Body Beloved father and husband, William Hershall Gray, passed away on June 22, 2022.    Hershall was a life-long resident of Excelsior Springs and Wood Heights, MO and fought a valiant fight against cancer and heart failure over the past four years.

Body Dr. Arthur K. Roos of Liberty, MO lived a remarkable 96 years before passing away peacefully on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Art was born in a log cabin in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on July 15, 1925, to Arthur Christian and Elfrieda Morlock Roos.

Body Richard C. Waring, 86, Kearney, MO passed away July 4, 2022.  Richard was the oldest of three children born to Bert and Rita Waring. He grew up in Excelsior Springs and graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1954.

Body James (Jim) Edward Engelhard, age 84, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022.  Celebration of Life services will be held Saturday, July 9, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Park Baptist Church, Brookfield with Pastor David Blakely officiating.

Body Dora Lee Barney died Wednesday June 15th 2022. Born April 2nd 1966 in Dayton, Ohio. Survived by two sisters Sue A Miller & Diane Ivy, one brother Billy Barney, and one brother in law Steve Miller. She lived most of her life in Excelsior Springs Mo.

Body Jerry DeWayne Woods, 83, of Excelsior Springs, MO passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at his home in rural Ray County.    Jerry was born on July 7, 1938 in Kansas City, MO to Melvin and Bessie (Arnold) Woods.

Body Patrick Thomas McNally Jr., age 95, of Columbia, passed away on June 20, 2022 at Boone Hospital. He was born on February 1, 1927 in Nemaha, Kansas; a son of Patrick Thomas McNally Sr.  and Clara (Huerter) McNally.

Body Roy Alburn Cheek, 98, of Lawson, MO passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022.

Body Carol Anne (Hutton) White, 77, passed away on June 10, 2022, in Kansas City, MO, after a long illness.

Body John Paul Pearson passed away on June 3, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. John was born on May 18, 1963, in Independence, MO to Paul and Wanda Pearson.