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Obituaries

Pritchett, Elizabeth “Liz”

Liz (Elizabeth Ida Pritchett) passed away on September 3, 2021 at Advent Health Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee, KS.  Both of her sons, Don and John, were at her side. Liz was born on May 16, 1947 to John and Ethel (VanEvery) Sharples on Long Island, NY where she developed a love for the...
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Baker, Jerry

Jerry Lee Baker Sr. was born September 5th, 1952, in Collins, MO to Alvie and Leta Baker. Jerry passed away at his home on August 31, 2021, in Humansville, MO. Jerry was with the love of his life for 38 years with Barbara Walters of the home until her passing in March of 2019. He...
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Catherall-Kirby, Lila Romona

Lila Ramona Catherall-Kirby passed away August 31st, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO due to complications from a breakthrough COVID-19 infection. Lila was born June 11th, 1947 in Appleton City, MO. She spent her childhood on the family farm in the Appleton City area with her older siblings Lane and Joe Ann....
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Garver, Joyce Ann

Joyce Ann (Green) Garver, Taberville, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021. She was born on October 23, 1937, to Clarence and Mabel (Moore) Green. She graduated from El Dorado Springs High School in 1956. Joyce loved to read, loved to bake in her kitchen, and loved to travel. She especially enjoyed the cruises...
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Perkins, Betty Jean

Betty Jean (Dukes) Perkins was born January 24, 1924, in Osceola, MO to Harry and Glenn (Moore) Dukes. She passed away August 24, 2021, at Community Springs Healthcare Facility in El Dorado Springs, MO. Betty graduated from Osceola Public School and attended Central Missouri University in Warrensburg, MO. She was united in marriage to J.B....
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Long, Jerry Lee

Jerry Lee Long, son of Harry (Short) and Maude Ledbetter Long, was born October 4, 1935 in Ohio, MO. Brother Jim followed a few years later. Jerry attended high school in Appleton City. He attended CMSU in Warrensburg. He and Jim enlisted together and he served in the United States Air Force from 1957 to...
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