Area Obituaries

Bertha “Louise” Sechrest, 91, of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away peacefully in Holden, Missouri, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Louise was born on Saturday, December 15, 1934, in Pittsville, Missouri, the daughter of the late Burney and Minnie (Haines) Smith. She grew up in Holden and graduated from Holden High School in 1953. On January 26,…

    January 10, 1936 – March 29, 2026 Beverly Craig of Blue Springs, MO, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2026. She was born January 10, 1936, in Holden, MO. She is preceded in death by her husband Gerald Craig; daughter Jacalyn Magee; parents Glenn and Jane Simmermon; siblings Rodney Simmermon, Ernest Simmermon, Beatrice…

Theresa Gayle Wright, age 69, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on Friday, August 24, 1956, in Independence, Missouri, to Ervin Hennrich and Anna Marie (Thompson) Hennrich, both of whom preceded her in death. Theresa was raised in Independence and…

Walter James “Jim” Beattie, Jr., 86, of Pleasant Hill, was born January 2, 1940, in Kingsville, the son of Walter James Sr. and Alice Gene (Hooton) Beattie. He departed this life Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the Crown Care Center in Harrisonville. Jim grew up in the Strasburg and Kingsville area where he attended high…

Betty Joan Black, 71, of Holden, Missouri, lost her battle with cancer late Tuesday night March 10th, 2026, in the Kansas City Hospice House. Betty is now free of pain and breathing effortlessly with her Lord. Betty was born April 11, 1954, in Florida to Billy Jean Omara and Allie Wooten. Betty was private about…

Anamae Hopkins, age 89, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was born on Tuesday, April 14, 1936, in Kingsville, Missouri, to Roy and Lora (Sanders) Russell. In addition to her parents, Roy and Lora Russell, she was preceded in death by her husband, Burcham Hopkins, her…

Chloe Lou Seiz, 82, of Kingsville, was born June 10, 1943, in Independence, the daughter of Leslie Cleo and Pearl N. (Schlesinger) Owen. She departed this life Monday, February 23, 2026, at the Silverado Lee’s Summit Memory Care Community. Chloe grew up in Peculiar and attended Peculiar Schools. On June 9, 1968, she was united…

Annetta “Diann” (Bartholomew) Lindsay, age 84, of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2026, in Holden, Missouri. She was born on May 16, 1941, in Des Moines, Iowa, to the late Edgar Bartholomew Sr. and Elsie Marie (Jackson) Bartholomew. In 1966, the family moved from Des Moines to Anderson, Missouri, where Annetta later…

  Michelle Bilyeu O’Connor, 60 of Holden, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at her home. She was born Thursday, March 18, 1965 in Independence, Missouri, to the late Earnest Bilyeu and the late Mary (Clough) Bilyeu. Michelle graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in 1983 and earned a degree in Commercial…

Clarabelle Walton at a young age of 94 passed away on the 2nd of February 2026. Her self biography included the following: “I was born January 12, 1932 to Clyde Earl and Opal Marie Hudson Courtney. “I went to a one room school for 5 years, then rode the bus to Holden. “I was a…