Area Obituaries

Rev. Dr. Grant Franklin Claude Gillard, 62, of Holden, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 18, 2021 at his home. Grant was born November 17, 1958 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the son of Jack F.C. Gillard and Barbara (Anderson) Gillard. He graduated from Albert Lea High School. Next, he earned a bachelors of science degree…

Daniel Lee Blackmon, 66, of Holden, Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Daniel was born on Tuesday, October 12, 1954 in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Bert H.F. Blackmon and Doris Elsie (Copeland) Blackmon. He attended Holden High School, graduating in 1972. On Saturday, July 1, 1989 in Harrisonville, MO, Daniel married Janet Martinette…

Lois Carson passed away on February 24, 2021, at the Pleasant Hill Nursing Home. Lois was born on March 26, 1934 in Kingsville, Missouri, the daughter of Clifford and Hazel Windsor. Lois graduated from Kingsville High School in 1951. Following graduation, Lois married Harlan Carson. They celebrated 69 years of marriage last July. Lois worked…

Cory Vogler, 48, of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away March 9, 2021, at his home. Cory Robert Vogler was born October 2, 1972 in Saginaw, Michigan, son of John Vogler and Barbara (Houx) Vogler. He graduated from Crest Ridge High School in Centerview, Missouri. Cory worked at Walmart in Warrensburg for a few years after graduation.…

Alvin “Kenneth” Jennings, 94, of rural Holden, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021, at his home. Ken was born October 13, 1926 in Holden, the son of Ralph Jennings and Nellie May (Specker) Jennings. He attended Holden Schools. He served in the United States Army during WWII, which was the only time he wasn’t…

EDNA MAE “CHRIS” FAIRCHILD June 21, 1927 – March 8, 2021 Edna Mae “Chris” Fairchild, 93, of Pleasant Hill, was born, June 21, 1927, in Erie, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Roy Earl and Louise Margaret (Gemler) Christoph. She departed this life on Monday, March 8, 2021, at the Saint Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.…

Clyde William McConville was born August 28, 1930 in Kingsville, Missouri and departed this life on March 2, 2021 at his home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri at the age of 90 years, six months and two days. He was the son of Ernest R. and Lucy (Pope) McConville. Clyde lost his mother when he was…

Gary Douglas Green, 69, of Holden, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021, at his home. Gary was born November 13, 1951 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Benny Vance Green and Nadine Etta (Klempnauer) Green. He graduated from Turner High School in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary served in the United States Air Force.…

Susan Kay (James) Blystone, 77, of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021. Susan was born in Kansas City, Kansas on Monday, November 29, 1943, the daughter of Kenneth James and Dorothy (Brown) James. Susan attended Paseo High School in Kansas City, MO, graduating in 1961. She was a former employee of Railway Express…

Marvina Pearl (Shoup) Flora was born October 13, 1931 in Gunn City, Missouri and departed this life surrounded by the love of her family, on February 9, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Marvin H. and Goldie May (Graham) Shoup. Marvina spent her younger years in…