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Donald (Donnie) Edwin Waldeier, Jr, 55, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at his home in Grant City, MO on December 25, 2020. Born March 26, 1965, in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, to Don and Ann Waldeier, he graduated from Worth County R-III High School in 1983. He attended Baker University on a basketball scholarship and later transferred to Northwest Missouri State University. While playing for Worth County, he led the Tigers to their first-ever Regional Tournament win in 1983 and led...

Francis Marion Jennings, also known by many friends and family as “Gopher”, passed away peacefully from this life on Saturday evening December 19, 2020 at the age of 75.  Francis was born February 4, 1945 in Iowa City, Iowa to Ernest and Geraldine Hays Jennings. After graduation, he served in the United States Navy as an intelligence officer. After an honorable discharge, he worked as a dispatcher for Chicago Northwestern Railroad. In 1974 he married Berdina Palmer of...

Kenneth N. (Kenny) Goff   Kenneth N. (Kenny) Goff passed away at the Mosaic Hospital in Maryville, Missouri a the age of 85. He was born November 29, 1935 in Worth County, the only son of Francis N. and Rosa Goff. Kenny farmed most of his life in Worth County. He retired and moved to Maryville, Missouri in 1994. He worked part time for Watkins Hardware after moving to Maryville. Kenny married Ruby King on February 20, 1955. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this...

Beverly June Cadle, 90, of Grant City, MO passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Orilla’s Way Care Center in Grant City.   Beverly was born June 7, 1930, the sixth of 8 children born to BJ and Hazel (Killingsworth) Ray.  At an early age she accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized at the Christian Church in Grant City.  She attended school in Grant City and graduated in the Grant City High School class of 1948.   On November 18, 1951 she was...

Arlene Dorothy Smith Arlene Dorothy Smith, age 92, Grant City Missouri, died November 9, 2020 at Mosaic Medical Center Albany Missouri. The daughter of James August and Louise Fredrica (Hemmingsen) Summers was born May 3, 1928 at Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. On March 25, 1946 she was united in marriage to James Marion Smith.  To this union two sons were born, Wayne and Dean. Arlene was a homemaker. She loved to go rock hunting, metal detecting, playing bingo and gardening.  She...

William Dean Fleetwood   William Dean Fleetwood was born October 19, 1932 in Ozark County, Missouri to William Isaac and Lola May (Rackley) Fleetwood. He passed away on October 12, 2020 at the age of 87, just one week short of his 88th birthday. Bill was a grave digger for many counties in Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri for many years. He dug graves all by hand which you sure don’t see today. In his spare time Bill enjoyed hunting. He had forgotten more about hunting...

Glen Eldon Hull   Glen Eldon Hull was born November 30, 1927 in Blockton, Iowa to Ralph and Estelle (Cavin) Hull. He passed at his home on October 9, 2020 at the age of 92. The only child of Ralph and Estelle, Glen grew up in the Blockton area, living and working there throughout his lifetime to do what he loved, farming and taking care of his cows. Checking on his cows was the first chore in the morning and last chore of the evening. On May 15, 1949  he was united in marriage...

    Cindy Diane (Thurman) Lang   Cindy Diane Lang was born July 27, 1954 in Allendale, Missouri to Jesse Paul and Wilma Jane (Campbell) Thurman. She passed away at her home on October 7, 2020. Cindy married Larry Baker on December 24, 1976. To this union 3 children were born, Loren Baker, Angela Huntsman and Krystal Hoff. Cindy later married Benny Lang on February 14, 2005 in Grant City, Missouri. She worked as a certified Nurse’s Aide for Worth County Convalescent...

  Billy Fred “Bill” Mozingo, 82, was born July 10, 1938, in Grant City, MO. His parents were Estelle Myrtle (Porter) and Fred Bertram Mozingo. He passed away at the Mozingo family home on the evening of September 15, 2020.   Bill was proudly raised in Grant City, lettered in basketball and football, and graduated from Grant City High in 1956.   Amidst his collegiate studies, he wed Judith Ann Stevenson, with whom he shared 61 years of partnership, on August...