Larry Roosevelt Mowery passed away on April 29, 2024 in his home, surrounded by his family. Larry Mowery was born January 15, 1952 to Roosevelt and Stella Mowery of Kansas City, Kansas. Larry married Judy Prosser Mowery on May 3,1969. In 1974, they welcomed their only child, Tonya. Larry...
Articles for April 2024
Charles “Chuck” Peter Sohm
Charles “Chuck” Peter Sohm, 81, of Kearney, MO, passed away on April 22, 2024. He was born on August 30, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, to his parents, Peter F. Sohm and Ruth H. (Prost) Sohm. Chuck graduated from St. Michaels High School in Chicago. He then went on to...
Quentin Loy VanZant
Quentin Loy VanZant, 60, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, at his home in Lathrop, Missouri. Quentin was born January 14, 1964, at North Kansas City Hospital to Loy W. and H. Joan (Peterman) VanZant. He grew up in Gladstone and graduated from Kearney High School in 1982. He...
James “Jim” Lanier Barber
James “Jim” Lanier Barber, 80, of Independence, MO, passed away on April 20, 2024, after fighting metastatic pancreatic cancer. Jim was born on August 22, 1943 to George Barber and De’Arley Montague Barber in Farragut, Idaho. In 1990, Jim married Rhonda, the love of his life, and they lived...
John Allan Storey
John Allan Storey, 64, Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. John was born on June 19, 1959 in Ekalaka, Montana, to John and Winnie Storey. He went to school in Excelsior Springs, MO, and his later high school days in Victor, Montana. John enlisted in...
Melvin Siegel
Melvin Siegel, 86, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away surrounded by loved ones on April 17, 2024. Melvin was born on August 22, 1937, to Roy and Oneta Siegel in Excelsior Springs, MO. Melvin was a lifelong Excelsior Springs resident. In 1958, he married Patricia Rogers of Orrick, MO....
Joyce Ann (Wray) (Butler) Fagan
Joyce Ann (Wray) (Butler) Fagan passed away peacefully on April 16, 2024, with her family lovingly by her side. She was 80 years old (40 days shy of her 81st Birthday). She was born May 25, 1943 to Orville Kenneth Wray and Mary Eugenia Neal. Joyce lived much of...
Joy Smith Stegner
Joy Smith Stegner, 71, of Kearney, MO, passed away on the morning of Saturday, April 13, 2024 at her home due to complications from a recent illness. She was the youngest of four children born to the late Elbert and Ellen Smith on October 2, 1952, in Kentwood, LA,...
Ronald Lloyd Davis
Ronald Lloyd Davis, 75, of Kearney, passed away at home on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Born, June 21, 1948 in Polo, Missouri, Ron was known for his kind heart and his love of country. He enjoyed 42 years of safely driving a semi-tractor trailer around the Kansas City area...
Judith Ann Duke
Judith “Ann” Duke, born January 16, 1940 in Bakersfield, CA, died peacefully at her home surrounded by family in Kearney, MO, on April 9, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband Norman F. Duke. She is survived by two brothers, three children and many grand and great-grandkids....
Terri Sue (Newell) Corbett
Terri Sue (Newell) Corbett, 74, of Lawson, Missouri, passed away on April 8, 2024, after a long battle with Transverse Myelitis and Dementia. Terri was born March 11, 1950, to John and Mildrid Newell in Charlotte, North Carolina. After Terri graduated in 1968, she went on to study court...