Charles Leslie Gribbell, 81, of Holden, Missouri, died at his home on Tuesday, July 29. He was born Oct. 2, 1932, in Sharon Center, Iowa, the son of Frederick and… Read more »

Frank Vernon Horner II, 83, of Mission, Kansas, died Thursday, July 24, at home. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. July 28, at the Ben Cast & Son-Wood Funeral Home…. Read more »

JoAnn Theresa Trunnels of Holden, Missouri, 70, died Thursday, July 24, at home surrounded by family and friends. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at… Read more »

Marjorie Anna LaNier, 89, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 22, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, at… Read more »

By HILLEL ITALIE (NEW YORK, AP) — Thomas Berger, the witty and eclectic novelist who reimagined the American West in the historical yarn “Little Big Man” and mastered genres ranging… Read more »

Dorothy Lee McMeekin, 91, of Warrensburg, Missouri, died Saturday, July 19, at Country Club Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Sweeney-Phillips &… Read more »

Charlene V. Brown, 85, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, formerly of Rolla, Missouri, died Sunday, July 13, at the Wilshire at Lakewood Nursing Home in Lee’s Summit. Graveside services will be held… Read more »

By KRISTEN de GROOT Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said… Read more »