Celebrations have a way of brightening up life and carrying us along through the mundaneness of our everyday routines until the next happy occasion comes along.

Wedding celebrations can be especially festive, with the families and loved ones of the bride and groom gathering to show their congratulations and give best wishes to the couple.

WARRENSBURG, Mo.--The funeral for Warrensburg business and community leader Janie Lou Russell Uhler, will be Saturday.

She died Friday morning, March 12, 2010, at Warrensburg Manor Care Center having battled leiomyosarcoma (LMS) for many years.

WARRENSBURG, Mo.--Jason Christopher Markham, 38, of Warrensburg, Mo., died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at his home.

WARRENSBURG, Mo.--Lucy Claire Mudd, 84, of Lees Summit, Mo., formerly of Warrensburg, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lees Summit.

WARRENSBURG, Mo.--Janie Lou (Russell) Uhler, 82, died Friday morning March 12, 2010, at Warrensburg Manor Care having battled leiomyosarcoma (LMS) for many years.

WARRENSBURG, Mo.--Veta Nell Meade, 92, of Warrensburg, Mo. died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at her son’s home in Buck Creek Indiana, where she was living due to declining health.