On October 29, 2021, Morene May Davis passed away at the age of 93 years old. Morene was born on December 28, 1927, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Chester Hampton Rutherford and Zola Estella Gaskill. She was married on April 22, 1967 to her life long partner, Sharon Davis....
Articles for October 2021
Wallace Reid Sims
On October 26, 2021, Wallace Reid Sims left this world to be with our Lord. Wally was 92 years young. Born on May 23, 1929, in Highlandville, MO, to Loral and Mildred Sims, Wally was only five when his father passed away. Mildred later met and married Howard Blevins...
Lloyd Jr. “Bud” Ranes
Lloyd Jr. “Bud” Ranes passed away October 25, 2021 at the Excelsior Springs Nursing & Rehab. Bud was born on April 22, 1937 in Excelsior Springs, the son of Lloyd and Helen Ranes. Bud married Bernita Holt Ranes on July 3, 1957. They moved to Grand Lake, Oklahoma, where...
Helen Barnes Brinker
Helen Barnes Brinker, age 79, died peacefully at her home on October 24, 2021. Helen was born on October 23, 1942 in Storm Lake, Iowa, to parents Obid and Marvel Barnes. In her younger years she loved to travel and took many cruises and trips with her husband and...
Mary Jane McCullough
Mary Jane McCullough, 68, passed away October 23, 2021 after a long illness. She was born in Clay County, Missouri, the daughter of J. T. and Dorothea McCullough who preceded her in death, as did her brother, Bill, and great-great granddaughter, Westlynn Shearer. She leaves her family of the...
Lynn Sherrell
Lynn Sherrell, 64, of Overland Park, KS, passed away October 22, 2021 after a long illness. She leaves behind her sister, Lee Watkins, brother-in-law Paul Watkins, and his siblings, including Craig Watkins, Kathy Robinson, and Patty Summers, as well as cousins, Linda Thompson, Harry Tilden, Tom Tilden and their...
Mary Lou McCullough
Mary Lou McCullough, 88, of Elkhorn, Mo., passed away on October 22, 2021, at Liberty Hospital. Mary was born November 22, 1932 in South Dakota, the daughter of Albert and Evelyn Ross. She married Lawrence Gilbert McCullough of Kansas City on April 14,1949. They were married for 51 years....
Virginia Mae Stallings
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our loving mother, Virginia Mae Montgomery Stallings, in the early hours of October 21, 2021. She was born in Greenville, AL, on November 4, 1940 and lived her life in Alabama and Missouri. Virginia was a graduate of the...
Bill Bancroft
Bill Bancroft, 81, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, passed away October 17, 2021, at Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab. Mr. Bancroft was born October 9, 1940, in Johnson County, Missouri. Bill worked as a truck driver for various companies. He enjoyed western movies, reading western books, and going to rodeos...
Kamen Paul Dowl
Mr. Kamen Paul Dowl, age 45, of Kearney, MO, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021, in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Dowl was born May 16, 1976, in Pekin, IL. He raced 3 Wheelers as a child and was the Illinois Pee Wee State Champion at one time. Kamen was...
James Leroy Sterling Sr.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of James Leroy Sterling Sr., 69, of Excelsior Springs, MO. James passed away October 9, 2021 in Liberty, MO. He was surrounded by loved ones. James was born on September 1, 1952 in Iowa to William and Marian Sterling....
Robert LeRoy Siddens
Robert LeRoy Siddens was born on Labor Day on September 6, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri, to his father, Valley Emery Siddens, and his mother, Anita Marion Miller Van Deventer. Robert passed away October 1, 2021. “Bob” as he was known by friends and family was raised on a...