Richard “Rich” Waudby, 69, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on November 30, 2025. Rich was born in Cresco, Iowa, to Orren and Frieda Waudby. He graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Minnesota, in 1975, then earned an Associate’s degree from Austin Community College and a Bachelor’s degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. He…

George (Bill) Alvie Billy Smith, 84, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away peacefully at his home on November 28, 2025. Bill was born on February 16, 1941 in Eldorado, OK. Bill dedicated many years to Jackson County, OK as Deputy for the Sheriff’s Department of Altus, OK and later became one of the lead detectives…

Lynn Ann (David) Mowder, age 69, passed away on December 1, 2025, in Olathe, KS. Lynn was born on January 11, 1956, in Wichita, KS, to Kenneth Donald David and Martha Louise (Taylor) David. She had one brother, Jeffrey Paul David. In 1962, the family moved to Topeka, KS where Ken attended Washburn University Law…

Thomas Phillip Kezlan, 90, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025. He fought Alzheimer’s Disease with patience at Kingswood Senior Living in Kansas City. Tom was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Jessie Pomo; and his brother Richard Kezlan. He is survived by his wife Judy Goss Kezlan. They have been married for 39…

Donald Duane Nicholson (a.k.a. “Nic” or “Nick”) of Columbia, MO, passed away on November 15, 2025, at the age of 87 in Columbia, MO, where he lived most of his life. He was born in 1938 in Hannibal, MO, to Stanley B. Nicholson and Harriet “Hattie” Gilmore (Wells) Nicholson (both formerly of Hannibal). He is…

Archie Dale Opie, age 88, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away on November 18, 2025. He was born on September 16, 1937, at home in rural Moniteau County near High Point, Missouri, to Archie Laymond Opie and Velma Rose (Hader) Opie. Archie was married to Roberta June (Pyles) Wrinkle for 34 years and later to Beverly Jane (Menke) Opie for 30 years…

​Sara Beatrice Frazier, age 89, of Olathe, KS passed away November 17, 2025. Her memorial service will be held at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church 2732 Benton Blvd KC MO at 10:00 am December 12, 2025. Graveside Service will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery at 1:00 pm Friday, December 12, 2025. Sara Beatrice Frazier was born…

Stephen Theodore Hancock, 82, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away November 26, 2025. He was born December 15, 1942, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Martha Maryalla (Johnson) and James Howard Hancock. Stephen loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed playing the guitar, going to antique and flea markets, watching movies and football –…

Kristen Ashley Foster, 27, passed away suddenly on November 16, 2025. Her family grieves a loss that feels insurmountable, remembering a young woman with a kind and fiercely protective heart, brilliant mind, and a sense of humor that could melt the hardest of characters. Kristen was born in Onslow County, NC at the Camp Lejeune…

Mary H. Raisley, 79, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away November 29, 2025. She was born August 16, 1946, in Germany to Raymond Williams and Hilda Macht (who both have preceded her in death). She came to the states, specifically Kansas City, and has lived here all her life. She worked for the IRS in…