Obituaries

Mary Hughes, 74, of Higginsville, died January 5, 2026 at Lafayette Regional.

Lupe Tempel, 90, formerly of Higginsville, died January 4, 2026 at Blue Springs Wellness.

Sandra Sue Sanders (Burgess) of Odessa Missouri died peacefully on January 4, 2026, at North Care Hospice House surrounded by family.

Margie Frances Bingham, 98, of Richmond, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.

Tommy Dean Shoop, age 58, a resident of Novinger, Missouri, passed away on January 3, 2026 at Boone County Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. He was born the son of William “Bill” and Judy L. (McBee) Shoop on July 8, 1967…

Victor Lee Gerken, 74 of Corder, Missouri passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at his home in Corder. A celebration of life social will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the Corder VFW.

Marceline resident, Willma Amelia Nordman, 92, died Thursday, January 1.

Mattie Frances McAlister, 92 of Mayview, Missouri, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, at Shirkey Hospice in Richmond, Missouri. She was born Wednesday, September 13, 1933 in Shelby, North Carolina to Joseph Ledford and Veola (Panther) Ledford. She was…

Jeffrey Allen Kuecker, 58, of rural Concordia, MO, died Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at his home.

Terry Lee Clevenger, 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Chillicothe, Missouri, on December 30, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.