Billy Rex “Bill” Adams, 96, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the OakPointe of Maryville, with family at his side.

Bill was born in Albany, MO, on December 27, 1923.  His parents were Oscar D. and Hattie Lucille (Wayman) Adams.  He had lived in Maryville since 1981.

He graduated from Albany High School, and had attended South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.  Bill spent his career with the United State Postal Service; and retired as Postmaster in the Maryville Missouri Post Office. 

Bill proudly served his country in the US Army during WW II.  He served from February 1943 to April 1946.  He was in the infantry in Europe: France, Belgium, and then Germany.  He received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds he received there. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister and brother in law, Helen and C.W. McKenny.

On April 18, 1954, at the First Christian Church, Albany, MO, Bill was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Spainhower.

Bill was a member and attended the First Christian Church, Maryville.  The VFW, and American Legion, was past president of the Maryville Rotary Club, Retired Postmaster Club, Men’s Forum, former member of the Maryville Chamber of Commerce Board, a member and former leader of the Boy Scouts of America, and executive member of the Otoe District of the Scouts, Church board member in Albany; State President of the Postmasters Supervisors, President of the Albany Low Income Rental Board; was past President and a founding member of the St. Francis Hospital Hospice group.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia “Pat” Adams, Maryville, MO; children: Gail (Robert) Hoddick, Kansas City, MO, Bill D. (Amy) Adams, Lawrence, KS; 6 grandchildren: Carl (Meggann) Howard, Bryan (Tanya) Howard, Stephanie Howard, Lexi Adams, Brianna Adams; step grandchildren: Brett (Elizabeth) Hoddick; great grandson: Greyson Howard, step great grandchildren: Brock and Teddy Hoddick.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Wednesday September 23, 2020, at the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.  COVID 19 protocol will require anyone entering the building to wear a mask, to social distance and no physical contact.  The burial will follow in the Grandview Cemetery, Albany, MO; where Military Rites will be conducted

Affuso, Jackie Deen Nichol - Jackie D. Affuso, 59, of Maryville, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at her home.

Jackie was born on May 4, 1961 on Mesquite, Texas to Milus and Myrtle (Bradley) Nichol. She had worked for Kawasaki in Maryville.

She married Thomas J. Affuso on November 9, 1978. He survives of the home. Additional survivors include their children, T.J. Affuso, Skidmore, Missouri, Aaron Affuso, Bethany, Missouri, Rocco Affuso, Lincking, Missouri and Rachel Affuso, Dallas, Texas; fifteen grandchildren; her mother, Myrtle Bradley; two sisters, Celena (Tim) Young and Becky (Gary) Odell and two brothers, Johnny Dollarhide and Lee (Deanna) Nichol.

She was preceded in death by her father, Milus Nichol, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Irene and Harold “Dumbo” Barr and her step-father, John Bradley.

Mrs. Affuso has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home in Maryville. There will be no visitation or services held. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Baker, Charles A. "Butch" - Charles A. “Butch” Baker, Jr. 80, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa.

Butch was born on July 16, 1940 in Maryville, Missouri to Charles A. Baker, Sr. and Margaret L. (Winslow) Baker. He was a 1958 graduate of Maryville High School and an active member of 4H and FFA. He later attended Northwest Missouri State University. Butch served in the Missouri National Guard and was a member of St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church and the Elks Lodge.

Butch was employed as a driver for PIE Freight Company for 26 years, and he was recognized with the Two Million Mile Safe Driving Award; all the while managing the family farm. He was always a farm boy at heart.

He married Shirley R. Dredge on January 10, 2004 in Maryville, and the ceremony was officiated by their son, Pastor Kyle Dredge. She survives of the home. Additional survivors include their children, Natalie (David) Arnold, Maryville, Missouri; Kyle (Cara) Dredge, Redfield, Iowa; nine grandchildren: Zachariah Dredge, Molly (Ethan) Kleitsch, Margaret, Katherine, and Sophia Dredge; Colin, Tyson, Addison and Gracen Arnold.

Butch was preceded in death by his parents and infant sister, Wanda Joy Baker.

Mass of Christian Burial 11am Monday, September 14th at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church followed by the burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Rosary 5:30pm Sunday, September 13th at St. Gregory’s. The family will receive friends following the rosary from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The Mass can be viewed live via the church’s Facebook page.

Barmann, Roland "Rollie" - Roland “Rollie” Barman passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Maryville Living Center.

Rollie was born on September 25, 1933 in Maryville to George and Marie (Farnan) Barmann. He lived his entire life in Maryville except for two years as an MP in the Army. Rollie attended St. Mary’s Elementary School, Maryville High School and Northwest Missouri State University.

He was a lifetime farmer, 4H leader, Polk Township Board Member, Polk Township Volunteer Fire Fighter and Polk Township Rural Fire Board.

Rollie married Mary Kay Martindale on January 19, 1960 at St. Clare Catholic Church in Clarinda, Iowa. They were married 60 years.

He is survived by his wife Kay, sons, Tony (Avie), Scott City, Kansas, Nick (Cherlyn), Maryville, daughter, Susan (Mike) Hartman, Coralville, Iowa and sister Clara Burson, Maryville; grandchildren, Dana, Matt, Ryan, Kent, Dexter and Austin; great-grandchildren, Finley, Kate, Peyton and Mason.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Rita Alexander.

Mass of Christian Burial 11am Tuesday, September 22nd at St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church under the care of Price Funeral Home. Burial St. Marys Cemetery, Maryville. Rosary 5:30pm Monday, September 21st at St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church. The family will receive friends following the rosary from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The family suggests memorials to St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church or St. Gregorys Catholic School. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Baumli, Matthew Benedict - Matthew Benedict Baumli, 91, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Nodaway Nursing Home.

Matthew was born on March 29, 1929 in Maryville, Missouri to John and Elizabeth (Schwebach) Baumli. He was a 1947 graduate of Maryville High School. A lifelong farmer, he was a member of St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, John Jr., Joseph, Gregory, and Jack Baumli; two sisters, Mary Gould and Theresa Spire along with Louise O’Riley who was raised in the home.

He married Betty Rose Mickler on April 12, 1980 in Ponte Verde Beach, Florida. She survives of the home. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews along with close friends, Bryan and Brenda Beason and Ron and Janes Jones.

Friends and family may pay their respects at Price Funeral Home on Friday, September 25th from 9:00am to 5:00pm. A Mass honoring Mathew will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church or St. Gregory School.
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Beggs, John Walter - John Walter (Jay) Beggs was born October 4, 1955, in Maryville, MO, to Quinton and Wanda (Paxton) Beggs. He passed away July 23, 2020, at Sunset Home, Maysville, MO.

Jay was a 1973 graduate of Maryville High School and a 1977 graduate of Nebraska Christian College. He had served as pastor in several Northwest Missouri Christian Churches.

He is survived by three sons, Michael (Leslie) Beggs, Colorado Springs, CO, Leslie Smille, Los Angeles, CA, and Jeffrey Beggs, Gaithersburg, MD, two grandchildren, Connor Beggs and Lyric Smille, one brother, Don Beggs (Charles Livers), Kansas City, MO, two sisters, Patricia (Michael) Bare, Maryville, and Sue Fetters, Carlisle, IA, and many friends and relatives.

Jay’s cremains will be buried alongside his parents’ graves at Nodaway Memorial Gardens and a graveside memorial service will be held at a later date.

Memorials in his name may be made to mental health organizations.

Arrangements are being handled by Price Funeral Home, Inc., 120 East First Street, Maryville, MO

Berg, Francis - Francis Blase Berg, 92, of Parnell, Missouri passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Maryville Living Center.

Francis was born on November 2, 1927 in Parnell, Missouri to Clarence and Dollie (Hawk) Berg. He was a 1946 graduate of Parnell High School and served in the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict. Francis was a lifelong farmer, retiring in 2009 and he was also a school bus driver at Northeast Nodaway for 31 years. He enjoyed dancing, coon hunting, hunting arrowheads, playing cards and pitching horse shoes. His daughters called him “Shortstuff” and he was also known as the “human hitching post” for their horses. He was well known for his special handshake.

He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church until 2009 and joined St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church. He was a 67-year member of the American Legion Post #528 in Parnell.

He married Erma Gene Stutesman on May 28, 1949 in Parnell, Missouri. She preceded him in death on October 2, 2012. He was also preceded by his parents and three siblings, Alfred Berg, Agnes Teaney and Philip Berg.

Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Berg (Michael Wurtele) Harlan, Iowa, Patty (Steve) Paxson, Sheridan, Missouri; four grandchildren, Jason Lantz (Shane Keck), Janelle (Kyle) Hesser, Tanya (Brad) Hill, Tyler (Sharon) Paxson; six great-grandchildren, Brylea Paxson, Hardie Paxson, Wyatt Hill, Weston Hill, Emersen Hesser and Harper Hesser.

Rosary 10:30 am Thursday, September 10th at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Parnell followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am under the care of Price Funeral Home. Burial at St. Joseph Cemetery, Parnell, Missouri with Military Honors. The family suggests memorials to the American Legion Post #528 or St. Joseph Catholic Church

Jackson Robert Bragg, 1 day old, passed to the arms of Jesus on Friday, September 18, 2020. 

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

Jackson was born on September 17, 2020, at St. Luke’s in Kansas City, and passed the next day at Children’s Mercy in his father’s arms.

Survivors: his parents: Jeremiah John and Katie Lou (Marshall) Bragg, Elmo, MO; half-brother: Joseph Allen Bragg, Harlan, IA; Paternal Grandparents: Robert Lawrence Bragg Jr, and Norma Jean (Swinford) Bragg, Elmo, MO; Maternal Grandparents: Everett Eugene Marshall and Vicky Darlene Delane (Havens) Marshall, St. Joseph, MO; and many other aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, on Friday, September 25, 2020, at the Harvest Fellowship Church, Shambaugh, IA.  The burial will follow in the Elmo Cemetery, Elmo, MO.

