Obits
Dorothy I. Linville, age 96, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Dec. 29, 2020, at the Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Savannah, where she had resided for the past several years. Dorothy was born on June 26, 1924, in Jackson County, KS, the daughter of Maybelle and Walter Gibson. She attended New York High...
Hildegard "Hilde" (Detjen) Webb, age 74, of Braymer, MO, passed away on Dec. 26, 2020, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron. Hilde lived around the Gould Farm, Cowgill, and Braymer areas in Caldwell County most of her married life, and she also lived in King City for about 20 years....
William “Bill” Pierce, of Bethany, MO, passed away on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Crestview Home in Bethany. Bill was born on Jan. 10, 1950, in Kansas City to the late William Harold Pierce and Elizabeth Ann (Barron) Pierce. He graduated from Penney High School in Hamilton.
Bill worked as a school...
Wanda Carolyn Decker, age 71, passed away at 8:10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at the Lincoln Community Care Center, where she had been a resident since April 30, 2020.
She was born Jan. 13, 1949, to J.D. and Marjorie Jewell in Chillicothe.
She grew up on the family farm west of Kingston,...
Gerald “Jerry” A. Prothero, age 85, of Kingston, MO, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 15, 2020. He passed at the Valley Manor & Rehab in Excelsior Springs. He lived in Caldwell County his entire life.
Jerry was born on Dec. 4, 1935, in Trenton, to Arthur H. and Nora C. (Haney) Prothero. He...
Gerald “Jerry” A. Prothero, age 85, of Kingston, MO, went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2020.
Cremation has been entrusted to Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Kingston Cemetery in Kingston. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Jerry’s...
Earl McElwee was born Dec. 19, 1932, in a little town near Braymer, MO, where he lived on his family’s modest farm, never once leaving his hometown until joining the Air Force on Feb. 8, 1952. Watching the city limit sign pass by from his seat on the train out of town, instant homesickness set in....
Hubert “Bert” Zeikle, age 77, of Polo, MO, passed away Thursday night, Dec. 10, 2020, at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Hubert was born on Dec. 24, 1942, the son of Roy and Jimmie (Knutter) Zeikle in rural Polo.
Bert grew up in Polo and was a 1960 graduate of Polo High School. He was a...
Bob Harlow, age 63, a lifelong Gallatin, MO resident, passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 10, 2020, at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton. Bob was born on April 12, 1957, the son of Dean Russell and Billie Jean (Orr) Harlow in Cameron. He grew up in Gallatin and was a 1975 graduate of Gallatin...
Patricia "Pat" (Dooley) Misel, age 78, of Cowgill, MO, passed away Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6, 2020, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City. Pat was born on Dec. 2, 1942, the daughter of L.E. “Buck” and Vera Mae (Carter) Dooley in Richmond. Pat accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Lord...
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