Area Obituaries

March 25, 1944 – February 26, 2022  Jacqueline “Jackie” Kay Cunningham, 77, passed away February 26, 2022. Jackie was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Paul F. and Margaret E. (Morris) Worley on March 25, 1944. She lived and worked most of her life in the Kansas City area. She was a past member of…

December 19, 1956 – February 23, 2022 Clarence Clemons Kirby, Jr., 65, of Kearney, MO, passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2022, at Linden Woods Village in Gladstone. Clarence was born December 19, 1956, in Kansas City, MO. He grew up on a farm south of Odessa, MO and was a graduate of the Class…

November 10, 1921 – February 16, 2022 Dorothy M. Connell, 100, of Holden, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born November 10, 1921 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Clarence Lowman and Merle Marie (Martin) Lowman. She graduated from Latour High School, Class of…

Donald Lee Marsh, 61, of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Don was born on Thursday, May 12, 1960, and was the son of the late Roger Marsh and the late Lorene (Lewis) Marsh. He had lived in Kingsville since he was eight…

Stanley Keith Cox, 90, of Independence, Missouri, formerly of Pittsville and Odessa, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at his home. Stanley was born March 30, 1931 in Independence, Missouri, son of Hollis Cox and Nellie Mae (Sandage) Cox. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, and shortly thereafter, enlisted in the United…

Clara “June” Scrutchfield, 92, of Holden, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Warrensburg Manor Care Center. June was born June 7, 1929 in Holden, daughter of Tom and Mildred (Meade) Bradbury. She graduated from Holden High School, Class of ’47. She was united in marriage to Clark Scrutchfield on December 11, 1948 in…

Mary Ann Hackett, 76, of Kingsville, Missouri, went home to Jesus on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born June 10, 1945 in Raytown, Missouri, the daughter of William H. and Muriel L. (Chapman) Smith. She was a 1963 graduate of Raytown…

Gary Clayton Hackett, 76, of Kingsville, MO, departed this life and went home to meet his Savior on January 26, 2022, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO, surrounded by his loving family. Gary was born May 1, 1945, on a farm near Holden, Missouri, the son of Charles Clayton and Lucille Francis (Brown)…

Rebecca Ann Snare, 53, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Holden, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at her home. Rebecca was born November 19, 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Leonard Dale Snare and Connie Darlene (Higgins) Snare. She graduated from Holden High School, Class of ’87. In 2001, she resided in…