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 2026.
1960s
Edward Conway '60, Pekin, IL, Jan. 15, 2026
Lorena (Savacool) Terwilliger Mayhugh ’43, Costa Mesa, California, Feb. 21, 2025
Wanda (McCormick) McAnally ’46, Frisco, Texas, Jan. 26, 2025
Jean (Moyers) Buckman ’47, Emporia, Kansas, April 27, 2025
Retired Brig. Gen. Jack Capps ’47, Lenexa, Kansas, July 11, 2025
Dr. Ken Moxey ’49, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, April 19, 2025
Leonard Ziegenmeyer ’51, Imlay City, Michigan, Aug. 2, 2025
Ila (Wise) Fields ’52, Las Cruces, New Mexico, April 20, 2025
John Barth ’53, Chesterfield, Missouri, Jan. 27, 2025
Jane White Brown ’53, Kansas City, Missouri, March 13, 2025
Diane (Doane) Dold, ’53, Champaign, Illinois, Nov. 1, 2025
Dr. James Swineheart '53, New Rochelle, New York, Nov. 17, 2025
Connie (Hauk) Wilson ’53, Bossier City, Louisiana, Sept. 26, 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*
Ramona (Lewis) Winger ’56, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 2025
Floyd Reed ’57, Raytown, Missouri, Sept. 13, 2025
Ida “Trudy” (Murch) Anthony ’58, Prairie Village, Kansas, April 21, 2025
David Gray ’58, of Dix Hills, New York, June 1, 2025
Hubert Fox ’59, Nevada, Missouri, Sept. 13, 2025
George “Bob” Farmer, Sr. ’61, Fayetteville, Tennessee, March 11, 2025
Joanne (Reynolds) Webster ’61, Bradenton, Florida, Aug. 21, 2025
Tim Bosler ’62, Mooresville, Missouri, June 28, 2025
Sandra (Harvey) Richardson ’62, Charlotte, North Carolina, Aug. 15, 2025
Rod Hernandez ’63, Charlotte, North Carolina, Jan. 26, 2025
Sharon (Rolf) McCoy ’63, Overland Park, Kansas, Sept. 7, 2025
Bill Duncan ’65, Platte City, Missouri, Feb. 6 2025
Dr. Larry Gregg ’65, Kansas City, Missouri, June 2, 2025
Ken Meinhardt ’65, Sarasota, Florida, Oct. 31, 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
James Crain ’67, Grandview, Missouri, Sept. 13, 2025
Vincent “Mike” Igoe, Jr. ’67, Liberty, Missouri, Jan. 12, 2025
Nancy (Mohler) Veillette ’67, Braymer, Missouri, July 14, 2025
Shirley Brown ’68, Ash Grove, Missouri, March 6, 2025
John Wallace Hilton ’68, Liberty, Missouri, July 20, 2025
Larry Shaw ’68, Monmouth, Illinois, July 4, 2025
Fred Cruse ’69, Hannibal, Missouri, Sept. 14, 2025
Mary Jewell (Mohler) Sullenger ’69, Gallatin, Missouri, Dec. 15, 2025
Peggy (Arnold) Dominy ’70, Warrington, Pennsylvania, April 24, 2025
Dolores (Erskine) Haverstick ’70, Ashburn, Virginia, July 19, 2025
Rev. Pat Kelley ’70, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, April 15, 2025
Linda Jo (Mitchell) Nehring ’70, Hubbard, Iowa, March 28, 2025
Joy (Griffith) Chapman ’73, Topeka, Kansas, Aug. 12, 2025
Barry Sprinkle ’73, Liberty, Missouri, Sept. 2, 2025
Linda (Fehr) Goetz Wagner ’74, Springfield, Illinois, Sept. 21, 2025
Cara (Boyd) Georgeoff ’75, Keller, Texas, May 25, 2025
Robin Gibbons ’76, Blue Springs, Missouri, Jan. 4, 2025
Dorthey Zigelhofer ’76, Parkville, Missouri, April 14, 2025
Lisa (Solomon) Shoemaker ’77, Liberty, Missouri, Sept. 15, 2025
Joan (Hays) Dees ’78 (former nursing staff), Reno, Nevada, May 2, 2025
Linda (Shaffer) Hoagland ’78, O’Fallon, Missouri, Aug. 31, 2025
Tammy (Bergthold) Willingham Krogmann ’80, Paris, Missouri, Oct. 9, 2025
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
Steve Spencer ’81, Liberty, Missouri, Oct. 11, 2025
Doug Darbyshire ’85, Overland Park, Kansas, April 25, 2025
Robert Babb, II ’86, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, 2025
Allison (McClure) Cheesebrough ’86, Overland Park, Kansas, 2025
Kevin Hudson ’88, Trenton, Missouri, Aug. 23 2025
Terri (Schneider) Modlin ’88, Faucett, Missouri, Jan. 4, 2025
Randolph "Randy" Wilkins, Merriam, Kansas, Oct. 18, 2025
Rachel (Warbington) Callagy ’94, Kansas City, Missouri, July 18, 2025
Karen (Sprinkle) Holman '94, Sedalia, Missouri, Dec. 31, 2025
Jeff Nunn ’02, Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 5, 2025
Chris Groom ’03, Olathe, Kansas, Sept. 24, 2025
Dr. Hannah Ford ’16, Osborn, Missouri, July 26, 2025
Jesi Bediako (student), Kansas City, Missouri, May 23, 2025
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
David Oliver (trustee), Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 7, 2025
Bill Skolaut (former staff – golf coach), Odessa, Missouri, Aug. 13, 2025
George W. “Dub” Steincross, Kansas City, Missouri, March 14, 2025
Mary Williams (former staff – dining services), Liberty, Missouri, July 21, 2025
