Stories from Saturday, December 19, 2020

Sharon A. (Hardwick) Kamla, 81, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo., from complications of a heart condition. Sharon was born Aug. 23, 1939, in Benkelman, Neb., to Omar W. and Marjorie M. (Baney) Hardwick. She spent her childhood in Benkelman, graduating from high school in 1957...

LeRoy Joseph Ast, 82, Nevada, Mo., passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., with his wife and family by his side. LeRoy was born March 14, 1938, to Clemens and Agnes (Hermes) Ast in a small farmhouse in Andale, Kan. He was the second oldest of 14 children, learning early on in life the importance of looking after and caring for each other...

Billy Warren Langford, 61, Stockton, Mo., formerly of Nevada, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Cox South in Springfield, Mo. Warren was born Aug. 28, 1959, in Dadeville, Mo., to Billy J. and Minnie M. (Clark) Langford. He married Patricia Ann Friar on June 16, 1984, in El Dorado Springs, Mo...