Obituaries

James Edward Toliver, Sr., 70, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at Veteran’s Hospital in Kansas City. James was born on Oct. 14, 1951, to David Elton and Virginia (Gassett) Toliver in Nevada. Elton and Virginia made their home in El Dorado Springs with their five children; Wayne, Sharon, Ronald (Ronnie), Ross and

Another legend has left the building. Ron is off to his next great adventure. He was loved and will be missed with all our hearts. Ronald Gene Brewer, 68, Nevada, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Ron was born June 12, 1953, in Nevada to Alfred T. and Hazel

Denzial Marteen “Denny” Ryan, 83 of Linn, passed away Oct. 17, 2021, at the SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, Jefferson City after a long illness. Denny was born Jan. 21, 1938, to John and Zula (Reed) Brackenridge, in Tiffin. She attended high school at nearby El Dorado Springs, graduating in 1955. After graduation, she attended

Ruby Maddalin Sherman, 96, Wellsville, KS, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Ruby was born Nov. 16, 1924, in Harwood, to the late Charley and Bertha (Hawkins) Hargrove. She graduated from high school at El Dorado Springs High School in 1944. On Nov. 24, 1942, she was united in marriage to John Edgar Sherman and to

Surrounded by his loved ones, Johnnie Everett Chambers, 81, of El Dorado Springs, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday morning, Oct. 16, 2021. John was born Feb. 10, 1940, in Cedar County to Orval and Lois Chambers.  He was the second born of seven children growing up in Cedar County.  Just shy of

Johnnie Dean Billings, 56, El Dorado Springs, passed away Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 at his home. He was born on Feb. 8, 1965, in Kansas City to Harold Billings and Shirley (Gage) Billings. He was a construction worker in his younger days and worked at Barrington Manufacturing to present time. Johnnie liked cooking meat on

Michael D. Norval, 59, born April 10, 1962, passed from this lift on Oct. 19, 2021. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.

Naomi June Swopes, the fourth of eight children of Melvin and Goldie Swopes, was born June 1, 1930, in Niotaze, KS. June lived the last several years of her life in the home of her eldest granddaughter, Heather Bryant, and her husband, Randy Bryant, and passed peacefully there at the age of 91 on Sept.

Mildred Oma (Simmons) Belcher, 94, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at her home in El Dorado Springs. Mildred was born on April 29, 1927, as the second child of Lawrence (Hobe) Hobart and Mary Christopher (Bearce) Simmons in Cedar County. She graduated from Stockton High School in 1945. She received her teaching certificate

James A. “Bus” Faith, 94, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at his home in Nevada.  Born on Oct. 15, 1926, in Montevallo, to James William and Ruth Ethel (Bright) Faith, he was known to almost everyone as “Bus,” a nickname earned from his father for always ‘moving around like a