Obituaries

Columbia resident, Ritha J. Jones, 78, died Thursday, January 22.

Christopher “Chris” Michael Stith, age 71, a lifelong resident of Daviess County, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Carl J. Goodman Jr., 83, of Higginsville, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. He was born February 10, 1942, in Mount Pulaski, Illinois, to Carl Goodman Sr. and Olive (Pope) Goodman.

Wilma Louise Carter, 102, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.

Paul Linder Hoffmann, 84, of Emma, MO, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026. Linder was born on December 12, 1941, the son of the late Paul E. and Margie D. Hoffmann. On November 22, 1991, he married Judith Kay Riesterer,…

Brenda Faye (Ebel) Ballinger, 54, died Sunday, Dec. 7. A visitation will be at 11 a.m. followed by a celebration of life at noon Saturday, Feb. 7 at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond.

Donald Ray Holloway, 89, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, at his home.

Louis Everett George, Jr., 68, of Hardin, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at North Kansas City Hospice House.

Mildred Eileen Terry, 102, of Salisbury died Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Chariton Park in Salisbury. She was born on November 18, 1923, in Southrop, England to James and Edith Maunder. She was one of 11 children. Mildred met her…

Wilma Ruth Grett, 75, of Marceline, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, January 18, 2026, at the Pioneer Skilled Nursing Facility in Marceline.