Bonnie June Allen of Wood Heights, Mo., passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, 2021 at NorthCare Hospice House with family at her side. She was a young 77 years of age and fought a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Bonnie was born on August 5, 1943 to Barker...
Articles for March 2021
Virginia Roach
Virginia Roach of Kearney, Mo., passed away March 31, 2021, at Newmark Care Center. She was born May 16, 1942, in Copeland, Kans. to Herb and Nettie (Dimon) Thomas. Virginia found great joy in both performing and teaching music throughout her life. She was well known for her piano teaching ability...
Betty Sue Roe
Betty Sue Roe (Gray), 67, of Independence, Mo., passed away March 28, 2021. Betty was born February 14, 1954 to Wayne and Martha (Shadwell) Gray in Kansas City, Mo. She was the youngest of four and the last to join her parents and siblings in death; three sisters, Mary...
Larry Dean Clevenger
Larry Dean Clevenger, 84, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann (McCulloch) Clevenger; his daughters, Carla Voigt, Cathy Strong and Cappi Darnell; nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Clevenger;...
William Paul Christian
William Paul Christian of Crystal Lakes, Mo., passed away March 26, 2021, at home. Mr. Christian was born April 1, 1951, in Kansas City, Mo., and was a 1969 graduate of Northeast High School. He spent 25 years as a cement mason at Ford Motor Company and retired in...
Gray Edward Gardner
Gray Edward Gardner of Excelsior Springs passed away on March 26, 2021 at Liberty Hospital. He was born February 14, 1936 in Eureka, California and was the oldest child of Aaron and Alene Gardner He served the community for nearly 75 years in the Boy Scouts Of America as...
Margot Marie DeArmon
Margot M. DeArmon, 54, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at her home. Margot was born January 14, 1967 to Barney and Marlene Meek DeArmon in Topeka, Kans. Margot was very artistic, she especially enjoyed drawing and writing poetry. She also enjoyed fishing and catching a...
George Zwosta
George Zwosta, 75, of Sugar Creek, Mo., passed away March 12, 2021 at his home of natural causes. George was born July 7, 1945 in Schesslitz, Germany. He was a member of the Sheet Metal Worker’s Union in both Iowa and Kansas City, Missouri for 30 years. He was...
Anthony Gibson
Anthony “Tony” Gibson, 59, of Liberty, Mo., was called to his heavenly home on March 12, 2021. Tony passed away from complications of the COVID virus. Tony was born in Portland, Ind. He graduated from Wathena High School. In 1999 he married his wife, Michelle Gibson. In 2001 he...
LeRoy Allen Rader
LeRoy Allen Rader of Holt, Mo., passed peacefully in his sleep on March 9, 2021 at the age of 80. LeRoy is preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Lucille Rader. LeRoy is survived by his wife, Louisa; and two children, Clay Rader (Tonjna) and LeAnna Labrie; brother, David Rader (Ann); five grandchildren, Keri, John, Tyler, Tiara, and Amanda; and four great grandchildren, Elijah, Isaac,...