Obituaries

Susan Diane Carney

Aug 11, 2017

Susan Diane Carney, 53, of Russellville, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017, at Jefferson City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born June 23, 1963, in St. Louis to Mike and Grace (Eaton) Stiver.

Susan worked as a secretary, phlebotomist, and was a buyer and seller of antiques for C&C Collectibles.

Survivors include...

Melvin Andrew Knipp

Aug 10, 2017

Melvin Andrew Knipp, 90, of Tipton passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove. He was one of 12 children born to Peter Joseph Jr. and Emma (Kramer) Knipp near Syracuse, Missouri. Melvin was a graduate of the Tipton High School Class of 1945. He served in the US Army receiving the World War II...

Virginia Lee Higgins

Aug 9, 2017

Virginia Lee Higgins, 90, of Russellville, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at St. Joseph Bluffs in Jefferson City.

She was born February 6, 1927, in California, Missouri, the daughter of the late Robert and Myrtle (Melton) White.

She was united in marriage on February 23, 1952, in Arkansas to Clarence Junior “Gabby” Higgins who...

Glen Alan Moesch

Aug 8, 2017

Glen Alan Moesch, age 60 of Stover, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.

He was born March 15, 1957, at the Gunn Clinic in Versailles, the oldest child of Chuck and Cathryn Moesch.  Glen was a 1975 graduate of Morgan County R-II High School in Versailles. He...

Victoria Ellen Gilpin

Aug 5, 2017

Victoria Ellen Gilpin, 97, of Russellville, passed away August 5, 2017, at Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility in Jefferson City.

She was born December 30, 1919, Mobridge, South Dakota the daughter of the late William Alfred and Catherine (Bruner) Wells.

Ellen was united in marriage on March 7, 1936, in Cole County, Missouri to Everett...

Randall D. "Randy" Carney

Jul 31, 2017

Randall D. “Randy” Carney, of Jefferson City, left this world to be with the Lord on July 31, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital.  He was born June 23, 1958, to Bill and Lois (Galliher) Carney.  Randy graduated Russellville High School in 1976 and Eldon Technical School in 1978.  Randy was a mechanic, welder and sign maker.  He worked for...

Robert Verne (Bob) Betteridge

Jul 30, 2017

Robert (Bob) Verne Betteridge, 84 of Pilot Grove, passed away Sunday July 30, 2017 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was born on August 19, 1932 to Verne K. Betteridge and Lucy Downing Betteridge in Boonville, Missouri. Robert resided his entire life at Crestmead Farm. He enjoyed all aspects of the family farming operation, including maintaining the herd...

Ronald Benton Brown

Jul 26, 2017

Ronald Benton Brown, age 71 of Tipton passed away at home, surrounded by his family in the early morning hours of July 26, 2017. He was born September 28, 1945 to William H. Brown and Betty V. McMullin in Sedalia, Mo. Ronnie was a 1963 graduate of Otterville High School. After graduation he joined the US Navy...

Richard Leon Kent "Doc Kent"

Jul 26, 2017

Richard Leon Kent, better known as “Doc Kent”, age 89, of Belton, passed on July 26, 2017.

He was born July 3, 1928 in Salina, Kansas.

He served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1947.

He was a Chiropractor in the greater Kansas City area for 55 years, graduating from the...

Don Franklin Cashman

Jul 20, 2017

Don Franklin Cashman, age 80, of Sedalia, formerly of Versailles, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his home.  He was born October 8, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas the youngest son of Lloyd W. and Thelma E. Shineman Cashman.  Don was united in marriage to Phyllis Kirwan in 1963 in Turner, Kansas.  Phyllis survives at their home.  He...

Ralph Leroy Gerlt

Jul 18, 2017

Ralph Leroy Gerlt, age 90, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia.  He was born August 19, 1926, in Stover, a son of Jacob and Annie Irene Kreglinger Gerlt, who preceded him in death.  He married Betty Enlow Tull and to this union three sons, Wayne, Johnny and Chris were born....

Emma Jane Edwards

Jul 5, 2017

Emma Jane Lachner Edwards, age 91 of Tipton, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Tipton Oak Manor. "Jane" was born September 26, 1925 to Henry Ray "Jim" and Velma Pearl (Groves) Lachner in rural Cooper County north of Tipton, Missouri. She and Gene Gray Edwards were married November 19, 1943 and spent 69 years together before his...

Darrell Gene Kirchner

Jul 2, 2017

Darrell Gene Kirchner, 78, of Russellville, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.   He was born August 13, 1938, in Lohman, Missouri, the son of Aldo and Alice Kirchner.  He was raised by his mother Alice and stepfather, Otto Koestner.  He attended Russellville High School with the Class of 1956.  He served in the...

Joyce Ann Riley

Jun 25, 2017

Joyce Ann Riley age 68, of Versailles, passed away Sunday morning, June 25, 2017, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.  She was born July 31, 1948 in El Dorado, Kansas, the oldest of three children born to David and Naoma Varner Thompson.   She grew up in Arkansas City, Kansas the daughter of a pharmacist and stay-at-home mom. ...

Nancy E Dunham

Jun 17, 2017

Nancy Ellyn Dunham, 90, of Tipton, Missouri passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Tipton Oak Manor. She was born in McClouth, Kansas to Rev. S.M. and Maryann (Atkeson) Petty. Nancy graduated as a member of the Class of 1945 from Tipton High School. She married Norman A. Wolf and they were the parents of 2 children, James...

Nancy Lee Backes

Jun 15, 2017

Nancy L. Backes, 80, of Tipton, Missouri passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Tipton Oak Manor with her family at her side. She was born in Seymour, Missouri to Rudy and Vida Gentges. Nancy was a graduate of St. Peters High School in Jefferson City and married Carl Backes, her high school sweetheart, on April 16, 1955. Carl...

Ralph John Scheperle

Jun 15, 2017

Ralph John Scheperle, 96, of Russellville, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Westphalia Hills.  He was born March 1, 1921, in Russellville, Missouri, the son of the late George Edward and Lydia (Gemeinhardt) Scheperle.  He was united in marriage on January 26, 1942, in St. Charles, Missouri, to Dorothy Mae Marsch who survives.  Ralph began working for Granite...

Arthur Henry Schuster, Jr

Jun 14, 2017

Arthur Henry Schuster, Jr., 82, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove. He was one of 4 children born to Arthur Henry and Christine Barbara (Pletschette) Schuster, Sr., in Pilot Grove.Art began a life of surviving more hardships than normal as his mother passed away when he was just...

Kevin Bates

Jun 10, 2017

Kevin Bates, age 61, of Dayton, Ohio passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at his home.

He was born July 3, 1955 in Versailles to Sterling Andrew and Jean Braden Bates. On August 12, 1989 in Stover, he was united in marriage to Donna Snyder, who survives at the home.

He worked as a maintenance...

Mary Elizabeth Eckhoff

Jun 6, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Eckhoff, age 86, of Stover, passed away Tuesday morning, June 6, 2017, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover following a brief illness.

She was born September 18, 1930, in Stover, a daughter of Emil John and Elda Anna Louise Backs Brauer.  She was baptized October 5, 1930 and confirmed April 2, 1944 at...