Area Obituaries

Eleta Jo McNeil, known by her Cherokee name Tahneyah, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the age of 85. She was born on Thursday, October 12, 1939, to Jack S. Ford Sr. and Juanita B. Quinton Ford. A proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Eleta embraced her Native American heritage…

Lawrence O. Huffman, 74 of Centerview, Missouri passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025 at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City. Lawrence was born January 25, 1951 in Kansas City, the son of Lawrence O. Huffman and Bonnie (Machon) Huffman. He was raised in Pleasant Hill, having graduated from Pleasant Hill High. He enlisted in…

Velma Jean Burden went home to be with the Lord on July 23, 2025, at the age of 91. Velma was born on October 16, 1933, in Platte County, Missouri, to Delmar and Emma (Cleek) Andrews. One of five children, she grew up in a close-knit family and carried that sense of love and devotion…

Evelyn Lois (Maddux) Clinger of Holden, MO passed from this life into God’s hand on June 25, 2025, at the age of 84, with her family at her side. Evelyn was born February 18, 1941, in Quick City, MO to Harry Maddux and Martha (Atkinson) Maddux. She was raised in Quick City, MO and attended…

Margaret Ann Tevis Herzog August 23, 1935 – June 21, 2025 Margaret Ann Tevis Herzog was born on August 23, 1935, to Charles and Helen Tevis, Margaret was the eldest of five children and the only daughter. She grew up surrounded by her four brothers, and throughout her life, she carried the strength of her…

Wesley Scott Goldsmith, 47, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on June 4, 2025, at his home in Lake Lotawana, surrounded by friends and family, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Though he may have left this world, his memory will live on in our hearts, a testament to his profound impact on those blessed…

Darlene Davis, 81, of Independence, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on June 22, 2025. She was born and raised in Holden, Mo. Darlene was born on August 1, 1943, the oldest daughter of Cecil and Maurita Woods. She was in the class of 1961 at Holden High School.  She graduated from the Kansas City Missouri Board…

Dorothy Dean Burke (née Durrett), age 92, of Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on June 19, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born on January 12, 1933, in LaTour, Missouri, to Ernest and Loudean Durrett (née McDaniel). She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Robert Durrett; her sister,…

Marilyn “Jo” (Howard) Kammeyer, of Holden, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was 93 years old. Jo was born February 14, 1932, in Mokane, Missouri. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas William and Nellie Lucille (Erwin) Howard. She graduated from Mokane High School in 1949. After high…

Michael Verto Hutchings, 68 of Riviera Beach, Florida, formerly of Holden, MO, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Trustbridge Hospice in West Palm Beach, FL. Mike was born Friday, December 7, 1957 in Harrisonville, MO and was the son of the late Donald Hutchings and the late Annetta Hancock. He attended grade school…