Kirby Goslee, 74, Skidmore, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care – St. Joseph. He was born December 26, 1947, in Maryville, to Carrol Quentin “Q” and Margaret Ailene Hammond Goslee. He attended grade school in Skidmore and graduated from Maryville High School in 1965. He received a full scholarship to play basketball
Della Mae Stiens, 90, Maryville, died Monday, April 25, 2022, at Oak Pointe, Maryville. She was born December 22, 1931, in Ravenwood, to Charles R. and Mabel M. Milligan Adwell. She was a 1949 graduate of Ravenwood High School. On September 22, 1949, she married James Robert Stiens. He preceded her in death on August
Verna Adwell Rhodes, 92, Columbia, died Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Lenoir Woods, Columbia. She was born January 3, 1930, at her grandfather’s farm home near Ravenwood. She completed both elementary and secondary education at Ravenwood Consolidated School. She lived most of her life in Columbia. On September 17, 1950, she married V. James Rhodes.
Ali Ahmed Elzen, 73, Maryville, died Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Maryville. He was born February 23, 1949, in the Middle East and was raised there. He became a US citizen over 35 years ago. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Wichita State University and a master’s degree at Northwest Missouri State University in horticulture.
Carolyn Treese, 90, Maryville, died Monday, April 25, 2022. She was born January 8, 1932, in Hopkins, to the late Edward and Cleo Dalby Turner. On June 23, 1951, she married Herbert D. Treese in Hopkins. He preceded her in death on July 21, 2018. Graveside services were Wednesday, April 27 at Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins.
Joan Ann Westcott, 77, Hopkins, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born October 27, 1944, in Shushan, NY, to Lester and Alice Pinkerton MacMurray. She was a high school graduate of a one-room schoolhouse in Shushan. Mrs. Westcott raised, trained and showed Arabian horses, winning several ribbons
Luella “Lou” Holbrook Fuller, 102, Maryville, died Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Parkdale Manor, Maryville. She was born April 23, 1920, in Braddyville, IA, to Madge and Jesse Holbrook. She graduated from Braddyville High School. On May 30, 1940, she and Paul Fuller eloped. They were married nearly 74 years before his death on April
Marilyn LaVonne Sportsman, 79, Graham, died Saturday, April 23, 2022. She was born February 1, 1943, in Maryville, to Horace Franklin “Jack” and Fern Alfreda Walker Pitts. She attended school in Burlington Jct. and was with the first class to graduate from West Nodaway High School, Burlington Jct. On August 19, 1962, she married Kenneth
Donald Lee Garrett, 67, Stanberry, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022. He was born December 19, 1954, in Fort Dodge, IA, to Morris and Freda Violet Ray Garrett. He was married to Teresa Lingenfelter. They divorced in 2000. He then married Judy Spencer Beatty on July 28, 2007, in Eureka Springs, AR. Mr. Garrett’s body has
Emily Jo Crable Hays, 76, Maryville, died Monday, April 18, 2022, in Maryville. She was born May 30, 1945, in Ottumwa, IA, to Lester H. and Florence Farquhar Crable. She graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1963 and then attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville. In 1969, she married Randall Hays. They moved
