrounded by her family and in the care of hospice during her final days. Peggy was born on April 10, 1926, in Brookfield, Missouri, to Glenn and Alice Moore. However, her birth father died when she was quite young and her mother later…

Nancy Gayle (Raines) Scott, 77 of Holden, Missouri passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Missouri. She was born Friday, September 5, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas, to the late Ferman Raines and the late Willis “Billie” Jones Thompson. After her parents were separated, she was also raised…

James Dale “Jim” Yoder, 80, passed away Feb. 25, 2025. He grew up in Quick City on the Yoder farm, a child of James Levi and Beverly Maxine (Newman) Yoder, with his brother William Gale “Bill” Yoder. He graduated from Holden High School in 1963. Jim was fascinated with trains and railroads from an early…

Alice Etoile (Eldredge) Flournoy, 105, of Higginsville, Missouri, formerly of Odessa, MO, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, MO. Alice was born on November 24, 1919, in Holden, MO to Eli A. and Myrtle E. (Merritt) Eldredge. She graduated from Holden High School in 1937 and attended Missouri…

Caprice Nicole (Shull) DeLong was born July 27, 1973 in Harrisonville, Missouri and departed this life on February 26, 2025 at her home, surrounded by the love of her family, at the age of 51 years, 6 months and 30 days. She was the daughter of George Clarence Shull, Jr. and Shirley Jane (McConville) Shull.…

Gerald Wayne Barker, 83, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025. He was born on August 4, 1941, in Holden, Missouri, to Roy Earnest Barker and Venita May (Halsey) Barker. He went to school in a country one-room school house in rural Holden (just a short distance from where he lived now)…