Cecil Elbert Callaway, 94, of Lawson, Missouri passed away on January 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Friday, January 13, 2017 at Elmira Baptist Church, Elmira, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 1PM, January 13, 2017. Mr. Callaway was born August 26, 1922 in Arley, Missouri. Cecil graduated from Holt High School…

101 year old Mary Jean (Merideth) Arrandale, and beloved wife of the late Sidney William Arrandale of Moberly, Missouri, died on January 4, 2017.  Mrs. Arrandale was a resident of The Bluffs in Columbia, MO. She was the dear mother of William (Cathie) of Grandview, MO, Robert (Kathy) of Webster Groves, MO, James (Jane) of…

Brian J Babcock, 39, Independence, Missouri passed away January 5, 2017.  A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.  Contributions may be made to help the family.  Click his Go Fund Me link here: https://www.gofundme.com/brians-final-expenses Brian was born January 9, 1977 in Topeka, Kansas to Harry and Adella (Davenport) Babcock. He will…

Michael Thomas Callahan, 48, of Kansas City, Mo, passed away December 29th, 2016 unexpectedly, at Research Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Private service with family. A celebration in his honor will be held at Coach’s in downtown Sedalia, Missouri on Saturday, January 28th, 2017 (time to be determined). Please check his Facebook in coming…

Janet Lee Garner, 61, of Hardin, Missouri passed Friday December 30th, 2016 at Northcare Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Janet was born July 3, 1955 in Carrollton, Missouri to Donald Lander and Melva Susewind whom both preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her spouse and soulmate, Terry Garner, one…

Mary Ann (Merker) Hall, 69, Kansas City, Missouri passed away January 1, 2017.  Memorial services are pending.  Mary Ann was born December 23, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri.  She grew up in the St Francis Xavier parish and attended St. Francis grade school.  Mary Ann attended Southwest High School.  She married Lloyd Hall in 1971.…

Ethel “Fern” Tipton of Blue Springs, MO., formerly of Raytown, MO., passed away at the age of 93 on December 30, 2016. Fern was born on September 1, 1923 to Harmon Clyde and Effie Mabel Jinkens on the family farm in Wheatland, MO.  She came to Kansas City, MO at the age of 20 and…

Paul Henry Marshall, age 69, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Christmas Day, 2016 surrounded by loved ones in his home. It is believed that his death was related to Parkinson’s disease. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, January 13, 2017 at First Church of the Nazarene, 11811 State Line Road,…

Nadine Woodworth Wright, 82, of Independence, Missouri, passed away 12/21/2016 at home. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 3:00 p.m., preceding the memorial service. Nadine was born 9/20/1934 in Kansas City, Missouri to Earl and Eleanor…

John W. Belger II passed away on December 26, 2016 at the age of 79. John was a man of simple pleasures; family, community, hard work, and personal accomplishments were his top priorities. Growing up on the family acreage near Raytown, Missouri he learned to “leave things better than he found them.” He passed this…