Obituaries

Mar 31, 2021

Willie Joe Moody, 85, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at his home.

He was born February 24, 1936 in Tattnall County, GA, a son of Wilber and Annie Lou (Paul) Moody.  In 2001 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, he married Sandra Skillman who survives of the home.

Joe honorably served in the...

Mar 31, 2021

Charles Leonard Stahl, 80, of Syracuse, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at his home.

He was born November 13, 1940 in Sedalia, the only child of Hadley B. and Sarah Octavia Nadine (Ellis) Stahl.

He was a 1958 graduate of Tipton High School.

On June 29, 1963 at First Baptist Church of...

Mar 29, 2021

James Hugh “Jim” Miller, age 75, of Stover passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at the Golden Age Living Center.

He was born January 9, 1946 in California, Missouri to James “Dorsey” and Wilma “Grace” Francis Miller.

He was a Stover High School alumnus from the class of 1964.

On April 22, 1972,...

Mar 27, 2021

David Russell Hall, 63, of Syracuse, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021, at his home.

He was born January 28, 1958, in Warrensburg, son of Robert and Marjorie (Morrison) Hall.

He was married to Leslie (Stokes) Diamond.

David worked as a hairdresser for 25 years. He enjoyed quilting, fishing and tinkering. He was...

Mar 26, 2021

Kenneth Clarence "Clary" Olson, 70, of Tipton, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Born July 16, 1950, in Beloit, WI, he was the only child of Kenneth Clare and Audrey (Davis) Olson. He attended the Lutheran Valley Church in Beloit.

Kenneth honorably served 20 years in the United...

Mar 24, 2021

Noah Shane Eichelberger, 23, of Tipton, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at his home.

He was born November 27, 1997 in Columbia, MO, a son of Patrick Henry and Tina Marie (Witherspoon) Eichelberger.

Noah was a 2016 graduate of Tipton High School.  He attended St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.  Noah enjoyed online investing with the...

Mar 22, 2021

Belinda Lee Nichols, 56 years old of Versailles died Monday, March 22, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. She was born April 25, 1964, the daughter of Alan and Dorothy Comstock. She is survived by two children and their spouses, Cody and Michelle Nichols of Wheatland, and Rachel (Nichols) and Richard Rush of Versailles; eight grandchildren, Adyson Mae Nichols,...

Mar 17, 2021

Randall Lee Moon, 58, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at his home.

He was born September 15, 1962, to Leroy and Iris Jean Moon, joining two older siblings, Arthur Raydean and Rosie.

Randy graduated from Tipton High School in 1982 where he played football and ran track. He attended Southwest Baptist University...

Mar 17, 2021

Robert Vest Hirst, Jr, 85, of Tipton, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, MO.

He was born June 22, 1935 to Vest and Fern (McGill) Hirst at Fremont, MO.  On November 4, 1961 he was united in marriage to Glenda Nau at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Tipton.

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Mar 17, 2021

Anna Louise Brandl-Hatcher, 71, of Osceola, MO, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Citizens Memorial Healthcare in Bolivar.

She was born January 10, 1950, in St. Louis, MO, daughter of Oliver and Eula (Shipp) Brandl.

On August 24, 2002, in Sedalia, she was married to Gregory E. Hatcher.

Anna attended class of...

Mar 10, 2021

It was the 26th day of May in 1944, when Millard and Jean Hathaway Deshon welcomed daughter Judith K. into their family.

Judy, as she was called, grew up in St. Joseph, Missouri with two brothers, Rick and Mark and a sister, Patsy.  She attended school in St. Joseph and one year of college before meeting and...

Mar 9, 2021

Rudy Laverne Dostal of Gravois Mills, Missouri died peacefully in Ozark, Missouri March 9th, 2021.  He was born in Fremont Nebraska on March 18th, 1933 to Rudolph Dostal and Florence (Dolph) Dostal.  He lived most of his life in Jackson and Morgan Counties in Missouri.  He entered the world in a time of hard work and sacrifice.   ...

Mar 9, 2021

Virginia F. Stone, 87, of Otterville, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia.

She was born September 26, 1933 in Boonville, MO, the only child of Edgar and Ethel (Schuster) Felten.

On October 11, 1952 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clifton City she married Robert “Bob” Stone,...

Feb 27, 2021

Doc Banion passed away peacefully in his home in Boonville, Missouri surrounded by family on February 27, 2021. Doc was born in South Charleston, Ohio on May 8, 1928 to parents Leroy and Bertha (nee Ellars) Banion.

Doc spent his youth in South Charleston where he attended South Charleston High School. He joined the United States Marine...

Feb 25, 2021

Virginia Marie Wessing, 89, of Pilot Grove, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021, at Katy Manor Nursing Home.

She was born April 26, 1931 in Taunton, MA, a daughter of Dennis and Mary (O’Hearn) Mehegan.  On March 1, 1970 in Peru, South America, she married Joseph A. “Jody” Wessing who preceded her in death on June 26,...

Feb 21, 2021

Arthur and Lucille Eckhoff Stucker welcomed daughter number four into their family on July 16, 1929, naming her Vernita Lena.  She joined sisters, Ardella, Arlene and Lavera on the family farm located north of Stover; where she grew up enjoying the companionship of older sisters and before long sharing in the responsibility of caring for her two younger sisters,...

Feb 16, 2021

Frank Wayne Knipp, 69, of Tipton, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City.

He was born June 15, 1951 in Tipton, MO, a son of Norbert John and Anna Mae (Hood) Knipp.

In his younger years Frank worked as a farmer and alongside his father doing Dozer work...

Feb 14, 2021

Darrell Glenn Dake was born August 12, 1949 at the family home in Iberia, MO to Joseph & Mary Jane Dake (Duncan). He began his strong work ethic at a very young age helping his parents and siblings at the family sawmill and farm. Whether it was helping around the homestead, tinkering with cars, or tending to animals, he...

Feb 14, 2021

Margie L. Kuttenkuler, 87, of Tipton, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2021, at Tipton Oak Manor.

She was born November 9, 1933, in Tipton, a daughter of Talton and Nora (Wolf) Embry.

On February 7, 1955, in Tipton, she married Frank Kuttenkuler, who preceded her in death on April 11, 1998.

Margie...

Feb 14, 2021

Martha L. Vollmer, 89, of Pilot Grove, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Katy Manor Nursing Home.

She was born June 22, 1931, in Pilot Grove, daughter of William and Selma Kempf.

On April 25, 1950, in Pilot Grove, she was married to Wilbert Joseph Vollmer, who preceded her in death on February 3,...