Area Obituaries

August 4, 1951 – September 4, 2025 Raymond Arthur Healy was born August 4, 1951 in Carroll, Iowa with his twin brother Roger. The twins were the first children for William and Sara Patricia Healy of Vail, Iowa. The Healy family grew to seven sons and 2 daughters. Ray and his siblings grew up working…

William Thomas Sloan, known to friends and loved ones as Tom, Tommy or even Mr. Smiley Face, passed away peacefully surrounded by his two sons on Monday, June 30, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 79. Tom was born on January 23, 1946, in Kirksville, Missouri and grew up in Milan, Missouri.…

Roger Dean Cooper, 81, of Humphreys, Missouri, passed away peacefully at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, September 1, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cameron. Roger was born October 4, 1943, in Humphreys, Missouri, the son of Harold and Dorothy Mae (Phillips) Cooper. He graduated from Humphreys High School and went on to serve his…

Katherine Ann Clay (McWhirter) 76 years old passed away peacefully at her home with her family on Friday, September 5, 2025. She was born in Marshall, Missouri on August 12,1949 to Mack and Virginia McWhirter. On September 4, 1967 she married her one true love, Carol Lee Clay who preceded her in death in 2018,…

Michael Allen Johnson, 58, of Green City, Missouri, passed away, Sunday, August 31, 2025 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Mike was born August 26, 1967 in Columbia, to James (Pete) Oliver Johnson and Virginia (Jaques) Johnson. He grew up in Green City, graduating from Green City High School in 1985. On April 18, 1987,…

Edna Faye LaFaver, 90, of Green City, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. Edna was born August 29, 1935 in Green City, to Benjamin and Nellie Van (Brandon) Kiger. She married Ronald LaFaver, and he survives her of the home. Also surviving: Five children, Susan Jessen…

Mr. Kevin G. Hudson, 59, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 10:31 A.M., Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Wright Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Missouri. .Mr. Hudson was born July 1, 1966 at Trenton, Missouri the son of Jerry Daniel and Dorothy Louise Whilhite Hudson. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1984 and from William…

William Steven “Billy” Steele, 74, of Milan, Missouri, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025. He was born on April 29, 1951, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Glen Junior Steele and Lottie Mae (Campbell) Steele, who both preceded him in death, along with his grandfather, William Glen Steele. After the passing of his parents,…

Karen Ruth Strang (nee Jacobs) was born March 31, 1943 to Irwin Jacobs and Irma Jacobs (nee Crowder) in Trenton, Missouri and passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2025 in Shelby Township, Michigan at the age of 82. She grew up in a small town in rural Missouri, where she lived next door to her…