East High School Missouri Alumni Obituaries

Mary Ann Nichols passed away peacefully at home with her Grand Daughter AnnMarie by her side in Mission Kansas on January 2nd 2026. She was born in Kansas City Missouri on January 31st 1947 to Ray and Marie McPheeters Cox. After graduating from Westport High School she attended Rockhurst College and...

Graveside services to Celebrate the Life of John Gibson Bryan age 87 of Jasper Texas will be 200 p.m. Saturday January 17 2026 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Jasper Texas. Visitation will be 10001200 pm at Beech Grove Baptist Church on Saturday January 17 2026 in Jasper TX. John was born in Cape Girar...

He was born August 21 1927 in Boston Massachusetts to John Campbell Gordon DeWolfe and Miriam Elbridge Ford DeWolfe. After graduating from Medford High School in Medford Massachusetts he enrolled at Tufts College. Prior to graduation in 1950 he served in the U.S. Army. He earned an AB in Government ...

Loren R. Hunnicutt 87 formerly of Galesburg died at 1136 a.m. Sunday December 28 2025 in Washington Senior Living Center Washington Illinois. Loren was born May 6 1938 in Galesburg the son of Forrest and Sibbel Palmer Hunnicutt. He married Nancy Lavely Hurr on January 5 1973 in Galesburg. She preced...

Arlene Deloris (Shipley) Hill, 88, of Drexel, MO, passed away while residing at Foxwood Springs in Raymore, MO on October 3, 2025. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel (816-657-4400). Funeral services will follow at 1...

Douglas Hoyle, age 72, of Waverly, Missouri, passed away on Saturday at 11:50 a.m., August 12, 2023, at his home and with his loving wife by his side.Douglas was born in Middleton, New Jersey, on August 15, 1950, to the late Herbert Lee Hoyle and Mildred (Young) Hoyle.He attended school in New Jerse...

Kelly H Barker died on December 16 2025 at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart Florida. He was born in Mississippi County Missouri to Lonnie Eugene Barker and Clora W. Hopgood Barker and was raised on the Barker Family Home Place in the area known as Barkers Ridge. The farm shaped his l...

Deborah Kay Lowe 74 passed away on Tuesday December 16 2025 at Windsor Healthcare and Rehab Center in Windsor Missouri. Deborahs wishes were to be cremated. Services will be in the spring with burial in Vansant Road Cemetery Clinton Missouri. Deboarah was born and raised in the Kansas City area. She...

Janet Stratton age 81 of Clinton Missouri passed away on Sunday December 28 2025 at St. Lukes East Hospital in Kansas City Missouri. Memorial service will be at 200 PM on Friday January 2 2025 at the VansantMills Chapel in Clinton. Visitation will be from 100200 PM prior to the service. Inurnment wi...

    Zelwin B. Eaton, 82, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.    He was born on June 23, 1943 on a farm near Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, the son of Zetho E. and Mildred I. Lindahl Eaton....

was born on July 12 1927 in Chetopa Kansas to Ada May Bray and Edgar Bassett Sr. After graduating from high school she moved to Kansas City where she lived with her parents and her beloved maternal grandmother. From an early age Lela demonstrated a deep sense of compassion and responsibility qualiti...

Donna May Pruner Welte 76 of Springfield Missouri formerly of Lancaster Missouri passed away on Tuesday January 6 2026 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joesph Missouri. The daughter of John Eugene and Zelpha May Ruggles Pruner she was born on June 12 1949 in Centerville Iowa. She was a graduate of Kirksvi...

Anne Taylor McCully, 85, of Callao, Missouri, passed away on December 15, 2025, in her home, surrounded by family and love.Anne was born in Paterson, New Jersey and graduated from Freehold High School in Freehold, NJ. Having spent her early years on the East Coast, she carried a life long love of th...

Grace Marie Robuck, 92, passed away December 30, 2025. Grace was born July 21, 1933 in Macon to Melvin George and Verna Mae (Pease) Craig. She married Roy Lee Robuck on November 30, 1952 in the family home on the farm east of Macon where she lived in her entire life.She was a graduate of Macon High...

Lindy Sue Albertson, 74, of Milan, Missouri, formerly of Lemons, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026 at Milan Health Care Center.Lindy was born April 30, 1951, in Kirksville, to Donald Forest and Lillian Myrna (Remen) Albertson, they preceded her in death. She was also preceded by a brother, Dennis ...

