Obituaries

Body Ricky Wayne Alexander, 61, of Excelsior Springs, MO passed away on March 17, 2022 at home. A visitation will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Hidden Valley Funeral Home of Excelsior Springs at 10:00AM.

Body Vinetta Ann (Loyd) Garnett, 62 of Orrick MO passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 at Ray County Memorial Hospital.   Vinetta was born on March 10, 1960 in Kansas City, Missouri, to William Eldred and Betty JoAnn (Huffman) Loyd.

Body Lyndsey Jo Vance of Linn Creek, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Lake Regional Health Center, Osage Beach, MO.  Lyndsey was born on April 6, 1985, in Richmond, the daughter of Michael Vance and Donna Vance. 

Body Thomas Dean “Nick” Ford, 79, of Richmond, died Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  Nick was born on September 5, 1942, in Carrollton, the son of Leroy and Eva May (Chenowith) Ford.

Body Jana Leigh (Miller) Fleckenstine, 60, formerly of Brookfield, MO, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at her home in Richmond, MO. 

Body Laticia May Hedrick, 82, of rural Camden, MO, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital. Laticia was born on Oct. 25, 1939, to William R. Smith and Lydia (Bellis) Smith. She had lived most of her life in the Camden and Orrick areas.

Body On Friday, March 4, 2022, Paul Allen Stineman, 62, of Richmond, MO, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Paul would want everyone to know that he’s not in heaven now because he was a good man or because he had done good things, which he was and he had.

Body Ritchie Moyer Vick, 72, of Orrick, MO, passed away on Feb. 28, 2022. Ritchie was born on May 3, 1949, in Excelsior Springs, MO to John Vick and Virginia (Moyer) Vick. In his early years he lived in the Millville area and then moved to Richmond, MO.

Body Judy Kaye Carpenter, 64, of Stet, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Judy was born on Nov. 26, 1957, in Marshall, MO, the youngest of six daughters born to L.D. and Elsie Bernice (Alexander) Simmons.

Body William Joseph Wilsdon 47, a resident of Blue Springs, passed away in Excelsior Springs Hospital on Sunday, February 20, 2022.  William was born on December 28, 1974, in Garden City, MI the son of Ron Crossland and Penny Crossland.