Obituaries

Gale Lynn (Kehler) Brown, 64, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 22, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.

Jay Dean McFee, 71, of Richmond, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.

Evelyn Rae Roberts, age 95, of Brookfield, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 10, 2026, in Brookfield, MO.

God blessed Dennis Henry Martens and called him home to Heaven on January 23, 2026, to be with Jesus and his beloved wife, Barryann, and to await the resurrection of the dead.

Leland C. Buckler passed away on January 23, 2026 at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, MO.

Jameson resident, Charles “Pinky” Howard Prentice, 85, died Friday, January 23.

Cameron resident, Bruce Lucassen, 71, died Thursday, January 22.

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.