Smith, Laveta
Laveta Fern Smith, 55, passed away after a long battle with cancer, early Monday morning, July 11, 2022. She was born on May 28, 1967 in Osceola, MO, to Curtis and Fern Kauffman and her three older brothers, Alvin, Calvin, and Ivan. Laveta was in the graduating class of 1985 in Weaubleau, MO. She took...
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Webb, Steven
Steve S. Webb 65, passed away on Saturday July 2, 2022, in the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born August 11, 1956, to George and Sally (Higginbottom) Webb in Wyandotte, Michigan. Steve always knew he would be a mechanic. He would tear apart his toys just to see how they...
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Harper, Danny Eugene
Danny Eugene Harper was born April 7th, 1945, to Robert John and Eva Louise (Winn) Harper and reunited with them on July 2, 2022, at the age of 77. Dan graduated from Birch Tree High School in 1963 and entered the United States Army. He served his term as a Nike Hercules Missile Specialist....
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Koger, Lillian A.
Lillian Arlene Koger was born on December 5, 1927, in Hawleyville, Iowa to Kenneth and Opal Crawford. She passed away June 30, 2022, in Bolivar, Missouri. Lillian was the oldest of six children. Her job was to peel potatoes for the family every night and help care for the younger children. In 1939, the Crawford...
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Daugherty, Ben David
Major Ben D. Daugherty, Sr., United States Marine Corps, Ret., passed away at the age of 94. He was born in Eldorado Springs, Missouri on April 3, 1928. He passed away peacefully on June 25, 2022 with his daughter by his side and his granddaughter Megan holding his hand. His cause of death will read...
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Butler, Frank Elton
Frank Elton Butler was born January 26, 1947, to Orvil and Gerdie Butler in Caplinger Mills, Missouri. He passed away June 24th, 2022, in Bolivar, Missouri. Frank married the love of his life Mary Jo Redburn on October 30th, 2006. He retired after 35 years from road construction. He enjoyed spending time with his...
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Selvidge, Betty Lou
Betty Lou Selvidge passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, Kansas. She was born on March 30, 1933, to Daniel and Ola Smith Selvidge in Collins, Missouri. Betty graduated from Collins High School in 1950. She continued her education at Southwest Baptist College, Bolivar, Missouri and at Missouri State University,...
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Watts, Jesse Israel
Jesse Israel Watts was born October 28, 1939, in Cedar County, Missouri to Jess and Bernice Watts. He went home to be with the Lord on June 21, 2022. After graduation Jesse joined the U.S. Navy. He spent 3 of 4 years on a troop transport ship, the USS General William Mitchell. He spoke of...
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Foster, Mary Frances
Mary Frances Foster, age 102, of Osceola, Missouri passed away June 18, 2022, in Lowry City, Missouri. She was born August 20, 1919, in Hardin, Missouri to William and Lavenia Sportsman. She was a member of First Baptist Church and had worked for years with youth at camps, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and...
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