US Navy, 1961-1964
I was born August 8, 1943 in Chariton County, Missouri, to George and Virlea Graves Pollard. My brother Larry was one year older and I had two younger sisters, Connie Pollard Lane and Brenda Pollard Eastin.
I grew up on a farm one mile north of Indian Grove, spending 1st through 11th … > More >
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Gem City Lodge No. 272, was organized Sept. 20, 1888, with 16 members.
The charter members were:
Beta Sigma Phi, an international organization founded at Abilene, Kansas, in 1931 by Walter W. Ross, is dedicated to hundreds of thousands of young women throughout the world, who compose the membership of some four thousand active chapters. It has gained recognition around the world as a non-academic and non-sectarian, social, cultural and civic organization.… > More >
Herman Roland, age 57, of Brookfield, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters.
A memorial service will be held Friday, December 18, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Darrell Harris officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the … > More >
Eugene Pressly Richardson, 98, of Marceline, Missouri, formerly of Kirksville, passed away Saturday, (July 25, 2015) at the Pioneer Skilled Nursing Center in Marceline.
Eugene was born August 6, 1916 in Putnam County near Worthington, MO, the fifth of seven sons and three daughters born to William B. and Phoebe E. (Sparks) Richardson. On May … > More >
Ralph Norman “Bud” Allen, age 74, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at his residence.
Bud was born the son of Ralph H. and Opal (Stilabower) Allen on March 26, 1941, in Brookfield, Missouri. He joined a sister, Norma Lee (Allen) Shearer. He was a 1959 graduate of Laclede … > More >
Roberta Ann Ross, age 78 of Marceline, died Thursday, January 22, 2015 at North Kansas City Hospice Care. Roberta was born at Marceline, Missouri on March 18, 1936 to Frederick Alexander and Katherine Grace (Passig) Still. She married Donald H. Ross on December 25, 1954 and he preceded her in death in 1996. Roberta was … > More >
