Carolyn Phillips Oliver, née Carolyn Ann Phillips, died at her Columbia, Missouri, home on September 29, 2020. The cause was glioblastoma multiforme. Her children and grandchildren were with her throughout, as were her many friends and nieces whose visits, calls and letters of love and prayers kept her spirits lifted on what was a difficult…

John Dennis Newland went to his Heavenly home on October 12, 2020, after a brave battle with cancer. John, or Denny as his family and friends called him, was born in Jefferson City, Missouri on April 19, 1961 to Dennis LeRoy and Sharron Rose (Fletcher) Newland. Denny is survived by his children Josh (Krista) Hopson,…

Evelyn Earline Brassfield Born February 17, 1936 Passed away on September 18, 2020 at Villa St. Francis, Olathe, KS at the age of 84 following a long battle with Supra Nuclear Palsy. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years Morris Eugene Brassfield, her parents William and Elvis Sparks, three siblings before…

Mary Carol Schmidt, 54, of Belton, MO. passed away July 31, 2020 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Mary Carol was born in Kansas City, MO and was a descendant of the Schmidt and Haun families of Nebraska and Colorado and the Banning families of Missouri. She worked in the printing industry her…

William Zanderick Horace, 50, passed away October 12, 2020 at 3:35am at Olathe Medical Center from complications of Sickle Cell Anemia Disease. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Horace was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He was baptized at an early age. After Zan completed high school, he later attended Travel Agency…

Richard (Rich) Andrew Erecius, 83, of Independence, MO passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2020. Rich was born September 14, 1937 in Chicago, IL to Elsie Parke. Rich proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1958. Rich married Dorothy Snelling on March 3, 1982. He worked in the plastic molding production business for…

Bernard (Bernie) Luetkemeyer, 87, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away October 13, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Born in Tuscumbia, Missouri, he was the oldest son of fifteen children of Ben and Lucy Oligschlaeger Luetkemeyer. He graduated from St. Elizabeth High School in 1951. He was a veteran of the Korean war and graduated…

James Russell Berry, 81, passed away October 13, 2020 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. A private family service will take place at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Jacksonville. Mr. Berry was born July 30, 1939 in Mexico, Missouri to Gaither and Willa (West) Berry. He is survived by two children, Russ (Denise) Berry and…

Kathleen M. Horton (Norris), 84, passed away October 12.  A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Mrs. Horton was born on December 31, 1935 in Omaha. She lived in Bellevue, NE, Belleville, IL. and Stanhope, NJ before retiring to Newnan, GA, where she loved the weather, her dogs, church and…