Obits

Wesley “Wes” Eugene Toomay, age 74, of Gravois Mills, MO, passed away Sept. 18, 2018, after a brave and aggressive battle with MDS and AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia).  He passed away at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, surrounded by his loving family. Wes was born to Willard and...
Hazel Dorothy Prather, age 95, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Sept. 20, 2018, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Hamilton. She previously lived in the state of Iowa and in numerous locations around the country due to her husband’s profession. Hazel was born on Aug. 2, 1923, in Greenville, IA,...
Daniel “Danny” Wayne Phelps, age 55, a resident of Mooresville, MO, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Danny was born the son of Walter Robert Phelps and Margaret Hutchinson on Feb. 11, 1963, in Kansas City. He attended Excelsior Springs High School....
Larry Franklin Bassett, age 79, a resident of Breckenridge, MO, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, at Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer. Larry was born the son of Leo Pete and Edith Hazel (O’Dell) Bassett on Jan. 12, 1939, in Mirabile. He was a graduate of Breckenridge High School. He served...
Dorris A. Leakey, age 87, a resident of Braymer, MO, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer. Dorris was born on March 20, 1931, in Hardin, the son of James Allen and Sally Mae (Still) Leakey. He was a 1949 graduate of Braymer C-4 High School in Braymer. He...
Verna Sue Sipple, age 76, of Hamilton, MO, formerly of Portsmouth, VA, and Liberty and Sparta, KY, passed away at her home on Sept. 15, 2018. She lived in Hamilton for the past 24 years. Verna was born on Oct. 3, 1941, in Ohio, to James Kenneth and Doris Jividen. She earned degrees in nursing and...
Clara Lucille Leakey, age 95, a resident of Braymer, MO, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. Clara was born the daughter of Leonard Thomas Hawkins and Cora Mae (Schutz) Hawkins on March 20, 1923, in Carroll County. She spent her...
Christopher Clay Hendley, age 34, a resident of Braymer, MO, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City. Christopher was born the son of Gary Dale Hendley and Tabitha S. (Turner) Foley on Aug. 17, 1984, in North Kansas City. He was a 2003 graduate of...
James Allen Hartinger, age 81, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Sept. 11, 2018, at the Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. James was born on June 18, 1937, in Des Moines, IA, to Noel D. and Evelyn G. (Burnaman) Hartinger. He worked as a journeyman envelope maker for Tension...
Ruth Elizabeth (Liz) Blakley, age 58, of Hamilton, MO, passed away at her home on Sept. 10, 2018. She lived in the Hamilton area most of her life.  Liz was born on Sept. 27, 1959, in Cameron, to Jake and Roberta Bell (Filley) Kresse, Jr.  She attended school in Cameron and Kidder, and graduated...

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