Wilma Dean Harper
We bid farewell to Wilma Dean Harper, Osceola, Missouri, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on January 30, 2026, at the age of 93. She was born July 12, 1932 to William (Bill) and Mary Cecile (Bernard) Welch. Wilma married William Leslie Harper in March 1950. To that union four children were born; Marvin, Debra...
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Dale Moore
Lawrence Dale Moore was born December 23, 1958 in Independence, Missouri, to Truman Gene and Nita Dean (Stevens)Moore. He departed this earth on January 30, 2026. Dale’s childhood was spent in Independence, where he could be found playing ball with his brothers and other neighborhood boys. The day before school started in 1974, the family moved to Roscoe. Dale graduated from Osceola High School in 1977 and shortly after, attended...
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Fred Todd
Freddie Leroy Todd Sr. “Preacher”, age 81, passed away on January 28, 2026. He was born on September 2, 1944, to Dewey and Stella Todd. Fred was married to Shirley Ann Todd for 43 years before her passing in 2010. For the past 10 years, he shared his life with his loving and devoted wife,...
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Danny Lee Romans
It breaks our hearts to announce the sudden passing of Danny Lee Romans of Clinton, MO on December 2, 2025 at Boone Health in Columbia, MO. Dan was born June 14, 1968 to Mary (Harper) Romans and Jesse Romans in Independence, KS. He lived in Longton, KS as a small child before moving to Osceola,...
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Robert Lee Truitt
Robert Lee Truitt, 88, Humansville, Missouri, passed away on January 14, 2026. He was born on March 11, 1937, in Collins, Missouri. He was the 3rd of 4 children born to Cecil and Opal Truitt. Robert was active in the St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Beef Council, Missouri Farm Bureau, FFA...
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Cindy Lou McLarry
Cindy Lou McLarry, 68, of Urich, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026, at KU Medical Center, surrounded by those who loved her most. Cindy was born on June 25, 1957, in Paola, Kansas. Cindy was the beloved daughter of Bryan and Wilma Peak. She grew up alongside her brother Ron and sisters Janice...
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Ruby Marlene Shinn
Ruby Marlene Shinn was born on April 27, 1942, in Sweet Springs, Missouri to Leonard and Emma Kirchhoff. She passed away on January 5, 2026, at the age of 83. On December 26, 1964, she married John Wesley Shinn, in the Errnestville Lutheran Church in Concordia, Missouri. Ruby was an educator for the Independence School...
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Virgil J. Williams
Virgil J. (Tuffy) (Buck) Williams was born August 8, 1930, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Virgil W. and Melvina (Heater) Williams, he was the 5th of 7 children. He graduated 8th grade at Cloverdale School, east of Buffalo, Missouri at the age of 14. Virgil joined the Army in 1947 at the age of 17,...
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