The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2020, also at the Harvest Fellowship Church.

Care was entrusted to the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO

Buyas, Gary Antone "Tony" - Gary Antone “Tony” Buyas, 71, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

Tony was born on April 29, 1949 in Portland, Oregon to Antone and Juanita (Beck) Buyas. He attended High School in Maryville and served in the United States Air Force. Tony was a self-employed truck driver and had also drove for Eric Zimmerman. He enjoyed camping and outdoor activities.

He was preceded by his parents, two sons, Shad Nicks and Scott Buyas, his grandmother who raised him, Mollie Turner and his mother-in-law, Neva Thompson.

He is survived by his wife Mimi of the home; two sons, Shane (Shannon) Nicks, Omaha, Nebraska and Shay Buyas, Mound City, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Triston, Peyton, Brandon, Ryan, Allison Nicks, Mackenzie Buyas and Miranda and Connor Muhs.

Mr. Buyas has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home. Memorial Service 10am Monday, July 13th at Price Funeral Home. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery in Maryville. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Sunday, July 12th at the funeral home and also one hour prior to the service on Monday. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Patricia A. Christian, 76, of Maitland, MO, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020, at the North Kansas City Hospital, with family at her side.

Patricia was born on January 29, 1944, in Nashville, GA.  Her parents were Hiram and Irene (Mills) Luke.  They preceded her in death.  She was also preceded by her sister Lori.

She graduated from the St. Augustine School for the Deaf in Florida, and attended Gallaudet University, Washington, DC.  She was a home maker.

On August 3, 1971, in South Dakota, Patricia was united in marriage to Bobby Gene Christian.

She enjoyed being married for the past 49 years; she loved her husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.  She also loved her 2 little dogs and her flowers.  She was a beautiful deaf woman who loved the Lord, and people, and was full of faith and forgiveness. 

She is survived by her husband Bob, of the home; six children: Ron (Martha) Christian, Maryville, Cindy (Larry) Huskey, Pattonsburg, MO, Nora Christian, Anchorage, Alaska, Jess Christian, Gardner, KS, Edward (Tamara) Christian, Lake Saint Louis, MO, and Patricia (Dennis) Ousley, Stewartsville, MO; 2 sisters: Sandra (Dennis) Kirch, New Smyrna, FL, Romelle (Wayne) Atchley, Orange City, FL; 23 grandchildren, and 7  great grandchildren

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at the Maitland Christian Church, Maitland, MO.  The burial will follow in the Prairie Home Cemetery, Graham, MO.

Chroninger, Richard Dee - Richard D. "Dick" Chroninger, 94, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at the Maryville Living Center.

Dick, a 2nd generation Kansas Citian, was born August 7,1926 at home on E.12th St, Kansas City Missouri to Harold Arthur Chroninger and R. Velma Clemow. They divorced soon after and he lived with step-parents, step-siblings in K.C., lowa and Kansas. Just prior to WWll he and his maternal Grandmother, Edith Clemow moved to Los Angeles, California. During the War he was joined by his mother. He obtained a Social Security card at 13 working at a neighborhood Drug Store as a Soda Jerk, later at a market as a box-boy. He attended Manual Arts High School, but at 16 dropped out and worked at the Glidden Paint Factory as a paint mixer.

Just before turning 18 in 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Went to Boot Camp in San Diego, California, attended Signalman Training School at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. March 1945 he was assigned to the U.S.S. Kasaan Bay, CVE 69, an Escort Aircraft Carrier. Until War's end their ship, with 2 Destroyer Escorts, patrolled the Philippine Sea as a "Hunter/Killer task force searching for enemy submarines. When the War ended the ship was refitted with Bunks, eight high on the Hangar Dec becoming part of Operation "Magic Carpet" bringing Troops and Marines home to the States from various islands, including the Philippines and Hawaii. Later the ship wound up in Boston for de-activation and moth balling. He was discharged from the Navy, June, 1946.

He received his High School Diploma after a GED test and attended Los Angeles City College studying Accounting. Graduating with an Associate of Arts degree in L948. On June 4, 1948 he married Cora Lee Root before a Judge at the Los Angeles County Court House. Their marriage produced 4 children, three boys and a girl. They divorced in 1966.

He worked for Union Oil Co of California for 16 years before joining Johns-Manville Corp in 1964 in the Bay Area. He worked in various Accounting and Data Processing departments, before being down-sized into early retirement in Denver, CO in 1984. He moved to Maryville, MO in 1988.
He was preceded in death by both parents a half-sister and two half-brothers.

Survivors, sons, Douglas and Cindi Chroninger, Snellville, Ga. Steve and Nancy Chroninger, Grants Pass, Oregon, Rick and Kathy Chroninger, Milwaukie, Oregon, daughter Rev's Teresa and Tom Lucas, Osceola and Central City, Nebraska; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; sister, Wilberta (Sutherland) and Buford Weddle, Ravenwood, Missouri.
Memorial Service 11am Tuesday, August 25th at Price Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be held at the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Maryville Senior Center.
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Nancy Diane Clowdus, 61, of Ravenwood, MO passed from this life on Friday, July 24, 2020, at her home with her loving family at her side.

Nancy was born on December 10, 1958 in New Bern, North Carolina.  She married Rodney W. Clowdus on November 13, 1984, in Washington DC.

She was a “master of all things pertaining to homemaking”. She was a very serene and wise person, and loved her husband, children, and grandchildren with total steadfastness and devotion.

Her survivors include her husband, Rodney, of the home; her children: Brian Wendell Clowdus, Benjamin Oliver Clowdus, Sarah Marie Clowdus, Bonnie Lynn Clowdus, Diane Michelle Clowdus, John Isaac Clowdus, Samuel Christofer Clowdus, Ruth Anne Clowdus; her brother Lee, and her sister, Betty Rose; and 5 grandchildren, Serenity, Lily, Destiny, Elijah and Reign.

Her burial will be on Sunday, July 26, 2020, at the Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ravenwood, Missouri

The Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements

Ralph Junior Conz was born March 13, 1931 to Ralph and Lora (Thompson) Conz. He passed away on September 1, 2020 at the Maryville Living Center at the age of 89.

Ralph was married to Viola Gaskill Conz. To this union three sons were born.

Ralph served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War. He worked for Century Link Telephone Company. He was a member of Sheridan Christian Church in Sheridan, Missouri where he attended until his health would no longer permit.  He was also a member of Eagle’s Lodge in Maryville, Missouri. Ralph loved to golf and fish. He and his brother Paul spent many hours doing both.  He finally had to give up fishing when he could no longer walk up the long hill to get back to his truck. He also loved to sing. Many enjoyed hearing him sing on the way in to the church.

Also preceding Ralph in death were his parents and brother Paul.

Ralph is survived by his  three sons: Donnie Conz of Booneville, Missouri, Stephen Conz of Arkoe, Missouri and Bobby Conz of Beatrice, Nebraska; sister: Freda Griffey of Maryville, Missouri, 8 grandchildren and several  great-grandchildren and sister-in-law Marijo Conz of Parnell, Missouri.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, September 3, 2020 at the Sheridan Christian Church with Pastor Jeff Blaine officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 A.M. to service time at the church. Burial will be in the Miriam Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri with Military Rites by Tri C Memorial Post #446 of Conception Junction, Missouri and the Marine Corps Funeral Honors Team . Arrangements are under direction of Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Missouri

Shirley Jean Dudley, 83, of Maryville, MO, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at the Maryville Living Center.

Shirley was born in Lake City, TN, on June 20, 1937.  She had lived many years in Des Moines, IA, and moved to Maryville in 2017.

Her parents were Gene and Grace Jobe; they preceded her in death.  She was also preceded by her husband Russell Eldon Dudley, in 2006; 2 brothers: Sonny and Jim Jobe, and 2 sisters: Linda Lowe, and Gladys Hembrey.

Shirley was a medical claims adjuster for many years, and had worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield, in Des Moines. 

She is survived by her daughter, Monica Spire, Maryville; her 4 grandchildren: Riley, Kaylie, Cassidy, and Drew Spire, Maryville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Shirley has been cremated under the care of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville.  No services are planned at this time

Paul Charles Falcone, born in Chicago, Illinois on February 17, 1943, died peacefully in the early hours of July 18, 2020, surrounded by his beloved family. Paul grew up in Chicago and surrounding suburbs through high school and college. He graduated from Proviso East High School in 1960 and from Wheaton College in 1965 with a degree in Chemistry. While working as an architectural draftsman, Paul rediscovered his early love of art. He began a graduate program in visual art at Northern Illinois University where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking and design in 1968. From there he moved into teaching at Elgin Community College in Elgin, Illinois.
In 1973 he was united in marriage to the love of this life, Janice I. Brandon, with who he embarked on a life of both adventure and stability, beginning with spending a year in Paris, France where Paul studied art with a well-known printmaker. In 1978 they moved to southeast Missouri, where Paul worked as an independent artist, Director of an art museum in Poplar Bluff, MO, and adjunct instructor of art history at Three Rivers Community College.

After a semester as artist-in-residence at Northwest Missouri State University, Paul began a career as a professor of graphic design and art history at Northwest in 1987. Teaching was another great love as well as painting and drawing, along with trains, model railroading, red sports cars, and his family.

Paul and Janice had two children, Nicole and Christian, who both reside in Maryville, Missouri, and a foster daughter, Claudia Molina, of Kansas City, Missouri. Paul retired as an Associate Professor in 2007 from Northwest and continued working on producing his art, as well as volunteering at his church at Manna Kitchen, the weekly community meal at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church. He was a member of the Northwest Retiree Association and faithful fan of everything Bearcat. He was a life well lived and he was much loved: by his grieving children and family, by his students, by his many nieces and nephews, and by friends from all walks of life.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Northwest Foundation for the Paul Falcone Memorial Scholarship at Northwest Foundation, 800 University Drive, Maryville, Missouri 64468. For more information, call 660-562-1248.

