John Paul Pearson passed away on June 3, 2022, after a short battle with cancer.

John was born on May 18, 1963, in Independence, MO to Paul and Wanda Pearson.

Lawrence (Larry) Eugene Greim, Excelsior Springs, died peacefully on June 2, 2022.  

Larry was born in Excelsior Springs, MO on Dec. 24, 1941. He graduated from ESHS in 1960 and was an accomplished Tigers basketball player. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 1965 and began his 53-year career by working at his father’s downtown drug store. He eventually owned Brown’s Prescription Drugs in Excelsior. Like his father, Larry also earned the prestigious 50-year pharmacy plaque during his distinguished career. 

Phillip Alfred Pulley, 90, Lawson, MO, passed away on June 1, 2022. Phillip was born Aug. 28, 2931. 

Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 2 to 2 p.m. at Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Lawson.  Funeral will be held on June 12, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Oak Christian Church, Amity, MO. Burial at St. Joseph Memorial Park 5005 will occur on June 13, 2022, at 11 a.m. 

Martha Carol (Stein) Cox, 73, of Ludlow, MO, passed away peacefully at Grand River Healthcare, Chillicothe, MO.   

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of over fifty years, James. V. Cox, on Jan. 26, 2020.   

She is lovingly remembered by two sisters, Lynn Gillespie of Deepwater, MO, and Mona Hodges of Mountain Home, AR; and three children, Eric Cox (Gina) of Pinehurst, TX, Elizabeth Sutton of Sedalia, MO, and Ellysa Siebert (Daniel) of Lawson, MO;  as well as twelve grandchildren.