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In Memoriam

Remembering our Jewell family

In Memoriam

To notify us of the passing of a Jewell alumnus, please email alumni@william.jewell.edu or mail the obituary to the Office of Alumni Relations. Following are the alumni and friends we've lost in 2025.

1940s
Lorena (Savacool) Terwilliger Mayhugh, ’43, Costa Mesa, California, Feb. 21, 2025
Wanda (McCormick) McAnally, ’46, Frisco, Texas, Jan. 26, 2025
Dr. Ken Moxey, ’49, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, April 19, 2025

1950s
Ila (Wise) Fields, ’52, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 20, 2025
John Barth, ’53, Chesterfield, Missouri, Jan. 27, 2025
Jim Pierce, ’54, Madison, Mississippi, Jan. 3, 2025
Don Bowen, ’55, Overland Park, Kansas, Feb. 23, 2025
Dr. C. Don Geilker, '55 (professor emeritus of physics), Liberty, Missouri, July 5, 2025
Dr. Don Jackson Jr., ’56, Glendale, Arizona, April 18, 2025*
Ida “Trudy” (Murch) Anthony, ’58, Prairie Village, Kansas, April 21, 2025
David Gray, ’58, of Dix Hills, New York, June 1, 2025

1960s
George “Bob” Farmer, Sr., ’61, Fayetteville, Tennessee, March 11, 2025
Tim Bosler, ’62, Mooresville, Missouri, June 28, 2025
Rod Hernandez, ’63, Charlotte, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2025
Helen (Lochridge) Tryon, ’65, Hazelwood, Missouri, Jan. 4, 2025
Lenna Vance, ’65, Liberty, Missouri, May 16, 2025
David Knauss, ’66, Kearney, Missouri, April 23, 2025
David Sullivan, ’66, Genoa City, Wisconsin, March 9, 2025
Vincent “Mike” Igoe, Jr., ’67, Liberty, Missouri, Jan. 12, 2025
Shirley Brown, ’68, Ash Grove, Missouri, March 6, 2025

1970s
Margaret “Peggy” (Arnold) Dominy, ’70, Warrington, Pennsylvania, April 24, 2025
Rev. Pat Kelley, ’70, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, April 15, 2025
Linda Jo (Mitchell) Nehring, ’70, Hubbard, Iowa, March 28, 2025
Robin Gibbons, ’76, Blue Springs, Missouri, Jan. 4, 2025
Dorthey Zigelhofer, ’76, Parkville, Missouri, April 14, 2025
Joan (Hays) Dees, ’78 (former nursing staff), Reno, Nevada, May 2, 2025

1980s
Marylou (Edwards) Kinslow Smelser, ’80, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Jan. 5, 2025
Carol (Kling) Watson, ’80, Prior Lake, Minnesota, April 18, 2025
Mike Lowther, ’81, Shawnee, Kansas, April 7, 2025
Doug Darbyshire, ’85, Overland Park, Kansas, April 25, 2025
Terri (Schneider) Modlin, ’88, Faucett, Missouri, Jan. 4, 2025

Friends
Brad Conner (former faculty – Latin, Greek, classical history, archaeology, mythology), Tebbetts, Missouri, Feb. 13, 2025
Judith Dahl (former faculty – nursing), Newburgh, Indiana, Jan. 3, 2025
Larry Fields (retired staff – facilities), Kearney, Missouri, Jan. 3, 2025
Ann Martin (retired staff – athletics), Liberty, Missouri, Feb. 23, 2025
Mary Kay McPhee, Kansas City, Missouri, May 31, 2025
George W. “Dub” Steincross, Kansas City, Missouri, March 14, 2025

In Memoriam, 2024

  • 1940s

    Patty (Davis) Ellis ’47, Sept. 4, 2024, Wheatland, Wyoming
    Mary (Moon) Heaton ’47, Champaign, Illinois, July 25, 2024
    Elise (Dougherty) Cooper ’48, Liberty, Missouri, Jan. 16, 2024
    Lela Mirgon ’49, San Mateo, California, April 16, 2024

