Iona Maxine Gutscher-Weise (98 years young) of Mountain View, Mo., and West Plains, Mo., passed away August 27, 2020 at her home in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Iona was born October 16, 1921 to Alvin Emerson Gutscher and Nellie Webb-Gutscher in Maywood, Neb. Iona married Boyd C. Weise on October...
Articles for August 2020
Carrie C. Kane
Carrie C. Kane, 25, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at home from natural causes. Ms. Kane was born September 8, 1994 in Reno, Nev. Carrie had worked the past 8 ½ years at Excelsior Springs Price Chopper. She loved bonfires, fishing and collecting all...
LeRoy C. Briggs
LeRoy C. Briggs, age 88, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in the Quail Run Nursing facility in Cameron, Mo. LeRoy was married to Shirley Tollenaar Briggs for 67 years and they had two daughters, Karen and Suzie. LeRoy was in the National Guard for...
Joyce Fay Sweeney
Joyce Fay Sweeney, 83, born on May 11, 1937, of Richmond, Mo., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 20, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Will, Eugene, Roy, and Bill; her sisters, Juanita and Loyce. She is survived by her...
Margaret Pearl Pfeiffer
Margaret Pearl Pfeiffer, 80, of Kearney, passed away peacefully with family by her side on August 20, 2020. Margaret Pearl Williams was born in Laredo, Mo., on August 14, 1940 to James and Evelyn (Mang) Williams. She graduated from Galt High School followed by cosmetology school, spending several years...
Karon Louise Woodside
Karon Louise Woodside, age 70, Excelsior Springs, Mo., went to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 20, 2020 at her brother, Bud Woodside’s home in Kansas City, Mo. Karon had been lovingly cared for by Bud and his wife, Margie, since the death of Karon’s twin sister, Sharon in...
Grant Bradshaw Jr.
Grant Bradshaw Jr. was born April 11, 1957 in Chillicothe, Mo., the son of Grant Bradshaw Sr. and Bessie O. Mabery. Grant served in the United States Air Force from 1981-1985 and he worked at Magna Seat Company in Excelsior Springs for 20 years. Grant was a faithful member...
Theo E. Lipscomb III
Theo “Ted” Lipscomb, 78, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away August 18, 2020. Theo was born January 3, 1942 to Theo E. and Edna Lipscomb in New Orleans, La. Ted retired from the United States Navy as a Petty Officer First Class. After his Navy career Ted began working for...
Michael William Cook
Michael William Cook, 57, passed away on August 17, 2020. Michael was born November 9, 1962 in North Kansas City, Mo., to Barbara (Duval) and William Cook. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Jeanelle; daughter, Heather; son, Joe; granddaughter, Lola; his beloved dog Izzy; brother, Jack Cook; sister,...
Mary Joette Domingos
Mary Joette Domingos was born May 1, 1949 in California, one of six children, to Joseph and Daisy (Meeds) Domingos, and passed away on August 16, 2020 peacefully in her sleep at home in Holt, Mo., after a battle with lung cancer that started in 2018. Mary moved to...
Thelma Faye Taylor-Sanderson
July 31, 1932 ~ August 11, 2020 Faye was called home to ETERNAL LIFE and HEAVEN on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Faye was born July 31, 1932 in Oxford, Ark., to Beulah (Green) and Gordie Taylor. Her parents along with two of her brothers and two of her sisters,...
Cheryl Bowles
Cheryl Bowles, 61, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away August 10, 2020 at Truman Gardens Rehabilitation Center in Independence, Missouri. Ms. Bowles was born January 7, 1959 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was preceded in death by parents, Grace and Charles Wetzel; brothers, Jack and Johnny Wetzel; and a...