Paul is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Janice Brandon-Falcone, and their children, Nicole Falcone and Christian Falcone; his brothers, John (Gloria) Falcone, David (Joan) Falcone, both of Bolivar, Missouri; three cousins, and many, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Nicholas Falcone and Madeleine Falcone.

Funeral services will be at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church in Maryville, Missouri, on Saturday, July 25, 2020. Visitation will be the hour before the funeral Mass, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, at St. Gregory’s and is open to all. The funeral Mass will be private at 10:30 AM.
Services are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri

Fisher, Billie Dean "Bill" - Billie Dean “Bill” Fisher, 87, of Bethany, Missouri formerly of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the Harrison County Community Hospital.

Bill was born on August 15, 1932 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Willie and Hazel Katheryn (Weir) Fisher. He was a graduate of the College View High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. He served in the Korean War and was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, Korean Service Medal with two Battle Stars, and the UN Service Medal.

He started a glass company with his business partner in Beatrice, Nebraska in 1966 and expanded that business to Maryville, Missouri with the purchase of Maryville Glass in 1977. In 1985 his partnership with Larry McKee (a Nodaway County native) ended. He continued to operate what became Maryville Glass and Lock until his retirement in 1999, selling the business to his son, Greg Fisher.

He married Janice Pettit on May 2, 1999 in Gallatin, Missouri. She survives of the home.

During retirement, Bill and Janice enjoyed travelling all over the United States for nine years in their motorhome.

Beginning in the mid-1960s thru the early 1990s Bill was an avid dog trainer, breeder and field trialer. He was an active member of the Vizsla Club of America for over twenty five years many of those years spent serving on the board of directors. He traveled extensively nationwide participating in and later judging field trials for many pointing breeds but his love was always his “red dogs”.

He was a member of the VFW, Masons and the American Legion.

On May 27th, 1956 Bill married Patricia Farr in Lincoln, Nebraska, they had two children; son Gregory (Kathy), Maryville and daughter Holly Jo, Atlanta, Georgia.

Additional survivors include: sister, Wilma Uden, Hastings, Nebraska; four step-children, Terri (Charlie) Wells, Bethany, Missouri, Tammy (Greg) Stevens, Bethany, Missouri, Toni (John) Peck, Waterloo, Iowa and Bill (Kathy) Wright, Fairhope, Alabama; two grandsons, William (Jodi Throckmorton) Fisher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Henry (Jackie Anderson) Fisher, Maryville, Missouri; granddaughter, Gigi Fisher, Atlanta, Georgia; seven step-grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law; and one sister-in-law.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, two sisters-in-law, and four brothers-in-law.

Bill will be sadly missed by family and friends. In lieu of flowers, his family suggests memorials to the Salvation Army.

Mr. Fisher has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home, Maryville. There will be no visitation or service held. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Ellen Margaret Gallagher, 83, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Friday, July 17, 2020, at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Ellen was born in Maryville, Missouri, on May 28, 1937, and was a lifelong resident of the area.  Her parents were Fred and Margaret (Growney) Stiens; they preceded her in death.   She was also preceded by her siblings: Charles Stiens, in infancy, Don Stiens, Bob Stiens, Ron Stiens, and Mary Lou Welch.

She graduated from Horace Mann High School, Maryville.  She had worked for over 13 years at the Nodaway Valley Bank, and at Beaman’s Hardware, both of Maryville.  But mostly was a farm wife on the family farm.

On November 21, 1959, she was united in marriage to Donald Gallagher, at the former St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Maryville, Missouri.

She was a member and attended the St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, Maryville.

She is survived by her husband, Don Gallagher, Maryville; her 5 children: Dan (Katrina) Gallagher, Maryville, Sandy (Doug) Ruse, Statesboro, Georgia, Douglas (Cecilia) Gallagher, Maryville, Theodore (Sarah) Gallagher, Quincy, Illinois, and Jared (Alexandra) Gallagher, Maryville; her 2 brothers: Paul (Margaret) Stiens, Maryville, and Harold Stiens, Maryville; 3 sisters: Rita (Andy) Schieber, Overland Park, Kansas, Carolyn Farnan, Maryville, and Rosie (Gary) Meyer, Maryville; and her sister in law, Mary Jane Stiens, Lees Summit, Missouri; 15 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

The Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, Maryville.

The Burial will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Maryville

There will be at parish and family Rosary at 5:30 PM, on Monday, July 20, 2020, at the church, with visitation to follow until 8:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the St. Gregory’s Catholic Church school, Maryville. 

Services are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri

Geller, Chandler Lauren - Chandler L. “Channie” Geller, 27, of Maryville, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville.

Channie was born on September 23, 2020 in Kansas City, Kansas to Joe and Lynne (Hunt) Geller.

She is survived by her parents, her daughter, Jillian Geller; her fiancé, Skyler Grey; brother, Adam Geller; Aunts, Peggy Ballinger, Cathy Thelen, Katie Wilcox, Kim Manthe; uncles, Michael (Amber) Hunt, Sean Wilcox and Butch Wilcox; grandfather, Harold Grey and Amy Larson; cousin, Daniel Hunt and many other cousins.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Sam and Mary Hurst, maternal grandparents, Sam and Claudia Hunt, Cassara Jillian Geller, Uncle, Roger Hunt, Aunt, Jackie Wright, great-grandmother, May Chaffee, uncle, Ken Ballinger, aunt and uncle, Rick and Gail, aunt and uncle, Orville and Janette, aunt, Dodie Bell and cousin, Gerald Wilcox, Jr.

Services 3pm Saturday, September 26th at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Burial Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ravenwood, Missouri. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials can be made in care of the Price Funeral Home

Greeley, Richard E. "Dick" - Richard E. “Dick” Greeley, 94, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Dick was born on August 17, 1926 in Burlington Junction, Missouri to David B. and Grace L. (Brown) Greeley. He attended the Hagey country school and Quitman schools.

Dick was drafted at the age of 17 during World War II. He was deployed to Japan and served in the Army from 1945-1946.

After the war Dick worked for Arressor Popcorn Plant west of Burlington Junction. He was a lifelong area farmer and was proud that his farm was slated to be named a Missouri Century Farm this year. He helped start the Elmo Rescue Unit. He was a Methodist and a longtime member of the Lions Club and earned his 60 year award in American Legion Post 315 in Burlington Junction. He received his high school diploma in 2002. Dick was a social person who enjoyed life and visiting with his many friends and acquaintances.

He married Bertha Linebaugh in 1952 in Tarkio, Missouri. They raised four sons and farmed until Dick retired in 1995 when they moved to Maryville. They made many trips, visiting Spain, California and other points of interest. She preceded him in death in 2001. Later he met Carole Reese and they enjoyed traveling, dancing, and camping for more than 17 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Robert Greeley, son Dennis Atwood, two sisters, Geraldine Bears, Jane Buesing, daughters -in-law, Rebecca Greeley and Anita Greeley.

Survivors include his sons, Jerry and significant other Robyn, Gary and Mark Greeley; grandchildren, Tyler, Spencer, Abbie, Jennifer, Tanner, Ben, Beth, Kelly, Gina, Sierra, Kevin, Kenda, Sydne and Pieper, numerous great-grandchildren; sister, Louvada (Jim) McCalpin and daughter-in-law Judie Atwood and her daughter, Shelly (Steve) Kendall, and Carole Reese and her family.

Services 2pm Wednesday, August 26th at the Price Funeral Home. Burial at Nodaway Memorial Gardens in Maryville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials can be made to a charity of your choice. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Horn, Kenneth "Ken" - West Des Moines, Iowa - Kenneth (Ken) Horn, 97, passed away September 5, 2020. He was born in Elmo, MO to Addie (Perigo) and Guy Horn. After graduating from high school, Ken join the Navy during WWII and was assigned to a submarine in the Pacific fleet. This lead him to a career in HVAC where he owned and operated Wycoff-Horn for many years. He later worked for Dahl Sheet Metal in Van Meter until his retirement in the 80's. He lived in Arizona for many years and later moved to Florida.

Ken was a generous, caring, loyal and an amazing person. Throughout his life, he enjoyed woodworking, remodeling and gained great satisfaction from passing on his building expertise. He was a member of the Izaak Walton League and one of their former Presidents.

He will be greatly missed by his daughters, Karen Patch, Martha Sterns and Becca (Bill) Whiteley; his grandchildren, Kate (Brian Hutzel) Patch, Ryan (Kara) Patch, Allison (Eric) Lambert, Meggan Whiteley, and Devin (Sarah) Whiteley; 9 great-grandchildren and a host of relatives. Ken was preceded in death by his first wife, Vivian in 1960, his second wife, Shirley in 1976; and his companion, Arvella Dick in 2020; his daughters, Linda Shipman and Marjorie Horn; and great-grandson, Luke Whiteley

Harriett Elaine Howard, 88, Maryville, Missouri, and formerly of Burlington Junction, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Oak Pointe, Maryville, Missouri. 

Harriett was born on December 26, 1931, in Clarinda, Iowa.  Her parents were Emmett D. and Margaret J. Sunderman.

She went to Immanuel Lutheran Christian School near Clarinda, then graduated from Clarinda High School. 

She was of the Lutheran faith, and had attended the Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maryville, Missouri.

On January 14, 1951, Harriett was united in marriage to Harley “Junior” Howard, in Clarinda, Iowa, and he passed away on September 22, 2000.  She was also preceded by her parents, and her grandson, Curtis Darek Dawson, in 2008.

Junior farmed his entire life and Harriett helped him, they also had owned and operated the former J&H Hardware Store for 25 years in Burlington Junction.  Harriett enjoyed quilting, fishing and gardening.  She liked to travel to Canada and to South Dakota; and enjoyed going to Las Vegas. 

Survivors include her 2 sons: Randy (Melissa) Howard, Ozark, Missouri, and Ronald (Brenda) Howard, Clearmont, Missouri, and her daughter, Judith (Danie) Strough, Wessington Springs, South Dakota; her brother: Lloyd (Lois) Sunderman, Yuma, Arizona; her sister: Bernadine (Jay) Bailey, Atlanta, Georgia; sister in law: Beverly (Jerold) MacDonald, Bella Vista, Arkansas; 11 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.   

