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Obituaries

Davis, Harold B.

Harold B. Davis was born September 17, 1941 in Osceola, Missouri to Harold B. Davis, Sr. and Dorothy (Kates) Davis. He passed away December 17, 2016 at The Village Hospice in Lee’s Summit, Missouri following a long battle with COPD. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri and was a lifelong resident of the Kansas...
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Sheldon, Deborah J.

Deborah Jean Sheldon was born July 10, 1952 in Jefferson City, Missouri to Norman Clayton and Dorothy (Williams) McCain. She passed away at her home on the bluff over the merging of the Sac and Osage rivers near Osceola, Missouri on December 17, 2016. Debbie’s early life was spent in the Versailles, Missouri area where...
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Johnson, Shirley M.

Shirley Mae Johnson was born October 5, 1932 in Royal Oak, Michigan to Clyde A. Levell and Lottie Mae (Harris) Levell. She married Wayne Johnson of McLellan, Arkansas on August 5, 1950. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by two children and their spouses, Tami Magoon and Mike...
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Gray, Laura J.

Laura Jean Gray was born September 2, 1979 in El Dorado Springs, Missouri at 7:02 am to Mark and Paula (Wareham) Gray. She passed away December 8, 2016. She went to school in Appleton City, Missouri for 13 years, graduating with the class of 1997. Laura spent her life making friends and doing for others,...
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Vickery, Charles E.

Charles Edward Vickery was born August 30, 1949 in Columbia, South Carolina to Edward Vickery and Dora Viola (Trantham) Vickory. He passed away December 8, 2016 in Hermitage, Missouri. He spent his working life working in the construction industry and eventually retired from this career. Charles was preceded in death by his parents Edward L...
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Wood, Billy D.

Billy Dee Wood was born October 16, 1942 near Osceola, Missouri to Lester Lee Wood and Hazel Lucretia (Cox) Wood. He passed away at his home near Harper, Missouri on December 3, 2016 with family by his side. At the age of 5 Bill was diagnosed with polio which caused him to be in and...
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Braden, Ermidine

Ermidine Braden was born September 1, 1922 in Collins, Missouri to Roy Truitt and Ada May (Martin) Truitt. She passed away December 3, 2016 in Bolivar, Missouri. She was a lifelong Collins area resident. On December 24, 1941 she was united in marriage to Robert K. Braden. They spent their married life in the Collins...
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Dill, Bill

William “Bill” Dill was born July 2, 1934 in Mayes County, Oklahoma to Clinton and Bessie (Abbott) Dill. He passed away December 3, 2016 at his home in his sleep while laying next to his wife of 63 years, Betty. Bill, also known as Pick enjoyed farming and tree trimming before joing Boilermakers Local 83....
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Howard, Bill

Sumner William “Bill” Howard was born August 19, 1930 in Glen Arbor, Michigan to Sumner Howard and Ethel (McAlpine) Howard. He passed away November 30, 2016 at his home near Collins, Missouri. He proudly served his country during the Korean War in the United States Army. On January 31, 1955 he was united in marriage...
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