Obits

Bobby “Bob” Gene Gray

Bobby “Bob” Gene Gray, age 65, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Feb. 8, 2016, at his home. Bob was born on Feb. 23, 1950, in Downing, on his grandparent’s farm, to Harold and Daisy Shepherd Gray. He was a graduate of the Lancaster High School in Lancaster, and then attended Northeast Missouri State...

Leota Snyder

Leota Snyder, age 84, passed away unexpectedly at her home near Jameson, MO, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. Bertha Leota (Brewer) Snyder was born on Oct. 31, 1931, to Mary Frances (Moorshead) and Robert Lincoln Brewer, near Breckenridge. The family moved east of Jameson while she was very young, and she...

Ethel Jevena Reid

Ethel J. Reid, age 86, a resident of Braymer, MO, passed away Feb. 3, 2016, at Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Reid; son, Gene Silkwood; parents, John and Eunice Silkwood; brother, Ralph Silkwood; two sisters, Cloie Mills and Hazel McElwee. She...

Willouise Lile Parker

Willouise Lile Parker was born on Feb. 10, 1924, in Braymer, MO. She was the only child of George Reed (Pete) Lile and Eunice Verlee Kepley Lile. Willouise graduated from Cowgill High School and that was where she met the love of her life, Frank L. Parker. They married in Kansas City on Nov. 20,...

Grace Marie Standley O’Dell

Grace Marie Standley O'Dell, age 50, of Polo, MO, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, surrounded by her loving family. Grace was born on Dec. 23, 1965, the daughter of Trennouth Eugene and Deloroese (Dee) (Harness) Standley in Carrollton. She attended...

Louis “L.E.” Jordan

Louis “L.E.” Jordan, age 81, of Polo, MO, entered eternal life Feb. 1, 2016, at North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City surrounded by his loving family. “L.E.” entered this life in Centerville, IA, the son of Carson Jordan and Rachel Jordan (Murphy). On Nov. 14, 1952, he was united in...

John Henry Gilgour

John Henry Gilgour, age 77, formerly of King City, MO for 45 years, passed away Feb. 5, 2016, at Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence. John Henry was born April 18, 1938, in Breckenridge, the son of Clyde and Louetta (Stout) Gilgour. On Aug. 29, 1958, he was united in marriage to Judith Neiman...

JoAnn Burkey

JoAnn Burkey, age 71, a resident of Columbia, MO, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Boone Hospital in Columbia. JoAnn was born the daughter of Curtis and Evelyn (Woods) McKnight on March 13, 1944, in Kansas City. She was a 1962 graduate of Braymer C-4 High School. After graduating high...

Estyl Nadyne Bowers

Estyl Nadyne (Cowgill) Bowers, age 98, died Feb. 7, 2016, at Oakridge of Plattsburg, MO. She was born at Hamilton, to Vilas Samuel and Jennie Mae (Todd) Cowgill in 1917. She grew up on farms mostly around Cowgill, and attended grade schools at Liberty Eagle, Cowgill Elementary, and Cottage Grove....

Timothy Mark Allen

Timothy Mark Allen, age 49, of Kidder, MO, passed away on Feb. 6, 2016. Tim was born on Nov. 23, 1966, in Bethany, to John Dale and Carol (Peters) Allen. They preceded him in death. He was a 1985 graduate of Cameron High School and worked in construction. Survivors include two daughters, Ashley (...