Graveside service and burial will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 24, 2020, at the Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction, Missouri.

Friends can stop by the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri, on Thursday, July 23, 2020, from 5-8:00 PM to sign the register book.  The family will not be in attendance, and masks will be required inside the building.

Donald Cole Hull, 94, of Cameron, MO, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020, at the Cameron Veterans Home. 

Donald was born in Nodaway County, Missouri, on March 25, 1926, he grew up in Elmo, and had formerly lived in Clearmont, Missouri, Clarinda, Iowa, Vancouver, Washington, and St. Joseph, Missouri.  He had spent the past 8 years at the Veterans Home. 

He was preceded in death by his parents: James A. and Clevia A. (Ecker) Hull.

He graduated high school in 1943, in Vancouver, Washington.  He had attended the United Methodist Church, Elmo, Missouri.

Donald proudly served his country in the US Army during World War II.  He served in the Pacific Theater, and was awarded several medals, including the Bronze Star

Donald retired after many years as an over the road trucker for Ace Lines, Inc.

He had his private pilots license and owned his own airplane.  He enjoyed visiting with other pilots.

His survivors include 4 children: Donna Budd, Kansas City, Missouri, Steven (Karen) Hull, Chester, Virginia, Kelly (Cheryl) Hull, Fairfax, Virginia, and Wendy (James) Turley, Hutchinson, Kansas; his sister: Irma Lee Wilson, Maryville, Missouri, 7 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and a niece.

Mr. Hull has been cremated under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri. 

Memorial services will be at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at the Elmo Cemetery, Elmo, MO.  Military Honors will be conducted at the cemetery

Hull, Vivien Firrell - Vivien G. Hull, 94, of Maryville, Missouri formerly of Elmo, Missouri passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at the Maryville Living Center.

Vivien was born on March 28, 1926 in Drury, Missouri to Urgil and Florence (Stephens) Firrell. She attended High School in Ava Missouri and was a member of the Elmo United Methodist Church of Elmo, where she belonged to the United Methodist Women. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and collecting recipes, sewing and pets.

She married Bobbie T. “Bob” Hull on July 31, 1947 in Tarkio, Missouri. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents, two great-granddaughters, Briley Ann Hull and Bella Hull, and two brothers, Sam and Bob Firrell.

Survivors include her children, Carol (Bill) Tatum, St. Joseph, Missouri, Bobbie G. Hull, Maryville, Missouri and Randy L. Hull, Elmo, Missouri; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; brother, Chalmer Firrell, Blue Grass, Iowa and sister-in-law, Jane Hull, Tarkio, Missouri.

Services 1pm Tuesday, July 21th at the Price Funeral Home in Maryville. Burial High Prairie Cemetery, Elmo, Missouri. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials can be made to the High Prairie Cemetery Association.
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Johnston, Samuel Luther - Sam Johnston, 61, of Maryville, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at his home.

Sam was born on March 3, 1959 in Centerville, Missouri to Joseph and Mary (Tate) Johnston. He had previously worked at Kawasaki in Maryville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, George and Tom Johnston and a nephew, Dakota.

Sam is survived by two daughters, Tammy Quillen and Samantha Johnston, his companion, Sherlyn Theas; three sisters, Brenda Anderson, Sue Johnston, Milynda Johnston; three brothers, Tim Johnston, Joe Johnston and William Johnston; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mr. Johnston has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home in Maryville. There will be no visitation or services held. Burial will be held at Nodaway Memorial Gardens at a later date. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Dona Lee (Zwiener) Kaminski, 88, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Monday, August 31, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Maryville.

Dona was born on December 13, 1931, in Columbus, Nebraska.  Her parents were Emil J. and Marie Eleanor (Sims) Zwiener; and preceded her in death.  She was also preceded by her husband Jerome Joseph Kaminski, and her sister Cletus Swanda.

Dona went to grade school in a country schoolhouse where she was the only student in her grade for 8 years.  Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Six days later Dona turned 10 years old.  That summer and until she was 16 years old, Dona drove the tractor and helped her father with the farm work because there were no young men around to help.  Because of this she considered herself a veteran of WWII. Dona went to Columbus public high school and graduated in 1949.

Dona attended Grand Island Business College and once graduated, she moved to Sidney, Nebraska, to work at the Sioux Army Depot in many different jobs from 1950 to 1955.  Dona had met Jerome Kaminski before college and married him on June 20, 1951.  Jerry worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and also moved to Sidney after the marriage.  David, the first child was born on 1955, Jolaine, the second in 1957, Jean, the third was 1959, Dan, the fourth in 1960, Janet, the fifth in 1961, and Dale, the sixth in 1967.  Once the kids were old enough Dona started working for the Sidney Public Library, as a library assistant from 1964 to 1967.

Dona was very active in the church in both Sidney and in Schuyler, Nebraska where the family moved in 1972.  In Schuyler, at St. Augustine’s Church, Dona was a Eucharist Minister, a reader at Mass, President of the Little Flower Altar Society, President of the Religious Education Committee, leader of the St. Clair Study Group, and head of the religious education program.  She also found time to help clean the church.  She found a job at the Schulyer Public Library in 1975 as a library assistant.  Through the years she moved up to being the library director and retired in 1998.

In retirement, Dona enjoyed gardening and learning to sketch and paint as well as continuing to read anything she could find in a book. She mostly enjoyed reading non-fiction and history as well as books giving her knowledge about the growth spiritually in her faith.

In August 2009, the children moved Dona and Jerry to St. Joseph, Missouri, to a retirement community, where they could be closer to Jolaine to help care for them.  Dona moved in the summer of 2013 to Maryville, Missouri, after Jerry died, to Jolaine’s hometown.

Dona was always very social and enjoyed being with and visiting with others. She also was very good at writing letters and staying in touch with her acquaintances.  Most important to Dona was her faith in, and love for God.

Left to mourn her passing are her children, David (Belinde) Kaminski, Pennsylvania, Jolaine (Tom) Zweifel, Maryville, Missouri, Jean (John) Kaminski Camaro, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Daniel Kaminski, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Janet (Mark) Schmidt, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Dale (Carol) Kaminski, Kearney, Nebraska: 15 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren: 2 sisters: Alyce Bauer, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Lois Ann (Sr. Mary Gabriel) Zweiner, Rochester, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial, 10:30 AM, Monday, September 7, 2020, at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church, Maryville, Missouri.

The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church.

The burial will be on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 10:30 AM, at the St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus, Nebraska.

Services are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri.

Memorials are suggested to the Schuyler Public Library, Schuyler, Nebraska

Kent, Dennis L. - Dennis L. Kent, 70, of Elmo, Missouri passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his home.

Dennis was born on January 6, 1950 in Elmo, Missouri to Harry W. and Beverly P. (Trosper) Kent. He was a 1968 graduate of West Nodaway High School and worked in construction as a concrete finisher.

He is survived by his wife of 42years, Debra (Dye) Kent of the home; son, Rusty, South Coffeyville, Oklahoma; two daughters, Georgina (Robert) Bamberry, Lenapah, Oklahoma and Tiffany (C. Jay) Van Dyne, Grain Valley, Missouri; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and one brother, Don (Deborah) Kent, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother David Kent.

Graveside Services 10am Thursday, September 17th at the Elmo Cemetery in Elmo, Missouri under the care of Price Funeral Home. Friends may pay their respects after 9am Wednesday, September 16th until 7pm at Price Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Mosaic Life Care Hospice. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Dale Alvin King, son of Eldon and Mary (Phillips) King, was born in Maryville, Missouri on December 27th, 1947 and departed this life on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 in his Kansas City home surrounded by family at the age of 72.

He grew up in Worth, MO graduating from Worth County High School in Grant, City. He lived there until 1983 before residing in Hopkins, MO until 1987. He then moved to Maryville. Dale and his wife spent 8 years together in Tucson, AZ. enjoying retirement.

Dale proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was in the 9th Artillery Unit and saw action in the Vietnam War.

Dale was a member of the First Christian Church in Hopkins, MO. He enjoyed farming and working the land. He liked to tinker in the garage and work on cars. He loved to camp and travel. He also enjoyed woodworking but was happiest in his boat catching fish.

He was an electrician at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. He was then self-employed for many years.

In 1967 he married Connie Elaine Davidson and to this union, two sons were born.

Later in 1989 on Valentine’s Day, Dale united in marriage to Kathryn J. Houston Roush, and her two sons.

Survivors include Scott (Sheila Walkenshaw) King, Neosho, MO, and Aaron G. (Nicole) King, Granger, IA. Two stepsons: Robert Todd (Karla) Roush, Maryville, MO, and Michael L. (Kristin) Roush, Lee’s Summit, MO. Two brothers: Marvin (Corina) King, Grant City, MO, and Larry King, Stanberry, MO. Brother-in-laws: Ronald (Dennis Dau) Houston, Maryville, MO, Galen (Frances) Wilson, Green Castle, MO. Twelve adoring grandchildren; Jace, Jordan, Jonathan, Connor, Tanner, Michaela, Leanna, Brayden, Mia, Mika, Hayden, and Grayson. Two great grandchildren: Chloe and Hunter. One niece and nephew.

Mr. King will be cremated, and his memorial service will be at 10:30AM on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at the Bram Funeral home in Maryville, MO. Military Rites will be conducted at the funeral home following the memorial service.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home for one hour prior to the start of service on Wednesday at 9:30AM.

Klindt, Richard Norman - Richard Norman Klindt, age 73, died unexpectedly August 20, 2020 at his home in Maryville, Missouri.

Richard was born February 24, 1947 in Maryville. He was the son of the late Bill and Arlene (Pigg) Klindt.

Richard was a 1965 graduate of Maryville High School. After which he enlisted in the Missouri National Guard and served as a Medic.

