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Georgia Darlene Smith
May 13, 2009
Georgia Darlene Smith, age 66 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Missouri. Memorial services will be 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. No visitation. Family suggests contributions to Joy Adult Care Center, Clinton and may be left at the funeral home. Fond memories may be left online...
Lela R Gregory
May 12, 2009
Lela R. Gregory, age 84, Lowry City, Missouri passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Golden Living Center-Westwood, Clinton, Missouri. Lela Ruth Gregory was born November 16, 1924 in Protection, KS. She was the youngest child of Hilda LeGuerriere Berg and Lance Berg. She was adopted by William and Della Barr at a young age and lived near Lansing, KS....
Billy Lee Linafelter
May 11, 2009
Billy Lee "Bill" Linafelter, age 61, of Clinton, passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 from injuries sustained in an early morning accident. Funeral Services will be 12 Noon Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in the Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will recieve friends from 10:00 A.M. to 12 Noon at the chapel on Friday. Family...
Doris L. Murphy
May 8, 2009
Doris L. Murphy, age 72 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Friday, May 8, 2009 at her home in Clinton, Missouri. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. She will lie in state 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home. Family suggests memorials to Twin Lakes Hospice and may be left at the...
Eleanor Faye Leonard
May 3, 2009
Eleanor Faye Leonard, age 87 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Clinton Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Clinton, Missouri. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6 at Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Kansas....
Mary Elizabeth Byington
Apr 30, 2009
Mary E. Byington age 79 of Warsaw, Missouri passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Missouri. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Warsaw, Missouri with burial in the National Cemetery, Warsaw, Missouri. Family will receive friends one hour before the service on Saturday at the church....
Juanita Lane
Apr 27, 2009
Juanita Lane, age 81 of Clinton Missouri passed away Monday, April 27, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, with burial in the Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery, Clinton. The Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Chapel. Family suggest memorial...
Dorothy Mae Baumgarden
Apr 25, 2009
Dorothy M. Baumgarden, age 70, of Deepwater, Missouri died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Clinton Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Clinton. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in the Deepwater Cemetery, Deepwater, Missouri. The family will receive friends one hour before the service on Tuesday at the Chapel. Family suggests contributions to...
Carl E. Stoneking
Apr 20, 2009
Carl Stoneking, age 64 of Blairstown, Misssouri passed away Monday, April 20, 2009 at Golden Living Center-Westwood, Clinton, Missouri. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Chapel. Family suggest memorial contributions to the American Cancer...
Edward James Hanson
Apr 13, 2009
Edward J. Hanson, age 70 of Deepwater, Missouri passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Hanson's wishes were to be cremated with no services at this time. Family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society and may be left at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri. Fond memories may be left...
Maxine L Plumlee
Apr 13, 2009
Maxine L. Plumlee, age 83, Clinton, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at Truman Medical Center-Lakewood, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, with burial in Parks Chapel Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be on hour prior to service on Friday. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com. Maxine...
Violet Faye Wisdom
Apr 12, 2009
Violet F. Wisdom, age 74 of Wellington, Missouri passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at Lexington Care Center, Lexington, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri with burial in the Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Family suggests memorials to Violet Faye Wisdom Memorial...
Roy Martin Riley
Apr 6, 2009
Roy M. Riley, age 67 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Monday, April 6, 2009 at Clinton Healthcare and Rehabiitation Center, Clinton. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Burial will be in the Carpenter Cemetery, Chilhowee, Missouri. Family suggusts contribuitions to Twin Lakes Hospice and may be left a the funeral home. Fond...
Ruth L Goodenough
Apr 5, 2009
Ruth L. Goodenough, age 83 of Montrose, Missouri passed away Sunday, April 5, 2009 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in the Maplewood Cemetery, Brownington. Family will receive friends Wednesday evening 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the chapel. Family suggests contributions to Ruth Goodenough Christmas Fund c/o...
John D. Howerton
Apr 4, 2009
John Doak Howerton, 82, of Chilhowee, died April 4, 2009 at the family home in northern Henry County, where he lived his entire life. Born October 30, 1926 to Ivan Mason and Blanche Doak Howerton, John was the fifth generation to operate the family farm. John attended grade school at Agricola and graduated high school from Norris R-4. Following his...
Harry Darwin Maddux
Apr 1, 2009
Harry D. Maddux, age 77 of Blairstown, Missouri passed away April 1, 2009 at his home. Visitation will be 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Saturday, April 4, 2009 at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri. Private family services with cremation to follow. Family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society and may be left at the funeral home. Fond memories...
Joseph M. Daugherty
Mar 31, 2009
Joseph M. Daughterty, age 90 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Family suggests contributions...
James Carroll Fenning
Mar 31, 2009
James Carroll Fenning, age 61 of Urich, Missouri (formerly of Kansas City, Missouri) passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Golden Living Center-Westwood, Clinton, Missouri. He donated his body to the Genesis Medical Education Research Institute in Mephis, Tennessee. The family suggests contributions to the Twin Lakes Hospice or the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, Missouri and may be...
John H Bunch
Mar 26, 2009
John H. Bunch, age 86, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 at his home in Clinton, Missouri. Funeral services will be Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 10:00-11:00 a.m. The family suggests contributions to Twin Lakes Hospice...
Shane Cullen Patterson
Mar 25, 2009
Shane Cullen Patterson left this earth March 25, 2009 in Clinton, Missouri, and touched the face of God. He was born to Randy Patterson and Kathy Hooper Patterson in Topeka, Kansas May 28, 1971. Throughout his life, he touched many people's souls with his music and laughter. Other than his father Randy (Pat) and mother Kathy, he also leaves behind...
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