Deaths

Patrick Spire

Patrick “Pat” Cleo Spire, 76, Blue Springs, died Saturday, May 20, 2023, at his home. He was born March 19, 1947, to Cleo and Mabel Tuttle Spire in Lodi, CA. On January 9, 1971, he married Virginia Whaley in Maryville. After serving in the US Army, Mr. Spire became a member of the Missouri State

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Tyler Kirsch

Tyler LeRoy Kirsch, 17, Burlington Jct., died Thursday, May 18, 2023, at the Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. He was born June 14, 2005, in Maryville, to Brent Steven Kirsch, and Maggie Renee Conz. He lived in the area all his life. While attending West Nodaway High School in Burlington Jct, he played football, baseball,

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Shirley Johnson

Shirley L. Johnson, 72, Mound City, died Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Community Hospital, Fairfax. She was born June 16, 1950, in Fort Ord, CA, to Boyce and Maxine Brackett. She was a homemaker and worked as a nurse’s aide in the Maryville area. She married Wayne A. Johnson in 1985. He preceded her in

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Sweeney Stutes

Sweeney Paul Stutes, III, 75, Maryville, formerly of Louisiana, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at his home, north of Maryville. He was born July 19, 1947, in Crowley, LA, to Sweeney Paul and Maud Comeaux Stutes, II. Mr. Stutes had served his country in the United States Army. He worked many years at Conoco Oil

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Bob Mozingo

Robert “Bob” Mozingo, 84, Burlington, IA, died May 14, 2023 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. Born November 30, 1938 in Maryville, he was the son of William Earl and Thelma Henry Mozingo. He graduated from Maryville High School in 1956 and earned his bachelor of arts in engineering at Finlay Engineering

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Larry Rosenbohm

Larry Lee Rosenbohm, 84, Graham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Larry was born on December 28, 1938, on the family farm in rural Graham, to George and Mary Margaret Lyle Rosenbohm He graduated from Graham High School in 1956 as salutatorian. He then attended NWMSU. While obtaining his two-year agricultural degree, he

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Jim Moses

James Edward Moses, 87, Shambaugh, IA died Monday, May 15, 2023 at the Clarinda Regional Health Center, Clarinda, IA. Mr. Moses was born February 12, 1936, in Clarinda, to C. Leslie Moses and Faye Younger Moses. He grew up in the Elmo area and graduated from Elmo High School. He was united in marriage to

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Janila Wilson

Janila Jean Wilson, 87, Maryville, died Sunday, May 14, 2023, at her home in Maryville. She was born September 29, 1935, in Barnard, to Clarence Everett and Lila Vea Hall Baker. She lived most of her life in Nodaway County, and had graduated from South Nodaway High School, Barnard, class of 1953. On April 29,

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Jerry Butler

Jerry Lee Butler, 82, died Friday, April 14, 2023. He was born November 9, 1940, in Fort Stockton, TX. He was a 1958 Graham High School graduate. On May 8, 1965, he married Mary Butler at Camp des Loges Chapel, Saint-Germain-En-Laye, S & O, France. Mr. Butler served in the United States Navy for 37

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William Pitts

William Lee Pitts, 61, Maryville, died Monday, May 8, 2023, at his home. He was born August 30, 1961, in Maryville, to Billy Lee and Letha Kathryn Rogers Pitts. He was a 1980 graduate of West Nodaway High School and received his bachelor’s degree in management and data processing from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville.

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