Freddie Junior Vanderpool passed away July 13, 2021, at his home. 
Freddie was born December 17,1942, in Liberty, MO to Fred and Marie 
(Woods) Vanderpool.  Freddie was raised in Excelsior Springs, graduating from Excelsior 
Springs High School in 1960.  He served in the US Army National Guard from 1964 – 1973 as a dog handler at NIKE bases in Lawson, MO and Franklin Lakes, NJ. 

On Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, Arthur R. “Pete” Hartman, 79, passed away at his home in Excelsior Springs.   
Services will be July 21, 2021, at 10 a.m., at Higginsville Veterans Cemetery. 

Mark Heavelow,71, of Lawson passed away July 7, 2021 at home. Mark was born July 15,1949.  

He worked at Ford Motor Company for 30 years and was retired for 23 years, spending that time with his family. 

Mark was preceded in death by his mother, Goldie (Scobee) Heavelow; his father, William Heavelow; and his brothers, Larry and Lonnie Heavelow. 

Gregory Lynn Carroll, 66, of Lawson, MO passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO. Greg was born on Feb. 26, 1955, the son of William “Bill” and Bonnie (Marley) Carroll in Excelsior Springs, MO.   

Greg grew up in Excelsior Springs and graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1973. He then obtained a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry from Calvary Bible College in 1977.  On July 31, 1999, he was united in marriage to Glenda McCubbin at Bethel Church.