Area Obituaries

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…

Donna June Eppright, 80 of Centerview, Missouri passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Donna was born November 1, 1942 in Warrensburg, Missouri the daughter of Pete and Pearl (Lehnert) Houx. She attended Centerview Elementary School and graduated from College High School in Warrensburg. She was united in…

Lori Jean Cooper, 64 of Kingsville, Missouri passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. The family will receive friends, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 2 at Williams. Funeral Services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 3rd at Williams Funeral Chapel in Holden. Graveside Services will be…

Carole Lee Surface, 80, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on February 7, 2023 at home with family. She was born on May 26, 1942 to Clifford Lee and Esther Mae Morris in Kansas City, Missouri. Carole was an only child who graduated from Paseo High School in 1960. As a student, she loved to…