Obituaries

Stephen Wilson Harris, 67, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022, at his home in rural Miami, Mo. Private family services will be held.

Patricia Ann Christy, 88, of Salina, Kan., died on May 18, 2022, after a long and rewarding life. She was born in Sargent, Neb., on June 1,1933, to Harold and Lottie (Stockham) Helmick.

Virginia Belle (Black) Page was born Dec. 19, 1934, at Kansas City, Missouri, to John S. Black and Nelle Scott Black. She was a graduate of Christian College for Women in Colombia, Missouri, and received her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Education at Western KY University. She graduated from Slater, Mo. High School in 1953 and was very active 4-H work with a Beef Cattle Showing Project. She was an accomplished Horse Woman and won many awards while on the Christian College Riding Team in the Gaited Classes. She was a long-time member of the Smallhouse Road Christian Church. Mrs. Page taught school for 26 years at Smiths Grove Elementary School before retiring in 1999. She married her husband, Howard Page in 1955 and was blessed with three children.

Ollis “Granny” Ruhe, 91, of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, May 14, 2022, at The Living Center in Marshall. Memorial graveside services will be held at 3 p.m.

Madelyn June Cox, 92, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, May 16, 2022, at Golden Oaks Assisted Living in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.