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Franklin Eugene Figg

Franklin Eugene Figg

Apr 12, 2023

Franklin Eugene “Gene” Figg Franklin Eugene “Gene” Figg, age 70, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Livingston Manor Care Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Gene was born the son of Harold R. and Marion J. Searcy on August 27, 1952 in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a 1970 Hale High School graduate. Shortly thereafter, he joined the...

Richard Bartley Benson

Richard Bartley Benson

Apr 8, 2023

Richard Bartley Benson Richard Bartley Benson, age 83, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Missouri. Richard was born the son of David and Mary (Kelly) Benson on August 26, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a graduate of De La Salle High School, Kansas City, Missouri, where...

David Lee Moss

David Lee Moss

Apr 7, 2023

David Lee Moss David Lee Moss, age 70, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. David was born the son of Tom Briggs and Priscilla (Bethards) Moss on July 8, 1952, in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a 1970 graduate of Chillicothe High School. After graduation, he attended Trenton...

Loraine Isabelle Ricehouse

Loraine Isabelle Ricehouse

Apr 6, 2023

Loraine Isabelle Ricehouse Loraine Isabelle Ricehouse, age 98, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at StoneBridge Senior Living, Chillicothe, Missouri. Loraine was born the daughter of George W. Mantlo and Flo (Woods) Mantlo on October 7, 1924, in Chula, Missouri. She was a 1941 graduate of Laredo High School. Loraine was united in marriage...

Barbara Ann Ockenfels

Barbara Ann Ockenfels

Apr 5, 2023

Barbara Ann Ockenfels Barbara Ann Ockenfels, age 88, a resident of St. Joseph, Missouri, a former resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Living Community in St. Joseph, Missouri. Barbara was born the daughter of Nathanial H. and Nola Lee (Brown) Dowell on December 31, 1934, in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was a 1952 graduate of...

Nadene Ruth Kelley

Nadene Ruth Kelley

Apr 5, 2023

Nadene Ruth Kelley Nadene Ruth Kelley, age 87, a resident of Braymer, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Liberty Hospital, Liberty, Missouri. Nadene was born the daughter of Russell and Clastene (Culling) Goll on August 18, 1935, in Braymer, Missouri. She was a 1953 graduate of Braymer High School. She was a homemaker, and later worked for...

Edith Ione Vandusen

Edith Ione Vandusen

Apr 3, 2023

Edith Ione VanDusen Edith Ione VanDusen, age 102, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 at her residence. She was born the daughter of Clinton O. and Luie Ann (Mayberry) McCracken on December 10, 1920 in Livingston County, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Marvin Blakely on January 8, 1940 in Hutchinson Kansas. He...

James Pauls

James Pauls

Apr 2, 2023

James E. “Jim” Pauls James E. “Jim” Pauls, age 80, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away April 2, 2023 at Life Care Center, Brookfield, Missouri. He was born the son of George and Verda (Jones) Pauls on October 5, 1942 in Charles City, Iowa. He was a 1960 graduate of Chillicothe High School. He was united in marriage to...

Larry J Rutter

Larry J Rutter

Mar 30, 2023

Larry J. Rutter Larry J. Rutter, age 91, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Morningside Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Larry was born the son of Glenn and Eula (Snodgrass) Rutter on January 26, 1932, in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict in the United States Air Force. He was...

Charles Mcbee

Charles Mcbee

Mar 29, 2023

Charles Calvin McBee Charles Calvin McBee, age 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, with his loving family around him, at Carmel Hills Health Care Center, Independence, Missouri. Charles was born on March 29, 1940 in Braymer, Missouri to Calvin Levi and Wavah Jane (Tripp) McBee, and the grandson of James William and Elizabeth Jane (Schrum) McBee. Charles...

