Obituaries
Sarah Rorah
Oct 21, 2026
Sarah (Sally) Pearl Rorah age 97, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on the morning of October 21, 2026, Boonville, MO.
There will be a private family celebration of her life and internment at Christ Church Episcopal, Boonville, MO.
Sally was born in St. Louis, MO on July 5, 1929, the daughter of Lester and Pearl Trelford. Sally was...
Selma Ann Schupp
Oct 11, 2026
Selma Ann Schupp, 78, of Pilot Grove, passed away, Sunday, October 11, 2026, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.
She was born on February 13, 1948, in Boonville, Missouri, a daughter of Jerome and Alfreda (Kempf) Larm.
Selma was a 1966 graduate of Pilot Grove High School. On May 11, 1968, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Clear Creek she...
Vernon Silvey
Oct 2, 2026
Loyd Vernon Silvey, 83, of Versailles, MO passed over to his Heavenly Home on Friday, October 2, 2026, at Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, MO with his daughters by his side. He was born August 11, 1943, in Versailles to Loyd E. and Fay Lucille (James) Silvey. He was baptized at the Versailles Baptist Church on April 5, 1992.
Vernon was...
Leo H. Twenter
Oct 2, 2026
Leo Herbert Twenter, 89, of Pilot Grove, passed away Friday, October 2, 2026, surrounded by family at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.
He was born on October 6, 1936, in Pilot Grove, Missouri, a son of Herbert and Clara (Knedgen) Twenter. He attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Clear Creek and later graduated from Pilot Grove High School in...
Betty Jo Bunfill
Oct 1, 2026
Betty Jo Bunfill, 93, of Otterville, MO, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
She was born March 12, 1933, in Marshfield, MO, the daughter of M.I. and Lois (Carrick) Stokes.
On March 3, 1975, she was united in marriage to M. Glenn Bunfill, who preceded her in death on June 5,...
William K. & Patricia A. Betteridge
Oct 1, 2026
Graveside services for William K. Betteridge and Patricia A. (Pummill) Betteridge, husband and wife, will be held on Sunday, October 11th, 2026, at 1 pm at the Masonic Cemetery located at 462 Elm St., Bunceton, Missouri, 65237.
“Bill” was born on August 2nd, 1930 at “Crestmead”, the family home near Pilot Grove, Missouri, and passed away on March 23rd, 2024 at...
Kenneth C. Fischer
Sep 29, 2026
Kenneth C. Fischer, age 81, of Versailles, MO, died September 29, 2026, at Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles.
He was born December 13, 1944, in rural Stover, MO, the second of four children to Marnem and Mildred Holtzen Fischer. He was baptized at home, in Stover, on December 27, 1944, and confirmed March 30, 1958, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church...
Ethel M. Testa
Sep 28, 2026
Ethel Marie (Reardon) Testa, 75, of Stover, passed away and went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 28, 2026, at her home.
She was born July 13, 1951, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Grover Lee and Jenny Mae (Moore) Reardon.
Ethel was a graduate of Bonner Springs High School in Bonner Springs, Kansas. She worked for many...
Stephanie Nicole Edwards
Sep 27, 2026
Stephanie Nicole Edwards, 38, of Syracuse, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia following a health battle.
She was born April 29, 1988, in Sedalia, the daughter of Timothy Edwards and Wayne and Julie (Rehmer) Rowles.
Stephanie primarily attended Tipton High School and was a 2006 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School. She was a hard worker...
Dorothy A. Poe
Sep 26, 2026
Dorothy Ann Poe, 91, of Jefferson City, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
She was born January 4, 1935, in Tipton, one of seven children of William and Veronica (Remlinger) Schmidt.
On May 6, 1978, in Jefferson City, Dorothy was united in marriage to Robert E. “Bobby” Poe, who preceded her in death on October 29, 2003.
Family...
Lloyd H. Morgan, Jr.
Sep 24, 2026
Lloyd Henry Morgan, Jr., 85, of Stover, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2026, at his home.
