Robert Eugene Truitt, 70, was born in Ozark, Missouri on April 21, 1948. Robert passed away on November 26, 2018 with his loving family by his side. His parents were Weldon Truitt and Clella Abney Truitt. Robert graduated from Marshfield High School and then joined the Navy as a Radarman. He worked for over 30…

Robert L. Chace (Bob) of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018.   A visitation will be held from  5:00PM – 6:00PM, Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, Missouri 64133, with a memorial service to follow beginning at 6:00PM. Bob was born October 14, 1942…

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…