Deaths

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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Harold Dean Holaday

Harold Dean Holaday, 89, Barnard, has gone from our world to meet with his Lord and Savior on November 16, 2022. Harold was born on February 20, 1933 to Loren Reed and Edith (Barnes) Holaday at home in Barnard. Harold graduated from Horace Mann in Maryville, in 1952. He married Jacquelin “Jackie” Dowling on August

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Carolea Archer

Carolea Archer, 92, Kansas City, died Saturday, November 19, 2022. She was born April 5, 1930, in Arkansas City, KS, to William and Cleota Kirby Moore. She earned her RN degree from Missouri Methodist Hospital, and later in life, her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychological counseling from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville. On May

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Jesse Christian

Jesse David Christian, 33, Burlington Jct died Monday, November 14, 2022, near Wilcox. He was born August 21, 1989, in Maryville, to John Thomas Christian, and Deloris Marie Bears Christian.  He graduated from West Nodaway High School in 2008. Mr. Christian had worked for the past 10 years in the maintenance department at Laclede Chain Manufacturing,

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Norma Walker

Norma Jean Walker, 94, Ravenwood, died Thursday, November 10, 2022, at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She was born on August 19, 1928, at home near Ravenwood, to George C. and Ruby C. Lewis Wilson. She graduated from Ravenwood High School and was a lifelong resident of the area. On June 27, 1950, she married

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