Rayma Sue Pilkenton passed away on December 26 2025 at the age of 70 years. Nana as she was known to the younger generations that held a permanent place in her heart was born on September 27 1955 to Raymond Austin and Donna Sue Peck Severs in Stella Missouri. Rayma graduated from East Newton High Sc...

Annie Jewel Polk age 89 of Raymore Missouri passed away peacefully on December 16 2025 at the Foxwood Springs Living Center. Jewel was born in Henderson Texas on July 8 1936 the daughter of Walter F. Gray and Elener Wright. Jewel attended various schools in East Texas. Shortly after high school Jewe...

Louis John Dehn Jr. 68 a resident of Lexington passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday December 20 2025. Louis was born in Marshall on September 5 1957 the son of Louis John and Elsie Lynn Dehn Sr. He was united in marriage to Betty Hill of Lexington in 1997 she survives of the home....

Judith Judy Mariella Maxwell 86 of Rayville went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday January 10 2026 at Oak Ridge Assisted Living in Richmond. Judy was born on November 22 1939 in Hannibal the daughter of John and Ozetta Yerks Cavanaugh. She was united in marriage to Larry Maxwell of Rayville on...

Jacqueline Ruth Leakey 83 of Richmond passed away at St. Lukes Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City on December 26 2025. Jackie was born on January 31 1942 in Carrollton the daughter of Everett and Adaline Allmon Smith. Jackie was united in marriage to David Earl Leakey of Norborne on March 2 1963. ...

Johnna Lee Bowman Johnson 78 a resident of Richmond passed away on Tuesday December 30 2025. Johnna was born on November 2 1947 in Richmond the daughter of John and Julia Kraft Bowman. She was married to Kenneth Johnson he preceded her in death. She is survived by one son Timothy Brandy Luman Brown ...

Margie Frances Bingham 98 of Richmond passed away Sunday January 4 2026 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond. Margie was born on October 8 1927 in Richmond the daughter of Roy Lee and Marguerite Danner Schwensen. She was united in marriage to B. Edgar Bingham of Lawson on June 2 ...

Don was born on March 8 1959 in Richmond the son of Vernon and Emogene Snider Ogg the youngest of three sons. He was united in marriage to Ellen Sloan on July 4 1980 she preceded him in death on May 3 1995. He was later united in marriage to Patti Mabary on July 5 2000 she survives of the home. Addi...

Charles Larry Renfro 88 of California MO passed away Sunday January 11 2026 at Stonebridge Oak Tree in Jefferson City MO with his loving wife by his side. Larry was born on February 4 1937 on the family farm near Millville the son of Charles and Ruby Dreves Renfro. He was first united in marriage to...

Myrl Leon Sandy Bowler born August 5 1943 passed away on January 10 2026 to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Sandy was born to Harley William and Virginia Bowler in Fowler Kansas and was the second oldest of seven children George died at birthWilla Dean Naugle deceased William Bowler deceas...

Carrie Deeker of Marthasville MO passed away at home on Monday December 29 2025. She was born in Tampa Florida on June 26 1940 the daughter of Cuban immigrants Roy and Mariana nee Lima Hernandez. She graduated from Jefferson High School and then the University of Tampa with a degree in Elementary Ed...

Sally Nadine Taylor 58 of St. Joseph Missouri passed away Tuesday December 2 2025 in St. Joseph MO. She was born March 19 1967 in St. Joseph MO daughter of the late Dorothy and Lloyd Taylor. She graduated from Lafayette High School and worked at East Hill Mall for many years. She enjoyed spending ti...

Katricia Djon Willis, 44, Greenfield, Missouri, lost her courageous fight with cancer on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in Carthage, Missouri surrounded by family and friends. She was born on June 12, 1981, in Blackfoot, Idaho, the daughter of Kenneth “Craig” Talbot and Julie Lee (Jarvis) Talbot. Katric...

Tracy Michelle Petross, 53, Sarcoxie, Missouri, a beacon of love and generosity, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. She was born on January 3, 1972, in Sulphur, Oklahoma, the daughter of Brenda (McBeth) Petross and Marshall Petross. Tracy's life was a te...