Area Obituaries

Gary Don DeMasters was born January 22, 1941 in Holden, Missouri, to Donald R. DeMasters and Lovina Mae Saling. He passed away June 6, 2022, in Austin, Texas. After his parents divorced, he and his siblings went to Hawaii to live with their mother for a few years. Once they returned, he entered activities at…

Carolyn Sue Kephart, 89, of Holden, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Warrensburg, Missouri. Carolyn was born on Sunday, April 9, 1933, in Columbia, Missouri to Edgar and Evangline (Thornton) Barnhart. She graduated from Hickman High School in Columbia and attended Christian College there before finishing her education degree at CMSU in Warrensburg.…

Charles Timothy Tyler, 66, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born Tuesday, July 3, 1956 in Kansas City, MO to the late Charles Bruce Tyler and the late Robbie Rose Lee Tyler. He was the loving husband of Mary (Batye) Tyler.…

Angela Cherri (Miller) Roberson, 59, passed away comfortably and peacefully with a dear best friend Tammy Cononie by her side in a hospice facility in Jacksonville, Florida on July 25th, 2002. Cherri was born June 23rd, 1963 at Golden Valley Hospital, Clinton, Mo. She lived around the Holden are until after graduating in 1981, from…

Thomas A. Atkinson, 72, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Tom was born September 29, 1949 in Clinton, Missouri, the son of LeRoy Atkinson and Lora Flossie (Bernard) Atkinson. He attended schools in Buchner, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Edna Ann Durand on January 20,…

Haskel Leon Hobbs, 83 of Harrisonville, Missouri passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at his home in Harrisonville. He was born Wednesday, December 14, 1938 in Santa Cruz, California to the late Amos Hobbs and the late Lula (Hackler) Hobbs. He was a graduate of Marshall High School in Marshall, MO. He married Sandra…

Elizabeth Ann (Bogard) Kuykendall (Mrs. K) born June 6, 1975, passed away August 15, 2022, at the age of 47. Beth was a beloved mother, daughter, sister, friend and teacher. Beth is survived by her son, Mason; daughter, Nora; parents Chris and Kathy Bogard; brother, Nathan (Nicole) Bogard and family; maternal grandmother, Betty Winslow and…

Carla Jean Henry, 60, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Columbia University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Carla was born Tuesday, September 19, 1961, to Levert “Dale” Page and Nita Louise Higgins-Page in Warrensburg, Missouri. She grew up in Holden and attended and graduated from Holden High School. Not long after graduation she…

Linda L. White, 71 of Holden, Missouri passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Linda was born October 18, 1951 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri the daughter of Paul William White and Margaret Viola (Taylor) White. She was employed at several area machine shops, including Royal Industries and Stahl Specialty. More recently,…