Lloyd was born on November 3, 1940, in Lincoln, Nebraska, a son of Lloyd Henry Morgan, Sr. and Frances Ellen (Peery) Morgan.
Lloyd honorably served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1962. Following his military service, he worked for many years for the City...
Edward Otis Carter
Sep 23, 2026
Edward Otis Carter, 78, of Stover, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Missouri.
Ed was born July 16, 1948, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Arvil Wilson Carter and Wilma (Talent) Carter.
On March 17, 1968, in Indianapolis, Ed married Phyllis Marie Enochs. Together, they shared 55 years of marriage before her passing on...
Sue Prestage
Sep 23, 2026
Carolyn Sue Prestage, 93, of Tipton, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, MO.
She was born on August 14, 1933, in Bloomington, Indiana, a daughter of Amos Ellsworth and Ruth Irma (Reister) Pickens. On October 19, 1952, in Orleans, Indiana, she married Max Prestage. Together they shared more than 57 years of marriage before...
Deborah Lynn Diefendorf
Sep 18, 2026
Deborah Lynn Diefendorf, 74, of Otterville, passed away Friday, September 18, 2026, at her home.
Debbie was born on February 23, 1952, in Sedalia, Missouri, a daughter of George Gorrell and Norma Fiedler.
She attended State Fair Community College in Sedalia, where she earned her associate degree in agriculture. On June 23, 1990, in Otterville, Missouri, she married Keith Deifendorf, who preceded...
Laurie Ann Newberry
Sep 16, 2026
Laurie Ann Newberry, 50, of Tipton, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
Laurie was born on December 23, 1975, in De Soto, Missouri. She continued her education at Texas A&M University, where she earned a master’s degree in business. Laurie spent her professional career in the dental consulting field and owned and operated her own dental consulting business.
On October 16, 2017,...
Robert J. "Bob" Kuttenkuler
Sep 15, 2026
Robert Joseph "Bob" Kuttenkuler, 71, of Tipton, passed away, Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at Capital Region Hospital in Jefferson City, MO.
Bob was born on October 21, 1954, in Boonville, Missouri, a son of Charles John and Dorothy Lee (Schwickrath) Kuttenkuler. He was a 1972 graduate of Tipton High School and continued his education at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield,...
Billy Eugene Richardson, Sr.
Sep 12, 2026
Billy Eugene Richardson, Sr., 89, of Pilot Grove, MO, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2026, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO.
He was born on March 13, 1937, in Bevier, Missouri, a son of Clarence Delbert "Dee" and Opal Audean (Ealy) Richardson. On April 14, 1961, in Bevier, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Ann Twyman. Together they shared...
William Lewis "Bill" Pace
Sep 8, 2026
William Lewis "Bill" Pace, 76, of Tipton, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at his home.
Bill was born on April 21, 1950, in Boonville, Missouri, a son of Fred Vivian and Agnes Wilma (Friedly) Pace. He graduated from Morgan County R-II School in Versailles with the Class of 1968.
Bill spent his entire working career as a mechanic in the Tipton...
Sandy Barnes
Sep 7, 2026
Sandy Kay Barnes, 50, of Eldon, passed away Monday, September 7, 2026, at her home.
She was born on May 3, 1976, in Boonville, Missouri, the daughter of Edwin and Janis (Norman) Wassman. On July 7, 2007, at the First Christian Church in Tipton she married Donnie Barnes who survives of the home.
Sandy was a faithful member of First Christian Church...
Cynthia R. Brodersen
Aug 30, 2026
Cynthia Raylene (Burns) Brodersen, 88, was born in Syracuse MO on March 5, 1938 and passed away on August 30, 2026 in Kirkwood, MO. She was the only child of Ray and Gladys (Walters) Burns.
Cynthia’s early years were in Syracuse, Mo before moving to the farm just north of Syracuse in 1953. After high school graduation in 1955, she attended...
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