David L. Mahurin, 59, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away May 23, 2023 at Liberty Hospital after battling a long illness. Mr. Mahurin was born October 24, 1963 in Kansas City, MO. David worked as a produce inspector and knew how to pick the best fruit or vegetable you...
Dan Charles Golden
Dan Charles Golden, of Kearney, MO, died May 20, 2023. He was born on March 6, 1932, the seventh child of John and Irene (Jones) Golden in Danville, Illinois. In the fall of 1950, Coach Norris Patterson, who had been Dan’s football coach at the Danville High School, recruited...
Ernest Smith
Ernest Smith, 88, Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away May 19, 2023. Ernest was born June 3, 1934, to Theodore and Anna Smith in Plattsburg, MO. He graduated from Bartlett High School in St. Joseph, MO. Ernest served on the Board at the Good Samaritan Center, several local committees and...
Sharon E. Robinson
Sharon E. Robinson, 81, passed away on May 18, 2023. Sherri was born on August 11, 1941, in Sullivan County, Missouri, to Genevieve and Delbert Shaver. She was born at the home of her grandparents, Eva and Ernest Downing, on the family farm. It should be noted that she...
Danny R. Ragle
Danny R. Ragle, 69, of Holt, Missouri, passed away on May 16, 2023 at home from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Danny was born October 7, 1953 at home in Lathrop, Missouri, to C.B. and Helen Ragle. After school, he went into the Air Force and then spent 45 years working...
Margaret A. Crain
Margaret A. Crain, 84, of Kearney, Missouri, passed away February 20, 2023, at Aspire Senior Living. Mrs. Crain was born April 14, 1938, in Herrington, Kansas. Margaret worked in the medical records department at Liberty Hospital. She also enjoyed camping, bowling, playing cards with her friends, and being with...
Trinidad Zubia
Trinidad Zubia, 43, Liberty, MO, passed away on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Trinidad was a talented baker who loved making delicious cookies to share with his friends and family. He loved a road trip, or any reason to be in his beloved camper van, Lucinda. He had...
Donald Wayne Spurgeon
Donald Wayne Spurgeon, 72, Lawson, MO, passed away May 13, 2023, at his home. Donnie was born June 18, 1950, in Maryville, MO, to Willis George and Lois Maxine (Webb) Spurgeon. He was raised and lived a substantial part of his life in Lathrop, MO, before moving to Lawson....
Denzil Mosier Hughes
August 9, 1942 – May 13, 2023 Denny Mosier Hughes, 80, of Holt, MO, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023. He was a loving husband and father of four children. Denny was born on August 9, 1942, in Caplinger Mills, MO, to Darrel Ervin Hughes and Orpha Lee...
Lynn Purdue
Lynn Purdue, 80, passed away peacefully with family at her side on May 13, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She previously lived in Lawson, Kidder and Liberty. Lynn was born on March 12, 1943 in Rayville, to June and Georgia Branstetter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Darrell...
Glennel Dean Simpson Curtis
Glennel Dean Simpson Curtis, known as Dee Dee, passed away peacefully at home on May 12, 2023 – two days shy of her 97th birthday. Born on May 14, 1926 in Novelty, MO, to Elmer C. Simpson and Charlotte Bell Dauma Simpson, Dee Dee was the youngest of five...
William Jay Huls
William Jay Huls, 79, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away May 9, 2023, at Liberty Hospital from cardiac arrest. Mr. Huls was born on November 24, 1943, in Marshall, TX. He received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Kansas, and Master of Education degree from...