On October 22, 2021, Allan Herman Biermann was called home to heaven, at the age of 92. Allan was born at Freistatt, MO to Alvin and Hildegard Biermann on April 30, 1929, and was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church. Allan graduated from high school at Monett, MO, and attended Monett Jr. College before going to Spartan Aeronautical School of Engineering.  Upon graduating he entered the US Air Force.  He was a member of the pilot training class 52E and attended flight...

Nereida Rivera passed away on October 06, 2021 in Syracuse, New York. She was born to the late Don Flor Brown and the late Felicity Fontanes on January 01, 1947. FREE SPIRIT “The definition of a free spirit is someone who lives by their own wishes and is unconstrained by society, an Independent or uninhibited person. She says what she means and is gentle and strong. She is spirited and free.” Nereida was a free spirit. Everyone called her “Mamita” or...

C. Mildred Chapman, 93, of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 16, 2021. Mildred was the fifth of six children born to Lloyd and Opal Manring. She born on December 12, 1927 on her family’s farm in Albany, MO. After graduating from Albany High School she attended Park College, where she met her husband of 71 years, Edward Chapman. Mildred worked for 21 years as a grant administrator in health and union services for the government. She was a devoted servant of Christ and was a...

Nancy Anne Naylor, 75, of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 7, 2021. Nancy was born on July 13, 1946 in Kansas City, MO to Monty and Nellie Love. Throughout her life, Nancy enjoyed caring for her family – and many cats -  and spent a many years working as a dorm supervisor at Job Corps. Nancy will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her children:  Willard F. Naylor, Jr., Robert Naylor (wife, Shawn), Mary Lemons (husband, James), Thomas Gillespie, Robert...

Carol Sue Woods, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 24, 2021. Carol was born on August 23, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1959. Carol was a proud longtime member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, where she was scrapbook chairman and was even crowned "Valentine Queen". It was on July 3, 1964 that she married her husband of 57 years, Jack Woods. After living in the Kansas City area for many years, she and her...

Nina Lorene Holman was born in Brunswick, Missouri on June 27, 1925 to Genie and Bill Munson. She is survived by daughter, Beverly A. Bailey of Kidder, MO and adopted daughter, Kay Marie Case of Cameron, MO; four grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; 30 great-great grandchildren; and two sisters, Doris Davis-Mansfield from Raytown, MO and Elizabeth Dodson from Richmond, MO. She is preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Holman; mother, Genie Turner; father, Bill Munson; Step-father, Jess...

George Lee "Zibby" Clute, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, born July 14, 1942 in Kansas City. He passed away on October 9, 2021 at his home in Shell Knob, MO. George grew up in North Kansas City where he graduated in 1960. He moved to Los Angeles and began a career in air freight services, where he met and then married Sharon on July 28, 1967. They eventually moved to Seattle and started their own company, Air Cargo Services Inc./Flite Time. George and his wife retired to...

Samuel “Sam” Edward Dunn passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at his home in Kansas City, Missouri after a brief battle with Metastatic Prostate Cancer.   He was born to the late Herman Lee “Pete” Dunn and Marcine Ann Rowsey on February 1, 1960 in Joplin, MO.  He met Carmen Renee Williams and then married her on May 20, 2000 in her hometown of Lathrop,...

Max Lewis Buffington, 68, of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 5, 2021.  Max Buffington was born on March 20, 1953 in Gentry County MO to Lester and Agnes Buffington. His family moved to Stanberry, MO, where he finished high school. After moving to the Kansas City area, Max began his career in the trucking business. He worked for Safe-T-Flare for 27 years, before spending 16 years as owner and operator of KMS Trucking. Max was an avid Nascar fan, loved riding his motorcycle,...