Thomas Ellis Clemens of Kearney, Mo., passed away at home Friday, January 29, 2021. Tom was born on July 29, 1932 to Ellis S. and LaRue Clemens (Robeson) in Ray County, Missouri. He was baptized into the Christian faith at New Hope Methodist Church on December 1, 1940. Tom...
Articles for January 2021
Lee Simpson
Lee Simpson, 61, also referred to as Cowboy by his wife, was picked up by a posse of angels and taken to Heaven on January 29, 2021. His wife and two children were with him. Lee was born the son of Yvonne (Gregory) and Guss Simpson Jr. on October...
Brian Breedlove
We mournfully announce the death of Brian Breedlove, 49, on January 29, 2021. Brian Breedlove, from Kearney, Mo., was born to his parents, Ray and Thelma Breedlove, on June 24, 1971. He is survived by his daughter, Justine Myers, and his very beloved grandchildren, Nikki, Brooklyn, Karleigh and Isaiah....
Anna Belle Rice
Anna Belle Rice (Annie, Ann), 79, of Kansas City, Mo., passed to eternal life with the Lord January 28, 2021. Anna Belle was born May 20, 1941 in Cameron, Mo., to parents Roy and Eula Hyatt, who preceded her. Ann lived her early life on the farm near Cameron,...
Melba Jean Crouse
Melba Jean Crouse of Lawson and Liberty, Missouri, passed away at age 82 on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at North Kansas City Hospital. Melba was born in Lawson, Mo. She was a graduate of Liberty High School, William Jewell College and The University of Missouri – Columbia. Melba was...
Dorothy Ann Self
Dorothy Ann Self, 90, of Kearney, Mo., went to be with Jesus on January 23, 2021. Dorothy was born in Grandview, Mo., on September 24, 1930. She graduated from Grandview High School in 1948. Dorothy was married to James Self on June 5, 1954 at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Hickman Mills, Mo.; they were married 66 years. Jim’s Grandfather Hendrix provided...
Stephanie Dawn McFee
Stephanie Dawn McFee of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away at Liberty Hospital on January 22, 2021 at the age of 47. She spent most of her life traveling from Coast to Coast with her family and kids. She had a remarkable sense of humor and loved to laugh. She...
Duane Edward Johnson
Duane Edward Johnson passed away with loved ones by his side on January 22, 2021. He was born June 4, 1942, the sixth child of Lowell and Mildred Johnson, Holton, Kansas. He is preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Duane is survived by his ex-wife, Carol...
Ralph Eugene Robeson
Ralph Eugene “Gene” Robeson, 65, passed away on January 21, 2021. Gene was born in Kirksville, Mo., on November 14, 1955. He was the eldest son of Ralph W. and Floy (Jerome) Robeson. He grew up in the Kirksville area until moving to Liberty. He graduated from Liberty High...
James R. Taylor
In loving memory of James R. Taylor, who passed peacefully on January 19, 2021 surrounded by family. James is survived by his loving wife, Kathy Taylor; his children, Maranda Gourche, Kimberly Taylor, and James Aaron Taylor; nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; brother, Jimmie Taylor; and sisters, Bonnie Fuller...
Deborah “Debbie” Roberts
Deborah “Debbie” Roberts, 75, of Platte City, Mo., via Las Vegas, Nev., passed away 19 January 2021 at Platte City, Mo., from complications of Dementia. Mrs. Roberts was born 25 April 1945 in Riverside, Calif. She was a member of the P.E.O. sisterhood and an avid cross stitcher and...
Shirley Woessner
Shirley Woessner of Richmond, Mo., passed away on January 18, 2021 at Shirkey’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Shirley was 75 years of age. She was born October 24, 1945 in Chicago, Ill., to Paul Leroy Woessner and Rachel Lea Woessner. She was united in marriage to Patrick Michael Joyce...