Helen C. Braden

Helen C. Braden

Mar 24, 2023

Helen C. Braden Helen C. Braden, age 91, a former resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away at Oakview Estates, Frontenac, Kansas. She was born the daughter of Grant and Louise (Reno) Leighty on January 23, 1932 in Savannah, Missouri. She was a 1950 graduate of Mooresville High School. She attended Chillicothe Business School where she earned an Associates Degree. On...

Debra Jo Brick

Debra Jo Brick

Mar 23, 2023

Debra Jo (Hutcheson) Brick Debra Jo (Hutcheson) Brick concluded her earthly experience on Thursday, March 23rd at 1:30 PM at Kansas City Hospice House, five days after celebrating her 68th birthday. She died peacefully surrounded by family after a four year battle against breast cancer. Her last weeks of life while in hospice care were spent with many visitors including...

John Pliley Hesler

John Pliley Hesler

Mar 19, 2023

John “Corky” Pliley Hesler, age 75, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at his home. John was born on July 2, 1947 in Trenton, Missouri. He held an Associate’s Degree from Trenton Junior College. He was a real estate appraiser for approximately the last thirty years of his life. In his youth, John was...

Bobbi Rae Ruppel

Bobbi Rae Ruppel

Mar 16, 2023

Bobbi Rae Ruppel Bobbi Rae Ruppel, age 68, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Bobbi was born the daughter of J.D. and Charlotte (Dominique) Jones on June 6, 1954, in Chillicothe, Missouri. She attended Southwest Livingston County school where she graduated in 1972. On July 26, 1975,...

William Dale Arnold

William Dale Arnold

Mar 15, 2023

William Dale Arnold William Dale Arnold, age 93, residing in Chillicothe since 1957, passed away in Columbia, Missouri on March 15th, 2023. Dale was born to William Harold (Johnny) Arnold and Barbara Ellen Bennett on September 4th, 1929 in Hannibal Missouri. He attended Hannibal High School, graduating in 1947 and then continued his education in Kirksville, Missouri, at the college...

Betty Dean Burns

Betty Dean Burns

Mar 15, 2023

Betty Dean Burns Betty Dean Burns, age 95, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Living Community in St. Joseph, Missouri. Betty was born the daughter of Claude S. and Gertrude (Phillips) Ball on July 26, 1927, in Ray County, Missouri. She was a 1945 graduate of Braymer High School. Betty was united in...

Darla Willene Laffey

Darla Willene Laffey

Mar 14, 2023

Darla Willene Laffey Darla Willene Laffey, age 55, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at her residence. Darla was born the daughter of Larry and Doris (Dabney) Mabe on November 3, 1967, in Clinton, Tennessee. She worked for Hy-Vee for 38 years, starting her career with Hy-Vee at the age of 16. While working...

Virginia A. Twesten

Virginia A. Twesten

Mar 13, 2023

Virginia A. Twesten Virginia A. Twesten, age 98, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at Morningside Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Virginia was born the daughter of Roy A. and Stella (Hundley) Beasley on November 1, 1924, in Union, Missouri. She was a graduate of Union High School. After graduation, she attended William Woods College. Virginia...

William M. Tompkins

William M. Tompkins

Mar 10, 2023

William “Bill” Tompkins William “Bill” Tompkins, age 81, of Bolivar, Missouri, formerly of Meadville, Missouri, passed away March 10, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was born August 21, 1941 to CW “Bill” and Marjorie Tompkins. He was a 1959 graduate of Meadville High School. Bill married Carolyn King on June 7, 1960, in Fayette, Missouri. She...

Adelheide Elsa Margareta Utley

Adelheide Elsa Margareta Utley

Mar 7, 2023

Adelheide “Heidi” Elsa Margareta Boos Utley Adelheide “Heidi” Elsa Margareta Boos Utley, age 85, a resident of Wheeling, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Heidi was born the daughter of Franz and Else (Bleeker) Boos in Frankfort, Germany on December 8, 1937. On May 15, 1961, she married Richard Utley in Germany....