Bates County News

Monday, June 23, 2025

Esther I. Thurman, age 73 of Rich Hill

Esther I. Thurman, age 73 of Rich Hill, MO passed away Friday, June 20, 2025, at Research Hospital in Kansas City, MO.

A Cremation with a Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date by the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, MO.

Esther is survived by husband, Kenneth Thurman; 5 children, Christina Baldwin Gaston, Richard Brockman, Melissa Coke, Dave Brockman, and Jessica Stumpff; 3 step-children, Randy Thurman, Donna Arnold, and Kimberly James; 17 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Harriet Cheek, and Dixie Baldwin.



Pat Morris, age 90 of Amsterdam

Pat Morris, 90 of Amsterdam, Missouri peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at St. Luke’s Rehab & Memory Care in Carthage, Missouri.  Gra...