Orpha Allene Julian
Orpha Allene Julian was born to John and Orpha Coleman Hunter in Tiffin, MO. She spent her childhood in her parent’s store at Tiffin. She has fond memories of her time spent with cousins while she was growing up. She attended grade school at Union Point south of Tiffin and El Dorado Springs High School,...
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Louis Ray Gilbert
Louis Ray Gilbert Sr., 82, Kansas City, Missouri, made that final train ride home to be with his boys on the evening of February 17, 2026. Lou was born in Weaubleau, Missouri, on June 18, 1943. He was the only son and middle child to Louis Russell and Ruby May King-Gilbert, of Osceola, Missouri. When...
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James Leroy Burrow
James Leroy (Jim) Burrow was born on April 2, 1949 in Humansville, Missouri to Wanda Carroll and Marion Burrow. He was raised in Grandview and Osceola by his mother and stepfather James Powell. Jim met his sweetheart Clarice in Osceola, where he attended school. On April 20, 1968 they were married and their lives began....
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Clifford Lee Hawn
Clifford Lee Hawn was born on April 11, 1947, in Nevada, Missouri to John E. and Vivian (Schmidt) Hawn. He passed away February 12, 2026, in Bolivar, Missouri at the age of 78 due to complications from kidney failure. Clifford was united in marriage to Sharon Kay Boin on November 20, 1965. To this union, two...
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Burleigh Ray Wheeler
Burleigh Ray Wheeler was born on September 8, 1939, to John Wesley and Neva Lila (Burrow) Wheeler in Vista, MO. He passed away at Parkview Healthcare Facility in Bolivar, MO, after a brief illness, taking with him buyers cards, a pen, and a blank check to buy cattle. He was born and raised in the...
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Paul Carl Banister
Paul Carl Banister was born on June 10, 1953 to Paul and Cora Banister, of Newkirk, Oklahoma. He passed away on January 27, 2026. Paul was a truck driver and drove all across the United States. He loved to travel. He was married a couple times in his life, Belinda Dean, Susan Sanford, Pam, and...
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Rebecca “Jeannie” Thomas
Rebecca Jean (Wood) Thomas was born April 10, 1946, to Lester and Hazel (Cox) Wood. Jeannie attended school at Bear Creek and Osceola High School. She was married to Lewis Leroy Thomas on December 18, 1970. From this union two children were born. Randee (Thomas) Larsen (Michael) and Rory Chad Thomas. Jeannie held several jobs...
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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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