Obituaries

Aug 21, 2025

Vivian Irene Higgs, age 96, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at her home in Lowry City surrounded by her family.

Vivian graduated from Hopewell High School in 1947. After her retirement from Treasury Thrift Drugs, she traveled to the 50 United States three times as well as to seven territories in Canada and enjoyed five...

Aug 20, 2025

David Matney age 60, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at Advocate Lutheran Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday September 5, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Vansant Road...

Aug 17, 2025

Dean W. Davis, age 77, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at St. Lukes North Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 21, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. Visitation will be from 6:00-7:00 PM prior to the service. Memorial contributions can be made to the Henry County...

Aug 16, 2025

Peggy Cox, age 82, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at St Luke's East Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 also at the...

Aug 11, 2025

Marvin Edwin Diehl, age 93, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025 at his home in Humansville, Missouri. There are no services scheduled at this time.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.

Aug 8, 2025

Sheri Ann Strouse age 67, of Clinton, Missouri, passed away, Friday, August 8th, 2025, at her home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 PM prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the...

Aug 5, 2025

Julie A. Dewey, age 70, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. In lieu of a traditional funeral, (per Julie's wishes) the family plans to have a Celebration of Julie's Life in Mar or April 2026. Contact family for details as this time draws nearer.

Julie Ann Dewey was...

Aug 5, 2025

Jackie "Jack" Dean Fields, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at his home in Clinton, Missouri. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, August 11, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. In lieu of flowers the family ask that memorial donations be made to Celebrate Recovery-First Baptist Church of...

Jul 31, 2025

Eric "Rick" VanDyke, age 65, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at his home in Calhoun, Missouri. There are no services scheduled at this time. Memorial contributions can be made in Rick's name to (D.A.V.) Disabled American Veterans and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home...

Jul 30, 2025

Howard Leon Caskey, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at his home in Clinton, Missouri. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at the Allen Street Baptist Church in Clinton with visitation from 1:00-2:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will be held at a later date...

Jul 19, 2025

Jacky Hunter of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Saturday, July 19, at Research Medical Center in in Kansas City, Missouri. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. Memorial contributions can be left to the Oklahoma Hemophilia Association and may be left in care of the funeral...

Jul 19, 2025

Donald J. Lamb, age 71, of Deepwater, Missouri passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.

Jul 19, 2025

Derrel D. Shanks, 86, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 PM on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM also at the chapel. Cremation will follow with inurnment in the Vansant-Road...

Jul 13, 2025

Alma Jo White of Clinton, Missouri passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. After 88 years of raising children and grandchildren, reeling in fish, dragging deer out of the woods, gardening and raising the finest boer goats, she decided to take a rest. Memorial visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 PM...

Jul 13, 2025

James "Jim" Earl Parsons, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at the Homestead of Topeka, in Topeka, Kansas surrounded by family members. Funeral services for Jim will be held at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 18, 2025. Visitation will be at 10:00 AM prior to the service and...

Jul 11, 2025

Shirley Ann Paden, 81 passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025 at her home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Inurnment will take place in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri at 11:00 AM on Monday, September 8, 2025.

Shirley Ann (Cruse) Paden was born Nov. 26, 1943 to Roy Cruse and Ruth (Cruse) Lee in Arkansas. She resided...

Jul 11, 2025

Janet Marvin, age 88, of Warsaw, Missouri passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025 at Adair Village in Clinton, Missouri.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.

Jul 11, 2025

Anna Carole (Reedy) Palmer, age 90, passed away Friday, July 11th, 2025 at Adair Village Nursing Home in Clinton, Missouri, where she became a resident just six weeks prior. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 10:00am -11:00am prior to...

Jul 9, 2025

Randy Dale Parks, age 60 of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at Saint Luke's East Hospital in Lee's Summit, Missouri. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service. A private family...

Jul 9, 2025

John William Julian, 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at his home in Clinton, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 14, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel in Clinton. The family will receive friends for 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service. Burial to follow in Parks Chapel Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri. Memorial contributions...