George N. Hiskett, age 80, of Lawson, MO, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at his home. George was born on Jan. 18, 1937, the son of Ralph and Ruth (Carter) Hiskett in Ray County. During his childhood the family moved to a farm outside of Polo, where he was raised.
George was a 1955 graduate of...
Jean Marie Hines, age 95, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Feb. 28, 2017, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton. She had lived in Hamilton most of her life except for a short time during World War II, when she lived in the state of California.
Jean was born on July 25, 1921, in Caldwell...
Ruby Lee Neva Holder, age 91, a resident of Lenexa, KS, passed away on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at her residence. Ruby was born the daughter of Claude Franklin (Frank) and Neva Pearl (Bisel) McBee on May 11, 1925, in Braymer.
Ruby was a 1943 graduate of Braymer High School. She was united in marriage...
Bob McGinness, age 78 of Waverly, Missouri died on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Apple Ridge Care Center in Waverly, Missouri.
Born Sunday, February 5, 1939 in Higginsville, Missouri, he was the son of the late James Leonard McGinness and the late Sophia Leas McGinness.
Bob was a graduate of...
Lawrence Wilbur Clevenger, age 85, of Clinton, MO, passed away Feb. 21, 2017. Lawrence was born Jan. 7, 1932, in Norborne, the son of Amos and Etta Clevenger. He married Charlene Riner on May 19, 1951.
Lawrence was a retired electrician from the Kansas City School District. He enjoyed fishing,...
Lois Ilene McGinnis, age 86, of Cameron, MO, passed away on Feb. 20, 2017.
Lois was born on April 2, 1930, in Hawarden, IA, to Lloyd and Vivian (Cooper) Millikan.
She was a graduate of Gallatin High School and worked over 25 years for Cameron Insurance Company before retiring.
Lois was a member of...
Betty Gayle Owen King was born Oct. 16, 1941, at the family home of her parents Wilma Alene (Oster) Owen and John Carl (Jack) Owen in Ray County. She passed away at her home in Camdenton on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, surrounded by her family.
Betty loved her family and many, many close friends. She...
Francis Lynn Hays, age 90, of Stet, MO, died Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Shirkey’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.
Franny was born on Sept. 16, 1926, in Grape Grove Township in Missouri, to Albert G. and Sarah A. (Underdown) Hays. He married Helen (Horine) Kugler on March 1, 1963. She...
LaVina B. McCrary, age 92, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Feb. 14, 2017, at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton. LaVina previously lived in many various cities due to her husband’s work profession, but she had lived in Hutchinson, KS, before moving back to Hamilton in 1991.
LaVina was born on...
Ray Francis Bales, age 86, passed away Feb. 10, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Carrollton, MO, under the care of the staff and Preferred Hospice of Lexington. Ray was born March 4, 1930, to RG and Florence (Miller) Bales in Stet.
A lifelong salesman, Ray ran an egg route out of RG Bales & Son...