Obituaries

Patricia Eddy, 88, Kansas City, Mo.

Patricia Ann (Thomas) Eddy, 88, Kansas City, Mo. died Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at the age of 88 in Kansas City, Missouri.Born March 31, 1938, in Weir, Patricia was the daughter of James Donald (Don) Thomas and Elsa M. (Bolinger) Thomas.Patricia and Kenneth G.
Patsy Cross, 88, Commerce, Okla.

Patsy Cross, 88, Commerce, Okla.

Patsy Cross, 88, Commerce, Okla.

Patsy Marie Cross, 88, Commerce, Okla., died Monday, March 30, 2026 at Integris Miami Hospital in Miami, Okla.Born January 17, 1938 in Picher, Okla., Patsy was the daughter of Earl “Rusty” and Norma (Williams) Stallsworth. She had lived in the Picher and Commerce, Okla. areas all her life.
Holly Mudock, 53, Columbus

Holly Mudock, 53, Columbus

Holly Mudock, 53, Columbus

Holly Elaine Murdock, 53, Columbus, died Monday, March 30, 2026, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City.Holly was born December 20, 1972, at Maude Norton Hospital in Columbus.She was preceded in death by two sets of grandparents and a stepbrother, Travis Paul Gray.
Billie Trickett Jr., 58, Baxter Springs

Billie Trickett Jr., 58, Baxter Springs

Billie Trickett Jr., 58, Baxter Springs

Billie Jack Trickett Jr., 58, Baxter Springs, died peacefully at his home Saturday, March 28, 2026.Born March 19, 1968, Billie was the son of the late Billie Jack Trickett Sr. and Helen Marie (Ferguson) Trickett Lewis. He grew up and lived most of his life in Galena and Baxter Springs.
William Davis, 80, Galena

William Davis, 80, Galena

William Davis, 80, Galena

William Milo Davis, 80, Galena, died unexpectedly at 6:34 p.m. Friday, March 27, 2026 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin, Mo.Born October 16, 1945, William was the son of Cortland Sears Davis and Dorothea Leroy (Winn) Davis.
Frances Ferraro, 88, Columbus

Frances Ferraro, 88, Columbus

Frances Ferraro, 88, Columbus

Frances “Louise” Ferraro, 88, Columbus, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg.Born June 23, 1937, at 42 Camp Cherokee County, Louise was the daughter of Joe and Mildred (Scowden) Grant. She attended Skidmore Elementary School and graduated from Columbus High School.
Nancy Best, 85, Columbus

Nancy Best, 85, Columbus

Nancy Best, 85, Columbus

Nancy Lea Best, 85, Columbus, died Sunday, March 29, 2026, at the Medicialodges Nursing Home in Columbus.Born December 24, 1940, in rural Coffeyville, Nancy was the daughter of Chester Kastler and Demble Lee Howe Kastler.Nancy graduated with the Class of 1958 at Labette County High School.
Brenda Baker, 72, Joplin, Mo.

Brenda Baker, 72, Joplin, Mo.

Brenda Baker, 72, Joplin, Mo.

Brenda S. Baker, 72, Joplin, Mo. died peacefully in her sleep around 4 a.m. Sunday, March 15, 2026 at the family home.Born February 22, 1954, Brenda was the daughter of Robert Frederick Hill and Johanna Fern Hill (Moore).During her childhood, they lived in Chanute, then in Independence, Mo.
Kathleen Hance, 86, Carl Junction, Mo.

Kathleen Hance, 86, Carl Junction, Mo.

Kathleen Hance, 86, Carl Junction, Mo.

Kathleen Gail Hance, 86, Carl Junction, Mo., died March 29, 2026.Born Kathleen Sullivan March 5, 1940, she was a woman of extraordinary loyalty, a trait that radiated through her every action and relationship.
Cheryl McQuillen, 68, Galena

Cheryl McQuillen, 68, Galena

Cheryl McQuillen, 68, Galena

Cheryl Ann (Scott) McQuillen, 68, Galena, died at 6:06 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Quaker Hill Skilled Nursing Facility in rural Baxter Springs.Born May 23, 1957, in Joplin, Mo., Cheryl was the daughter of Billy G. Scott and Lucille M. (Mark) Scott.