Winnefred Pauline McGuire

Winnefred Pauline McGuire, daughter of John and Tressie Allen, was born on July 18, 1938 and she departed this life December 9, 2020, at the age of 82 years. She was born and raised in Eldridge, Mo. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, aunt, and friend. ...

Paul C. Kemp Sr.

November 22, 1932 – December 9, 2020 Paul Kemp passed away Wednesday morning, December 9, 2020 at Valley Manor Care and Rehabilitation facility, Excelsior Springs, Mo., from Parkinson’s disease. Paul was born to Paul Kemp Sr. and Pearl Pauline Adams in Kansas City, Mo. He married his wife, Carol...

Norma Lee Speak

Norma Speak of New Cambria, Mo., passed away November 24, 2020 in Lawson, Mo., from kidney cancer. Mrs. Speak was born March 14, 1944 in Old Joe, Arkansas. She was a homemaker, loved being a wife of 57 years and grandma to five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She...

Donald E. Phalp

Donald E. Phalp, 80, Orrick, Mo., passed away December 5, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital. Mr. Phalp was born September 19, 1940 in Kansas City, Kans. He worked at Ford Motor Company in Claycomo, Mo., for 28 years. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Phalp of Orrick,...

Joe Cook

Joe Cook passed away in his sleep in his apartment in Excelsior Springs on Thursday, December 3, 2020, after a long battle with diabetes. Joe was born on February 19, 1943 in Winchester, Virginia, the oldest son of Barton B. Cook and Daisy (Walters) Cook. Raised in a military...

Doris M. Kaiser

Doris M. Kaiser, 87, of Excelsior Springs, died December 1, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born April 29, 1933 to the late Herbert E. and Ruth E. Shadwick Dungan. On September 24, 1950, she married her husband of 52 years, Thomas L. Kaiser, in...

Virgil Lee Newman

Virgil Lee Newman, 68, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away peacefully December 1, 2020 at home. Virgil was born April 5, 1952 to Elizabeth Ann Still and the late Virgil Jean Newman in Marceline, Mo. He graduated from Oak Park High School in 1970. Virgil settled in the Northland...

Judy Jeffers

Judy Lou (Cathcart) Jeffers, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away peacefully at Valley Manor Nursing Home on November 27, 2020. Judy was born on January 18, 1946 in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Her parents were William and Muriel (Lamb) Cathcart. She attended Excelsior Springs school graduating high school with the...

Raymond Long

Raymond Long, age 73, passed on November 26, 2020 at Lawson Manor. He is survived by two sons, a brother, and a sister.

Betty D. Wilson

Betty D. Wilson, 93, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in Kansas City, Mo., after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Betty was born April 10, 1927 in Excelsior Springs, Mo., to David C. and Virgie McKown. Betty worked for Guys Foods for several years...

Eugene E. Jennings

Eugene E. Jennings, 77, of Holt, passed away November 24, 2020 at home. Gene was born on March 28, 1943, in Neosho, Mo., to LaVona DePriest Jennings and Francis Jennings. Later, the family moved to Yakima, Wash., where Gene spent his growing-up years. After graduation from Eisenhower High School...

Robert Henry Asbacher

Robert “Bob” Henry Asbacher, 79, passed away peacefully in his home in Excelsior Springs, Mo., on November 23, 2020. Bob passed away from heart failure. Bob was born on October 26, 1941 to May E. (Wilvert) and Robert W. Asbacher in Bronx, N.Y. Bob graduated from DeWitt-Clinton High School...