All Obituaries

  Mary E. Peters - age 100 of Polo, MO passed away Saturday morning September 24, 2022, at her home in Polo. Mary was born on March 26, 1922, the daughter of George R. and Nellie M. (Hill) McPheeters in Cowgill, MO. She attended Frog Pond Grade School and was a 1939 graduate of Cowgill High School. She married Glen Peters March 2nd, 1940, in Richmond, MO and they made their home on the farm north of Millville for 62 years. Mary was a member of the Millville United Methodist Church. She...

  Patrick R. Baird - age 52, of Polo, MO passed away Thursday night, September 22, 2022, in Cincinnati, OH. Pat was born on December 19, 1969, in Redwood City, CA. He was a 1988 graduate of Silver Creek High School in San Jose, CA. Pat served our country in the United States Army during Desert Storm and was honorably discharged in 1995.  After moving to Polo in 1995, he married Jennifer Bowley on  June 12th, 2004, in Las Vegas, NV and they made their home in...

  Dennis "Butch" Allen Taylor, of Lathrop, MO, was born June 19th, 1949, and passed away September 22nd, 2022.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. Taylor and Opal E. Taylor. He leaves a brother Ken Taylor of Savannah, MO. Two sisters, Donna Stevenson and Jerry of Turney, MO and Patty Johnson of Turney, MO. Also, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews survived. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the...

Gail Lynn (Prettyman) Summers- age 69, of Lathrop, MO passed away Wednesday night September 21, 2022, with all of her family present at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Gail was born on December 9th, 1952, to William Elliott and Shirley Dean (Coates) Prettyman in Kansas City, MO. She was a 1971 graduate of Oak Park High School.  Gail married Stafford Summers Jr. on October 5th   1977 in Oklahoma City, OK. Gail worked as a phone operator and...

Victoria "Vicki" Ann Schweizer - age 59 of Gallatin, MO passed away Tuesday morning, September 20, 2022, in Gallatin. Vicki was born on September 24, 1962, the daughter of Gene and Ann (Trimm) Schweizer in Cameron, MO.  Heaven's Special Child; A meeting was held quite far from earth "it's time again for another birth,'' said the angels of the Lord above. "this special child will need much love, her progress may seem slow; accomplishments...

Verla Maxine Hibner was born March 13, 1932, to Clarence R. and Cora (Henley) Hibner at their home in Caldwell County. She lived a full 90 years, passing away on September 18, 2022. Verla was baptized November 17, 1946, at the Braymer Baptist Church. She graduated from Braymer High School in the class of 1949. Verla married Kenneth W. Wormsley July 4, 1951, and henceforth was called Verla Hibner Wormsley. She was active in church and community all her life, learning computer skills later...

  Nina LaVon McKean Andersen - age 82 of Lawson, MO passed away Saturday morning, September 17th, 2022 in Excelsior Springs, MO. Nina was born on June 8th, 1940, the daughter of Theodore Rex and LaVon (Madsen) McKean in Oakland, CA. She graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City, UT. She married Richard "Tom" Andersen on March 21st, 1959 in Salt Lake City. Nina spent most of her life as a homemaker. She worked as a school cook at Lawson R-XIV School and...

  Stephen Bennett Cord - age 68 of Gallatin, MO passed away Thursday morning, September 15th, 2022, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. Stephen was born on July 28th, 1954, the son of Clark and Mary Carol (Lynch) Cord in Kansas City, MO. He married Barbara Akers on December 2nd, 1988, in Johnson County, Kansas. He grew up in Kansas City, attended school at DeLaSalle High School and graduated from Bishop Hogan High School in 1972. He and Barbara moved to Gallatin 2008 and made it home....

  Stacy Ann Blair - age 56 of Lathrop, MO passed away Monday, September 12th, 2022 at her home in Lathrop. Stacy was born on January 11th, 1966, the daughter of Richard and Maurine (Ricklefs) Zeit in Atchison, KS. She was a 1984 graduate of Lathrop High School. She married Harry Blair on September 24th, 1985, at the First Baptist Church in Lathrop. Stacy loved her kids and grandkids, they were the center of her world. Stacy was their number one fan in sports. Her number one priority...

Jerry R. Burns - age 76 of Gallatin, MO passed away Monday night, September 12th, 2022, at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron. Jerry was born on May 14th, 1946, the son of Gerald and Dorothy (Groves) Burns in rural Daviess County, MO. As a young man Jerry showed registered Hereford cattle. He competed in many livestock shows including the Missouri State Fair, Interstate and the American Royal where he won numerous trophies. One of his greatest achievements was winning the Showman...