Obits

Katherine (Riegel) Lewis

Katherine (Riegel) Lewis, age 98, a resident of Braymer, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 18, 2023, at Golden Age Nursing Home, Braymer, Missouri. Katherine was born the daughter of Charles and Alta (Cox) Riegel on November 5, 1924 in rural Caldwell County, Missouri. Katherine was a graduate of...

Van Jay Horseman

Van Jay Horseman ( October 29, 1947 - June 19, 2023 ) Van Jay Horseman, 75, Hamilton, MO., passed away on June 19, 2023, at the Missouri Veteran's Home, Cameron, MO. He moved to the New York community southeast of Hamilton in 1972 from Platte County, MO. Van was born on October 29, 1947, in...

Judy Marie Vanderpool

Judy Marie Vanderpool, age 85, a resident of Braymer, passed away Tues., June 13, 2023, at her daughter’s residence in Braymer.Judy was born the daughter of Lawrence and Herma (Murray) McKnight on June 7, 1938, in Georgeville. She was a 1955 graduate of Braymer High School. Soon after, she was...

John Robert "Bob" Swafford

John Robert "Bob" Swafford, 82, Hamilton, passed away on June 8, 2023, at KU Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Bob fought Non-Hodgkin's Mantle Cell Lymphoma for 14 years. Bob was born on April 10, 1941, in Polo, to Thomas Woodrow and Evelyn Wade Blakely Swafford. He graduated from the Polo, high...

Victor Hadley Bagley Jr.

Victor Hadley Bagley, Jr., age 88, a resident of Sunrise Beach, MO, passed away on Tues., May 16, 2023 at Lake Regional Hospital, Camdenton, MO. He was born the son of Victor H. Bagley, Sr. and Catherine (Elliott) Bagley on July 22, 1934 in Chillicothe. Victor attended Chillicothe High School, and...

Carrol Ann Orr

Carrol Ann Orr, age 78, a resident of Richmond, MO, a former resident of Braymer, passed away on Thurs., May 18, 2023, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond. Carrol was born the daughter of Richard and Dorothy (Samms) Prewitt on July 20, 1944, in Livingston County, Missouri. She...

Marilyn Joann (Wetzel) Adair (Jo)

(MARILYN JOANN (WETZEL) ADAIR (Jo) Marilyn Joann (Wetzel) Adair age 90, a resident of Rocklin, CA, passed away peacefully on Wed., May 3, 2023 in Roseville, CA after a brief illness and hospitalization. She spent her last waking hours with her two sons Jeffrey Scott Adair and Todd Elliott Adair by...

Lee Roberts

Lee Roberts, age 87, of Kearney, passed away on April 29, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Lee was born on Dec. 1, 1935, in Lathrop. Lee was the 3rd of 4 sons born to George Marion Roberts and Wilma Ruth (Boswell) Roberts. Lee grew up in the rural Kidder/Hamilton, area where he helped his...

David Miller

Rev. David Eugene Miller age 74, longtime pastor of Knoxville Community Church, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 28, 2023, at his home in Excelsior Springs. David was born on Oct. 22, 1948, in Carlinville, IL, the son of Manning Paul and Annie Lee (Shirkey) Miller. Survivors...

Lawrence C. Potts, Jr.

Lawrence C. Potts, Jr. (Junior), 90, Hamilton, MO., passed away on April 15, 2023, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron. Junior was born on Sept. 25, 1932, in Caldwell County, on Highway W, in a house that is still standing, to Lawrence and Caroline Devota (Cook) Potts. He went to the...