Stories from Wednesday, August 14, 2024

     Connie Sue Capps, 79, Moundville, MO, departed this life on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Connie was born September 29, 1944 in Moundville to Ralph L. and Iona V. (Taylor) Capps.        Connie graduated from Bronaugh High School with the Class of 1962. ...

Virginia “Jenny” Lee (Thompson) Murray, 79, passed away of natural causes on August 2, 2024 in Laughlin, Nv. The ninth of 13 siblings, Jenny loved people and was passionate about her faith, family, and her country. Born on Feb. 22, 1945 in Kansas City, Mo. to Harold Thompson and Esta May Plumb Thompson...

Frank L. Woodfill, 85, passed away peacefully in August in Norwalk, CT.  He grew up in Nevada, Missouri, hunting ducks and fishing with his father every weekend starting at age 4.  In high school, he was selected as the school’s representative at Boy’s State (an organization dedicated to helping young men become leaders).  After graduating from Nevada High School, he attended college at Wesleyan University in Connecticut with a full scholarship and then transferred to Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg.  There, he met his wife, Leta.  After getting their bachelor’s degrees, Frank and Leta moved to northern Missouri where they worked as teachers. . ...