Obituary

Ellen Lorraine Payton, age 87, formerly of Fairfax and Tarkio, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri.  Ellen was born May 17, 1935, in  Continue Reading »

Donald Gale “Duck” Stanford, Jr., the son of Donald Gale, Sr. and Dorothy (Tuggle) Stanford, was born July 31, 1961, in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1989, Duck was united in  Continue Reading »

  John Herbert “Herb” Beggs, the son of Orville and Irene (O’Neal) Beggs, was born July 31, 1933, in Stanberry, Missouri. Herb attended Tarkio High School, Tarkio, Missouri, graduating in  Continue Reading »

  Wendell Carlyle Rolf, youngest son of Carl and Letha (Turner) Rolf, was born February 26, 1941, in the family’s home near Westboro, Missouri. He passed Saturday evening, January 7,  Continue Reading »

  Edward John Wilczek, the son of Andrew Charles and Josephine (Wisz) Wilczek, was born January 17, 1934, in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Ed attended Monaca High School, Monaca, graduating in 1951.  Continue Reading »

  George Clark Laur arrived in the Westboro, Missouri, community on September 20, 1921. He lived for most of his 101 years in the Laur family farmhouse. In his youth,  Continue Reading »

  Sue Ellen Meier, the daughter of Clifford Eugene and Elaine Louise (Steele) Meier, was born August 28, 1957, in Fairfax, Missouri. She grew up on a farm outside of  Continue Reading »

  Bonnie Lee Hughes, the daughter of James Cecil and Ruth Maxine (Linville) Hughes, was born February 3, 1951, in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Rock Port, Missouri, schools. Bonnie was  Continue Reading »

  Scott “Bird” Chaney, the son of Henry Chaney, Jr. and Evelyn Lucille (Roberts) Chaney, was born July 20, 1963, in Norwalk, California. He attended Tarkio High School, Tarkio, Missouri,  Continue Reading »

Mary Lou (Pursell) Dukes, the daughter of Elwyn and Pauline (Walker) Pursell, was born on August 2, 1933. She passed away at her home surrounded by family on December 28,  Continue Reading »

John H. Knierim, Jr., the son of John Henry and Eda Marie (Salfrank) Knierim, was born June 23, 1933, in Rock Port, Missouri. John attended Rock Port High School, graduating  Continue Reading »

Gary Wilfred Pfeil, son of Herbert Lee and Mildred Muriel (Brindle) Pfeil, was born February 10, 1942, in Hamburg, Iowa. He graduated from Rock Port High School, Rock Port, Missouri,  Continue Reading »