Obituaries

Sep 5, 2020

Mary Lou “Merty” Stevenson, age 70, of Versailles, passed away Saturday morning, September 5, 2020 at Osage Beach Rehab and Care Center.

She was born December 20, 1949, in Stover the daughter of Lon and Marie Burnett Chadwick.

On November 3, 1972, Merty was united in marriage to Delbert Clayton Stevenson, who preceded her in...

Sep 2, 2020

Shane Robert Bader, age 31, of Pilot Grove, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Shane was born January 9, 1989 to Michael Paul Bader and Karen Mae Hoffman Twenter in Columbia, Missouri.

After high school, Shane received an Associates Degree and most recently did landscaping as an employee of the University of Missouri in...

Aug 30, 2020

Beloved former Stover resident, Judith A. “Judy” Moellman, who was currently residing with her daughter and son-in-law in Centertown, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at the Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City due to complications of Covid-19.

Judy came into this world on October 14, 1942, in Sylvan Hills, Arkansas, one of nine children born...

Aug 18, 2020

In the early hours of August 18th, 2020, God called upon one of his sons, long time Stover resident Gary Wahlers, to return home.

This followed a nearly 3½ year battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. While ALS took his body, his spirit was never stronger.

Gary came into this world on August 26th,...

Aug 16, 2020

Florence native, William E. “Bill” Mertgen, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday evening, August 16, 2020.

Bill was born on March 1, 1944, in Florence, the youngest of Harry and Edith Wear Mertgen’s three children.

On September 26, 1964, at St. John United Church of Christ in Florence, Bill was united in marriage to...

Aug 12, 2020

Danny Wayne Dick, affectionately known as “Coach” to many, passed away Wednesday, August 12. He was born August 26, 1949 to Roy and Norma June (Engelbrecht) Dick. He married the love of his life, Rose (Allison) on September 30, 1972.

In their 47 years of marriage, Danny and Rose were blessed with four children and...

Aug 12, 2020

Dr. Thomas Temple Hoyne, longtime business owner in Stover, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at his home with his wife by his side.

Tom was born May 13, 1935, in Salina, Kansas one of two children born to John Thomas and Opal Louise Fisher Hoyne.

His father was an officer in the...

Aug 9, 2020

Homer Robert Twenter, 93, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away August 9, 2020 at Boone Hospital in Columbia. He was born February 21, 1927 to Edward and Elizabeth (Larm) Twenter in the Clear Creek community south of Pilot Grove. Homer attended the St. John's Catholic School in Clear Creek and was a 1945 graduate of Pilot Grove...

Aug 9, 2020

Eunice Mae Vollrath, 85, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away peacefully at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri on August 9, 2020.

Eunice was born on May 25, 1935 to Oscar and Margaret Knipp. She married Wilbur Raymond Vollrath on January 11, 1955 at St. Andrew’s in Tipton, Missouri. Eunice attended grade school at St. Andrews...

Aug 9, 2020

Paul Theodore Washburn died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at his home in Osage Beach with his wife and daughter by his side.

He was born August 12, 1940, in Versailles, a twin son of Paul Emerson and Martha M. “Mary” Heineman Washburn.

Theodore was a 1958 graduate of Versailles High School and a 1963 graduate...

Aug 1, 2020

Ruth Ann Maness, age 84, formerly of Otterville, passed away Saturday morning, August 1, 2020. Ruth was the eighth of eleven children born to Elmer A. and Maye L. Schutte. There were 6 boys and 5 girls. Ruth was born April 3, 1936 in Verdon, Nebraska.

Shortly after graduating high school in Nebraska, Ruth and...

Aug 1, 2020

Jack Springer, age 90, of Stover passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Osage Beach and Rehabilitation in Osage Beach.

On September 17, 1929 in Nashua, Iowa he was born to Henry “Hank” and Nora Simmons Springer.

He was a tremendous athlete in high school and went on...

Jul 31, 2020

William James Hume or Bill, as he was known to family and friends, passed away Friday afternoon, July 31, 2020, with his beloved wife of 58 years by his side. He came into this world on March 20, 1941, in Somerset, Kansas, one of four children born to William Frederick and Claribel Eugenia Bowman Hume. Billy Jim, as he...

Jul 30, 2020

Zeda Lorene Diefendorf, 102, formerly of Otterville, Missouri, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020,at Golden Oaks Assisted Living Center near Marshall, Missouri.

She was born on December 18, 1917, in Warrensburg, the daughter of Lottie and Frank Haller. On May 28, 1948, in Warrensburg, she married Frank Diefendorf, Jr. They celebrated 48 years of marriage...

Jul 26, 2020

Pansy Gene Milford, age 71, of Moulton, Iowa died unexpectedly Sunday evening, July 26, 2020, at her daughter’s home near Florence.

Pansy was born May 6, 1949, in Putnam County, Missouri a daughter of Lloyd V. and Hallie Robb Husted.   She grew up in Iowa, along with her five brothers and four sisters.

Pansy married...

Jul 19, 2020

Mary Isenschmid Jobe Dillner, 89 years young, went to Heaven on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at her beloved home in Clear Creek, MO.

She was born on March 3, 1931, the only child of Justina Elliott Isenschmid and Edward Isenschmid, at her parents’ home near High Point in Moniteau County. On March 6, 1948, three...

Jul 15, 2020

Dorotha Verna Nelson, 94, formerly of Bunceton, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Tipton Oak Manor, Tipton, Mo.

Dorotha was born March 23, 1926, one of twelve children to Ava Jay and Eulala Dell (Bond) Foster on a farm near Fortuna, Mo. She was united in marriage to Elmer I. Nelson on June 8, 1946...

Jul 10, 2020

Ann Regina Sinnott, known affectionately by those who loved her as “Fanny,” was born in Evansville, Indiana, on March 12, 1947, to Anita “Neats” and Lawrence “Bud” Sinnott. She was raised in Greenwich, CT, alongside her eight siblings; Lloyd, Ellen, Kate, Eddie, Larry, Johnny, Alyce, Jimmy, and her nephew Ryan.

Fanny graduated from the University of Southern...

Jul 7, 2020

Lifelong Versailles resident, Lois E. Vansell, passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday evening, July 7, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Care Center, where she had been a resident for the past few months following a stroke in December.

On April 3, 1941, in Morgan County, Cecil Wray and Flossie...

Jul 3, 2020

Linda Kay Brooks, age 69 of Tipton, Missouri passed away Friday morning, July 3, 2020 at her home with family at her side. Linda was born August 1, 1950 to Lowell Dean Stinson and Mary Jo (Albert)(Stinson) Flippin in Cotton, Missouri. Linda spent much of her childhood with her grandparents, Joe and Mary Lee Albert, who lived...