Area Obituaries

Mrs. Marguerite Joann Hanna, 87, of Warrensburg, MO passed away overnight on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at her home on Mitchell street. She was born on December 29, 1936 in Warrensburg, MO, the daughter of Dr. Robert Lee Cooper and Mrs. Marguerite Cooper, growing up on the 400 block of West Gay street. Joann attended…

Janet Gaye Blackmon, 69 of Holden, Missouri passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at her home in Holden, surrounded by her family. Born Friday, December 3, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late Lionel Martinette and Doris Stewart Martinette. Janet was a 1972 graduate of Archie High School in…

Vicki LaDawn Howerton, 65 of Holden, Missouri died on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. She was born on Monday, November 3, 1958, in Warrensburg, Missouri to the late Harold Howerton and Dorothy Vick Graham. Vicki was a graduate of Holden High School. After high school she attended University Central…

Dorothy Margarette Doutt, 97 of Holden, Missouri passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at The Bluffs Nursing facility in Columbia, Missouri. Born Friday, April 08,1927 in Viking, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Axel Jacobson and Anna Sahlberg Jacobson Dorothy graduated high school in Viking, Minnesota and earned her Teacher’s Certificate. She…

Gary Wayne Rhoades I of Leeton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, June 4 at his home in Leeton. Beacon of Hope Hospice of Missouri had been providing care for him, enabling his family to be with him when his moment came. Gary was born on January 18, 1945 in Holden, Missouri to Everett and Hallie (Bradshaw)…

Barbara Ellen Ebbert, 65 of Holden, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 7, 2024 at her home. Barbara was born November 30, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of George Lee Davis and Nina Maxine (Singer) Davis. She graduated from Holden High School. She was united in marriage to Brock Lee Ebbert on…

Kathrine Anne Heath, also known as KAT, passed away on April 30, 2024, at the age of 43 in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was born in Topeka, Kansas. Kathrine was the beloved spouse of Andrew Heath and the loving mother of John Michael Heath and Nat Heath. She was the cherished daughter of Mike and…

Harold Kelly Conner, 60 of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away peacefully Thursday, June 06, 2024, at his home in Warrensburg, Missouri. with his loving wife by his side. He was born Sunday, September 22, 1963, in Kansas City, Missouri. Harold was the only son born to Harold L. Conner and Jessie M. (Main) Conner who had…

Kimberly Anne Garrett, 53 of Holden, Missouri passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born Saturday, August 29, 1970, at St. Luke’s in Kansas City, Missouri to Richard and Arlene (Huther) Garrett Blake. She had four children Josh (Clarissa) Bowlin, Jeremiah Bowlin, Brandon Bowlin and…

Jack Maurice Schutt, age 71 passed away on May 26, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Christmas day 1952 to the late Clarence E. Schutt and Mildred (Stein) Schutt of Bay City, Michigan. He was a graduate of Handy High School (1971) in Bay City, MI. He attended Delta college…