Area Obituaries

  Helen I. (Anderson) Garrett, 90 of Holden, Missouri passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Sunrise Rehab in Raymore, Missouri. Helen was born March 2, 1933 to Willie A. and Ollie J. Welch) Anderson in Huntingdale, Missouri. On February 4, 1955, she married James S. Garrett in Kansas City, Kansas. Helen worked at Aetna…

Max M. Frazier, (88), of Pace, Florida, passed away peacefully in his home on April 15, 2023, after a short yet extremely aggressive bout with cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones when he passed. As a United State Air Force veteran, he was immensely proud to have served his country. Max loved people and…

Clarence Samuel Briscoe, 96, passed away March 31, 2023 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, MO. He was born to Charles Perry Briscoe and Clara C. Ridenhour Briscoe on September 16, 1926. After graduating from Holden High School, Sam joined the Army in 1944. He was a WWII veteran and served in the Philippines…

Vernon Clare Elliott Jr. 81, passed away Wednesday March 29, 2023 in Harrisonville, MO. He was born in Chanute, KS on August 28, 1941 to Vernon Sr. and Celia (Gribbens) Elliott. Vern graduated from NE High School in Kansas City and joined the United States Navy in November 1960 and served until May of 1965.…

Ruth Louise Kinney, 78 of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away Thursday March 30, 2023 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. She was born February 20, 1945, to William Alfred and Helen Louise (Carpenter) Hamilton. Ruth attended and graduated from Holden High School in 1963. She married Marion Kinney in February of the same year and…

Lawrence Earl Read, 61 years old, of Holden, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Lawrence was born September 6, 1961 in Denver, Colorado to Earl and Rosemary (Bailey) Read. He is survived by: Three children, Amanda Read of Tucson, Arizona, April Protas and husband…

Jack Dempsey Eaton, 91 of Holden, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at his home. Jack was born February 18, 1932 in Iconium, Missouri, son of Jesse Sanford Eaton and Ruth Ann (Anglin) Eaton. He was raised in Iconium. He worked briefly at the Kansas City Stockyards. Following the stockyards, Jack was employed with…

Harry Glen Barnett, age 78, of Carrollton and formerly from the Wellington and Holden area, passed away at 8:19 p.m., Friday, March 10, 2023, at Carroll House in Carrollton, Missouri. Harry was born on May 20, 1944, in Buckner, Missouri, to his parents, Orville Leroy and Annabell (Winfrey) Barnett. He graduated from Fort Osage High…