Area Obituaries

Ethel Louise Carter, 95 of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; formerly of Holden passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Addington Place in Lee’s Summit. Ethel was born September 19, 1928 in Denton, Missouri the daughter of Wallace H. and Louise (Neal) Eagleson. She graduated from Holden High School. She was united in marriage to Gilbert Edward…

Patricia “Cathleen” Locascio, 67 of Holden, Missouri passed away Monday, May 27, 2024 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Cathleen was born March 16, 1957 in Harrisonville, Missouri the daughter of Maurice V. and Edna L. (Ferris) Connell. She graduated from Kingsville High School. She was united in marriage to Charles Vincent Locascio IV on October…

Cinda (Cindy) L. Davis, 68 of Holden, Missouri passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Pleasant Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Cindy was born September 12, 1955 in Hamburg, Iowa; daughter of George Thomas Erb and Virginia Lea (Maupin) Erb. She was graduated from Hamburg High School and moved to Missouri…

Norma Lee Duncan, 88, of Pleasant Hill, was born February 21, 1936, in Strasburg, the daughter of Clifford I. and Hazel L. (Hobbs) Windsor. She departed this life Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Belton Regional Medical Center with family by her side. Norma was a 1953 Kingsville High School graduate. On February 21, 1955,…

Richard Wagoner, age 85 of Boonville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at MU Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born December 8, 1938 in Johnson County, Missouri to Evert and Mary (McNeel) Wagoner. Richard was united in marriage to Elnora Clifton on November 11, 1959. They enjoyed many years together with their greatest…

Patricia M. Zillner, 79 of Holden, Missouri passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Patricia Marie Zillner was born January 16, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Frank and Betty (Cruff) Leftwich. She graduated from St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City. Pat was united in marriage to Robert Frank…

Alfred DeWayne Fife, 89, of Holden, Missouri passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. DeWayne was born January 22, 1935, to Seth LaVern and Myrle Chittenden Fife in Bingham Canyon, Utah. One of six children, DeWayne grew up in mining towns such as Silverton, Colorado and…

Paul Ralph Watson, 84, passed away on March 31, 2024, in Holden, Missouri. Paul was born the seventh son of a seventh son to Ada Bell (Posey) Watson and Charles G. Watson of Earle, Arkansas, on April 30th, 1939. Paul was raised as a sharecropper, where he quit school at a young age to help…

Linda Gail Watson (Cantrell), 80, of Holden, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024, surrounded by family. Linda was born May 11, 1943, to John Thomas Cantrell, Jr. and Lula Lee (Potter) Renick in Holden, Missouri where she lived until her passing. She was a cherished member of the community. Linda was a loving…