Wendell Foster Berry 1937 ~ 2022 St. Joseph, Missouri… Wendell Foster Berry, son of Joseph Foster Berry and Iola Cook Berry, was born April 13, 1937, near Pattonsburg, MO, lived on and farmed his family land outside Fairport, MO for over 50 years and died at home, with his beloved wife Mary at his side.  […]

Bonnie Ann Bates 1936-2022 Maysville, Missouri…Bonnie Ann Bates, daughter of Bessie and Charles Binning, was born May 15, 1936 in Spencer, Iowa.  When Bonnie was 8, her mother, Bessie, passed away suddenly and Bonnie moved to Emmetsburg, Iowa to live with her grandmother, Alice Johnson. It was in Emmetsburg that she met Lloyd Bates, and on […]

Ricky Eugene Roach 1958-2022   Union Star, Missouri….Ricky “Rick” Eugene Roach, age 64, was born August 16, 1958, in St. Joseph, Missouri and passed away September 15, 2022, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Rick grew up in rural Maysville and was a 1977 graduate of Maysville High School. He later moved to the Union Star area […]