Obits
Melissa Dawn Cramer was born Oct. 18, 1999, in St. Joseph, MO, to Karen (Whitmer) Crago and Christopher Cramer. Melissa passed away Jan. 1, 2019. She spent the first 12 years of her life in Hamilton, and graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton in May 2018.
Lissa (Mel) loved her family,...
Donna Rose Michael, age 84, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Dec. 31, 2018, at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty. She lived in Hamilton most of her life.
Donna was born on April 13, 1934, in Sampsel, to Fred and Inza (Hartman) Lawson. She graduated from the Lock Springs high school and worked as a...
Lester Eugene Campbell, age 94, a resident of Braymer, MO, passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, at Valley Manor Nursing Center in Excelsior Springs.
Lester was born on Nov. 16, 1924, in St. Clair County, Missouri, the son of Clarence and Ada (Wicks) Campbell. He was a 1943 graduate of Lowry City...
Russell Allen Giles, age 51, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Dec. 27, 2018, at KU Medical Center.
Russell was born Nov. 10, 1967, in Independence, to George and Hazel (Smith) Giles.
Russell grew up in Lawson and graduated from Lawson High School. After high school he worked at various jobs, but the...
Faith Ann Culter, infant daughter of Steven and Stephanie Culter of Cowgill, was born and passed away Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2018, at Liberty Hospital. She was affectionately called “Raspberry.”
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, David Culter.
Survivors include her...
Della June Simpson, age 74, of Hamilton, MO, passed away at her home on Dec. 23, 2018. She lived in Caldwell County for many years but also lived previously in Springfield, Buffalo and Breckenridge.
Della was born on Oct. 10, 1944, in Polo, to Claude M. and Beulah M. (Givens) Arms. She graduated...
Max Eugene Hawley, age 89, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Dec. 26, 2018, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton.
Max was born on Aug. 31, 1929, in Hamilton, to Cecil and Gertrude Dunlap Hawley. He farmed in the past with his father. Max was a member of the Community of Christ Church and...
Jackie "Jack" Charles Gonder, at the age of 63, went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 5:48 a.m. on Dec, 15, 2018, after a courageous battle with liver cancer.
He was born Oct. 6, 1955, in Chillicothe, MO, to Billie Clay Gonder and Virginia June Norris - Gonder.
Jack graduated from J.C....
Imogene “Genie” Elaine Thompson, age 85, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Morningside Center in Chillicothe, MO.
Genie was born June 4, 1933, in Stet, the daughter of R.C. and Alta (Stroud) Eichler. She was raised in Braymer, where she graduated high school. On Dec. 26, 1950, she...
Joseph Walter Simmons, age 72, of Hamilton, passed away on Dec. 13, 2018.
Joseph was born on Feb. 2, 1946, in Marshall, to Henry Theodore and Rosa Elizabeth (Lawson) Simmons.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jan; and daughter, Theresa “T.K.” King.
Survivors include five daughters,...
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