Obituaries

Irene J. Merriott

Nov 4, 2018

Irene J. (Braden) Merriott, formerly of Stover, Missouri died November 4, 2018 at SSM Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt Vernon, Illinois. She was born August 26,1926 the daughter of Lindel and Fern (Dority) Braden. She married Elvon Merriott November 25,1945 in Stover, Missouri.

Irene was employed by Stover MFA, Story Smithson Quilting, Brown Shoe Co....

Mildred Lorene Colter

Nov 1, 2018

Mildred Lorene Colter, 84, of Kingdom City, Missouri passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. She was one of 8 children born to Alfred Stephen and Julia Anne Phillips in New Bloomfield, Missouri.

On January 13, 1951 Mildred married Lowell Miles Colter and they raised their family together...

Deborah Susan Offield

Nov 1, 2018

Deborah Susan Offield, age 64, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, November 1, 2018, at her home.

She was born March 2, 1954, in Kansas City, a daughter of Earl and Norma J. Dickerson Davis.  On August 31, 1971, in Kansas City, Debbie married her high school sweetheart, Rodney Offield, who survives at their home.

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Scott Preston Barnett

Oct 31, 2018

Scott Preston Barnett, age 44, of Gravois Mills, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, October 31, 2018.

He was born November 11, 1973, in Kansas City, a son of Wylie and Connie Conard Barnett.

Scott was a member of KC Heat and Frost Insulators Local #27, working for All Temp, Inc. in Kansas City.

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Christopher Michael Lakin

Oct 29, 2018

Christopher Michael Lakin, age 46, of Stover, formerly of the Woodriver, Illinois passed away Monday, October 29, 2018, at his home, with his family by his side.

He was born June 11, 1972, in Alton, Illinois a son of Frederick and Shirley Lakin.

He was a graduate of Roxana...

Marsha Irene Walters

Oct 25, 2018

Marsha Irene Walters age 65, of Stover, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, October 25, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family and friends.

She was born January 31, 1953, in Kansas City, a daughter of Marshall and Bernice Copek Phillips.  Marsha married William “Bill” Black in November 1974 and to this union her five sons were...

Jo Frances Painter

Oct 24, 2018

Jo Frances Painter, age 92, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at North Kansas City Hospital. Jo Frances was born in Enid, Oklahoma August 2, 1926 and was the only child of Albert L. and Irene Gettel. Most recently Jo Frances had been a resident at John Knox Village in Lees' Summit, Missouri for close to five years. She moved...

Arnold Francis Knipp

Oct 23, 2018

Arnold Francis Knipp passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Tipton Oak Manor, in Tipton, Missouri. He was born on July 5, 1942 in Boonville, Missouri, son of Wilbur and Edna Wirths Knipp.

He attended St. Andrew School and graduated from Tipton High School in 1960. He worked at Knipp Motor Parts and was a...

Ruby Mae Lankford

Oct 22, 2018

Ruby Mae Lankford, age 92, of Warrensburg passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Warrensburg Manor. She was born August 22, 1926 in Bates City to Roland and Mabel Ina Beshore Link. On February 24, 1946 she married Willis “Bill” Lankford while he was on leave from the United States Marine Corps in Kansas. She attended Rich Hill and...

Virginia "Ginger" White

Oct 20, 2018

Virginia I. “Ginger” White, age 66, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 20, 2018, during a hunting trip to New Mexico with her husband.

She was born January 22, 1952, in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Lawrence Katz and Vera Farmer.  Ginger was united in marriage to Lyle White on October...

Merrill Summers

Oct 14, 2018

Merrill Corliss Summers, age 85 of Belton, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born February 1, 1933 in Osborn, Missouri a son of Vern Lafayette and Elzoe Roberta Hewitt Summers. Merrill was united in marriage to Grace Alva Wilson in 1958 and she preceded him in death in 1981. In...

Arlene Stayton

Oct 12, 2018

Arlene Stayton, 83, of Tipton passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. She was born June 17, 1935, one of 7 children born to Earl Raymond and Bertie Lorene Moore in the Pisgah community of Cooper County.

Arlene was a graduate of Prairie Home High School Class...

Sharon Kay Kramel

Oct 7, 2018

Sharon Kay Kramel, 75, of Boonville passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. She was one of 2 children born to Robert and Velma Ward in Eminence, Missouri. Sharon was a long time resident of Cooper County living most of her life in the Boonville area. She and Robert Kramel were married September 8,...

Mary Elizabeth Thomas

Oct 4, 2018

Mary E. Thomas, age 85 passed away Thursday afternoon , October 4, 2018 at Tipton Oak Manor, Tipton, Missouri. Mary had been a resident of Syracuse, Missouri until her health prevented her from remaining in her home. One of eight children, Mary was born September 29, 1933 to James Arlington and Lucy E. Sanders in Florence, Missouri. She graduated...

Mary Ann Coleman

Sep 30, 2018

Mary Ann Coleman, of Versailles, age 88 passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Golden Age Living Center.

She was born April 11, 1930 in Kansas City to John Edward and Mary Cross Dayton. In 1955, she was united in marriage to Eugene Coleman in Kansas City, who preceded her in death...

Elane Kay Pundt

Sep 27, 2018

Elane Kay Pundt, age 38, passed away September 27, 2018 at her home. She was born November 3, 1979 to Jacqulyn Ward in Independence, Missouri.

Elane had attended Fort Osage High School in Independence and had been a resident of Tipton for the last eight years. She enjoyed free hand drawing and swimming.

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Chester Ervin York

Sep 14, 2018

Chester Ervin York ( October 19, 1939 - September 14, 2018 ) Chester Ervin York, age 78, passed away Friday evening, September 14, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson City, Missouri. Chester was born October 19, 1939 in Douglas County, Missouri to Ervin J. and Verbie L. York. He spent his childhood in Norwood, Missouri and moved to...

Douglas Robert Reynolds

Sep 13, 2018

Douglas Robert Reynolds, age 82, of Stover, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles.

He was born November 26, 1935, in Bracken, Saskatchewan Canada, a son of Harry and Thelma Olson Reynolds.  On April 28, 1956, Doug was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Lucas at the First...

Patricia Anna Schroer

Sep 8, 2018

Patricia Anna Schroer, age 76, passed away early Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, Missouri. She had been a resident at Katy Manor since early January of this year moving from Columbia, South Carolina. One of three children, Patricia was born December 30, 1941 to Virgil and Katherine (Bockelman) Schroer in Topeka, Kansas. Patricia was...

William Gerald Ludwig

Sep 6, 2018

William G. Ludwig, age 89, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Tipton Oak Manor. Before his illness, William had lived most recently in California and also Jefferson City, Missouri. For the majority of his life however, he lived near Kansas City, Missouri. William was born in Garden City, Missouri on October 24, 1928 to Eugene Carroll and Zora...