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Obituaries

Harold Gilbert Scott

Harold Gilbert Scott was born September 21, 1942, at General Hospital in Clinton, Missouri. He was the sixth of seven children born to Robbie Orval and Hazel Ruth Boomershine Scott and the first of the family to be born at a hospital. The Scott family had moved from the County Line Bridge area just a...
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John Phillip Drake

John Drake, 76, of Osceola, Missouri, passed away on April 23, 2026, after a long and brave battle with cancer. John was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, whose life was rooted in hard work, simple pleasures, and deep love for his family. He spent many years working as a mechanic, a trade he...
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Mabel June Shryer

Mabel June Shryer, 100 years and 10 months of Richmond, Missouri died at 8:30 PM, Monday, April 20, 2026 at John Knox Village East, Higginsville, Missouri. Mrs. Shryer was born June 3, 1925, near Weaubleau, Missouri to Fred W. and Mary E. (Chaney) Deafenbaugh. She married William Gentry Shryer of Collins on June 3, 1942....
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Edgar Paul Sweet III

Edgar Paul Sweet III (Eddie, Ed) was born on September 21, 1958 at Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and died on April 19, 2026 at home in Osceola, Missouri.  He is preceded in death by his parents Beverly Jean Burkett Sweet and Edgar Paul Sweet Junior, and is survived by his wife of...
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Linda June McCormick

Linda June McCormick, born Linda June Hertzberg on June 28, 1942, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her. Linda was born to Ruth Mildred (Wakeman) Hertzberg and Cecil Poindexter Hertzberg. She was the eldest of two children born to this marriage. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
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George “Corky” Willard Burns

George Willard “Corky” Burns 81, Humansville, Missouri, passed away peacefully, on April 9, 2026, at CMH in Bolivar Missouri Corky was born in Kansas City, Missouri ,on November 12, 1944 to James C. and Georgia M. (Richards) Burns. His early years were spent in Kansas City, where he cultivated a love for life and learning,...
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Jonathan Charles Reed Brown

Jonathan Brown was born on June 26, 2000, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He passed away unexpectedly in a work accident on April 2, 2026, in Osceola, Missouri. He was 25 years old. He was the son of Randy (adopted mother Christa) Brown, and Kari (stepfather Frank) Pagnano. Jonathan grew up in Missouri. He loved hunting,...
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Carla Sue Bledsoe

Carla Sue (Jenkins) Bledsoe passed away unexpectedly at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City on March 23, 2026. She was 66 years old. Carla was born to Phyllis Jenkins on March 28, 1959, in Clinton, Missouri, and grew up surrounded by generations of family. She valued the church and attended High Hill Missionary Baptist in...
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