May 2022

Shirley Holtzclaw

4 years ago By News Staff

Shirley Holtzclaw age 62 a resident of Excelsior Springs passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 17th, 2022. The funeral services held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 23rd, 2022, at Bross & Spidle in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Robert “Bob” Grooms

4 years ago By News Staff

Robert “Bob” Grooms, 66, of Excelsior Springs, MO entered the gates of heaven on May 18, 2022 from cancer at Kanas City Hospice House surrounded by his loving family.

Paul Curtis Teegarden, Jr.

4 years ago By News Staff

Paul Curtis Teegarden, Jr., aka “Chopper,” 66, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, on Hospice after his long battle trying to recover from a stroke.

Robert “Bob” Kephart

4 years ago By News Staff

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.

Norene Vernon

4 years ago By News Staff

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.

George L. Green, Jr.

4 years ago By News Staff

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

4 years ago By News Staff

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.

Lewis Allen Bozarth

4 years ago By News Staff

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.

Senior Life Solutions spreads mental health awareness

4 years ago By Sophia Bales

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Excelsior Springs Hospital Senior Life Solutions is spreading awareness of the challenges of receiving mental health access in rural areas.

Sheriff investigates alleged assaults

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

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.