Obituaries

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.

Lloyd Bradley Isdell was born July 5, 1970, in Springfield, Missouri, the older son of Dorothy Ann Isdell and Lloyd Derald Isdell. He passed away unexpectedly March 10, 2026, at the age of 55.

Carl Edward Morrison, 78, passed away on March 14, 2026 at the Good Shepherd Home in Versailles, MO. He was born August 27, 1947 in Salisbury, MO to John and Katherine (Pleyer) Morrison, one of ten children they were blessed…

James “Jimmy Joe” Arthur Collins, 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Meyer Care Center.