Obituaries

Liz Hernandez

Jan 31, 2023

Liz Hernandez, age 62, of Versailles passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Capital Region Medical Clinic in Jefferson City. It was on the 9th day of January in 1961 when Henry Ollie and Charlotte Earlene (Teek) Barnes welcomed their daughter, Elizabeth Marie, into their home in Kansas City, Missouri. She owned her own pallet refurbishing company when she...

Dickey L Moorefield, Jr.

Jan 25, 2023

Dickey Moorefield Jr., age 57, of Gravois Mills passed away Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 at his home. It was on the 11th day of February in 1965 that Dickey Moorefield Sr. and Teresa Schoor welcomed their son, Dickey Lee, into their home. He served his country in the United States Army. Dickey worked on boats for the Millstone Marina....

Ollie D. Dunn, Jr.

Jan 23, 2023

Ollie Durward Dunn, Jr., 61, of Syracuse, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023, at Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles.

He was born May 11, 1961, in Omaha, NE, son of Ollie Durward and Maxine Barbara (Stillwell) Dunn Sr.

Ollie was a veteran of the United States Marines. He managed a trucking company. He was...

Bob Kendall

Jan 22, 2023

Bob Kendall, age 89, of Cole Camp passed away Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 at his home. It was on the 20th day in June 1933 that James and Mae (Brown) Kendall welcomed their son, Robert Eugene, into their home in Moberly. He graduated Huntsville High School and proudly volunteered in The United States Army during the Korean War serving...

Thomas Herbert Gerke

Jan 22, 2023

Thomas Herbert Gerke, 72, of Pilot Grove, MO passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, at University Hospital Center in Columbia, MO.

He was born June 14, 1950, in Boonville, MO, the son of Thomas “T.L.” and Teresa (Kraus) Gerke. who preceded him in death.

He married the love of his life, Helen Ruth Phillips on...

Michael John Burns, Sr

Jan 20, 2023

Michael John Burns Sr., age 68 of Tipton, MO passed away Friday, January 20, 2023, at his home.

Michael was born September 9, 1954, in Darby, Pennsylvania to Robert and Theresa (Lannon) Burns, who preceded him in death.

On June 8, 1978, in Arizona, Mike married Joyce Elaine Thompson, who preceded him in death on...

Earl William Twenter

Jan 13, 2023

Earl William Twenter, 96, of Pilot Grove, MO passed away Friday, January 13, 2023, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO.

He was born March 29, 1926, at Meadow Brook farm in Clear Creek, MO, the son of Bernard T. and Rose (Larm) Twenter, who preceded him in death.

On April 15, 1950, in Spring...

Stephen Richard Green

Jan 4, 2023

Stephen Richard Green, age 70, of Tipton, MO,  passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Stephen was born May 15, 1952 in St. Louis, MO, a son of Ivy and Charlotte (Blackwell) Green. He married the love of his life, Janet Lee Brandl on July 27, 1974, in Tipton, MO.

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Alice Mary (Wolf) Gerke

Jan 3, 2023

Alice Mary Gerke, 95, of Pilot Grove, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.

She was born December 23, 1927, in Tipton, the youngest of six children of Walter and Mary E. (Bestgen) Wolf.

On January 25, 1949, in Tipton, she was married to Herbert Henry Gerke, who preceded her...

Ronda Laverne Galbraith

Jan 1, 2023

Ronda Galbraith, age 64, of Versailles passed away Sunday, January 1st, 2023 at the Golden Age Living Center. It was on the 27th day of November in 1958 that Jerry and Jennie Randall Galbraith welcomed their daughter, Ronda Laverne into their home in Silverton, Oregon. Her family owned a restaurant in Kansas City where Ronda worked for many years. She...

Ray Speckman

Dec 31, 2022

Ray Speckman, age 84, died Saturday, December 31, 2022.

He is survived by two children, Cynthia Speckman of Manzanita, Oregon and Guy Speckman of Smithville, Missouri; three grandchildren, Kessaya Speckman of Washington D.C, and Jared Speckman and Danielle Speckman, both of Kansas City, Missouri; and his partner, Joyce Mitchell of Tipton, Missouri.

Ray was formerly...

Pamela Joyce Siercks

Dec 30, 2022

Pamela Joyce Huffman Siercks, 66, of Lincoln passed away Friday December 30, 2022. She was born November 5, 1956 in Kansas City, Kansas, a daughter of Vencil Huffman and June Rapp Huffman. Pam was a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, Colorado. She enjoyed babies and would babysit for anyone who asked. Pam also loved dogs and going...

Eva Sara (Schneider) Meyer

Dec 29, 2022

Eva Sara Meyer, age 91, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri,  passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Tipton Oak Manor in Tipton, Missouri. No public services are planned.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Meisenheimer-Page-Dady Funeral Home, Tipton, Missouri.

Ruth Ann Hillers

Dec 22, 2022

Ruth Ann Hillers, 83, of Stover, MO, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Golden Age Living Center in Stover. Ruth was born September 14th, 1939, in Humboldt, Nebraska, the daughter of Art and Fern (Boop) Fidermutz. She attended Rosedale Rural School until the fifth grade, at which time she attended school in Humboldt, Nebraska and graduated with the...

Charles "Calvin" Marriott

Dec 20, 2022

Charles Calvin Marriott, 91, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at his home. He was born on March 4, 1931 south of Stover, a son of Wesley and Vanity 'May" (Ziegel) Marriott. Calvin married Betty Beckmann and to this marriage they had one son Phillip. On December 10, 1983 in Stover, MO, he married Mary Lou Young...

Lou Helmig

Dec 18, 2022

Lou Helmig, 87, of Otterville, Missouri, passed of a heart attack while dressing for church Sunday morning at her home on their farm of over 67 years.

Mary Lou Evans was born April 3, 1935, in Linn, Missouri, to Herbert and Mary Ethel (Farrell) Evans and was their only child.

Known to most as Lou,...

Billy Don Broyles

Dec 16, 2022

Billy Don Broyles, 89, of Tipton, Missouri passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at Tipton Oak Manor.

Billy was born in Fortuna, Missouri on July 20, 1933, to Earl Lewis and Addie Lee (Embry) Broyles, who preceded him in death.

While serving in the Army he met the love of his life. On June 16,...

Virginia Hodges

Dec 14, 2022

Virginia Hodges, 92, of Stover, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born November 11, 1930 a daughter of Jack & Gertrude (Todd) Lee. On October 15, 1950 she married William Dean Hodges and he preceded her in death on June 30, 2011. They were married for 61 years. Virginia...

Pansy Elizabeth (Milford) Adcox

Dec 12, 2022

Pansy "Libby" Elizabeth Adcox, age 54, of Florence, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 12, 2022 at her home. She was born March 23, 1968, in Iowa, a daughter of the late Tommy and Pansy Gene (Husted) Milford. It was 30 years ago she was united in marriage to her surviving husband Larry Adcox in Kansas City, Kansas. Libby worked...

Doris Hayes

Dec 10, 2022

Doris Hayes, 88, of Pilot Grove, passed away Saturday, December 10th, 2022 at Katy Manor. She was born on March 8th, 1934, in Bunceton, MO, the oldest daughter of Henry and Ethel (Smith) Frieling. Doris married Don Shumate on November 26, 1955 and he preceded her in death on May 8, 1976. She later married Earl Hayes on August...