All Obituaries

Fred (Freddie) Key, Jr. August 20, 1931 – March 8, 2026 Fred (Freddie) Key, Jr., age 94, of rural Trenton passed away peacefully March 8, 2026 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Freddie was born August 20, 1931 at home near Hickory, Missouri, the son of Fred and Delores (Metsker) Key. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1949 and began farming with his family and worked fixing up automobiles in his dad’s garage. Freddie married Margaret Carrol Whitley on December 24, ...

Mr. Jacob L. Veatch, 49, a resident of Independence, Missouri died at 10:17 P.M., Monday, March 2, 2026 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. at Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. Burial of cremains will be in Edinburg Cemetery west of Trenton, Missouri. Mr. Veatch was born July 29, 1976 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois the son of Larry Ray and Sharon Kay Draper Veatch. He had previously been employed in the food service business ...

Steven Hanes, a 66 year old resident of Daviess County Nursing and Rehab and former Trenton resident, passed away at 8:32 p.m., Saturday, February 28, 2026 at North Care Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. He is to be cremated under the direction of Slater Neal Funeral Home of Trenton.  A celebration of life will be held April 6, 2026 at 2 pm at the Union Baptist Church (Coon Creek).  Memorial donations are suggested to Daviess County Nursing and Rehab Activities Fund and may be ...

Enola Jean (Foster) Hughes, 100 years of age, and proud centenarian, died peacefully surrounded by her children at her home in Trenton, MO on Friday, February 20, 2026. She was a greatly loved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister and friend. Jean was born February 4, 1926, the daughter of Roy Alvin and Iva Myrtle (Stottlemyre) Foster in Harris, Missouri. Jean graduated from Harris High School, and earned a teaching certificate from Kirksville Teacher’s College, teaching for ...

John “Bennie” Wynne, age 85 of Trenton, Missouri was called to his eternal resting place with his Lord and Savior, on Thursday, February 19th 2026 in his home. Born December 17th 1940 on the family farm in Trenton to Howard and Georgia (Lawrence) Wynne. The family farm had no electricity, telephone, running water, or inside bathroom until 1947. He worked with his dad and four brothers on the farm and surrounding farms, shucking corn with a team of horses and a wagon with a ...

Jacoby Ortega, a 37 year old Trenton resident, passed away at 6:15 p.m., Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at her residence where she was under hospice care. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 23, 2026 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton.  Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Trenton.  A visitation is scheduled from 2:00 until 4:00 Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.  Memorial donations are suggested to the American Cancer Society and may ...

Roberta Louise (Scott) Allen, a 94 year old resident of Trenton, MO, passed away at 11.00 PM on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Wright Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Allen was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Trenton for seventy-six years, where she sang in music groups, taught Children’s Church and Sunday School into her eighties. Roberta was born on January 11, 1932 in Harrison County, the daughter of Gordon and Carrie Smith Scott.  She attended Trenton ...

Mr. James (Jim) L. Cox, 79, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 4:10 A.M., Saturday, February 14, 2026 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. at The First Christian Church, Trenton, Missouri. Burial to immediately follow at Lick Fork Cemetery south of Gallatin, Missouri. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. at the church. Memorials to either Lick Fork Cemetery or the ...

Ronald Leon Swank (Ronny) (87) a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 4:15 PM on Saturday February 14, 2026 at Sunnyview Nursing Home.   Graveside services will be held Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM at Resthaven Mortuary graveyard. Open viewing will be at the Resthaven Mortuary on Monday after 1 PM.  Ronny was born July 6, 1938 at Laredo, MO to Earnest and Catherine Shaul Swank. Ronny attended rural elementary school and graduated from ...

Mrs. Bertha Marie (Pinky) Boehler, 80, a resident of Trenton, Missouri died at 10:20 P.M., Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Livingston Manor Care Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Her body was cremated under the direction of Slater-Neal Funeral Home, Trenton, Missouri. No services are planned at this time. Pinky was born July 17, 1945 at Trenton, Missouri the daughter of Wanda Lorraine Blattner. She graduated from Trenton High School. Before retiring she was employed as a secretary for North ...