Russell Stephenson, 59 of Liberty, MO, passed away October 7, 2023 at St. Luke’s North Hospital. He was born in Smithville, MO, on July 2, 1964 to Josiah “Si” and Leona Stephenson. Russ is one of nine siblings. Si and Leona raised their kids in a small one bedroom...
Articles for October 2023
Ida Mae Evans
Ida Mae Evans, 91, of Columbia, MO, formerly of Kearney, died Friday, October 6, 2023, at Lenoir Woods in Columbia. Ida Mae Evans was born on December 31, 1931, in Chula, MO. She was the daughter of Henry Adolph Sayer and Edith Sayer. The family lived on a fifty-acre...
Martha S. Gartner
Martha S. Gartner, 82, of Lawson, MO, passed away Friday, October 6, 2023 at Ray County Hospital, Richmond, MO. Martha was born August 18, 1942 in Buckner, MO. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Billie Burns; brother, Kenneth Burns; sisters, Coletta Connor, Roberta Grasskemper and...
William David Clinton
October 23, 1954 – October 6, 2023 William “Bill” Clinton passed away at home on October 6, 2023, at the age of 68, after a four-year battle with lung cancer. Bill was born in Atlantic, Iowa, on October 23, 1954. The youngest of seven children born to Earl Francis...
Marianne Bral Wendleton
Marianne Bral Wendleton passed away Monday, October 2, 2023, after a long illness with family by her side. Marianne was born on December 15, 1931, in Atkinson, Illinois. She was the daughter of Sophie and Theophil Bral. She had two brothers, John and Francis, who preceded her in death....
Betty Creek Cowsert
Betty Creek Cowsert, age 86, of Excelsior Springs, passed away October 2, 2023, only a few weeks after the death of her husband of 68 years, Dwaine. Betty was also preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Marie Creek. She is survived by her sister, Norma Edwards of...
Betty Margaret Tracy
Betty Margaret Tracy, 94, Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away October 1, 2023 while sleeping. She was born to John and Sarah Randolph in Branson, MO. Betty worked for Newport Variety Store in Springfield, MO, for two years before she and Buck moved to California, where they both worked for...