Obituaries

Lawrence A. “Buck” Johnson, 89, of Higginsville, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Meyer Care Center. He was born Wednesday, December 30, 1936, in Higginsville to August Johnson and Goldie (Whittmeyer) Johnson. As a child, Buck attended…

Charles Ray Rowan, 100, of Lee’s Summit died Friday, March 13. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. with services following at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21 at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Polo. Military…

Carolyn Ann (Williams) Lancaster, 77, of Odessa, Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Carrollton, Missouri.

Donald Maycock, 89, of Waverly, MO, died Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at his home.

Gregory Keith “Greg” Milliron, age 74, of Marshall, MO, died Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, surrounded by his family.

Deana J. Houston, age 79, a former resident of Chillicothe, Missouri and current resident of Byron, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026 at Atrium Health Navicent Pine Point Hospice, Macon, Georgia. She was born the daughter of William…

Dorothy Jean (Gasperino) Spease, 77, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Lutheran Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Concordia, Missouri.

Judith Earlene Gash Ritter was born April 7, 1942, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to Earl Foster Gash and Doris Lea McNally. She passed away peacefully on January 21, 2026, at the age of 83 at Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas, Texas.

Mary Ann Renner, 86, of Rayville, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Liberty Hospital.

Rose Aileen (Hayes) Seitz, 86, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Lexington, surrounded by the love of her family.