Lewis Allen Bozarth, 84, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away on May 13, 2022, at North Care Hospice House with his wife, Helen, and sister, Linda by his side.  

Lewis was born in Pattonsburg, MO, to Alva Bozarth and Rebecca (Lewis) Bozarth on March 3, 1938. 

Lewis attended Lathrop High School for three years and graduated from Lawson High School in 1956. He joined the United States Marine Corps a week later. “Always a Marine” and very proud of it. 

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating four reports that an Excelsior Springs School District staff member assaulted several Cornerstone Elementary School students.

The sheriff’s investigation is separate from district and Missouri Childrens Division investigations.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Benjamin Chase, 21, Excelsior Springs, died while in custody and the death is being reviewed by another law enforcement agency, the Clay County Investigative Squad, Excelsior Springs Police Chief Gregory Dull stated. Dull said he asked for the outside investigation “for transparency and accountability” to the public. Many departments ask for outside reviews of unusual circumstances for the same reasons, he said. “They’ll determine exactly what happened,” Dull said.

Shirley May Warren, 79, of Excelsior Springs, MO passed away May 8, 2022, at home. Mrs. Warren was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Kansas City, MO. 
 
Shirley married Larry Warren on Apr. 5, 1974. She loved her family and would do anything for anyone. She loved dogs, especially Maggie and Racer. Shirley loved the outdoors and being in her yard doing yard work. 
 
She was preceded in death by her mother, Jesse Ruth (Dovenspike) Stephens; father, John; two sisters, Betty Reyburn and Mary Nicholson; and three brothers, John, Roy and Allen Stephens.