Obituaries

Gordon Lee Embry

Mar 13, 2019

Gordon Lee Embry, age 61, passed away at home early Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

Gordon's parents were Allen Dean Embry and Carol Jean Moody. Part of Gordon's childhood was spent in Tipton and also Smithton where he attended high school and graduated. Tipton has been his home for the majority of his adult life.

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Rev. Andrew L. Hitchcock

Feb 28, 2019

Rev. Andrew L. Hitchcock, age 74, of Mapleton, Illinois, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles in the arms of his wife.

He was born March 13, 1944, in March 13, 1944, in Monticello, Arkansas a son of Burl and Gladys Lawson Hitchcock.  On April 4,...

Jonathan Orton

Feb 22, 2019

Jonathan Edward Orton, age 33, of Versailles passed Friday, February 22, 2019 at his home.

He was born July 24, 1985 in Columbia, MO. to Sherman and Brenda Forsythe Orton.

He was a 2004 graduate of Morgan County R-2, Versailles High School.

Jonathan worked as a finishing operator for Gates Corporation.

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Wm "Buzz" Webb

Feb 19, 2019

Wm. “Buzz” Webb age 74, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at his home.

He was born July 26, 1944, in Stover, a son of Dorsey Woodford and Flossie Jane Goans Webb.

On January 1, 1989, in Stover, Buzz was united in marriage to Glenda K. French...

Lon Edward Gilson

Feb 16, 2019

Lon (Nashoba) Edward Gilson, age 46, passed away early Saturday, February 16, 2019 at home in Boonville, Mo.

Lon was born November 28, 1972 to Lewis E. and Suzanne Gilson in Columbia, Mo. He was raised in Boonville along with his twin sisters Carmen and Karen. He graduated high school in Boonville and then attended...

Beverly Dostal

Feb 16, 2019

Beverly Ann Dostal, age 84, of Gravois Mills passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 at her home.

She was born September 28, 1934 to Steve and Susie Valek Yancik. On August 8, 1953 in Independence at the St. Mary’s Church she married Rudy Dostal.

She was a graduate of...

Ronald Lee Simmons

Feb 12, 2019

Ronald Lee Simmons, age 70 of Bunceton, Missouri, passed away at home Tuesday, February 12, 2019.

One of six children of Harry C. and Clarice C. Simmons, Ronald was born September 26, 1948 in Boonville, Missouri.

Ronald worked in various factories and businesses in the area which included Boben Manufacturing Co., Houston Construction,...

Doris May Koonse

Feb 5, 2019

Doris May Koonse, age 92, of Pilot Grove, Mo. died February 5, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo.

The Rosary will be from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2019 with a visitation following until 7:30 p.m. at Meisenheimer Funeral Home, 200 Roe St., Pilot Grove, Mo.

A Mass...

Lois Faye Phillips-Hedrick

Feb 2, 2019

Lois Faye Phillips-Hedrick, 88, of Pilot Grove passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. She was one of 7 children born to Arthur Edwin and Montia Faye Williams in Florence, Missouri.

Lois was a graduate of Bunceton High School Class of 1948. She married James (Jim) E. Phillips and they...

Clyde Matchett

Jan 31, 2019

Clyde Matchett, age 80 of Fortuna, Missouri passed away early January 31, 2019 at Tipton Oak Manor.

Clyde was one of ten children born to Henry and Mattie Matchett of Excel, Alabama. He grew up in Monroe County, Alabama and migrated north to Missouri approximately 55 years ago and has been here ever since. He...

Sarah Ann Webb-Wilson

Jan 26, 2019

Sarah Ann Webb-Wilson, age 58, of Boonville, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019, at her home.

She was born August 7, 1960, in Dumas, Texas, a daughter of Calvin Eugene and Eupha Dell Gillentine Webb.

Sarah married Richard Eugene "Gene" Bryson and to this union two children were born.    She married Virgil L....

Orvile Norman Tuzicka, Jr.

Jan 18, 2019

Orvile Norman Tuzicka, Jr. age 66, of rural Versailles, passed away unexpectedly Friday morning, January 18. 2019, while he was at work.

He was born October 7, 1952, in Sterling, Colorado, a son of Orvile N. Tuzicka, Sr. and Theora May “Teddy” Pierce Tuzicka.  On October 5, 1974, in Kimball, Nebraska, Orvile, who preferred to be called...

Clifford H. Hales

Jan 3, 2019

Clifford H. “Cliff” Hales, age 92, of Chico, California, formerly of Versailles, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Tipton Oak Manor in Tipton.

He was born August 4, 1926, in Kansas City a son of Albert A. and Clara Belle Shell Hales.

Cliff grew up in the Kansas...

Richard Leon Sprinkles

Jan 1, 2019

Richard Leon Sprinkles, 82, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of Syracuse Missouri went to be with the Lord January 1, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born August 20, 1936 to Raus Frank and Lorena Harms Sprinkles of Pettis County.

After graduating from Smith-Cotton High School in 1954, he enlisted in the US...

Larry Gordon Collett

Dec 30, 2018

Larry Gordon Collett, age 75 of Fortuna, Missouri passed away at home Sunday, December 30, 2018.

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Ruth Sue Koechner

Dec 29, 2018

Ruth Sue Koechner, age 75 of Jefferson City, died Saturday evening, December 29, 2019 at the University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

One of three children, Ruth was born July 30, 1943 to Louis J. and Gertrude M. Koechner. Ruth was born and raised in Tipton, Missouri. After graduating from high school she attended the University...

Anna Lea Gross

Dec 29, 2018

Anna Lea Gross, age 96, formerly of Clarksburg, Missouri, passed away late Saturday night, December 29, 2018 in California, Missouri.

One of five children, Anna was born September 30, 1922 to William E. and Viola Powell in Puckett, Mississippi. She grew up in Mississippi and after graduation from high school, attended Jackson Business School. During...

Carol Jean Moody

Dec 28, 2018

Carol Jean Moody, 81, of Syracuse, Missouri passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at Tipton Oak Manor. She was the only child born to Truman and Velma Florence Bookout Chambers in Tipton.

Carol was a graduate of Tipton High School Class of 1955. She worked many years at both Strideright and Orvis factories in Tipton....

Wilbur Francis Quinlan

Dec 21, 2018

Wilbur Francis Quinlan, age 98 of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away Friday, December 21, 2018. One of six children, Wilbur was born August 16, 1920 in Pilot Grove to Raymond Wm. and Grace Elizabeth (Schuster) Quinlan. He graduated from Pilot Grove High School in 1938, subsequently attending Barber College and returned to Pilot Grove to begin barbering and...

Wesley Delmon Marriott

Dec 16, 2018

Wesley Delmon Marriott, age 96, of Stover, passed away peacefully, Sunday morning, December 16, 2018, at his home with family by his side.

He was born December 10, 1922, on the family farm south of Stover, a son of Wesley M. and Vanity May Ziegel Marriott.  On February 27, 1949, in Stover, Delmon...