Deaths

Bill Hall

Billy Eugene “Bill” Hall, 87, Ravenwood and formerly of Maryville, died Monday, January 16, 2023, at the KU Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Mr. Hall has been cremated under the care of the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville. The burial with full military rites will be at 10 am, Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Isadora

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Kenneth McMichael

Kenneth McMichael, 88, Barnard, died Saturday, October 7, 2023 at his home. He was born on June 9, 1935 in Cumberland, IA to Frank and Esther Kirchner McMichael. He was a graduate of Albany High School in 1953 and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1955 to 1957. Mr. McMichael

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Ray Espey

William Ray Espey, 92, Warrensburg, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023. He was born November 21, 1930 to Chester Harrison Espey and Edna May Gray Espey in Nodaway County. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Durward and Bob, and sisters, Mina and Beverly, in addition to an infant brother and infant sister, and

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Gordon Garrett

Gordon B Garrett, 90, Maryville, died on Friday, October 6, 2023, at Nodaway Nursing Home. Mr. Garrett was born on September 29, 1933, in College Springs, IA, to Wayne and Wilda Willsie Garrett. He was a graduate of Horace Mann High School and attended Northwest Missouri State College. He served in the United States Army

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Dee Sloan

Helen Delores “Dee” Sloan, 95, of Maryville, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday afternoon, September 29, 2023, in St. Joseph. Dee was born July 17, 1928, in Shenandoah, IA; the daughter of Earl S. and Lois Marie Linebaugh Long. She graduated from Clearmont High School in 1946, and married Victor E. Sloan Sr.,

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Ray Espey

Ray Espey, Warrensburg, 92, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at the Lee’s Summit Hospital, Lee’s Summit. Memorial services are pending.

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Sue Leslie

Sue Leslie, 85, Maryville, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born August 31, 1938, in Lee’s Summit, to Wallace and Annie Boten Borgman. She was a graduate of Garden City High School, Garden City. On November 23, 1956, she married Maurice W. Leslie in Butler. He preceded her

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Bennetta Davis

Bennetta Mae Davis, 90, Maryville, formerly of Hopkins, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Oak Pointe Assisted Living Center, Maryville. She was born August 20, 1933, in Braddyville, IA, to Benjamin and Ola Mae Orme Ingels. On May 20, 1951, she married Donnis Dean Davis at the Christian Church in Hopkins. He preceded her in

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Karen Forshey

Karen Kay Collins Forshey, 74, Maryville, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at her home in Maryville. She was born February 2, 1949, in Maryville, to HD and Dorothy Collins. She grew up in Parnell, and graduated from high school in Ravenwood. Mrs. Forshey moved to Kansas City where she spent most of her adult life.

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Joyce Ecker

Joyce Uvon Ecker , 85, Elmo, died Friday, September 22, 2023, at Oak Pointe Care Center, Maryville. She was born October 18, 1937, in Maryville, to Emery Spangler and Frances Hamilton Spangler. She grew up in the Possum Walk area and attended elementary school there. She graduated as valedictorian from Elmo High School in 1955.

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