Obituaries
Some people spend their lives trying to be impressive. Alan Strickland spent his life making other people feel important.
Alan was born November 3, 1959, at North Kansas City Hospital to James and Virginia (Wake) Strickland. He died September 12, 2026, at Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains,...
Martha C. Taylor, age 90, of Dora, Missouri, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on September 11, 2026. She was born on May 7, 1936, to Henry and Wilma Buscher.
In 1954, Martha married Harry Hanson. Their family included four children: Zerubbabel, born in 1956; Carol Jean,...
Clarence “Junior” Raymond Presser, 87, of Willow Springs, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri. He was born on July 16, 1939, in Texas County, to Clarence and Tillie (New) Presser.
Junior married Treva Nadine Elam on January 16, 1959, in...
Ronald John Ford, 84, passed away on September 11, 2026, at his son's home in West Plains, Missouri. He was the ninth of ten children born to Zadok James and Hannah Greenhalgh Ford.
Ron was an educator who taught in Las Vegas, Overton, and Almo, Nevada; Berlin, Germany, through a Fulbright-...
Joseph Sacket, age 67, passed away on September 8, 2026, in Mountain View, Missouri. He was born on December 30, 1958, in Washington, DC, to Peter and Mary (Dezelan) Sacket.
Joe proudly served for 20 years in the United States Army. After completing his military service, he continued his...
Deborah "Debbie" A. Majors was born in Oceanside, California. Her father served in the military, so Debbie's family moved throughout the nation during her early years. She was raised in Gideon, Missouri, where her roots remained an important part of her life.
On April 15, 1990, Debbie...
William Edmond Owens, 92, of Mountain View, Missouri, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2026. Edmond was born near Mountain View, Missouri, in their family home on September 20, 1933. He was the eldest child of William “Bill” Louis Owens and Mayme Belle (Holden) Owens and was raised...
Aaron Andrew Cannady, 60, of Caulfield, Missouri, passed away in his home peacefully on August 22, 2026. He was born December 19, 1965, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas to Jerry and Linda Cannady.
Aaron spent his younger years working with his dad at S.O.R., Inc. in the Kansas...
Priscilla Jean (Calvert) Swatosh, 81, passed away on August 10, 2026.
Priscilla was born in 1945 to Hilton Calvert and Jean (Haack) Martin in Austin, Minnesota. Priscilla graduated Austin High School in 1963. It was during those high school years that a Church of Christ youth group...
Graveside services for Ora "Claudene" Freeman, 90, Willow Springs, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 24, at Willow Springs City Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.
Ora "Claudene"...