Obituaries

James Barker, 85, formerly of Brunswick died Friday, July 3. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8 at Evergreen Cemetery in DeWitt. A visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Breshears Memorial Chapel. Memorials may be…

Karen (Knott) Dempsey Lowrey, 73, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Life Care Center in Carrollton, surrounded by her loving family.Karen was born on March 17, 1953, in Carrollton, Missouri, to Joe Knott and Dorothy Warren Knott….

Wava Jean “Jeannie” Sullivan, age 79, of Gallatin, Missouri, passed away Wednesday evening, July 1, 2026, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

W.D. Richards, 88, of Keytesville, MO died Friday, July 3, 202

Robert “Bob” “Butch” Richard Long, 74, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2026, surrounded by his family.

Patricia Ann Downs, 71, of Sedalia, formerly of Richmond, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Four Seasons Living Center in Sedalia.

Pauline Marie (Kruse) Plackemeier, age 99, was called to her eternal rest on July 1 2026, at her home in Carrollton, MO.

Marilyn June Griffin passed away June 23, 2026, at the Living Center in Marshall, MO, three days after her 85th birthday. Marilyn was born to Maize Watts Davis and Kermit Davis on June 20, 1941, at her family’s home in…

Laclede resident, Garry M. Delana, 81, died Monday, June 29.

Lorrita Kay “Rita” Yates, 77, of Marshall, MO, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.