Area Obituaries
MARTHA ANN (SHIER) EARLY
Martha Ann (Shier) Early of Bates City, Missouri, passed away Tuesday morning, November 30, 2021 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and known for her sweet and caring nature. Martha was born April 30, 1939, to Thomas Henry and Bessie Pearl (Ballard) Shier of Holden, Missouri.…
Read MoreMICHAEL D. “MYKEL” MINNICK, JR.
Michael D. “Mykel” Minnick, Jr., 48, of Kansas City, died Friday, November 26, 2021, at Adventhealth of Shawnee Mission, KS. Mykel was born on September 20, 1973, in Richmond, the son of and Michael D. Minnick, Sr. and Brenda Hilton. Mykel was raised and educated in Richmond. He later attended the Fashion Institute in Miami,…
Read MoreROBERTA (ROGERS) PENROSE
Roberta (Rogers) Penrose, 85, of Warrensburg, Missouri, passed away on December 2, 2021, at Warrensburg Manor in Warrensburg. She was born on February 21, 1936 in Warrensburg, and was the daughter of the late Dorris and Lillian Rogers. Roberta graduated from Warrensburg High School in 1954. In 1956, she married John Penrose in Warrensburg and…
Read MoreCHARLES “RICHARD” WALKER 1947-2021
Charles (Richard) Walker passed away into Heaven on December 1, 2021, at Cameron Regional Medical Center at the age of 74. He was born on November 15, 1947 in Trenton, MO, to Charles Raymond and Margaret Jean (Treadway) Walker. Richard grew up in Holden, MO and chose to join the Army and served as a…
Read MoreDONALD JESS CRAIG
Donald Jess Craig, 82, Centerview, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at his home in Centerview. Don was born September 24, 1939 in Holden, Missouri, the son of James Allan Craig and Marjorie Jean (Morhart). He lived with his family on a farm near Chilhowee, for several years, then moved to Centerview. He graduated…
Read MoreEDGAR FRANCIS ROCKWELL
Edgar Francis Rockwell, 83, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on Monday, January 24, 1938 in Callao, Missouri. He was the son of the late James Edgar Rockwell and the late Mildred Francis (Ford) Rockwell. Ed attended and…
Read MoreEVERETT LEE “PETE” MONTGOMERY, JR.
Everett Lee “Pete” Montgomery, Jr., 81, of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 19, 1940, the son of Everett Lee and Georgia Doris (Beamer) Montgomery in LaTour. He was baptized into the LaTour Presbyterian Church as a child and attended as long…
Read MoreKINSLEY DIANNE HOOVER
Each new life, no matter how brief, forever changes the world. Our world was forever changed on Feb. 22, 2021 when Kinsley Dianne Hoover brightened it. Sadly, our light went to be with her Grandpa Chris on Nov 11, 2021. He holds her now till we get to be with her again. There is no…
Read MoreANITA MAE SIMMONS
Anita Mae Simmons, 65, passed away at her home in Elm, Missouri on November 5, 2021. She was born on her Mother’s Birthday October 17, 1956, the third of eight children to John and Shirley Simmons. Anita attended Holden Schools and graduated from Warrensburg High School in 1975 and the Warrensburg School of Cosmetology in…
Read MoreKATHERINE LORENE (CAMPBELL) HADLEY
Katherine Lorene (Campbell) Hadley was born February 15, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas and departed this life on November 10, 2021 at her home in Independence, Missouri at the age of 91 years, eight months and 26 days. She was the daughter of Howard William and Josephine (Steers) Campbell. In addition to her parents, Katherine…
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