Perry G. Parrigin, a widely known and well-respected member of the Columbia music community and a resident of Columbia for 60 years, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013, at The Neighborhoods by Tiger Place. He was 88 years old. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the…

Michael E Mader, 62, Gardner, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at home.  Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Community Foursquare Church, 119 E 9th, Ottawa, Kansas 66067. Memorial contributions may be made to House of Hope, 7044 Antioch Rd, Overland Park, KS 66204 or Prairie Spirit Rail…

Maurice H. Ellis, 92, of Columbia, died January 9 at University Hospital.  He was born June 3, 1921 in Osage Iowa, to the late Melvin and Dorothy  (Sniveley) Ellis.  On August 25, 1944, he was married to Marjorie Nash, who survives at the home. He joined the Navy in 1942 and was commissioned as a…

Johney J. Hastings Jr, age 61, Raytown, Missouri, passed away January 7, 2014.  Memorial services will be held, 11:00am, Saturday Jan. 11th 2014 at LifeQuest Church, 1400 N. Scott, Belton, MO 64012. Johney was born May 21, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri. He served in the US Army.  Johney will be remembered as a; loving husband and father; a man who loved…

Sandra Jean Ousley (“Mema”) passed away on January 8, 2014 at her home in Harrisonville, Missouri, where she lived with her daughter, Lana and son-in-law, John Staponski.  Born in 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, she was 76 years old.  She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren as she took her final breaths. She is survived…

Karen Ann Prins, 62, of Ashland, MO passed peacefully to Heaven on January 8, 2014 at her home, surrounded by family and friends.   She fought a courageous battle against cancer with dignity and grace. Visitation will be at Olivet Christian Church, 1991 South Olivet Rd, Columbia at 11 AM on Saturday January 11.  The…

Karen Laverne Schlag, 66, of Independence, MO passed away January 5, 2014.  She was born January 6, 1947 in Ada, Oklahoma.  She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Ronsley; two sons, Chad and Eric Schlag; and two brothers, Homer Carson and Arnie Ronsley. Survivors include her husband, Lester Schlag; mother, Virginia Alberta Phillips; daughter,…