Milestones

Catherine “Cathy“ A. Finley, age 84, of Liberty, Mo., member of St. James Catholic Church, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on April 11, 2021. She was predeceased by her husband, Wallace “Wally” Finley Jr.; and her five siblings...

Larry R. Phillips, 73, of Marshall, Mo., died Friday, April 16, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2021, at First Christian Church in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Inurnment will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery. ...

Velma “Penny” Land, 71, of Marceline, Mo., formerly of Carrollton, died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Timothy Whistler, 49, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Mary Hightower Dyer, 77, of Independence, Mo., departed March 27, 2021. Born Oct. 29, 1943, in Marshall, Mary earned recognition as a National Merit Scholar while attending Mercy Academy in Marshall.

Laurie F. Rogers, 59, of Marshall, Mo., formerly of Richmond, Va., died Friday, April 16, 2021, at her home.

Lee R. Jasper, 79, of Sweet Springs, Mo., formerly of Marshall, died Monday, April 12, 2021, at his home. Memorial graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Memorials are suggested to Crossroads Hospice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Nora Fay Canida, 87, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, April 12, 2021, at Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Cemetery near Russ, Mo. Memorials are suggested to Saline Animal League, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Following is a listing of marriage licenses issued Jan. 30 through Feb. 5, 2021, by Saline County Recorder of Deeds Jamie F. Nichols: —Alec Miles McCabe of Franklin, Mo., to Alexis Mikayla Pollard of Franklin, Mo. —Jason Mark Fann of Marshall to Rebecca Ann Brandt of Marshall...

Richard and Jeannie Lawless will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on March 6, 2021. They were married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Glasgow, Mo., on March 6, 1971. The couple has four children, Tina (Todd) Fetter of Quincy, Ill., JR (Rachel) Lawless of Columbia, Mo., Deanna (Mike) Donnell of Marshall and Jeremy (Liz) Lawless of Lee’s Summit, Mo. They also have nine grandchildren, Kate, Alison, Ava, Jack, Ryan, George, Barrett, Vivian and Josephine...

Michael and Robyn Blumhorst, of Fayetteville, Pa., announce the birth of their daughter, Charlotte Grace Blumhorst. Charlotte was delivered by a midwife at her parents’ home on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 6:41 p.m., and is the couple’s first child. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20.25 inches long...