Richard served with the Maryville Public Safety Department as a Police Officer, was an owner/operator of Klindt Barber and Beauty Supply, Owner Silver Shear/Silver Shear II and most recently retired as a bus driver from Arrow Stage Lines. After retirement he drove a school bus for Maryville Public Schools. Richard also loved interacting with all his Facebook friends and being part of Trump Support Groups. His backyard (16th and Deck) is a showplace because of his green thumb and love for gardening and flowers. He enjoyed teasing and playing with his grand-kids and great grand-kids.

Richard was an anonymous hero who gave the gift of life through organ and tissue donation. He impacted and saved the lives of people he didn’t even know.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents. His survivors include wife Carol of the home, Maryville, daughter; Amy “Shelly” (Dean) Burgher, Ankeny, Iowa, son; Bobby (Stefanie) Riley, Moberly, Missouri, Alan (Mercedes) Riley, Highland Village, Texas; grandchildren, Hannah (Dennis) Hensley, Ankeny, Iowa, Alex (Tessa) Burgher, Kansas City, Missouri, Trae Riley, Columbia, Missouri, Brady Riley, Moberly, Missouri, A.J. Riley and Madeline Riley, Highland Village, Texas;
Great grandchildren; Haydenn and Brentlee Hensley, Ankeny, Iowa, Jonah Burgher, Kansas City, Missouri; one brother Stephen (Evelyn) Klindt, Overland Park, Kansas.

Per Mr. Klindt’s request his body has been cremated and the family will gather in a private memorial service and inurnment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville.

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Kunzler, Elfa V. Bettinger - Elfa V. Kunzler, 77 passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Pineview Manor Convalescent Center in Stanberry, Missouri.

Elfa was born June 10, 1943 in Corning, Missouri to Albert and Susie (Bettinger) Rhoades. She worked in nursing homes and homecare in St. Joseph, Missouri and the state of Washington.

She married Garry Kuntzler, Jr. He preceded her in death on June 21, 2010. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Marshall Runnels, Lyle Strong, Phillip Blewett; one son, Steven Runnels, sisters, Martha Dixon and Leola Bartlett and Betty Rhoads, "Aunt Bertha" and brothers J.D. Rhoades, Albert Rhoades and Edward Rhoades.

Survivors include three sons, Melvin Runnels, Timathy Runnels and Christopher Runnels; two daughters, Linda Rhoades and Jean Teaney and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren and her former husband, Evan Davis, Sr.

Mrs. Kunzler has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home. There will be no visitation or services held. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Lager, Kyle - Kyle E. Lager, 38, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kyle was born on October 14, 1981 in Maryville, Missouri to Marvin and Connie (Dougherty) Lager. He was a member of St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church and Union Local #101. A graduate of Maryville High School in 2000, he was a heavy equipment operator for Kissick Construction in Kansas City and loved working on cars with his “Shop Gang”. Kyle also enjoyed his motorcycles and taking his boys hunting.

He was preceded in death by his mother Connie Lager and paternal grandparents, Alfred and Irene Lager.

He is survived by his children, Macey J., Kash M., and Kane B.; father, Marvin Lager and Carrie Coulter; Carrie's daughters, Kenna and Brea Coulter; sister, Mindy (Tim) Skidmore; maternal grandparents, James and Patricia Dougherty; niece and nephew, Morgan and Tyson Skidmore and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral Services 10am Friday, July 31st at St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church in Maryville under the care of Price Funeral Home. Burial St. Columba Cemetery, Conception, Missouri. Rosary 5:30pm Thursday, July 30th at St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church. The family will receive friends following the rosary from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. In Memory of Kyle, memorials can be made in care of Marvin Lager for Kyle’s children’s education fund. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Lemon, Gary Blaine - Gary Blaine Lemon, 78 of Country Club Village formerly of Skidmore, Missouri, died on September 23, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care, Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Gary was born September 24, 1942 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of the late Frank "Sandy" Stuart and Doris Verlene (Bender) Lemon.

Gary was a graduate of Skidmore High School class of 1960. He then attended Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville and received a BS in Math and Insurance at Rockhurst College, Kansas City.

He was united in marriage to Jeanene Wingate, March 25, 1972 in Pretty Prairie, Kansas.

Gary was always very active in the communities where he lived. He enjoyed farming having both rowcrops and livestock. He was Vice-President of the former American Bank, Skidmore and the US Bank in Maryville, Gary also was an insurance underwriter manager for Commercial Union and Aetna insurance companies.

Gary served on the Board of Education for the Nodaway Holt School District, serving two terms as President. Later he worked as a custodian for Nodaway Holt School District before retiring. Other board memberships included the Skidmore Housing Board, Burr Oak Cemetery Board, Lion's Club and United Methodist Church, Skidmore.

Gary enjoyed wood carvings making many scenes out of native cedar from the farm. They were known as the GarLem carvings. Gary was also a very talented musician and versitile at playing many instruments. He was also a member of the Clements Brothers Band.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Josh and Joseph Lemon and a brother Paul S. Lemon.

Survivors include: wife Jeanene of the home, Country Club Village, three sons, Jeffrey B. Lemon, Maryville, Missouri, Todd S. and Beth Lemon, Skidmore, Missouri, Michael L. Lemon, Kansas City, MO, one grandson,
Derek S. and Katlyn Lemon, Ankeny, Iowa.


Visitation 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Price Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri.

Service 10:00 AM Monday, September 28, 2020 at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Burial following service at Hillcrest Cemetery, Skidmore

Donald Dean Long, 88, died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Mosaic Hospital in Maryville, Missouri.

He was born on September 24, 1931 near Burlington Jct., MO to Leslie Alvin and Mary Elizabeth (Harriett) Long.

Don lived in Chicago from ages 3-10.  His family returned to rural Elmo to begin farming.  He attended North Grove Country School from 3rd-8th grade.  Don graduated from Elmo High School in 1950.  He was enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955, obtaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.  He then attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College from 1955-1957.  He worked for Continental Insurance Co. in Chicago, Illinois for 2 years, before returning to Elmo to farm with his father.  He continued to expand the family farm with row crop and livestock until retirement.

Don married Marcella Jean Garvin on May 13, 1960 and settled in rural Elmo where they raised their family.

Don was a member of American Legion Post #492, the Forty and Eight, Trustee of Lincoln Township for 35 years, member of the Elmo Christian Church, serving on the board for several years.  He attended Laura Street Baptist Church.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his earlier years. 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcella, his parents and brother-in-law, Lanny Adkins.

Survivors include his three sons, Jeff (Glenda) Long, Skidmore, MO, David (Donna) Long, Washington, Illinois and Craig (Gina) Long, Auburn, Nebraska, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, a sister, Mary Jane Adkins, Clarinda, Iowa, nieces and nephews.

Graveside services and burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at High Prairie Cemetery, Elmo, Missouri.  Military Rites will be conducted at the cemetery after the service.

Memorials are suggested to the Elmo Community Betterment. 

Arrangements are under the care of Bram Funeral Home.

Lynch, David Shane - David Shane Lynch, age 48, Maryville, Missouri formerly of Grant City, Missouri died Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his home in Maryville.

David was born January 7, 1972 in Longmont, Colorado. He was the son of the late William E. “Bill” and Marian Frances (Tolg) Lynch.

David was a 1990 graduate of Worth County R-3 High School, Grant City and a 1994 graduate of NWMSU in Maryville with a BS in Geography.

David was currently employed by Kawasaki Manufacturing where he was a forklift operator.

David was preceded in death by his parents, and two half-brothers, James and Daniel Ezzell.

His survivors include two sisters, Julie Lynch, Allendale, Missouri, Joni (Randy) James,Grant City, three
half-sisters, Kimberly Ezzell and Dotty Thompson, both of Colorado, Becky Newton, Illinois, and a half-brother Curtis Lynch, Colorado, nieces and nephews.

Mr. Lynch has been cremated. Private memorial services and inurnment will be held later in the Redding Cemetery, Redding, Iowa.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Andrews-Hann Funeral Home, Grant City

Miller, Frances "Pauline" Horner - Frances “Pauline” Horner Miller, 96, of Skidmore, Missouri passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Maryville Living Center.

Pauline was born on March 31, 1924 in Westboro, Missouri to Charles and Dora (Stinnett) Horner.

On December 25, 1946, she married Paul David Miller in Troy, Kansas. They lived in Sheridan, Missouri rural Skidmore and in the town of Skidmore during their 56 years of marriage.

Pauline was a homemaker until she joined the work force in 1967. From 1967 to 1987 Pauline worked at all the nursing homes in the Maryville area during her working career. In 1972 she obtained her Accredited Nurse Aid Certificate.

Pauline loved to feed and play cards with her family. Pauline’s homemade beef and noodles was a favorite amongst family members.

Pauline was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, nine siblings, two granddaughters, one grandson and one great-grandson.

Pauline is survived by daughters, Alice (Allen) Chesnut and Paula Clark of Skidmore, Missouri, Alisa (Howard) Geib of Fairfax, Missouri; son Jack Miller of Etna, Ohio; eleven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Services 10am Wednesday, August 26th at Price Funeral Home in Maryville. Burial Hillcrest Cemetery in Skidmore, Missouri. There will be no visitation held. www.pricefuenralhomemaryville.com

Parman, Mitchell - Mitchell A. Parman, 39, of Skidmore, Missouri passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Mitchell was born on July 28, 1980 in Rock Port, Missouri to John and Linda (Walter) Parman. He had helped his father farm and had worked for Kawasaki, H & H Welding and Laclede Chain.

Mitchell loved his family and enjoyed being outdoors and camping, woodworking, working on model cars, fishing, music, history and movies, hanging out and spending time playing with his children.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda Parman, his grandparents, Dorothy and Lawrence Walter and Geraldine and Charles Parman, uncle, David Walter and grandmother, Roberta Patterson.

Mitchell married Stephanie D. Maley on January 17, 2006 in Maryville. She survives of the home. Additional survivors include their children, Xander, Journee, and Tyller; his father, John Parman, Pickering, Missouri; sister, Michelle Parman, Chadron, Nebraska; father-in-law, Bill and Karen Miller, Rockdale, Texas.

