Area Obituaries

Russell Newman Raber, 60, of Blue Springs, Missouri, formerly of Holden, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs. Russell was born July 6, 1961 in Warrensburg, Missouri, the son of Sam W. Raber and Linda (Fitzgerel) Raber. He graduated from Holden High School. Shortly thereafter, he went to…

Clifford Emmett Comer, 59, of Holden, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. Cliff was born January 7, 1962 in Columbus, Missouri at home, the son of Curtis Clifford Comer and Beverly Ann (Hampton) Comer. He graduated from Holden High School, Class of 1980. He married Sharon Droege…

Jerry Wayne Zvacek, 56, of Corder, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the Carmel Hills Nursing Facility in Independence, Missouri. He was born Wednesday, October 6, 1965 in Clinton, Missouri, to the late Jerry Kay Zvacek and the late Mary Jane (Schroder) Zvacek. Jerry graduated from Holden High School – Class of…

Thomas Alvin Davidson (Tom) was born in Schenectady, NY, on December 10, 1942 and died November 17, 2021 in Kansas City, MO. He was born to Alvin B. Davidson and Helene Oshel Davidson and was the eldest of four brothers. Tom was a U.S. Army veteran, working in the intelligence field, and was stationed at…

Ruthanna Taylor, 84, of rural Kingsville, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Ruthanna was born April 12, 1937 in Diller, Nebraska, the daughter of Leland Edward Clary and Marjorie (Rhoden) Clary. She graduated from Diller High School. She was united in marriage to James Erwin Taylor on…

Albert Henry Seiz, 83, of Kingsville, Missouri, was born May 26, 1938, in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Raymond I. and Frances M. (Strueb) Seiz. He departed this life, Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Albert was a 1956 Crackneck, Illinois High School graduate and was a United States…

Mrs. Frances Elkins, 97, of Holden, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Born in Elm, Frances attended Lincoln #100 School and Holden Schools. She attended three years of college at CMSTC. She began teaching in the same school that she attended when she was a child. She taught until her marriage…

Gary Ray McCune, 55, of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born Tuesday, February 1, 1966 in Columbus, Ohio and was the son of the late Donald McCune and the late Marjorie (Pruitt) McCune. He was the husband of Tracie (Fountain) McCune.…

Robert Eugene “Bob” Brown, 68, of Independence, Missouri, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born Wednesday, May 6, 1953 in Warrensburg, Missouri, and was the son of the late Ernest Brown and the late Alice (Manford) Brown. Bob graduated…