City Of Holden Issues Burn Ban
With the prolonged dry conditions and several weeks of temperatures in the 90s and nearing triple digits, a burn Ban is in effect for the city of Holden. Conditions will be monitored over the coming weeks to evaluate when open burning can be allowed again. This includes all recreational fires and fire pits. All City…
Read MoreHolden To Hold Pink Tea Oct. 16
Holden’s annual Passion For The Cure, will be this coming Sunday (Oct. 16) from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Hallar Building. This year’s theme is “Give Cancer The Boot.” The event will include a silent auction, live dessert auction, quilt raffle, guest speakers, shirt sales, give-aways, cookies, drinks and more! Admission for the…
Read MoreRayne Shields
Rayne Shields, 23 of Holden, Missouri passed away unexpectedly Thursday, October 6, 2022 near Odessa, Missouri. Rayne was born September 5, 1999 in Blue Springs, Missouri, the son of Robert and Leizan (Doubenmier) Shields. He graduated from Holden High School, Class of 2018. He was a heavy equipment operator with Phillips Hardy, Inc. at the…
Read MoreMelinda Lou Strate
Melinda Lou Strate, 75, of Holden, Missouri, passed away peacefully at Holden Manor Care Center on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Melinda was born on Tuesday August 12, 1947, to Roy O’Neal and Mabel Lewis O’Neal in Kansas City, Missouri. After completing high school, Melinda attended cosmetology school. After a short stint as a cosmetologist, she…
Read MoreShirley Ruth (Niemeyer) Stumpff
Shirley Ruth (Niemeyer) Stumpff peacefully took her last earthly breath and her first breath with Jesus, surrounded by family, on September 30, 2022. Shirley was born on August 4, 1940 in London, Arkansas. She is survived by her two daughters, Deborah Stumpff (Noe Tabares) Albuquerque, NM and Becky Bryant (Lynn) Springfield, MO; her two…
Read MoreCHARLES MARION YANCEY
Charles Marion Yancey, age 81, passed away at his home near Pittsville, Missouri on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Charlie was born on November 28, 1940 in Sedalia, Missouri, the son of Mary G. Fuller Yancey and Charles G. Yancey. He attended Miller Elementary School and was a 1959 graduate of College High School in Warrensburg,…
Read MoreCheryl Lee Wilson
Cheryl Lee Wilson, 50 of Holden Missouri, passed away September 30, 2022, unexpectedly in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Cheryl was born January 23, 1972, to George Allen Williams and Sandra (Allen) Williams in Sedalia, Missouri. Cheryl lived in the Holden Area most of her life and attended Holden Schools. Cheryl was a truck driver for Rob’s…
Read MoreThomas Eugene Williams
Thomas Eugene Williams, 81, passed away peacefully at his home in Holden, Missouri on Saturday October 1, 2022. Tom was born Wednesday, December 4, 1940, to Eugene Harvey Williams and Helen (Bromley) Williams in Kansas City, Kansas. After high school Tom became a self-employed construction engineer. In 1960 he married the love of his life,…
Read MoreAlan Vern Lloyd
Alan Vern Lloyd, 62, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022, with his family by his side. Alan was born Wednesday, November 11, 1959, in Washington, MO to Vern and Eleanor Lloyd. Along with his parents and older brother, Doug, the family moved from Herman, MO to Holden when Alan was 4 years old. His childhood…
Read MoreKaden Anthony Adams
Kaden Anthony Adams, 18 of Kingsville, Missouri passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Kaden was born July 30, 2004 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Caleb Anthony Adams and Heather Louise Bledsoe. He lived in Harrisonville until the age of eleven, at which time, he moved to Kingsville. Kaden was a senior at…
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