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  • 1950s

    Charlotte (Burns) Bird ’50, Johnston, Iowa, April 3, 2024
    Carl Dimoush ’50, College Station, Texas, Jan. 12, 2024
    Russ Jones ’50, Kansas City, Missouri, March 29, 2024
    Betty (Winston) Smith ’50, Warsaw, Virginia, May 22, 2024
    Glenn Petty ’51, Liberty, Missouri, March 28, 2024
    Dona (Lunn) Barski ’52, Springfield, Missouri, Feb. 14, 2024
    Helene (Defabaugh) Corbett ’52, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 13, 2024
    Dr. William Spencer ’52, San Francisco, California, April 7, 2024*
    Allan Carroll ’53, Centertown, Missouri, April 25, 2024
    Frances (Hopwood) Day ’53, Overland Park, Kansas, April 7, 2024
    Dr. Bert Adams ’54, Madison, Wisconsin, Jan. 6, 2024*
    Dr. Jerry Hampton ’54, Lamoni, Iowa, June 2, 2024
    Gen. William Harrison ’54, University Place, Washington, Feb. 18, 2024*
    Linnea (Kenney) Brock ’55, Liberty, Missouri, March 8, 2024
    William H. Curry ’55, Mission Woods, Kansas, Oct. 28, 2024
    Dr. Bill Miller ’55, Muncie, Indiana, Jan. 8, 2024
    Dick Pryor ’55, Scottsdale, Arizona, Sept. 1, 2024
    Bill Wright ’55, Grand Island, Nebraska, May 29, 2024
    Letha Mae (Wood) Carmean, ’56, Lompoc, California, Dec. 8, 2024
    Geri (Baker) Crouch ’56, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 5, 2024
    Shirley (McCaig) Merrell ’56, Blue Springs, Missouri, March 16, 2024
    Barbara (Merritt) Neth, ’56, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Nov. 26, 2024
    Dr. Donald Willhoit ’56, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, March 7, 2024
    Don “Jerry” Bowman ‘57, Webster Groves, Missouri, Dec. 8, 2024
    Donna (Bailey) Root ’57, Liberty, Missouri, July 4, 2024
    Robert Dye ’58, Liberty, Missouri, Oct. 25, 2024
    Rev. Dr. John Hendrix ’58, Louisville, Kentucky, Aug. 17, 2024
    Rev. James Nail ’58, Kansas City, Missouri, May 16, 2024
    Helmar Nielsen ’58, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Nov. 20, 2024*
    Louis Striegel ’58, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 15, 2024
    Dr. T. Edward Damer ’59, Emory, Virginia, March 21, 2024
    Robert Richardson ’59, of Sarasota, Florida, July 24, 2024
    Carol (Preston) Schenck ’59, Boonville, Missouri, June 22, 2024

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  • 1960s

    Janet (Owen) Davisson ’60, Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1, 2024
    Nancy (Casterline) Downey ’60, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, March 29, 2024
    Dr. T. Rodney Swearingen ’60, Worthington, Ohio, Dec. 8, 2024
    Melva (Eaton) Wilson ’60, Gainesville, Georgia, Dec. 6, 2024
    Larry Daniels ’61, Liberty, Missouri, May 25, 2024
    Michael Fligg, ’61, Cumming, Georgia, Dec. 19, 2024
    Don Gundy ’61, Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15, 2024
    Harvey Hecht ’61, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Sept. 9, 2024
    Rich Moore ’61, Conyngham, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10, 2024
    Nancy (Smith) Wilson ’61, Lexington, Tennessee, May 30, 2024
    Ruby (Collins) Burns ’62, Lathrop, Missouri, April 23, 2024
    Merrick Mohler ’62, Glendale, Missouri, July 14, 2024
    George Endicott ’63, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, May 12, 2024
    Carolyn Sue (White) Lobough ’63, Branson, Missouri, Feb. 19, 2024
    Tom Brown ’64, Chicago, Illinois, March 24, 2024
    Nada (Sauer) DeSalvo ’64, Marianna, Arkansas, Feb. 20, 2024
    Joe Dyke, ’64 Stover, Missouri, Feb. 28, 2024
    Jane (Biswell) Golub ’64, Stilwell, Kansas, Aug. 9, 2024
    Ken Selby ’64, Rantoul, Illinois, June 24, 2024
    Rev. Darrell Hartley ’65, Russellville, Kentucky, March 15, 2024
    Diana (Isley) Hill, ’65 Fort Worth, Texas, June 29, 2024
    Sherry (Berg) Johnston ’65, Estero, Florida, Sept. 8, 2024
    Elaine (Dean) McIntire ’65, Kearney, Missouri, Feb. 7, 2024
    Hanna (Lockwood) Dobberstine ’66, Liberty, Missouri, March 29, 2024
    Richard D. Brown ’67, Liberty, Missouri, Sept. 17, 2024
    Sue (Stuber) Lively ’67, of Garland, Texas, July 8, 2024
    Bob Patterson ’67, Kansas City, Missouri, March 29, 2024
    Susan (Hibbard) Jones ’68, Liberty, Missouri, June 9, 2024
    Marva (Kapp) Murawski ’69, Gower, Missouri, June 2, 2024

