On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, Ronnie Lee Ragan, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 78 in his home. He was born on June 18, 1942 in Joplin, Mo., to Raynous S. and Alma Jean Ragan. He graduated from Joplin High School in 1960 and...
Articles for September 2020
Eula “Pat” Clara Lay
Eula “Pat” Clara Lay, 91, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away September 26, 2020 at Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab. Pat was born January 3, 1929 in Woodbine, Kans. Pat was a server at Liberty Hills Country Club and the Royal Grill. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and...
Beverly Jean Shrewsbury
On Thursday, September 24, 2020, Beverly J. Shrewsbury, loving wife and mother of three children, passed away at the age of 92. Beverly was born on July 12, 1928 in Washington, to James and Norma Bradley. She was a L.V.N. in the hemodialysis unit when the unit first opened...
Jayne Adela (Howell) Palmer
Jayne Adela Palmer, 81, went home to be with her Lord on September 21, 2020. She lived in Excelsior Springs, Mo., since moving from Kansas City, Mo., in 2010. She loved her family, she loved her Lord and chose to serve him. She attended Chandler Baptist Church, Kearney, Mo....
Kenneth Ray Dickey
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kenneth Ray Dickey as the result of complications from an unexpected surgery on the morning of September 18, 2020. His wife and daughter were present when he passed. Born in Excelsior Springs, Mo., on May 9, 1939 to...
Barbara Elizabeth Burke Tabereaux
Barbara Elizabeth Burke Tabereaux, 91, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away peacefully at Norterre Assisted Living on Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Barbara was born May 5, 1929 in Bloomington, Indiana, to Matthews and Irene (Royer) Carpenter. She was a registered nurse who worked in Bloomington, Kansas City and Excelsior Springs....
Judith Ann “Judy” Karwan-Laird
Judith Ann “Judy” Karwan-Laird, of Bethany, Mo., passed away on September 15, 2020 at Liberty Hospital. Judy was born on August 2, 1951 in St. Charles, Mo. She spent the first part of her life in Wentzville, Mo., and graduated from Wentzville High School in 1969. She later attended...
Robert Sanderson III
Robert Sanderson III, born on October 20, 1939 in Chicago, Ill., to Till and Robert Sanderson, passed away on September 14, 2020. Robert was the oldest of five children. He was married to Vicki Sanderson for almost 50 years, loosing Vicki to emphysema just short of their 50th anniversary....
Effie M. Bufford
Effie M. (Nickles) Bufford, 94, formerly of Muncy, died September 13, 2020 in Kearney, Mo. Born August 10, 1926 in Jackson, Minn., she was a daughter of the late Scranton T. and Clara Mae (Martin) Nickles. She was married for 59 years to Robert L. Bufford, who preceded her...
Ethel May Tinsley
Ethel May Tinsley, 85, passed away on September 12, 2020. Ethel was born August 13, 1935 to Clarence Gorham and Edna Goldsbury in Lawson, Mo. Ethel married Elba Fay Tinsley on June 17, 1955 and they made their home in Excelsior Springs, Mo. She enjoyed planting flowers and spending...
Twila Fay Watkins
Twila Fay Watkins, 90, was born February 27, 1930 in Independence, Mo., in a car on the way to the hospital to parents Anna and Wilson Peacock. Her father died in 1938 and the four children were distributed to aunts. Twila moved to Denver at the age of 15....
James “Jimmy” Cheek
James “Jimmy” Cheek, 72, Lawson, Mo., passed away September 10, 2020. Jimmy was born January 17, 1948 in Excelsior Springs, Mo., to James and Virginia (Shearer) Cheek. His father died in a vehicle accident before he was born, Virginia later married Stephen Nolker who raised him as his own. ...