Alfred Eugene Jones, 88, Maryville, died Friday, March 28, 2025, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. He was born April 15, 1936, to Ralph and Gladys Horn Jones in Maryville. He was a 1954 graduate of Maryville High School. On July 1, 1972, he married Mary Anne Prawitz in St. Joseph. Mr. Jones served
Daniel J. Fitzmier, 32, Maryville, died Thursday, March 27, 2025, at home. He was born June 29, 1992, to Lawrence R. Fitzmier, and Dawn M. Russell in Phoenix, AZ. He had lived in the Maryville area for over 30 years. Mr. Fitzmier had worked as a general laborer for several years. Mr. Fitzmier’s body has
Larry Earl Jones, 79, Maryville, died Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. He was born May 19, 1945, to Earl H. and Wanda L. Tabor Jones in Hamburg, IA. He was a 1964 graduate of Maryville High School. Mr. Jones served in the United States Navy during Vietnam. He worked
Jo Nelle Derr, 73, Maitland, died Monday, March 25, 2025. She was born November 19, 1951, to Harold and Evonne Medsker Holmes, in Maryville. She lived all her life in the area, and in the same house for over 55 years. She graduated from Nodaway-Holt High School, Graham and attended Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville.
Dean Pierson, Roeland Park, KS, died Sunday, March 2, at KU Medical Center. He grew up on a farm in the Workman Chapel community, also known as Toad Hollar. He graduated from Burlington Jct. High School in 1958 and later earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the Kansas City Theological Institute. Mr. Pierson worked
Elizabeth “Betty” Swagerty, 90, Maryville, died Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born November 8,1934, to Cornelius and Elizabeth O’Connor McManus in Clyde. She attended six years at St. Benedict’s school in Clyde, and two years at Fairview school at Stanberry. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1952. On
Melvin Lester Ettinger, Jr., 82, Stanberry, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at a Lexington hospital. He was born December 30, 1942, to Melvin, Sr., and Ruth Ramsier Ettinger in St. Joseph. On June 15, 1968, he married Elizabeth Miller in Conception Jct. She preceded him in death October 27, 2022. Mr. Ettinger worked as a
Betty Lucille Frazier Wilkinson, 89, of Maryville, passed away peacefully at her home with her loving daughters by her side on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Betty was born on August 31, 1935, in McFall, to Lorene Kariker Jones and Clarence Franklin Frazier. On December 7, 1950, Betty was united in marriage to William Russell Wilkinson
Gary F. McBrayer, 76, Hopkins, died Monday, March 17, 2025, at his home. He was born September 21, 1948, to Willis and Florence Canaday McBrayer, in Creston, IA. Mr. Brayer was an auto body repairman with Pitzenberger Auto Body. Mr. McBrayer’s body has been cremated under the care of Price Funeral Home. A Celebration of
Florence Pauline Dean Garrett Constant, 96, Parnell, died Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Village Care Center, Maryville. She was born June 8, 1928, to Clarence Dean, and Lillian Barnes Dean in Sabetha, KS. She was adopted by her mother’s sister, Myrtle Barnes Garrett and husband, William and raised by Myrtle and husband, Frank Garrett.
