Area Obituaries

Bettie Marie (Pittam) Miller, 85, of Marshall, Missouri, formerly of Holden, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at The Living Center of Marshall, Missouri. Bettie was born on June 22, 1935 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of Frederick and Ruby (Perkins) Pittam. Bettie married Donald Dennis Miller on April 9, 1960; he preceded…

Lavale Eugene “Gene” Ferguson, 79, of Holden, MO, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, MO. Gene was born on November 9, 1941 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Roe Lavale and Mildred Louise (Stock) Ferguson. Gene grew up in Strasburg, MO and attended Strasburg Elementary…

Bobby Joe Brooks, 93, of Holden, MO, passed away peacefully November 18, 2020 at the Veterans Home in Warrensburg, MO, due to COVID. He was born October 21, 1927 to Fred E. Brooks, Sr. and Effie Mae (Underwood) Brooks at their farm in Pittsville. Bobby grew up helping out on his family farm. He went…

Larry “Keith” Johnson, 71, of Blairstown, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at his son Justin’s home in Grain Valley, Missouri. Keith was born December 6, 1948 in Harrisonville, Missouri, the son of Isaac “Ike” Farnsworth Johnson and Lela Loraine (Prewitt) Johnson. He was raised in Holden, having graduated from Holden High School. Keith…

James Elmer Collins, 81, of the Pittsville Community, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at his home. Jim was born September 20, 1939 in Welch, Oklahoma, the son of Curtis Elmer Collins and Vona “Opal” (Monroe) Collins. He worked at Dial Printing in Parsons, Kansas until 1976, at which time he moved to Kansas City…

Celebration of Life – Jonathan Edward White, 88 years old, passed away November 9, 2020, at his home with his family by his side. Jon was born in 1932 in the little town of Florence, MO, the son of Oscar and Dorothy Allie (Hodges) White. Jon came from a large family of nine (four sisters…

Megan Dawn Norris, 29, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, formerly of Holden, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020, near Holden from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Megan was born October 13, 1991 in Clinton, Missouri. She was raised in Holden, having attended Holden schools. In 2007, she moved to Butler, Missouri. Later, Megan moved to…

Ernie James Hillsman, 59, of Holden, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 11, 2020 near Holden. Ernie was born March 1, 1961 in Warrensburg. He was raised in Holden, having graduated from Holden High School. Shortly after, he enlisted in the United States Army National Guard, where he served for 18 years. Ernie was a…