Obituaries

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...

Jim Wilson

Dec 16, 2018

Jimmie Ray “Jim” Wilson, age 75, of Stover, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City.

He was born October 26, 1943, in Stover, a son of George Melton and Wilma Marriott Wilson.  Jim married Karen Fischer and to this union six children were born.  He married Rosemary...

Norma Gene Jones Litton

Dec 7, 2018

Norma Gene Jones Litton, age 92, of Cole Camp, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Cole Camp.

She was born June 6, 1926, on the family farm near Cole Camp, the only child of John B. and Effie Rowland Bohling.    Norma Gene married Edward Lewis “Bud” Jones and to this...

Charlene Lovejoy

Dec 2, 2018

Charlene K. Lovejoy, age 74, of rural Versailles, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018, at University Hospital in Columbia.

She was born November 28, 1944, in Kansas City, a daughter of Fred and Inez Walker Simpson.  Charlene was united in marriage to Garnet “Gary” Lovejoy on February 1, 1968 in Independence.  Gary preceded...

Wayne Rowles

Dec 1, 2018

Wayne Rowles, age 78 passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side, Saturday evening, December 1, 2018. Wayne was born to Willard Warren and Dorothy May Rowles at Boonville, Missouri on August 22, 1940. Wayne earned his Associates degree and also served his country in the US Navy aboard aircraft carrier USS Randolph. As a young...

Faye M. Braden

Nov 30, 2018

Faye M. Braden, age 89, of Stover, passed away Friday, November 20, 2018, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.

In keeping with her wishes, her body was donated to science.  No services are planned.

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Nelson Eugene Kohler

Nov 27, 2018

Nelson Eugene Kohler, 86, of Tipton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Tipton Oak Manor. He was one of 6 children born to O.H. and Mary Catherine Kohler in Ethel, Missouri.

Nelson was a graduate of the Carrollton High School, Carrollton, Missouri and attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri. He...

Valeta Lorena Kipp

Nov 24, 2018

Valeta Lorena Kipp, age 89, of Stover, passed away Saturday morning, November 24, 2018 at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.

She was born April 2, 1929, on the family farm near Stover, one of five daughters born to Fred and Mathilde Fischer Kipp.  Valeta was baptized April 14, 1929 and confirmed April 18, 1943, at...

James "Jim" Black

Nov 19, 2018

James Robert Black, age 78, of Stover, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018, at University Hospital in Columbia, with his family by his side.

He was born August 14, 1940, in Avondale, Missouri a son of Stanton and Josie Anderson Black.  On March 17, 1973, in Birmingham, Missouri, Jim was united in marriage to Ann Ryun Kirkman,...

Helen Lucille Doyel

Nov 18, 2018

Helen Lucille Doyel, age 93, of Maricopa, Arizona, formerly of Versailles, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Chandler Regional Health Center in Chandler, Arizona.

She was born January 12, 1925, in Barnett, a daughter of Jim and Maud Groom Bonine.   On July 9, 1944, in Versailles, Helen was united in marriage to J.H. “Jack” Doyel, who...

Marvin Cleo Watring

Nov 16, 2018

Marvin Cleo Watring, 85, of Tipton, Missouri passed away Friday, November 16, 2018 at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was one of 7 sons born to Jack and Margaret Watring of Otterville, Missouri. Marvin worked for many years at the Stride Rite factory in Tipton, Fuqua Homes in Boonville, and various other jobs. He was...

James C Carlson

Nov 15, 2018

James C. Carlson, age 76, of rural Barnett, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 15, 2018, at his home, three days before his 77th birthday. He was born November 18, 1942, in Norwalk, Connecticut, a son of Harry and Margaret (Barry) Carlson. Jim was united in marriage to Angie Yaourtoglou   in 1982 in San Diego, California.  Angie survives at their...

Charles "Chuck" Bernard Felten

Nov 14, 2018

Charles "Chuck" Bernard Felten, 98, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove. Charles was born July 19, 1920 to Bertram Andrew and Florence (Kraus) Felten in Clear Creek, Missouri. He served in the US Army during World War II. In 1944 Charles married Mary Georgia Widel at St. Martins' Catholic...

Venona Christine Roland

Nov 14, 2018

Venona Christine Roland, age 93, of Versailles, Missouri passed away on November 14, 2018 at Bothwell Memorial Hospital in Sedalia, Missouri. She was born October 23, 1925 in Forest Green, Missouri to A. W. and Ida Gessling Hafemeister.

Venona was baptized on November 8, 1925, at Salem Lutheran Church in Forest Green and confirmed there on April...

Rosemary Bauer

Nov 13, 2018

Rosemary Bauer

( September 24, 1947 - November 13, 2018 )

Colonel Rosemary Bauer, US Air Force Nurse Corps, retired, age 71, of O’Fallon, Ill., slipped from her earthly bonds on November 13, 2018 with her sisters Bea and Bridget at her side at St Paul’s Home, Belleville Ill. Colonel Bauer was born September 24,...

Michael Meek

Nov 12, 2018

Michael Gene Meek, age 55, of Stover, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, at the home of his sister surrounded by his family and friends after a lengthy illness and a short battle with cancer.

He was born July 19, 1963, in Independence a son of Richard and Burgoyne Kunkle Meek.

Mike was an outdoorsman,...