Obituaries

May 23, 2020

Raymond Roy Johnson, age 71 of Pilot Grove, Missouri, passed away Saturday evening at Harry S. Truman Veteran's Hospital in Columbia. His family was by his side as he succumbed in his long battle with cancer.

One of six children, Ray was born February 2, 1949 to Jessie E. and Ruby L. Johnson in Thayer,...

May 22, 2020

Freda M. Toellner, 88, of Columbia, formerly of Bunceton, passed away peacefully at Lenoir Woods Senior Living Community on Friday, May 22, 2020.

Freda Mae Schmidt was born in Tipton, on April 9, 1932, the daughter of William R. Schmidt and Veronica Remlinger Schmidt. She married Erving Toellner on May 16, 1953 at St Andrew’s...

May 22, 2020

Levina Lucy (Schoen) Reuter, age 101, formerly of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at Oakridge Nursing in Plattsburg, Missouri.

Levina was born August 21, 1918, in Clear Creek, near Pilot Grove, Missouri. she was the daughter of Rudolph and Mary (Gerke) Schoen. Prior to her marriage, Levina was a correspondent for...

May 21, 2020

Larry A. “Butch” Zurmiller, age 69, of Stover, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Boone Hospital in Columbia with his wife and children by his side.

He was born August 12, 1950, in Esbon, Kansas a son of Verlin and Violet Bender Zurmiller.  On October 17, 1970, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Butch was...

May 15, 2020

Doris “Dotsy” Ann Twenter, age 84, of Pilot Grove, Missouri, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020, with her family by her side.

Dotsy was born November 4, 1935, on the Lang family farm in Martinsville, Missouri. She was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph and Rosa Lang.

Dotsy remained in...

May 15, 2020

Etta Jean Rath, age 91, longtime resident of Stover, passed away Friday afternoon, May 15, 2020, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover, Missouri.  She was born on September 28, 1928, in Waverly, Kansas, to Nolen and Percie (Forsyth) Calvert.

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law; Jim and Pat Rath of Lee’s Summit, Mark and Vickey...

May 13, 2020

Beverly Jo Ulmer of Tipton, Missouri passed away Wednesday evening, May 13, 2020 in Jefferson City, Missouri. In 1947 she was born the daughter of Hubert Joe Lee and Anna Elizabeth Bartee in Sweet Springs, Mo. Beverly suffered for many years from COPD. She was the spouse of Ronnie L. Ulmer. The couple moved to Tipton, MO...

May 7, 2020

Edna Margaret Roten, age 88, formerly of Peoria, Illinois, passed away at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, Missouri late Thursday evening, May 7, 2020.

The youngest of 11 children, Edna was born May 9, 1931 in Belton, Bell County, Texas to Joseph Franklin and Lillian Viola Griffin. She graduated high school as valedictorian of her...

May 2, 2020

Thomas Lee Aydelott of Pilot Grove, Mo. passed away early Saturday morning, May 2, 2020 with a caring family at his side.

Tom was born exactly 80 years ago on May 2, 1940 in Troy, Mo. to W.T. and Elizabeth Aydelott. As a young man in high school, he was an accomplished baseball pitcher and...

May 2, 2020

Betty A. Hollcroft, age 87, of Versailles, passed away Saturday evening, May 2, 2020, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born February 9, 1933, in Franklin, Missouri the only child of Raymond and Ruth “Nell” Isle Hollcroft. She grew up in Howard County and was a graduate of Fayette High School in Fayette, Missouri. Betty worked...

Apr 28, 2020

Kenneth Lester Fulbright, age 70 of Clarksburg, Missouri passed away early Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Capital Region Hospital in Jefferson City.

An only child, Kenneth was born January 22, 1950 in St.Louis, Missouri to Lester O. and Dorothy A. Fulbright. He spent his childhood in the St. Louis area and a year after graduation,...

Apr 28, 2020

Courtney Sue Arnold, age 49, of Stover passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at her home.

She was born November 13, 1970 in St. Joseph a daughter of Charles "Sonny" and Carol Elton Pendleton.

Courtney was a 1989 graduate of Stover High School.

On March 21, 2008 she was united...

Apr 27, 2020

Donald Ray Marriott, age 78, lifelong resident of Stover, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at his home.

He was born April 10, 1942, the middle son of Ray and Pauline Waisner Marriott.

Donald was a 1961 graduate of Stover High School.

On December 1, 1962, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Stover,...

Apr 23, 2020

Garry Lee Scott, age 80 of Gravois Mills, passed away shortly before midnight, Thursday, April 23, 2020, at his daughter’s home.

He was born March 10, 1940, in Kansas City, Kansas a son of Clarence Edward and Marjorie Stakley Scott; however he was raised by his grandparents, John and Sarah Stakley.

In 1955, he met...

Apr 22, 2020

Gerald E. Allen, "Jerry" , age 87, of  Florence passed away peacefully, Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2020 at his home, following a lengthy illness.

He was born July 23, 1932 in Kansas City a son of Leslie Jay and Georgia G. Allen. On January 15, 1973 he was united in marriage to Peggy Smith in Miami, Oklahoma. ...

Apr 18, 2020

Cynthia Dahl “Cyndy” Stephens, age 63, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at her home in Stover, MO.  She was born in Gary, IN and was the youngest of five children.  The family had a small farm and she raised and showed horses in her youth.    She completed high school in 1974 and was a graduate of Castleberry High...

Apr 16, 2020

Sandra Lee Blalock, age 54, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, April 16, 2020, at her home.

She was born October 13, 1965, in Kansas City, Kansas a daughter of Raymond and Virginia Wright Taylor.

Sandy was a graduate of Morgan County R-I High School in Stover.  In 1999 she received a degree in accounting...

Apr 11, 2020

David W. “Cub” Connor, age 77, of Stover, passed away Saturday morning, April 11, 2020, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.

He was born November 25, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri a son of Ralph David and Lucy Mae Myers Connor.

Cub graduated from Northwest High School in House Springs.  He attended Jefferson...

Apr 8, 2020

Martha Sherral Williams was born'd (as she would say) March 7, 1940 on a real snowy morning; snow was fence post high. She was born'd in Cooper County, three miles south of Bunceton, to R.V. and Frances Williams. She graduated from Tipton High School in the spring of 1958 and on August 2 of that same year...

Apr 8, 2020

Karen Sue Rose-Spencer of Stover, Missouri, formally of Sterling and Rock Falls, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at her home.

She was born December 26, 1953 in Aurora, Illinois the daughter of Douglas F. and Juanita B. (Johnson) Rose. She and her siblings were raised in Galesburg, Illinois.

She married Ronald Spencer on...