All Obituaries

  Dorothie Van Olinda - age 89 of Owasso, OK and formerly of Polo, MO passed away Monday morning November 4th, 2019 at Evergreen Care Center in Owasso. Dorothie was born on April 22nd, 1930 the daughter of Charlie and Oletha (Mayes) Thompson in Polo. She grew up in Polo and was a graduate of Polo High School.  In 1951 Dorothie was united in marriage to Emil Van Olinda.  She was a homemaker.  Dorothie will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Lance T. Rodkey -age 26 of Kansas City, MO passed away October 23rd, 2019 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Grain Valley, MO.  Lance was born on September 14th, 1993 the son of Raymond Briscoe and Katrina K. Rodkey in Kansas City, MO.  He worked in construction.  Lance’s children were his life. He had a need for speed. Lance enjoyed motorcycles and cars.  He left this earth way too soon and will be dearly missed. Mr. Rodkey was preceded in...

  Ronnie Gilreath - age 68 of St. Joseph, MO passed away Monday morning, October 21st, 2019 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.  Ronnie was born on December 25th, 1950 the son of Lewis Benny and Darlene (McCoy) Gilreath in Gallatin. He attended Gallatin High School. He was baptized at the Gallatin First Baptist Church. Ronnie served in the United State Airforce from February 1970 until his honorable discharge in October of 1973. He served during the Vietnam Conflict and was...

Gary Tester, age 63 of Holt, MO passed away Sunday morning, October 20th, 2019 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. Gary was born on January 24th, 1956 the son of Alva and Shirley (Bernard) Tester in St. Joseph, MO. He was a 1974 graduate of Lathrop High School where he excelled in track and field. Gary was a signalman for BNSF Railway, retiring in 2016 after 38 years of dedicated service. Gary was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, Local 21 union. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...

  Lucille Pugh - age 91 of Gallatin and formerly Altamont, MO passed away Saturday morning, October 19th, 2019 at Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron. Lucille was born on May 21st, 1928 the daughter of Alva R. and Rebecca Jane (Lewis) Bozarth in Pattonsburg, MO.  She was a 1947 graduate of Pattsonsburg High School.  On December 5th, 1947 Lucille was united in marriage to Marion Lee Pugh in Kansas City, MO.  She was a member of the Olive Baptist Church and Lafflot...

  Mildred M. Hardin - age 85 of Gallatin, MO passed away Thursday afternoon, October 17th, 2019 at Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, MO. Mildred was born on June 14th, 1934 the daughter of Frank and Lola (Taylor) Ramsey in Snowball, Arkansas.  On June 29th, 1955 she was united in marriage to John Raymond Hardin. He preceded her in death in 1974.  Mildred worked as an advanced personal caregiver for Oxford Healthcare for 20 years retiring in 2008. She was also a...

  Lottie Kay Marriott - age 50 of Gallatin, MO passed away Sunday morning, October 13th, 2019 at her home. Lottie was born on October 24th, 1968 the daughter of John and Judy (Eastep) Wiser at JC Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.  She grew up and attended school in Orbisonia, PA.  On June 16th, 1988 she was united in marriage to Scott Marriott in Gallatin, MO. They lived in Chillicothe, MO prior to moving to Gallatin twenty years ago.  Lottie worked in...

  Jim Fry – age 56 of Kingston, MO passed away Wednesday morning, October 9th, 2019 at his home.  Jim was born on April 27th, 1963 the son of Virginia (Sackman) Fry at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.  He was a 1981 graduate of Polo High School.  Jim worked as a laborer for most of his life. He was employed at the Kingston Tire Shop, Walmart and farmed for people in the community.  Jim was a member of the Kingston Lion’s Club.  He...

Ilah Harris – age 90 of Jamesport, MO passed away Tuesday morning, October 8, 2019, at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, MO.  Ilah was born October 3, 1929, the daughter of Homer and Etta (Smith) Walker in Jamesport, MO and was married to her late husband, Delvin “Jack” Harris, in October of 1967 with which she shared 48 years. Her ties to her community were enduring and many as she was a lifelong resident of Jamesport and a 1947 graduate of Jamesport High...

Helen Lucile Tolen - age 93 of Gallatin, MO passed away Thursday morning, October 3rd, 2019 at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, MO. Helen was born on April 21st, 1926 the only daughter of Oliver and Essie Katherine (Hays) Croy east of Jameson, MO in the rural Scotland Church neighborhood. Helen was baptized at the Scotland Church of Christ.  She grew up during the Great Depression and attended Jameson School through the eighth grade and then Gallatin High School where she...