Obits

Raymond Lloyd McElwee

Raymond Lloyd McElwee Raymond Lloyd McElwee was born the middle child of Ronald and Linda (Russell) McElwee on August 9th, 1969, at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond, Missouri. He lived North of Knoxville on his maternal grandparents farm (Raymond and Ethel {Butler} Russell), until 1977 when...

Junior Lee Hayes

Junior Lee Hays Junior Lee Hays, 85, Polo Mo. was born October 8, 1940, to Harry and Mildred Hays in rural Cowgill Mo. and passed away October 26, 2025 at Oakridge Assisted Living in Richmond MO. He attended Polo High School, graduating with class of 1958, while there he met the girl that would...

Opal "Marie" Frazier

Opal "Marie" Frazier, age 85, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2025. Marie was born in Turney, Missouri, on July 24, 1940, to Hessie and Opal (Smith) Nicholson. She attended Lathrop High School, where her journey through life began to take shape. In 1956, she met the love of her life, Leroy...

Betty Lou Johnson

Betty Lou Johnson Betty Lou Johnson, age 94, a resident of Braymer, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Golden Age Nursing Home, Braymer, Missouri. Betty was born the daughter of Floyd and Emma (Mason) Stratton on August 21, 1931, in Stet, Missouri. She was a 1949 graduate of...

Marjorie Jean Gentry

Marjorie Jean Gentry Marjorie Jean Gentry, age 100, of Mirabile, Missouri, passed away on October 15, 2025, at her home — the same home where she was born. Jean was born on May 20, 1925, the daughter of Robert F. and Elizabeth Dale (McCullough) Carr. She graduated from Mirabile High School in 1942...

Janet Jo Richardson

Janet Jo Richardson Janet Jo Richardson, age 76, a resident of Liberty, Missouri, a former resident of Braymer, Missouri, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri. Janet was born the daughter of Kenneth and Nadine (Hargrave) Hatfield on January 13, 1949, in...

George Richardson

George Harold Richardson George Harold Richardson, age 84, a resident of Gladstone, Missouri, a former resident of Braymer, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri, with his son, Adam, by his side. George was born the son of...

Betty Ruth Mason

Betty Ruth Mason Betty Ruth Mason, born October 27, 1932 in Cowgill, Missouri, passed away surrounded by family and love on September 12, 2025 at Golden Age Nursing Home of Braymer, Missouri. She was the daughter of Merle and Russell McPheeters and a proud graduate of Polo High School. On December...

Marta Ann Nigh

Marta Ann Nigh ( September 27, 1950 - September 4, 2025 ) Marta Ann Nigh, 74, of Hamilton, MO., went to be with our Lord and Savior on September 4, 2025, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, with her loved ones by her side. Marta was born in La Mesa, California, on September 27, 1950,...

Dr. James "Jim" Carson Baker

Dr. James “Jim” Carson Baker Dr. James "Jim" Carson Baker, of Blacksburg, VA passed away peacefully on August 19th, 2025 at the age of 88 with his family at his bedside. He is survived by his three children Michael Seaton Baker and wife Amy Elizabeth Myers of Arlington Heights, IL, Margaret Baker...