Memorial Service 10am Monday, July 20, 2020 at the Price Funeral Home in Maryville. Burial will be at a later date at Nodaway Memorial Gardens in Maryville. Mr. Parman has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Pierson, Gary Wayne - Gary Wayne Pierson, 62, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Richmond Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Kansas.

Gary was born on August 9, 1957 in Maryville, Missouri to Alva O. and Geraldine W. (Kempf) Pierson. He was a 1975 graduate of Maryville High School and worked for Mercury Marine in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Geraldine Pierson.

Survivors include his father, Alva Pierson, Maryville, Missouri; children, Christopher Pierson, and Rachel Mitchell both of Blackwell, Oklahoma, Ben Guilfoyle, Greeley, Kansas and their families; three sisters, Pam Pierson, Vickie Colvin and Barb Vinzant and their families all of Maryville, Missouri.

Mr. Pierson has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home in Maryville, Missouri. A graveside service will be held at a later date Nodaway Memorial Gardens in Maryville. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Robert Darrell (Bob) Pope, 84, Maryville, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020.

He was born August 3, 1935 in Neosho, MO to Irene and Yates Pope. 

After graduating from the University of Arkansas, Bob served in the US Navy from 1955 to 1959.  He married Monika Schoenwandt on September 7, 1963; they had four children: Evelyn, Susan, Robert and Mike.  They later divorced.  On June 14, 1985, he married Carol Ann Runyon; she survives of the home.

Bob was Personnel Director at St. Francis hospital from 1973 to 1990 and was an active member of the Host Lions club. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister Judith Myers.

Bob is survived by his loving wife Carol, Maryville; daughters Evelyn and George Callow, Graham, and Susan and Tad Henggeler, Maryville; and sons, Robert and Kitty Pope, Maryville, and Mike and Debbie Pope, Shenandoah IA; stepchildren Leroy Runyon and Kris, Hastings, IA, Debby and Evan Foreman, Kirksville, and Tim and Michelle Runyon, Hastings, IA; brother Richard Pope, Star City, AR; 19 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren; and numerous family and friends.

Bob’s body has been cremated under the care of Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.  A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date

Powers, Jeffrey Blaine - Jeffrey Blaine Powers, age 53, Eldon, Missouri, formerly of Parnell, Missouri, died unexpectedly while working in Otterville, Missouri, on August 18, 2020.

Jeff was born September 2, 1966, in Albany, Missouri. He was the son of Melvin and Kathleen (Mossey) Powers.

Jeff was a 1984 graduate of Worth County R-III High School, Grant City, Missouri. Jeff was employed with Magruder Paving Company, Troy, Missouri, where he was an asphalt plant operator.

Jeff was preceded in death by his mother Kathleen in 2012.

His survivors include: partner Tami Schraer of the home, Eldon, Missouri; son, Tylar (Cassi Dampier) Powers, Parnell, Missouri; father, Melvin Powers, Parnell, Missouri; sisters, Skye Powers, Dixon, Missouri; Libby (Richard) Romero, Oak Hill, Virginia; Katrina (Terrance Williams) Powers, Blue Springs, Missouri; nieces Alyssa (Tony) Wright, Lebanon, Missouri; Brea Powers, Dixon, Missouri; and nephews, Damian Words, Blue Springs, Missouri; and Seth and Ryan Romero, Oak Hill, Virginia.

Mr. Powers has been cremated. Memorial graveside services and inurnment will be held at the Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Missouri, at a later date. A celebration of life will also be held near his home in Eldon

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Shirley Elaine Reynolds, passed away August 26 at age 89 at Maryville Living Center in Maryville, MO. Born Friday, March 13, 1931, to Francis and Gladys (Bowen) Samson, Shirley will be remembered as a nurturing mother,  loving grandmother and great-grandmother who always put the needs of others before her own.

A mother at 17, she was proud to build her life around her children and their families. She was an avid reader and sports fan, particularly of the Maryville Spoofhounds and KC Chiefs. Life did not always hand her the best, but Shirley always found a way to make something positive out of it and come out smiling.

She loved games and puzzles and was an accomplished seamstress. Her cooking was legendary, especially her homemade noodles and mashed potatoes. As a single mom, she could stretch a dollar farther than seemed possible.

Her employment included working at the local Wonder Bread Store,  cleaning houses, managing the Catalina Club, and tending bar at her sons’ businesses, The Shady Lady, and T.O.’s, before retiring.

She was married twice, first to Vilas Oglesby and later to Terry Reynolds.

Shirley was preceded in death by a son, Kirby Oglesby; both of her former husbands; her parents; four brothers, Merle, Hartford, Jack and Claude Samson, and a sister, Zella Hall.

She is survived by her children, Roger (Colleen) Oglesby, Seattle, WA, Janice (George) Kobzej, St. Joseph, MO, Trudy Reynolds (Randy Foley), Wathena, KS, Cindy (Charlie) Roach, Maryville, MO, Steve Oglesby, St. Joseph, MO, Terry (Jacque) Oglesby, Maryville, MO, Jennifer (Jason) Andrews, Parkville, MO, and Ivan (Lindsey) Reynolds, Maryville, MO; grandchildren: Kerri, Amy, Erik, Adam, Megan, Jessie, Emily, Andrew, Kelli, Erica, Marlee, Katie, Erinn, Paige, Alexis, Brent, MacKenzie, Tyler, Sydney Blue, Kyle, Trey, Jackson, Taybrin, Bret, Christian, Tate, Ashlynn, Brady, and Connor; 34 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.

We very much appreciate the love and care shown to our mom at Maryville Living the past few years and the love and care shown by Katie, Amanda, and all the AseraCare caregivers who helped her the past several months. In lieu of flowers, donations to Angel Fund Nodaway County Senior Center are appreciated.

Services will be held outside on the grounds of Bram Funeral Home in Maryville on Thursday, September 3. Visitation from 5:00 p.m. Funeral will follow at 6:00, with the Rev. Paul McKim officiating

Drexel Duane Riley, 88, of Maryville, MO, and formerly of Hopkins, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at the Maryville Living Center.

Drexel was born near Grant City, MO, on June 30, 1932, to Merrill Delbert and Retha Mae Johnson Riley.  He had lived most all his life in Nodaway County, MO; he lived for a while in Dotham, MO, and 2 years in Louisiana in the Military.   He and Donna wintered for over 30 years in Mission, TX.

He graduated from Parnell High School, Parnell, MO.  He was of the Christian faith.  Drexel proudly served his country in the US Army from 1952-54. 

He was united in marriage to Donna Coleen Wilkinson, at Camp Polk, LA, on February 8, 1953.  They spent 64 years together before she passed away on December 15, 2017.  He was also preceded by his parents; and his son Gareld Duane Riley in 2012.

An entrepreneur at heart, Drexel had tried a few things as a youth to make money; he did custom farm work, he scrapped metal and batteries and had formerly worked at Curnutt Motors in Maryville.  He farmed his own ground for most of his adult life.  He also enjoyed taking care of his cattle. 

He liked to play and was a bit of a pool shark.  He and Donna would square and round dance through out the area.  They would travel, and summer family vacations were important to Drexel; they would visit yearly with family and friends in Oregon and Colorado.

Drexel had an easy smile, and it showed when he spoke of how proud he was of his children and grandchildren’s accomplishments. His family was his top priority. 

His survivors include his children:  Connie (Danny) Cline, Pickering, MO, Judy (Tim) Norris, Braddyville, IA, Sally (David) Palmer, Bolckow, MO, and daughter in Law: Vicki Riley, Hopkins, MO; his siblings, Arlene (Allen) Buholt, Maryville, MO, Shirley Oglesby, Maryville, MO, Russell Riley, California, Richard Riley, IA, Ronnie Riley, IA, and Randy Riley, Stanberry, MO: 11 grandchildren: Adam (Vivian) Riley, Kathy (John) Brown, Jennifer (Dave) Riedel, Matthew (Cari) Cline, Brad (Keely) Cline, Michael (Lori) Norris, Chad (Melissa) Norris, Brian (Ethera) Norris, Angela (Aaron) Lane, Brandon (Kelby) Palmer, and Nathan (Megan) Palmer; 31 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend and caregiver for the past 2 years, Jill Nielson, and his special little friend: Gavin Nielson.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 14, 2020, at the Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville, MO.  The burial will follow in the Nodaway Memory Gardens, Maryville.  Military Rites will be conducted at the cemetery

Margaret Jane Risner, 79, of Maryville, Missouri, passed from this life on Wednesday, August 25, 2020, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville.

Margaret was born in Taylor County, Iowa, on August 18, 1941.  Her parents were Olaf and Agnes (Campbell) Mendenhall; and preceded her in death.

She graduated from Hopkins High School, Hopkins, Missouri.  She married Edward Ray Risner, Sr., and they had lived in Hopkins, Missouri, then to Torrance California, later Orange County and Westminster, California, then Livingston, Texas, before returning to Hopkins.  She spent the past 10 years in Maryville.

Margaret was a homemaker; she liked to cook and sold her Christmas baked goods during the holidays.  She loved to listen to Johnny Cash and George Strait.  She was an avid reader, and she played lots of bingo.

She leaves behind her husband, Edward; her children: Debbie (Jeff) McClure, Aubrey, Texas, Denise Hardy, Orange County, California, Darla (Greg) Morales, Denton, Texas, Edward Ray (Michael) Risner, Jr., Carrollton, Texas, and Dena (Thomas) Thornhill, Fortson, Georgia; 3 sisters: Patricia Spire, Maryville, Missouri, Teresa Demott, Maryville, Missouri, and Joyce Mendenhall, Fayetteville, Arkansas; 5 grandchildren: Heather, Christopher, Tyler, Justin, and Dylan; 2 great grandchildren: Hudson, and Gwen; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Risner has been cremated under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.  No services are planned at this time

Roach, James R. - James R. Roach, 73, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at his home.

