Deborah Leann Carpenter, 54, of Excelsior Springs died April 2, 2020. Private Family Services. Arrangements provided by Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Excelsior Springs (816) 637-3000

NEW YORK – In 1918, Philadelphia threw a parade that killed thousands of people.

Ignoring warnings of influenza among soldiers preparing for World War I, the march to support the war effort drew 200,000 people, who crammed together to watch the procession. Three days later, sick and dying patients infected by the Spanish flu filled every bed in Philadelphia’s 31 hospitals.

Leo Ronald Davis Jr., 80, passed away March 20, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

John Robert Teague, 80, of Lawson, MO, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Liberty, MO surrounded by his family.

John was born June 3, 1939 in Earle, AR to Ross and Edna (Sullivan) Teague.  He married the love of his life, Mary Kay Flaten on April 4, 1966 in Kansas City, MO.