Obituaries

Bonnie Slaybaugh, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at her home in Clinton, Missouri. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri and are pending at this time.

Virgil Emery, age 70 passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri and are pending at this time.

Donald A. Rotert, age 82 years, passed away February 8, 2026 at his home in Montrose, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Clinton. A Mass…

Janice Elaine Emery, age 73 years, passed away February 6, 2026 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Missouri. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, MO.

Doris “Betsy” Elizabeth McCollum Owens, age 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Services will be held at a later date in her hometown of Seven Springs,…

Karen Chaney, 68, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Adair Village in Clinton, Missouri. Memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or the Clinton Animal Shelter and may be left in care…

Jimmie Brandon Coleman, age 41 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Thursday, February 5th, 2026 at his home. A Celebration of Brandon’s Life will be Saturday, February 14th, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton,…

Rick Allen Miller, age 67 years, passed away February 7, 2026 at St. Luke’s East Hospital, Lee’s Summit, MO. Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in…

Franklin D. Madole of Windsor, Missouri, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Windsor Healthcare & Rehabilitation. He was born August 26, 1933, in Windsor, Mo., the son of Bennett I. Madole and Ella Brooksie (Amos) Madole.…

Yvonne (Stottler) Van De Wiele Hoover, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2, 2026, in the Texas home she shared with her daughter and son-in-law. Born in Carlinville, IL, on March 24, 1937, Yvonne was one…

Pattie Johnson, 73, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at St Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 9, 2026 at the Clinton Christian Church with…

Linda J. Cox, age 81, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.