Obituaries

Gina Marie Essig (Petrechko), 61 of Richmond, Missouri, and formerly of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri.

Charles David Whitmer, 89, of Richmond, died Sunday, April 26, 2020, at Kansas City Hospice House.

Dorris Wayne “D.W.” Yallaly, 82, of Waverly, Missouri, formerly of the Richmond area, died Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Apple Ridge Care Center, Waverly.

Sharon Rene Womack, 47, was born on May 20, 1972, at Independence Regional Hospital, Independence. Sharon lived at home with her parents, Lyle Wayne and Viola May (Rash) Womack, Oak Grove.

Madeline Weathington, 98, of Richmond, died Monday, April 27, 2020, at Oak Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care, Richmond.

Edmund Ray “Ed” Wolfe, 76, of Richmond, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family and friends.

Robert E. “Bob” Swafford, 91, of Richmond, died Monday, April 27, 2020, at North Care Hospice House, North Kansas City.

Marilyn Jean Stewart 70, of Cameron, Missouri, passed away April 13, 2020, at her home from natural causes.

Gary Leigh Arnette, 77, of Richmond, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at his home.

Joan Clark, 92, of Richmond, died at 9:12 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2020, surrounded by her loving family, at Shirkey Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.