Area Obituaries

Cena Evelyn Farnsworth Dunn, 92, of Clinton, formerly of Holden, passed away October 9, 2020 at her home. The daughter of Henry and Clara (Long) Farnsworth, she was born August 16, 1928 at the family home south of Holden, MO. She attended the rural Star School for eight years, then Holden High School, graduating with…

Larry Lee Willard, 78, of Odessa, MO, passed away October 4, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. Larry was born on March 2, 1942 in Higginsville, MO, to Henry and Marion Lee (Gunn) Willard. After graduating from Odessa High School, he went to UMKC for two years and served four years in the United…

Kathy Anne (Creager) Slagle, 68, of Holden, Missouri, formerly of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away at her home on Monday, September 28, 2020. She was born on April 28, 1952 in Cortez, Colorado, the daughter of Omer Creager and June Duncan. Kathy graduated from Lee’s Summit High School, the Class of 1970. She married John…

Sabrina Starr (Farris) Page, 29, of Holden, Missouri, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. She was born April 13, 1991 in Beaumont, Texas, the daughter of Lawrence Steven Farris and Shannon Renee Benson. Sabrina lived most of her life in Holden. She graduated from Holden High School, the Class of 2010. Sabrina was a homemaker…

Donnie Ray Hensley, 82, Pittsville, former longtime resident of Holden, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at his home. Donnie was born November 17, 1937 in Independence, Missouri, the son of Ray and Arnetta (Franklin) Hensley. He graduated from Holden High School in 1955 and was united in marriage to Darlene Irvine on September 25,…

James “Jim” Ray Sheehan, 76, of Elm Mott, Texas, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 in Waco, Texas. Jim was born on December 8, 1943, in Paola, Kansas. He grew up in Paola and Louisburg, Kansas. After serving in the 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army, Jim relocated to Texas. He worked…

Norma Lee (Maltsburger) Johnson, 82, of Holden, Missouri, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. She was born January 18, 1938 in Macedonia, Iowa, the daughter of Carl Maltsburger and Elenor Lewis. Norma was a (RN) Registered Nurse, and she…

Marjorie Faye (Stafford) Phillips, 85, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Holden, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was born May 28, 1935, in Versailles, Missouri, the daughter of Lester “Pete” Stafford and Leona Griebel. Marjorie was formerly employed as a cook at the…