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  • 1970s

    Stephen Gerke ’70, Saint Charles, Missouri, Sept. 17, 2024
    Jesse Neely ’71, South Bend, Indiana, May 25, 2024
    Elizabeth “Betsey” (Jung) Owens ’71, Raymore, Missouri, April 21, 2024
    Edwin “Greg” Erskine, ’72, Friendship, Wisconsin, Dec. 13, 2024
    Carol (Anderson) Tower ’72, Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 27, 2024
    Neva (Robbins) Keith ’73, Cainsville, Missouri, Feb. 16, 2024
    Mike Vance ’74, Richmond, Missouri, July 5, 2024
    Roy Cozad, Jr. ’76, Green Valley, Arizona, Jan. 6, 2024
    Karen (Anderson) Gibby ’76, Liberty, Missouri, Oct. 10, 2024
    Carol Sparks Orr ’76, Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 16, 2024
    Steve Taylor ’76, Gladstone, Missouri, March 6, 2024
    Bonnie (Griffith) Higgins ’78, Liberty Missouri, Jan. 10, 2024
    Sandra (Craven) Pendleton ’79, Orrick, Missouri, March 10, 2024
    Sharon (Richardson) Walker ’79, Powder Springs, Georgia, May 8, 2024

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  • 1980s

    JoAnn Bowman ’80, Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 11, 2024
    Bill Barrick ’81, Cole Camp, Missouri, Sept. 8, 2024
    Cynthia (McConnell) Schultz ’81, Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 5, 2024 
    Vicki Bolin ’84, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Feb. 3, 2024
    Jimmy Crabtree ’84, Duncanville, Texas, Aug. 3, 2024
    Janet (Coffey) Hall ’85, Kansas City, Missouri, March 11, 2024
    Kelly Briggs ’86, Clinton, Missouri, Feb. 21, 2024
    Rev. Joe Crosby, Jr. ’86, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24, 2024
    ​Sue Plattner ’86, Scottsdale, Arizona, July 25, 2024
    Kevin Roepe ’88, Lake Waukomis, Missouri, Nov. 12, 2024
    Jay Jackson ’89, Nixa, Missouri, Dec. 12, 2024

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  • 1990s

    Jim Booth ’91, Liberty, Missouri, April 27, 2024
    Sharon (Silvius) Thompson ’91, Olathe, Kansas, July 1, 2024
    Lance Venable ’91, North Richland Hills, Texas, April 1, 2024
    Danny Knapp ’92, Blue Springs, Missouri, April 23, 2024
    Robin Riat ’92, Belton, Missouri, April 8, 2024
    Don Evans ’93, Barnett, Missouri, Sept. 5, 2024
    Matt Snook ’95, Camden Point, Missouri, August 15, 2024
    Jennifer (Marlow) Classen ’96, Lenexa, Kansas, March 24, 2024

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  • 2000s

    Quintin Conway ’00, Kearney, Missouri, April 9, 2024
    John Ewing ’01, Wildwood, Missouri, July 4, 2024
    Vickie (Thurman) Watson ’06, Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 25, 2024
    Dr. Courtney Wilson ’06, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 21, 2024

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  • 2010s

    Ciara (Rucker) Nero ’16, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 8, 2024

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  • Friends

    Ethan Carmack (student), Liberty, Missouri, Sept. 10, 2024
    Barbara Carney (former staff), Liberty, Missouri, Oct. 11, 2024
    Paula Daub (former faculty), Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 17, 2024
    Don Duncan (former trustee), Springfield, Missouri, May 31, 2024
    Joyce Hon (former staff), Liberty, Missouri, Sept. 1, 2024
    Dr. Jeanne Johnson (professor emerita), Liberty, Missouri, July 2, 2024
    Anabel Olivarez (student), Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 2, 2024
    Nancy Sherrick (former staff and honorary alumna), Liberty, Missouri, May 4, 2024
    Dr. Jim Tanner (former dean and provost), Kansas City, Missouri, November 30, 2024
    Steven Thomson (former head baseball and assistant football coach), Fairfield, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19, 2024
    Dr. Robert Webb (former trustee), Independence, Missouri, June 23, 2024

    *Jewell Citation for Achievement recipient

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