James was born on August 17, 1947 in Maryville, Missouri to Porter and Frances (Frieze) Roach. He was a 1965 graduate of Maryville High School. He owned and operated the Tivoli in Maryville and retired from Energizer.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Marilyn George and three brothers, Richard, Billy and John Roach.

Survivors include his children, Tyrrell (Amy) Roach, Tanaya Cook, his former wife, Leah Dye; three sisters, Julia Grauer, Deborah (Michael) Fox, Cordelia (Bradley) Kintigh; six grandchildren, Ethan Cook, Elexia Cook, Ember Cook, Elekzander Cook, and Tobias and Josiah Roach and many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Memorial Service will be held from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday, November 14th at the Laura Street Baptist Church. Mr. Roach has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Norma Jean Rogers, 92, of Wellsville, Kansas, and formerly of Maryville, Missouri and Skidmore, Missouri areas, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at a health care facility in Wellsville.

Norma was born in Ravanna, Missouri on February 12, 1928.  Her parents were Roy Ernest and Mary Edith (Smith) Gannon.  They preceded her in death.  She was also preceded by her husband Dean, in 2016; her brother, Clyde Claudine Gannon, her sister, Eula Pearl Johnson; her grandchild Aaron Buck, and great grandchild Garrett Buck.  

She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a double major in Home Economics, and Childhood Development.

Norma worked for the Division of Family Services, and retired as the Head Start Coordinator, and had covered five counties.

On November 6, 1976, Norma was united in marriage to Kenneth Dean Rogers, at the Clearmont Missouri Methodist Church.

She enjoyed crossword puzzles, cross stitching; she enjoyed singing and had been a member of the Clearmont Baptist Church choir. 

Survivors: 5 children, Connie (Steve) Hintze, Liberty, Missouri, Janet (Bill) Miller, Kansas City, Missouri, Gary (Cynthia) Weaver, Willard, New Mexico, Larry Weaver, Princeton, Missouri, Cathy (Steve) Ghale, Edgerton, Missouri; her twin sister: Lorna Slaten, Indiana; 8 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren. 

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, on Friday, July 31, 2020, at the Clearmont Baptist Church, Clearmont, Missouri.  The burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, also of Clearmont.

The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church.

Services are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri.

Saxton, Evelyn Jean Graham - Evelyn J. Saxton, 83, of Graham, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville, Missouri.

Evelyn was born on September 5, 1936 in Mound City, Missouri to Cecil and Ruby (Fischer) Graham. She was a graduate of Graham High School and was a homemaker. Evelyn was avid quilter and she also had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Darrel Davis and Bert Saxton, brother, Gerald Graham and sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Dean Benham.

Survivors include two sons, David Davis and John Davis; brother Leroy (Louise) Graham; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Saxton has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home. A Private Graveside Service will be held at a later date at Prairie Home Cemetery in Graham, Missouri.
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Karen Ann Shepard, 74, of Graham, MO, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO.

Karen was born in Elmo, MO, on May 10, 1946, to Dayton “Buck” and Jennie Ethel Wilfong Lawson.  Her parents preceded her in death, as well as her siblings: Bob, Bill, Don, Kathy, Betty, and her daughter, Kimberly.

Karen grew up in Graham and graduated from Nodaway-Holt High School, then lived for several years in St. Joseph, MO, before moving back to Graham, she had attended classes at Northwest Missouri State University.

She was a homemaker; and belonged to the Graham Methodist Church.

She married Jimmie Roe Shepard on March 27, 1965, and he survives of the home.

Other survivors include her children: Jimmie (Elaine) Shepard, Chandler, TX, Kurt Shepard, Graham, MO, Cindy Kinder, Maryville, MO, and Kathy Theas, Fairfax, MO; her siblings: Jennie Steelman, and Sue Yuck; 12 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Shepard has been cremated under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO

Services will be at a later at the Prairie Home Cemetery, Graham, MO.

Shepherd, Rose Marie "Poble" Bally - Rose Marie “Pobie” Shepherd, 99, of St. Joseph, Missouri passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at her Home.

Rose was born on January 21, 1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri to John W. and Flossie M. (Mallory) Bally. She was a graduate of Benton High School and was a farmer’s wife and homemaker. She was a former member of King Hill United Methodist Church and she enjoyed dancing at the Joyce Raye Patterson Senior Center.

She married Enoch Lee Shepherd on September 21, 1940 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 23, 1978. She was also preceded in death by her parents, sister, Maxine Walden, son-in-law, Don Webster, one great-grandchild and three great-great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her children Roger Lee (Cheryl) Shepherd, Grapevine, Texas and Rebecca Sue Webster, St. Joseph, Missouri; five-grandchildren, Scott (Alesia) Shepherd, Nikki (Doug) Cook, Jill Shepherd, April (Marshall) Wyatt and Todd Webster; twelve great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Services 2pm Friday, September 25th at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday evening at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. Funeral services are under the care and direction of Price Funeral Home of Maryville, Missouri. Memorials can be made to Friends of the Parks “Hyde Park” or Friends of the Park “Joyce Raye Patterson 50+ Activity Center”, 1920 Grand Avenue, St. Joseph, Missouri 64505. For obituary and online condolences. please visit websites at www.heatonbowmansmithchapel.com or www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Skeed, Lowell Dean - Lowell Dean Skeed passed away on Monday July 27, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis Missouri.
He was born on August 22, 1945 to Louis A. and Mildred J (Calek) Skeed in Maryville Missouri. His grandfather gave him the nickname Butch. Everyone in Clearmont and Maryville has known him by this name.
At an early age he began working part time at various jobs including Woolworths and Ward’s Drive-In. Also active in his youth at the First Baptist Church, he was a Page at the Southern Baptist Convention.
He graduated from Maryville High School in 1963 and began college at North West Missouri State University in the fall. He enlisted in the United State Air Force, serving from 1964 - 1968. During his service he was stationed at the Ton Son Nhut Airforce Base in Vietnam.
On December 30, 1967, he married his longtime sweetheart, Janet Gray, in Searcy Arkansas where her parents were living at the time.
When released from his service contract, he joined his wife in Omaha Nebraska. There he began his life long career with the U.S. Postal Service. Several years later they moved to Des Moines Iowa where he became a supervisor at the new Bulk Mail Facility.
He continued his education at various universities as well as educational opportunities through the Postal Service.
In 1980 he applied and was appointed Postmaster in Trenton Missouri where he served 18 years. In 1998 he became Postmaster in Chillicothe Missouri, from which position he retired in March of 2001 having served in the Postal Service for 34 years.
Mr. Skeed was active in various organizations as an adult. These include President of United Way and PTA President at Rissler Elementary in Trenton. He also served as an Elder at Hodge Presbyterian Church. Throughout his life he was active in Boy Scouts, both as a youth and as an adult serving in leadership positions. While in Trenton he also coached girls basketball at the middle school level for several years. In Naples he has been on the board of one of the condo associations and served as landscaping chairman for two associations.
After retirement the couple moved from Trenton to Osage Beach Missouri where their family would enjoy visiting. He enjoyed the fishing, the golf, the new friends and the family visits.
Keeping their home in Osage Beach they moved to Naples Florida where he not only enjoyed the warmer winters but also the addition of the new friends and golf and family visits. He also added the newly loved activities of shelling, the beach walking and bocce.
He is survived by his wife of the home, three children, seven grandchildren and one great grand child. Son, Phil lives in Lee’s Summit with his wife Dana and son Brady. Blake lives in Kansas City with wife Maddie and daughter Charlotte. Daughter, Suzanne Rohwer her husband Shawn and Daughter Madelyn live in Independence. Daughter, Amanda Davis, husband Mike and their four children, Alyssa Colton, Grayson and Emmalyn live in St. Joseph. He is also survived by two sisters, Marcia Beattie of Barnard and Gail Booth of Maryville and several nieces and nephews.
No services have been planned at this time. Memorials in his name may be made to Hodge Presbyterian Church in Trenton Missouri or The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Arrangements Price Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri

Stuart, Alma Louise Owens - Topeka, Kansas - Alma Louise Stuart. 98, died July 8, 2020 at Rolling Hills Care Center in Topeka, Kansas. Louise was a longtime resident of Barnard.
She was born January 25, 1922 in Barnard to Jacob and Mary Orrick Owens.
On March 18, 1939 she married Lester Lawrence Stuart in Savannah, Missouri.
Louise was a farm wife and worked many years at the Barnard Post Office and several years after retirement at Walmart in Maryville. She was a member of the Barnard United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son Laverne, four-sisters and five-brothers.
Louise is survived by her daughter Sharon Farnan, Valley, Nebraska, her son Rick (Holly) in Topeka, Kansas, five grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services for the family was held at Nodaway Memorial Gardens in Maryville.
Memorials are suggested to the church of your choice or your local Hospice.
Arrangements Price Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri

Torres-Vega, Ismael - Ismael Torres-Vega, 50, of Hopkins, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 3, 2020.

Ismael was born on April 3, 1970 in Empalme Sonora, Mexico to Roberto and Mercedes (Vega) Torres. He was a grain handler for Green Plains in Hopkins, Missouri and attended Wray Memorial United Methodist Church in Hopkins. Ismael enjoyed old pick-up trucks and mowing.

He was preceded in death by his father, Roberto Torres and his sister-in-law, Lisa Willey and brother-in-law, Aaron Riley.

He married Jennifer “Tootie” Riley on January 29, 2000 in Hopkins. She survives of the home. Additional survivors include their two sons, Garrett and Wade Torres; mother, Mercedes Torres; four sisters, Martina, Alicia, Beatrice and Karina; three brothers, Jose, Julio and Santana; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Maurice and Donna Riley and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ismael has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home in Maryville. A Memorial Service will be held at 2PM Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the Wray Memorial United Methodist Church in Hopkins, Missouri. Social distancing will be observed and masks are requested. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Walk, Ellen K. - Ellen K. Walk, 89, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Parkdale Manor in Maryville.

