STANLEY WILLARD STOUT

  Stanley  Willard Stout, 66, Holden, Missouri, passed away Thursday, February 
1, 2001 at his home in Holden.
  He was born February 8, 1934 near Holden, Missouri, the son of Eugene Willard 
and Effie Josephine (Shore) Stout.  He had lived in Illinois before moving to 
the Latour and Holden area in 1971.
  Mr. Stout worked as a farmer for several years and had an interest in stamp 
collecting.  He was a member of the Latour Presbyterian Church, Latour.  He was 
also in the U.S. Army from 1956-1957.  He will be greatly missed by his family.
  Survivors include four sons, Steve Stout, Independence, Roy Stout, Los 
Angeles, CA; Brian Stout, Olathe, KS; and Eric Alen Stout, Holden; one daughter, 
Cindy Cruwell, Holden; three brothers, Sam Stout, Latour; John Stout, 
Harrisonville, and Raymond Stout, Kingsville; 16 grandchildren; two great 
grandchildren; and one on the way.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra 
Stout, in 1986, and one brother, Roy Stout.
  Funeral services were held Monday, February 5, 2001 at Ben Cast & Son-Wood 
Funeral Home, Holden. Reverend Henry Gower officiated.
  Pallbearers were Eric Stout, Bill Murphy, Jim Bryant, Roy Stout, Chris 
McBride,k and Tom Meads.  Interment was at Holden Cemetery, with military honors 
presented by the Holden VFW Post #5844 and American Legion Post 90.
  Memorial contributions are suggested to the Stanley Stout Memorial Fund.


MURRAY LEONDAS ELLISTON

  Murray Leondas Elliston, 80, Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Thursday, February 
1, 2001 at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Missouri.
  He was born May 3, 1920 in Holden, Missouri the son of Grover Cleveland and 
Goldie Beatrice (Cunningham) Elliston.  He was a 1937 graduate of Holden High 
School and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.  After the war Mr. Elliston 
became an inspector for General Dynamics Aircraft Company in San Diego, CA.  He 
retired and moved to Independence, Missouri in the early 1980s.  He had lived in 
Warsaw since 1988.  On May 4, 1996 he married the former Addie Nadine 
Shackelford in Forsythe, Missouri.  Together they were entertainers and 
musicians and performed at senior centers, fish frys, reunions, and dances.
  He leaves his wife, Addie, of the home; one son, Frank Paul, Jr., Warsaw; six 
daughters, Sherryl Ann Stockdale, Knob Noster, Berneta Carolyn DeLuna, 
Quarterlain, ID, Audrey Elvern Lee, Warsaw, Connie Sue Begshaw, State of 
Washington, Wanda Lee Ross, Summersot , PA, and Ruby Maxine Smith, Ft. Scott, 
IA; two sisters, Clara Howe, Windsor, and Betty Wilson, Independence; 22 
grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
  Funeral service were held Sunday, February 4, 2001 at Ben Cast & Son-Wood 
Funeral Home, Holden.  Reverend Sam Hinkle officiated.  Music included "The Old 
Rugged Cross," and "Have Thine Own Way Lord."
  Interment was at Holden Cemetery.