Obituary

Lorena M. (Epley) Freeman, 89, Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Fairfax, Missouri, passed away January 27, 2019, at Keystone Ridge, Omaha. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday,  Continue Reading »

Marion A. Sheldon, 95, of Rock Port, Missouri, and formerly of Shenandoah, Iowa, passed away on Sunday morning, January 27, 2019, at Community Hospital-Fairfax, Fairfax, Missouri. Funeral services will be  Continue Reading »

Norman Lee Simmons, age 91, Fairfax, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at his home. Norman was born June 3, 1927, in Ava, Missouri. He was the son of the  Continue Reading »

Wendy Renee Burke, the daughter of Jack Perry and Linda (Harbin) Perry, was born on September 18, 1967, in Fairfax, Missouri. Following their divorce, Wendy, at age 13, was adopted  Continue Reading »

Edward Lee Bright was born on September 5, 1940, near Little Rock, Arkansas. His parents were Claude and Christine (Faulkner) Bright. From age 8, Ed was raised by his grandparents,  Continue Reading »

D. Ellen Kiehl, the daughter of Marshall and Adeline (Faulkner) Jackson, was born July 24, 1947, in Craig, Missouri. She attended Craig High School, graduating in 1965. Ellen also attended  Continue Reading »

Carl Lawrence, the son of Robert E. and Della Mae (Ellison) Lawrence, was born August 23, 1924, in Chadwick, Missouri. He attended Walnut Grove country school in Chadwick, Happy Hollow  Continue Reading »

James Rollie Cook, the son of Elza Sylvester and Lillie Ann (Maness) Cook, was born December 22, 1922, in rural Rock Port. He attended Lone Cedar country school, north of  Continue Reading »

Virginia “Ginny” McCroskey was born October 9, 1951, in Estes Park, Colorado, to Wallace “Mac” and Florence McCroskey. She married the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Edward Dodson, September  Continue Reading »

Randell Neal Tracy, AKA “Tuffy” in his hometown of Laredo, and Randy to the rest of us, was born on January 25, 1965, at Trenton Hospital in Trenton, Missouri, to  Continue Reading »

Tammy Sue Simmons, the daughter of Delmar and Karen (Appling) Schebaum, was born January 19, 1967, in Fairfax, Missouri. She attended Tarkio High School, Tarkio, Missouri, graduating in 1985. On  Continue Reading »

John Henry Cox, former publisher of the Atchison County Mail, Rock Port, Missouri, died on Sunday, December 30, 2018, at Santa Marta Retirement Community in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 93. He was  Continue Reading »