REGAN ROETucked away near Corum Road southwest of Excelsior Springs, the Price-Slaughter Cemetery stands as a testament to the area’s rich history and the legacies of the prominent families interred within its stone walls. Established in the mid-19th century, the cemetery serves as the final resting place for the Price and Slaughter families, two well-known names in Clay County’s past.Richard Montgomery Gano, often referred to as “RMG,” was laid to rest in Price-Slaughter Cemetery in 1856 after being accidentally shot and killed by his pro-slavery comrade J.M. Sullivan during a skirmish with Kansas free-staters. These “free-staters” opposed the expansion of slavery in Kansas Territory during the tumultuous “Bleeding Kansas” period of the 1850s. Richard Gano was also the grandson of the famous and beloved Rev.John Gano.In the mid-1920s, William Jewell College announced plan...