Obituaries

William Jason Vance

William Jason Vance, 54, Forsyth, formerly of El Dorado Springs, was born to William Vance and Dorothy (Hamilton) Vance on Sept. 11, 1967 and passed away on June 8, 2022 at his home. He was married to Louanna on May 28, 1992. They were married for 30 years at the time of his passing. Jason

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Donna M. (Reuss) Hutsell

Donna M. (Reuss) Hutsell, 71, Excelsior Springs, passed away Sunday morning, June 5, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City. Services wiere held Monday, June 13, at Polo United Methodist Church in Polo. The family will receive friends one-hour prior to the service at the church. Online guestbook at www.stithfamilyfunerals.com.

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Floyd Kenneth Neely

Floyd Kenneth Neely, 82, El Dorado Springs, passed away at St. John’s Mercy Hospital Tuesday, June 7, 2022, due to severe sepsis. Floyd was born at home during a blizzard on Nov. 2, 1939, to Evan Kelly and Clarissa (Ellerman) Neely. Floyd attended Rock School then El Dorado Springs High School graduating in 1957. Kenneth

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Beverly Gail Ahring

Beverly Gail Ahring, 70, Independence, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Home in Olathe, KS. Beverly was born Aug. 25, 1951 in Kansas City, to Harold and Faye (Cargill) Julian and has been a lifelong area resident graduating from Van Horn High School in 1969, and has served on the Alumni

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Yvonne Worthington

Yvonne, 77, was born to Paul and Ellen Taylor on Jan. 17, 1945 in Lamar, CO. Yvonne went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 30, 2022 in El Dorado Springs. Yvonne married me, Larry Worthington, 56 wonderful years ago on May 28. As parents of four children – three biological

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Yvonne Worthington

Yvonne Worthington passed away May 30, 2022. Family will receive friends and relatives at 6 p.m. Friday, June 3. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home with burial at El Dorado Springs Cemetery.

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Huleigh Jay Wilson

Huleigh Jay Wilson, 77, Nevada, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 24, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Huleigh was born March 23, 1945 in Berkeley, CA to Harold and Ruby Wilson. Shortly after Huleigh was born, his family moved back to the Montevallo area. At age six he

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Harold Eugene Hunt, Jr.

Harold Eugene Hunt, Jr., or as most of his family called him, Jr., 60, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at his home in Excelsior Springs. Jr. was born July 26, 1961, to Harold and Sondra (Neely) Hunt. He was soon joined by a younger brother, Daniel Gene, and several years later by a little

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Leroy Melvin Smith

Leroy Melvin Smith, 71, El Dorado Springs, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, May 15, 2022, following a courageous battle with cancer. Melvin was born Oct. 10, 1950, to Leroy and Daisy (Stroer) Smith. He married his high school sweetheart, Yolanda (Yo) Mizner. He and Yolanda graduated in 1968 from El Dorado Springs High

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Mark Paul Koca

Mark Paul Koca, 59, passed away April 25, 2022. He was a member of First Christian Church in El Dorado Springs and was baptized on April 24, 1977. Mark was born to Paul and Ruth Koca in El Dorado Springs and raised on the family farm. After graduating from El Dorado Springs High School, he

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