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Ray Eugene O’Dell, age 80, a resident of Liberty, MO, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Ray was born on Dec. 10, 1936, to John William and Mary Ann (Vinyard) O’Dell in Braymer.
Ray lived in Braymer as a child and graduated from the Braymer High School in 1954. Ray was united in marriage with...
Richard “Dick” John Beckel, Sr., age 94, of Cameron, MO, formerly of Wahoo, NE and Austin, MN, passed away on Nov. 29, 2017, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cameron.
Dick was born on May 12, 1923, in Austin, MN, to John George “Jack” and Stella (Thompson) Beckel. He graduated from the University...
Clinton “Shane” Lee, age 39, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Nov. 30, 2017, in Cameron. He had lived in Caldwell County most of his life.
Shane was born on March 24, 1978, to Dennis Lee and Robin (Hill) Thorne. He graduated from the Braymer High School in Braymer in 1996. Shane worked as a glass...
Angela Marie Van Ness, age 47, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at Liberty Hospital. Angela was born May 26, 1970, in Cameron, MO, to Jerry and Rhonda Sprouse.
Throughout her short life, Angela was known for her compassion toward others and her giving heart. She was a...
Deane Elgin Anderson, age 80, a resident of Braymer, MO, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at his residence.
Deane was born the son of Edward M. and Mariam F. (McBee) Anderson on Feb. 2, 1937, in Braymer. He was a 1956 graduate of Braymer C-4 High School. He was united in marriage to Laundra...
Joann Smith, age 86, of Gallatin, MO, passed away Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, at the Daviess County Nursing and Rehab.
Joann was born April 11, 1931, the daughter of Rodolphus S. and Helen (Spurlock) Jewell in Kidder. She graduated from Hamilton High School in 1949, and attended Central Missouri State...
Wilberta (Billie) S. Shartzer, age 81, of Cameron, MO, passed away on Nov. 25, 2017, in Cameron. She had lived in Cameron since 1976, and previously lived in Hamilton.
Billie was born on Nov. 15, 1936, in DeKalb County in Santa Rosa, to Roscoe and Eva (Bechtold) Bratcher. She graduated from the...
Elbert Dean “Abbott” Bratcher, age 87, of Kansas City, passed away Nov. 20. A visitation will be held Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at White Chapel Funeral Home in Gladstone. Services will be held Nov. 30, at the Avondale United Methodist Church in Kansas City at 11:30 a.m. Interment...
Harrison Grant Lapen, age 24, of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Nov. 18, 2017, in St. Joseph. Harrison was born Sept. 19, 1993, in Clinton, to Nesha (Walker) Park and Bruce Lapen. He grew up in Hamilton and graduated from Penney High School in 2012.
He earned his Associates of Arts degree in...
Harrison Lapen, age 24, of Hamilton, MO, passed away Nov. 18. Services are pending at Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton.
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