All Obituaries

Thomas Franklin Veatch, age 76, a life-long resident of Trenton, MO unexpectedly passed into the arms of Jesus on April 9, 2024. He was enjoying a beautiful day with his wife of 54 years, Kathy.   Tom was born in Trenton on June 12, 1947 to Ferrol and Lois Jean (Cooper) Veatch. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1965, and attended Bob Jones University and Calvary Bible College. After college, he returned home to his roots: his love of the land. He married Kathy on March 15,...

Barbara Lou Young Green was born May 3, 1928 in Moberly, MO, the daughter of Gussie Alliene Brooks Young and Moss Juhl Young.  In 1944, she was married to Donald Wayne Skinner and to that marriage three children were born:  Leslie Wayne, Alliena Ann, and Mel Alan.  In 1964, she was married to John H. Curry and to that marriage one son, James Stephen was born.  In 1985 with her marriage to Shannon Lee Green, a blended family was formed with the addition of Shannon Lee...

Mary Ellen Kohl Foland passed away quietly on April 4, 2024. She was born the daughter of Charles Leroy Kohl and Rose Raso Kohl on March 16, 1942 in Saint Louis, Missouri. She attended schools in the German area of south Saint Louis. She graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in 1960 and enrolled at University of Missouri at Columbia in September of 1960. In March of 1961 she had a blind date. Novy Foland from rural Trenton, Missouri was as different from the big city girl as could be,...

Floyd H. Somerville, 87, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 7:56 P.M. at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Edinburg Baptist Church west of Trenton, Missouri. Memorials to either Sunnyview Foundation or Edinburg Baptist Children’s Church, they can be left with Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. Mr. Somerville was born June 19, 1936 in Harris, Missouri the son of Archie and...

Mrs. Tanya Leann Marie Pratt, 38, a resident of Independence, Missouri died at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Missouri on Monday, April 1, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri Family visitation will be held Saturday from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials to Kansas City Church Food Pantry and may be left with Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. Mrs. Pratt was born...

Mr. Robert (Bob) J. Chenoweth, 90, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 6:04 P.M., Sunday, March 31, 2024 at Sunnyview Nursing Home, Trenton, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Resthaven Mortuary, Trenton, Missouri. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Trenton, Missouri. Family visitation will be held Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at the mortuary. Memorials to the Grundy County Museum and may be left with the...

Mrs. Margaret J. Ireland, 91, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 2:35 P.M., Friday, March 29.2024 at her residence. Private burial was held in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton, Missouri under the direction of Resthaven Mortuary, Trenton, Missouri. Memorials to St. Lukes Home Health and Hospice and may be left with the mortuary. Mrs. Ireland was born May 16, 1932 in Trenton, Missouri the daughter of Emmett Siden and Gladys Persell Atteberry. She was a cosmetology...

Mr. Mac L. Rakes, 66, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died Monday, March 25, 2024, at his home. He was cremated under the direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. No services are planned at this time. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Mr. Rakes was born January 27, 1958, in Grand Junction, Colorado, the son of Max Carl Rakes and Dolores Arlene Jones. He was self-employed as a tile and sheet rock subcontractor and retired from Con-Agra...

Dean Smith, an 84 year old Trenton, MO resident, passed away at 5:55 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2024 at Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 29, 2024, at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton.  Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery near Galt.  A visitation is scheduled from 6 until 7 p.m., Thursday at the Resthaven Mortuary. Earl Dean Smith was born July 26, 1939, in Princeton, MO to Thomas and Ruby Ellen (Burress) Smith.  He...

Jacqueline E. Dowell, 86, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 5:40 P.M., Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Sunnyview Nursing Home, Trenton, Missouri. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 22, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. Memorials to American Cancer Society and maybe left with the funeral home. Ms. Dowell was born January 20, 1938 in Moline, Illinois the daughter of Fred and Bertha VanBeaveran Hynd. She was raised in the Moline area and then lived...