Obituary

February 24, 1944 — December 21, 2025 Mound City, Kansas Donna Kay Murray, age 81, Mound City, Kansas, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025. She was born on February 24, 1944, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the daughter of Joseph and Lucinda Dean. She was united in marriage to Mike Murray. She worked with him in the family owned concrete business. She also worked for the Ottawa Police Department as a clerk and dispatcher. She enjoyed crocheting and attended the Mound City First Baptist Church. She...

May 24, 1942 — December 10, 2025 Roeland Park, Kansas Gerald LeRoy "Jerry" Shaw, age 83, formerly of Roeland Park, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025. He was born on May 24, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Lester and Elsie Marlene Ross. He graduated from Pleasanton High School and attended Park College and the University of Kansas. He was united in marriage to Janet Ann Murray on December 22, 1961. He was employed with Kansas City Power and Light for many years before...

(Published in the Linn County Journal on January 19, 2026.)