From the time in 1856 when Fort Dodge pioneer Conrad Laufersweiler conducted his first funeral service to the present day ...

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Ely blended genres and opened for The Clash and Rolling Stones. By Melinda Newman Texas singer/songwriter Joe Ely died Monday (Dec. 15) in Taos, New Mexico, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, ...

Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music. By Clay Risen Joe Ely, a singer and songwriter from ...

Reverend Marion “Buck” Cannon, 89, died Dec. 25, 2025. Funeral services 11 a.m. Dec. 31 at Turner Family Funeral Home in Maysville, Missouri. Burial with full military honors will follow at Bethel ...

Joe E. Gonzales was 8 years old when he received his first lesson in the value of hard work. His mother told him to build a shoeshine box and make use of it. She wanted him to learn "you have to work ...