Month: December

Lions Club has fish, chicken fry

The Graham Lions Club will have their fish and chicken fry from 4:30 to 7 pm, Saturday, December 3 at the Community Building in Graham. Carp, catfish, chicken, mountain oysters, salad and potatoes. Adults are $15; under 12 years old are $5. For takeout orders call 660.254.0448.

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Courtney Goforth

Courtney Wilson Goforth, 91, Stanberry, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at a Stanberry nursing home. He was born July 5, 1931, at the family home in Guilford, to Charles Emmett Goforth and Lula Kathleen Wilson Goforth. He graduated from Guilford High School. He received a bachelor of science degree in industrial arts and sociology from

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Paul Drydale

Paul Norman Drydale, 91, Bolckow, died Thursday, November 10, 2022, at his home. He was born May 13, 1931, in Maryville, to Paul G. and Adah Ware Drydale. He was a graduate of Maryville High School. Mr. Drydale worked for Union Local 101 as a heavy equipment operator for Ideker Construction Company and Donaldson Construction

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Jan Tramel

Jan Rae Tramel, 74, Maryville, died Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. She was born April 17, 1948, in St. Joseph, to Carl Eugene Thomas and Virginia Mary Scott Thomas. She lived most of her life in Northwest Missouri, including Raytown, Tarkio and Maryville. She attended Northwest Missouri State University

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Sandra Maxwell

Sandra Rose Maxwell, 77, Kansas City, formerly of Maryville, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the North Kansas City Hospice House. She was born on September 23, 1945, in Stratton, CO, to Daniel and Rose Smith. She grew up in Los Alamos, NM, and Casa Grande, AZ. She attended the University of Arizona in Tucson,

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Marcus Nelson

Marcus K. “Mark” Nelson, 75, Hopkins, died Tuesday, November 22, 2022, south of Hopkins. He was born February 21, 1947, in Guilford, to Orval and Ruby Bland Nelson. He attended school in Guilford. In 1972, he married Margaret Wright. They later divorced. He married Lova Fleetwood in 1990. She preceded him in death in 2010.

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Bert Meyer

Florence “Bert” R. Meyer, 91, St. Joseph, died Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Diversicare. She was born on April 10, 1931 in Fairfax to the late William Lamont and Edith Wilson. Mrs. Meyer was a devoted member of the St. Francis Xavier Church. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 am, Friday, December 2 at

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Bill Parsons

William Roger “Bill” Parsons, 76, Maryville, formerly of Harrisonville, died Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Mosaic Hospital – St. Joseph. He was born February 15, 1946, in Harrisonville, and was adopted by Marion H. “Tom” and Nina Rogers Parsons. He was educated in the Harrisonville public school system and attended Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg.

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David Cruth

Alva David Cruth, 91, Clearmont, died Monday, November 21, 2022. He was born September 25, 1931, in Raymond, KS, to Alva William and Myrtle Mae Cruth. He graduated from Maryville High School. He married Virginia Downing. She preceded him in death in January of 2022. Funeral services were Saturday, November 26 at the Christian Church,

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Spoofhound boys open season with a win

By Morgan Guyer The Maryville Spoofhound Boys Basketball Team defeated Platte County 83 – 73 to start their season at the Savannah Tournament November 29. It was a back-and-forth first half, with the game being tied 14 – 14 at the end of the first quarter. Platte County was able to jump out to a

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