September 21, 2021

Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Scott Walk, associate commissioner, and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes dated 9/16/2021. The

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Richard Mac ‘Dick’ New

The life of Richard Mac “Dick” New, March 7, 1934 – September 14, 2021, was and will be a reminder to be Jesus to someone every day. Richard received awards and recognitions in his lifetime for his expertise, his work ethic and knowledge or skill. You might even say he was a bit famous among

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Terry Don Major

Terry Don Major, 64, Texarkana, TX, formerly of Clearmont, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Saint Michaels Hospital in Texarkana. He had been sick with COVID 19 for the past month and a half. Terry was born in Clarinda, IA, on June 18, 1957, to Donald Gene and Terry Florence Robinson Major. He

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Richard Hann

Richard Allen Hann, 81, Lawrence, KS died September 16, 2021. Richard was born in Maryville, MO June 20, 1940. He and his twin sister, Katherine, were the youngest of four children. Richard graduated from Burlington Jct. High School in 1958. After high school, Richard attended Baker University, Baldwin, KS graduating in 1962. During his time at

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Alice Zimmerman

Alice Ruth Zimmerman, 89, Omaha, NE, formerly of Maryville, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE. She was born October 12, 1931, in Corning, IA, to Walter E. and Blanche Bixler Arbuckle. She was a 1950 graduate of Corning Iowa High School. She attended Northwest Missouri State University,

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Ivalou Curram

Ivalou Curram, 72, Maryville, died Monday, September 20, 2021, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. She was born December 22, 1949, in Maryville, to Theodore L. and Lilly W. Beason Goff. She was a 1967 graduate of Nodaway-Holt High School and attended St. Joseph Beauty University. On April 9, 1976, she married James W.

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John Alford

John William Alford, 72, Maryville, formerly of Barnard, died Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Village Care Center. He was born March 7, 1949, in Barnard, to Edward and Roena Lawson Alford. He graduated from Barnard High School. Mr. Alford worked as a farmhand and at the Barnard Elevator. Graveside services were Thursday, September 23 at

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David E. Phillips, Sr. 

LTC David E. Phillips, Sr., USA, Ret., 83, Kansas City, formerly of Pickering, died Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Anthology of Burlington Creek in Kansas City. He was born July 21, 1938, in San Jose, CA, to Edward and Marian Throwbridge Phillips. He was a 1956 graduate of Palo Alto High School and received a

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Ella Mae Shipley

Ella Mae Kerns Shipley, 92, Maryville, formerly of Elmo, died Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born July 13, 1929, in Blanchard, IA, to Albert Ross Kerns and Bessie Leona Johnson Kerns. She grew up in Elmo. In 1947, she married Merle W. Shipley in Kansas City. Mrs. Shipley’s body

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Norman Wilmes

Norman Francis Wilmes, 62, San Antonio, TX, formerly of Maryville, died Saturday, September 11, 2021, in San Antonio. He was born July 23, 1959, in Maryville, to Bernard and Cecelia Gast Wilmes. He was a graduate of Maryville High School. Mass of Christian burial was Tuesday, September 21 at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church, Maryville.

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