Robert “Bob” Kephart, 79, Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away May 16, 2022.  

Robert married Donna Lee Meyers on June 11, 1962, they had three children.  He worked for Farmland Industries for nearly 40 years before the warehouse was shut down. He spent the next nine years working as a custodian for the Excelsior Springs School District before retirement. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Phares and Veda (Shanks) Kephart; and wife of 45 years, Donna.  

Norene Vernon, 77, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away May 10, 2022, at Liberty Hospital.  

Mrs. Vernon was born Nov. 23, 1944, in Kansas City, MO. Dennis and Norene were married on Nov. 9, 1962. 

She was preceded in death by her father, Norris Groves; and mother, Nina (Hanks) Groves; sister, Katheryn Urie; and brother, Norris (Jeff) Groves. 

Survivors include her husband, Dennis Vernon; sons, Brian (Jacqueline) Vernon and Eric (Jennifer) Vernon; and four grandchildren. 

George L. Green, Jr., 84, passed away peacefully, at his home in Lawson, MO on May 14, 2022.  

George was born Oct. 2, 1937, to George L. and Helen (Marley) Green in Lawson, MO. He married Judith Lee Denton on June 20, 1958. Together, they had two children, Joel Scott and Shawn Denise.  

William S. “Bill” McNeel, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Cameron Missouri Veterans Home, Tuesday, May 11, 2022. 

Bill was born Aug. 31, 1943, to Eugene and Christine (Stephens) McNeel. 

Bill joined the Navy right after graduation and was on the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) during the Vietnam War. Upon leaving the Navy, Bill went to work for Missouri Power and Light, later becoming Ameren Electric Company, which became his lifelong career. Many of Bill’s friends referred to him jokingly as “high bill” due to their electric bill.