Ellen was born on May 26, 1931 in Maryville, Missouri to the late Hubert and Genevieve (Tallon) Walk. She was a 1953 graduate of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kansas City and attended St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church. She was a secretary for KCPL.

She is survived by her many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

The family will receive friend at 10am Friday, September 11th at St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church. Rosary 10:30am followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11am under the care of Price Funeral Home. Burial St. Marys Cemetery. Her family suggests memorials to Catholic Charities or St. Gregorys Barbarigo Catholic Church

William “Bill” Henry Walker, 79, Parnell, MO, passed from this life on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Bill bravely and with constant light-hearted humor, battled the complications resulting from Parkinson’s and COPD up until his passing. He died surrounded by his loving family.

Bill was born in Parnell, MO, on April 21, 1941. His parents were L.B. and Nora (Chapman) Walker.
He was a lifelong resident of Nodaway County, MO.

He graduated from Northeast Nodaway High School, Ravenwood, MO, class of 1959. He proudly
served his country in the US Army.

On November 24, 1967, Bill was married to Vicki Jean Umbenhower. Bill and Vicki raised 7 children
and 2 grandchildren on their farm in Parnell. Vicki survives of the home.

Bill worked at the Walker Body Shop, farmed his own land, and later in life was a Corrections Officer
at the Maryville Treatment Center.

Bill enjoyed working with his hands (carpentry and mechanical work) and playing games with his
family. He, along with his wife Vicki, owned and operated the Barn Door Opry in Ravenwood for 22
years where he enjoyed his roles as M.C. and band member.

He was a member of the Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville, MO.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his sister: Wilma Smith; brothers: Willis Walker, Laymon
Walker, and Rolland Walker; and sister-in-law: Marlys Ann (Laymon) Walker.

Bill’s additional survivors are his 7 children: Todd (Alisa) Walker, Ravenwood, Trent (Misty) Walker,
Dana Point, CA, Troy (Erin) Walker, Maryville, Tate (Angela) Walker, Maryville, Tanner (Louise)
Walker, Maryville, Amber (Travis) Clausen, St. Joseph, MO, and Tyler (Emilee) Walker, Maryville; 2
siblings: his brother, Harland (Jerri) Walker, Parachute, CO and sister Evelyn (Vern) Summa,
Maryville; sisters-in-law: Beverly (Willis) Walker, Maryville and Donna (Rolland) Walker; brother-in-
law: Ronald (Wilma) Smith, Savannah, MO; 28 grandchildren: Kiernan (Jessica) Walker, Kameron
(Whitney) Walker, Jana Walker, Charlie Cossette, Tanner Wilcox, Trent “Jamison” Walker, Hazel
“Madison” Walker, Jackson Walker, Mayson Walker, Kennedy Walker, Eli Walker, Henry Walker,
Elliot Walker, Livia Walker, Chapman Walker, Blythe Walker, Emersyn Walker, Audrey Walker,
Harlee Walker, William Walker, Luke Walker, Hunter Law, Walker Clausen, Tucker Clausen, Jude
Walker, Ezra Walker, Isaac Walker, Boaz Walker, and one on the way; 5 great-grandchildren: Ashton
Walker, Avery Walker, Kinsley Walker, Saylor Walker, and Rowan Walker; and numerous nieces and
nephews.

The family will receive friends at Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville from 6:00-8:00 PM on
Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, on Thursday, August 27, 2020, also at Laura Street Baptist
Church. The burial will follow in the Oak Lawn Cemetery at Ravenwood with military rites
conducted.

Services are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, Mo

Joyce Ann Ware, of Maryville, Missouri, passed away September 23rd, 2020, at Maryville Living Center.  Survivors include, husband H. Charles Ware, son Brett Ware, daughter Jennifer Ware, three grandchildren with Jacquelyn, Brenden, and Brody Ware, brothers: Gene, Terry, and Jerry Dorrel, and sister Mary Rose Taube.

She was proceded in death by parents: Clyde and Mary Margret Dorrel, Brother: Larry Dorrel.

Joyce attended St. Patrick’s grade school in Maryville and graduated high school from Assumption Academy in Norfolk, Nebraska.  Joyce went to college in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and graduated from the St. Anthony School of Nursing.

Joyce was recognized for 50 years of RN service by the State of Missouri.  She worked several years for Dr. Imes and Associates and the last 16 years as the school nurse for Maryville RII High School.  She loved nursing!!!

Mass of Christian Burial: 12:30 PM on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church with rosary starting at noon.  Burial will follow the service at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Maryville, Missouri.  

Services are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.

Memorials can be directed to the St. Gregory’s Catholic Church School, 333 S. Davis, Maryville, MO 64468

Ronald Dwayne Wellington, age 80, of Ozark, Missouri and formerly of Maryville, Missouri, was called to heaven on September 8, 2020 from his home in Ozark. His wife, Peggy, and his daughter, Christi, were by his side. He was in hospice care.

Ronald was born March 14, 1940, in Quitman, Missouri to Elmer Hart Wellington and Edith Neal Wellington. Ronald was a graduate of Quitman High School, class of 1958. He married the love of his life, Peggy Newberg, in 1961. He worked in Maryville at Fullerton Lumber, Drake Lumbar, and later Bearcat Lumber before retiring.  He was a daily presence at the Wellington Home Daycare in Maryville and played a big role in the lives of many children who attended the daycare over the years. He resided in Northwest Missouri most of his life, except for a few years in Shelby, Iowa in the early 1970’s, and until moving to Ozark, Missouri in 2014.

Ronald was an honest and dependable man. He was a devoted husband to Peggy, proud father of his children and grandchildren, a grandfather-like figure to many babysitting kids over the years at the Wellington Home Daycare, and foster parent to several children. He was a loving and caring brother to his sister, Connie. He enjoyed the Kansas City Chiefs, western movies with a liking for John Wayne films, and cats with a special love for orange tabby cats.  He was a member of the First Christian Church in Maryville, Missouri. He was a member of the Pickering, Missouri Lions Club for many years.

Ronald is survived by his wife of almost 59 years, Peggy Wellington of Ozark, Missouri; three daughters: Dawn (Andrew of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Tartaglione, D.O. of Dover, Delaware, Christi Wellington of Ozark, Missouri, Rebecca Wellington, PA-C of Edmond, Oklahoma; son Patrick (Carlie) Wellington of Edmond, Oklahoma; grandchildren: Karmen, Maddox, and Paxson Wellington of Edmond, Oklahoma; sister: Connie Dunn of Burlington Junction, Missouri; sister-in-law, Barbara Newberg of Ozark, Missouri; several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends and family from 5-8PM, Friday, October 16, 2020 at Bram Funeral Home in Maryville, Missouri.

Graveside memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Missouri.

Wiederholt, Marie Frances, Sister - Sr. Marie Frances Wiederholt CPPS, 93, of O'Fallon, Missouri (formerly of Conception,, Missouri) died September 11, 2020. She was baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection, beloved daughter of the late Valentine and Mary (Bliley) Wiederholt.

A member of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, O'Fallon, Missouri. Sr. Marie Frances acquired three Master's Degrees: Education, Psychology, and Philosophy. She was an Elementary Teacher and Principal 16 years, an Archdiocesan Elementary supervisor 2 years, an instructor 19 years at St. Mary's College, a Department Chair and Professor at St Charles Community College/ University 20 years and a Computer Lab assistant 3 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers: Gerald, Ray, Al, Donald, Marvin, and Vincent and sisters: Rosalie, Lucille, and Dorothy Wiederholt.

Survivors include brothers: Fr. Clarence Wiederholt, Jefferson City, Missouri and Bob (Nina) Wiederholt, Maryville, Missouri; nieces, nephews, cousins, dear friends and Sisters of the Most Precious Blood.

Due to COVID19, Sr. Wiederholts family has requested that a Private Family Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church, Maryville. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery, Conception, Missouri.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, 204 North Main Street, O'Fallon, Misdsouri 63366-2299.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com

Wray, Donnis Clyde Sr - Donnis Clyde Wray, Sr., 91, of Parnell, Missouri passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Maryville Living Center in Maryville.

Donnis was born on November 11, 1928 in Orrsburg, Missouri to Victor and Susie (Scowden) Wray. He served in the United States Army in the Korean Conflict. Donnis was a lifelong farmer and member of the American Legion Post #528 in Parnell.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Danny Estes, five brothers, Orville, Forrest, Marvin, Lloyd and Elvin Wray; two sisters, Beulah Swink and Audrey Ditamore.

He married Clara Maxine Lattin on February 16, 1954. She survives of the home. Additional survivors include three sons, Terry Warren, Lanny Estes and Donnis “Junior” Wray, Jr.; sister-in-law, Lila Wray; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Wray has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home. A private family graveside service will be held at Nodaway Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society

Zapf, Phillip Robert - Phillip Robert Zapf, 90, of Maryville, Missouri passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020, in Hospice at Parkdale Extended Care.

Phillip was born September 22, 1929, in Graham, MO, son of the late Charles and Ruth (Lovelace) Zapf.

Phillip married Irma Nicholson on June 12,1951. They made their home in during their married life in Maryville, MO. Phillip was a graduate of Graham High School and attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College for 1 year.

He joined the Coast Guard and served honorably during the Korean Conflict; all the while stationed in Baltimore. In peace time, he was a produce manager for Safeway Foods in Maryville.

Phillip was a good father and a loving husband. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and taking care of his family.

Phillip is survived by his wife of 69 years, Irma, his sister Nola Lee (Norman) Stickler, son David (Connie) Zapf, 4 grandchildren, Brian (Holly), Jesseca (Greg Lyons), Rachel (Deric Runge), and Hank Zapf. Phillip had 3 great-grandchildren, Ellah Runge, Mackenzie and Graham Lyons; two sisters-in-law, Neola Stringer and Marion Nicholson and numerous nieces and nephews including, Lisa Stickler and Robert and Daniel Stickler.

Graveside Services will be held at 2pm on Thursday, August 13th at the Hopkins Cemetery in Hopkins, Missouri under the care of Price Funeral Home. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com