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. He graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1956 where he was on the football and track teams and married Barbara Elaine Lee in 1957. 
 
After high school he became an electrician and co-owned Woods Brothers construction company with his brother, Kendall. He also farmed and was a pilot. 
 

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. He was united in marriage to Carolyn McLaughlin on February 20, 1954 in Akron, Colorado and she survives. 

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

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

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.

Lawrence (Larry) Eugene Greim, Excelsior Springs, died peacefully on June 2, 2022.  

Larry was born in Excelsior Springs, MO on Dec. 24, 1941. He graduated from ESHS in 1960 and was an accomplished Tigers basketball player. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 1965 and began his 53-year career by working at his father’s downtown drug store. He eventually owned Brown’s Prescription Drugs in Excelsior. Like his father, Larry also earned the prestigious 50-year pharmacy plaque during his distinguished career. 

Phillip Alfred Pulley, 90, Lawson, MO, passed away on June 1, 2022. Phillip was born Aug. 28, 2931. 

Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 2 to 2 p.m. at Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Lawson.  Funeral will be held on June 12, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Oak Christian Church, Amity, MO. Burial at St. Joseph Memorial Park 5005 will occur on June 13, 2022, at 11 a.m. 

Martha Carol (Stein) Cox, 73, of Ludlow, MO, passed away peacefully at Grand River Healthcare, Chillicothe, MO.   

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of over fifty years, James. V. Cox, on Jan. 26, 2020.   

She is lovingly remembered by two sisters, Lynn Gillespie of Deepwater, MO, and Mona Hodges of Mountain Home, AR; and three children, Eric Cox (Gina) of Pinehurst, TX, Elizabeth Sutton of Sedalia, MO, and Ellysa Siebert (Daniel) of Lawson, MO;  as well as twelve grandchildren. 

On May 26, 2022, Scott Allan Williams passed away at the age of 59 after a short battle with ALS. Scott was born on Aug. 23, 1962, in Excelsior Springs, MO to F.L “Bugs” and Donna Williams.  

Scott graduated from Excelsior Springs High School, class of 1981. He attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated in 1997 from William Jewell College with a Business Administration degree. He started Williams Appraisals in 1988.  

Serena Athamneh “Alexander”, passed away on May 27, 2022, at the Hospice House in North Kansas City, at the age of 67.  

Serena was born in Kansas City, KS on December 6, 1954, to Floyd Alexander and Nellie Alexander.  

Serena is survived by her partner of 20 years, Kelvin Beard of Excelsior Springs.  

Serena went to Excelsior Springs High School. Serena was passionate about cooking, movies, and YouTube. She loved her family and friends.