Obituaries

Joyce Evelyn (Sanders) Langkrahr, 87, of Concordia, MO, died Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia.

Lois J. West, 91, of rural Sweet Springs, MO, died Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.

Robert “Bob” Lee Smith, 82, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on March 18, 2026. Born May 5, 1943, in Mound City to Mart and Alberta Smith, Bob graduated with the Mound City High School Class of 1961 and earned a…

Willam Eugene Wood “Gene,” age 96 (4 hours away from turning 97!), a former resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on March 17, 2026, at Care Haven Homes in Overland Park, Kansas. In Chillicothe, he was a 50-year Mason and…

Carol Jean (Hensevelt) Butherus, 77, longtime resident of Naperville, IL passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at her residence in Leawood, KS with her loving husband. Born on October 18, 1948, in North Kansas City, Missouri, Carol was the daughter…

Frances Kay Toms, 86 of Higginsville, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Ridge Crest Nursing Center in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Carrollton resident, 35-year-old Bryan Ray Whipkins died December 27th, 2025. Celebration of life will be Saturday, March 28th from noon to 4 pm at the Rupe Center in Carrollton.

William “Bill” George Ellis, 82, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.

Nancy Lee Norris, 86, of Richmond, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at North Kansas City Hospital.

Beverly Jo Elson, 95, of Brookfield, MO; was welcomed to her Heavenly home on Wednesday afternoon, February 25, 2026, during a brief stay at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO.