Charlie Seek
Charles Edward “Charlie” Seek, 83, Richmond, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at his home. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Richmond Assembly of God Church. Visitation...
View ArticleRobert Danner Sr.
Robert Danner, Sr., 64, Alvin, Texas (formerly from Lawson, Mo.), died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at Nazarene Canaan Hill...
View ArticleDJ Kephart
Dora June “DJ” Kephart, 63, Raymore, Mo., passed away Jan. 23, 2016. Dora was born Feb. 14, 1952, in Bowling Green, Ky., to Marvin and Dora Gaddie. She is survived by a brother, Steve Gaddie of...
View ArticleErna Zuklin
Erna Predikant Zuklin, 79, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 11, 1936, in Jagerndorf, Czechoslovakia, to Anton and Elfrieda...
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Farris Street: Getting done a little at a time
Winter has slowed work on Farris Street to a crawl, but whenever there are breaks in the weather, city crews have been doing what they can to move the project forward. One of the tasks they’ve been...
View ArticleStevenson faces dozens of charges from incident
The Ray County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Anthony R. Stevenson, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, was charged with 14 counts of first degree assault on a law enforcement officer, 14 counts...
View ArticleBill Loveall
Bill Loveall, 62, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away at 9:13 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Bill was born April 15, 1953, in Jefferson City, Mo. He is preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Emma...
View ArticleSteven Breese
Steven Kelly Breese, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Dec. 13, 2015, at Bridgewood Health Care Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Feb. 17, 1956, in Independence, Mo., to Phyllis Ann (Summers)...
View ArticleFreddie Schmitz
Freddie Lee Schmitz, 68, Richmond, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at his home. Inurnment will be in the Pisgah Cemetery in Excelsior Springs, Mo., with services to be announced at a later date....
View ArticleLawrence Bersano Jr.
Lawrence J. Bersano, Jr., 79, rural Richmond, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at his residence. Funeral services were set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Thurman Funeral Home, Richmond....
View ArticleMary Ross
Mary Virginia Ross, 85, Richmond, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond....
View ArticleWilliam Allen
William Huston Allen, 77, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away January 27, 2016. William was born Sept. 12, 1938, to Earl and Thelma Allen in Kansas City, Mo. He was a lifelong resident of Excelsior...
View ArticleRuth Snedden
Ruth Fay Snedden, 83, Lawson, Mo., passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Hidden Valley Funeral Home, Kearney, Mo. A second visitation will be...
View ArticleJudy Morris
Judy Morris, 72, Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, at her home. Judy was born May 9, 1943, in Hamilton, Mo., to Gene and Marjorie (Kilburn) Alexander. Services will take place...
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Mull’s retirement from GSC board celebrated with friends
Shawna Mull, center, was recently recognized for 12 years of service on the Good Samaritan Center of Excelsior Springs’ board. Mull just retired after serving four, three-year terms and was recognized...
View ArticleNew airport co-managers exploring new possibilities
Not only does the Excelsior Springs Memorial Airport have a newly-paved 2,000-foot by 47-foot runway, it also has new co-managers. Since Jerry Beebe and Don Myers took over management of the airport,...
View ArticleRita Wheeler
Rita Faye Wheeler, 69, Lawson, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, with service immediately following at Bross & Spidle Funeral Home,...
View ArticleRichard Clark
Richard D. Clark, 64, Kansas City, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. He was a retiree of Ford Motor Company. He leaves his wife, two sons, one daughter-in-law and one grandson. Cremation, with private...
View ArticleJody Ballinger
Jody Jean Ballinger, 54, of Rayville, Mo., died at 10:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at her home. Jody was born on Oct. 7, 1961, in North Kansas City, Mo., to Gene and Sharon (Keith) McClain. She...
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Chocolate Lovers turn out for sweet event
Loves Bling was one of nearly two dozen stops on the Downtown Excelsior Partnership’s Chocolate Tour on Saturday, Feb. 6. (Photo by Ellen Schoettger) Hundreds of people treated their sweet tooth right...
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