Marine Veltrop Hopkins died November 6, 2018 at 99 years of age. She was born in Folk, Mo. March 10,1919, the third of six children of Martin Veltrop and Mary Massman Veltrop. After graduation from Westphalia High School, she moved to St. Louis for twenty years and worked as a seamstress and a bookkeeper. There…

William ‘Bill’ R. Closson, 66, of Independence, Missouri, transitioned to eternal life on Monday, November 19th, after a long valiant battle with Early On-Set Alzheimer’s disease. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00pm, Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Walnut Gardens~Community of Christ Church, 19201 E R.D. Mize Rd, Independence, MO. Bill was born…

Georgia “Lorraine” Ellis passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 15th, 2018 at Boone Hospital at the age of 90. Lorraine was born April 25th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to James Lorts and Mary (Ketchum) Lorts. She graduated from Enterprise Academy on May 19th, 1945 and then proceeded to go to college…

Audley L. O’Dell, age 88, of Independence, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018. He was born August 4, 1930 in Avondale, Missouri. He graduated from College High School in Warrensburg, MO in 1948 and completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from UMKC in 1961. He celebrated his sixty-ninth wedding anniversary with his high school sweetheart,…

Joanne Witting of Columbia, Missouri – formerly of Boonville, Missouri, passed away November 18, 2018 at her home. Joanne was born August 25, 1940 to William Joseph and Emma Bousek Duffy in Ames, Iowa. She graduated from Ames High School in 1958 and then went on to graduate from Minneapolis General Hospital School of X-Ray…

Betty Ruth Kluck, age 78, of Boonville, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at University of Missouri Hospital with family by her side. She was born December 24, 1939 in Corbin, Kentucky. She married James Earl Kluck November 14, 1979. One sister, Carol Winfield, of Boonville, survives Betty. Betty is also survived by her six…

Emma Elizabeth Breshears, 81, of Independence, Missouri passed away November 12, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Charity Missionary Baptist Church, 9300 Independence Ave Independence, MO 64053. Emma Elizabeth Payne, the youngest child of James Luther and Lillie Howard Payne, was born January 12th 1937 at…

Scott Allen Johnson, 54, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at home, surrounded by his loving family after battling brain cancer. Scott was born June 17, 1964 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1982. He married his wife Janie on April 21, 1995. He spent 38…

Esther Berniece (Jobst) Sherman passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 12, 2018 in her home at the age of 94. Esther was born on April 11, 1924 in Merriam, Kansas to John Ludwig Jobst and Beatrice May (Blackmore) Jobst. She graduated from Wellington High School in 1942. She was united in marriage…