All Obituaries

  Paula Bixler - age 71 of Lathrop, MO passed away Monday morning, September 20th, 2021 at her home.  Paula was born on July 25th, 1950 the daughter of Arthur and Wanda (Knox) Morris in Fort Leavenworth, KS.  She was united in marriage to Russ Bixler and after his passing she was united in marriage to Mark Hinkle.  Paula was a registered nurse and worked at Walmart in Liberty, MO.  She enjoyed collecting stamps and had quite a collection.  She was a very giving...

Dennis Sherman Pickering - age 59 and lifelong Braymer, MO area resident passed away Monday afternoon, September 20th, 2021 at his home in Braymer.  Dennis was born on August 3rd, 1962 the son of Donnie and Mary (Vickers) Pickering in Richmond.  He was a 1981 graduate of Braymer High School.  Dennis was a farmer and was passionate about raising cattle, especially black angus.  He was a hard worker.  Dennis enjoyed camping, fishing, deer and coon hunting.  He...

Ingrid Shipley,77, of Polo, MO, went to be with her Savior in Heaven on Thursday afternoon, September 16th, 2021 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, KS. Born October 26th, 1943, the daughter of Robert and Rosina (Weinmann) Kern in Daxweiler, Germany. Ingrid immigrated to the United States in 1965 to the Kansas City area; for the past 20 plus years, she lived in Polo with her best friend, Dean Hicks.  Ingrid worked hard all her life, most recently as a Certified Nursing Assistant...

George J.  Winders – age 91 of Richmond, MO passed away Wednesday morning, September 15th, 2021 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehab in Richmond with family at his side.  George was born on September 21st, 1929 the son of George Howard and Maurine (Jackson) Winders in Richmond and joined an older sister, Mary Alice.  He grew up in Richmond and was a 1948 graduate of Richmond High School. He excelled at baseball, boxing, football and track.  George was asked to...

  Roberta Ann (Fuller) Vaughn - age 72 of Lathrop, MO passed away Wednesday morning, September 15th, 2021 at her home. Bert was born on October 23rd, 1948 the daughter of Roger Thomas and Lois Edna (Sanders) Fuller in Kansas City. She grew up in North Kansas City and was a 1967 graduate of North Kansas City High School.  On December 10th, 1977 she was united in marriage to Robert Vaughn at Winnwood Methodist Church in Kansas City.  Together, they made their home in...

  Eletha “Fern” Rosenbaum - age 77 of Jamesport, MO passed away Wednesday morning, September 8th, 2021 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, MO. Fern was born on July 6th, 1944 the daughter of Luther and Lucy (Dewalt) Wiseman in Spickard, MO. She grew up in rural Jamesport and attended Gallatin schools.  In 1961 she was united in marriage to William Rosenbaum and to this union three sons were born. They later divorced.  Fern obtained an accounting degree from...

  Larry Joe Kincaid - age 82 of Polo, MO passed away on Tuesday morning, September 7th, 2021, at Redwood of Cameron. Larry Joe was born on June 14th, 1939, the son of Grafton and Mary (Yoakum) Kincaid in rural Ray County, MO.  He grew up in the Polo area and was a 1957 graduate of Polo High School.  He was baptized at the age of 14 at the First Baptist Church of Polo.  On December 30th, 1961, he was united in marriage to Marsha Creason in rural Ray County. Larry Joe...

  Kenneth J. Stinson - age 64, of Gallatin, MO passed away on Saturday evening, September 4th, 2021 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. Kenny was born on June 25th, 1957 the son of Kenneth and Lena (Jefcoat) Stinson in Kansas City, MO. At 13 years old, Kenny had open-heart surgery. That experience helped build his faith in God.  He grew up in Kansas City, MO attended Waldron High School in Waldron, AR. Living in Arkansas with his grandparents as a high schooler helped turn him...

Walter “Walt” Shields, Jr. - age 79 of Lathrop, MO passed away Monday afternoon, August 30th, 2021 at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO. Walt was born on March 3rd, 1942 the son of Walter Victor Shields, Sr. and Marie Jane (Cook) Shields in Kansas City, MO.  He grew up in Shawnee Mission, KS and graduated from high school at Shawnee Mission North.  On June 2nd, 1979 he was united in marriage to Debbie Pennington and they moved to Lathrop in 1981. ...

  Joei Lynn Gardner - age 40, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Sunday morning, August 29th, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO, after giving birth to a baby boy, Greyson Rockwell Gardner.  Greyson preceded Joei in death on Saturday evening, August 28th, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital. Joei was born on June 27th, 1981 the daughter of Albert James and Debra Lynn (Bloomer) Reeves in Omaha, NE. Joei grew up in Nebraska and resided there until moving to Chillicothe, MO,...