Alexa Nicole Bragg, 13, Blue Springs, died Monday, January 23, 2023. She was born January 21, 2010, to Isaiah and Lindsey Bragg in Independence. Services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, February 4 at Timothy Lutheran Church in Blue Springs. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 am. Memorial contributions may be
Betty Jean Pierson, 88, Maryville, died Sunday, January 29, 2023. She was born October 19, 1934, in Maryville, to Harry Lee and Ruby Branson Wallace. She lived her entire life in the area. On November 11, 1951, she married Wayne H. Pierson in Maryville. Mrs. Pierson had worked in retail at Places, Donut Shop, and
Ethel Anne “Edee” Hageman, 86, Maryville, died Thursday January 26, 2023, at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, Kansas City. She was born November 4, 1936, in Riley, KS, to James Winfred and Edna Anderson White. She was a 1954 graduate of Riley Rural High School. On April 18, 1959, she married Charles Lee Hageman
Shirley “Sam” Sharp, 84, Pickering, died Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at Mosaic Medical Center, Maryville. She was born October 22, 1938, in Pickering, to Emmett and Gertrude Cline Carmichael. She attended Pickering High School. On June 27, 1985, she married Dale Sharp in Timbo, AR. She attended Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville. Mrs. Sharp’s body
Elmer Eugene Devine, 92, Clearmont, died Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the Maryville Living Center. He was born September 19, 1930, in Howell County, to Tom and Bertha Devine. In 1950, he married Betty Jeanne Hopple. Mr. Devine retired from Loch Sand and Construction in 1994. Services were held Monday, January 30 at the Burlington
Shirley F. Wedlock, 90, Mesa, AZ, formerly of Maryville, died Sunday, January 15, 2023, at a care center in Chandler, AZ. She was born March 6, 1932, at the old St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, to Dr. Roy V. and Veda Hull Canon. She attended school in Maryville and graduated from Maryville High School in
Virginia Marie Kelley Lett, 95, Maryville, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born on October 16, 1927, in Pickering, to Orlen Oliver and Mattie Marie Clayton Kelley. She graduated from Pickering High School, and took business classes in St. Joseph. On October 6, 1950, she married Lincoln James “LJ”
Dale Eugene Wray, 67, Pickering, died Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. He was born in Clarinda, IA, to Henry and Goldie M. McNeese Wray. He had lived all his life in the area. On May 31, 1976, he married Donna Sue Auffert at St. Gregory Catholic Church, Maryville. Mr.
Ella Mae McGinness, 90, died Thursday, January 17, 2023, at Oak Park Senior Living, Oak Park Heights, MN. She was born October 27, 1932, in Sidney, IA, to Arlie and Florence Noakes Shelman. She graduated from high school in Grant City. On April 20, 1951, she married Bill McGinness in Maryville. Funeral services will be
Thomas Ross Hinton, Jr., 58, Maryville, died Friday, January 20, 2023, at his home. He was born July 19, 1965, in Modesto, CA, to Tommy R. and Hazel L. Caldwell Hinton, Sr. He was a graduate of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, Modesto. Mr. Hinton worked for Burger King in Modesto; after moving to
