Obituaries
Sue Sponcler
May 5, 2016
Frances Sue Sponcler of Otterville passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016 doing what she enjoyed, tending to her flowers. She always loved her flowers and watching the birds, especially her hummers. She was born at her grandparents' home in Platte County, Missouri on April 17, 1938, daughter of Ida Mae Cannon and step-daughter of Herman Cannon. On July...
Edwin Albin Holmberg
Apr 29, 2016
Edwin Albin Holmberg, 90, of Tipton passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at Tipton Oak Manor. He was born in 1925 to George and Florence Holmberg in Kansas City, Missouri where he lived and worked until he and his wife moved to Tipton after retirement. He married Tillie Embry on April 28, 1955 who survives in the home. He...
Stephen S. Coffelt
Apr 27, 2016
Stephen Scott Coffelt, age 53, of Russellville, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at his home. He was born December 13, 1962, in Sedalia, the youngest son of Theodore L. and Helen Vers Coffelt, who survive in Houstonia. On August 11, 1990, Steve was united in marriage to Janice Kautsch at the St. John’s Lutheran Church-Stringtown. Janice survives at...
Duane H. Amos
Apr 25, 2016
Duane H. Amos, of Jefferson City, formerly of Russellville Missouri, died in his home on Monday, April 25th. He was born on May 25, 1950 to Mildred Louise (Shikles) and Herschel A. Amos, their only son. On June 17, 1972 he married Linda Huhman at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sedalia and she survives him in their home. Duane...
Barbara Teresa Ketterlin
Apr 24, 2016
Barbara Teresa Ketterlin, 95, a lifelong resident of Tipton passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at home with family at her side. One of five children, Barbara was born March 14, 1921 in Tipton, Missouri to Andrew and Elizabeth Schmitt. On December 30, 1942 Barbara and William H. Ketterlin married and spent 49 and a half years together until...
Ralph "Bud" Vogt
Apr 24, 2016
Ralph "Bud" Vogt, age 89, of Versailles, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born January 28, 1927, near the Pyrmont community north of Stover, a son of Orsino John and Mary Pauline Brown Vogt. On December 22, 1944, in Versailles, Bud was united in marriage with Ina Lucille Sumner,...
Edward Owen Lavery, Sr.
Apr 22, 2016
Edward Owen Lavery, Sr., 81, of Tipton passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at Tipton Oak Manor. He was one of 10 children born to Charles William and Cecelia Marie Lavery in Kansas City, Kansas. He moved to Tipton with his family in 1971. Edward was an over the road truck driver for most of his working career. Upon...
Ronald David Claas
Apr 17, 2016
Ronald David Claas, 68, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at his home in Tipton. He was the oldest of 4 children, born in Boonville, MO on September 26, 1947 to Arthur and Betty Ketterlin Claas. He was a lifelong resident of Tipton. Ronnie was a 1965 graduate of Tipton High School. He attended Central Missouri State University in...
Richard E. Gibler
Apr 17, 2016
Richard E. Gibler, 92, died Sunday, April 17th, 2016 at his home in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was the son of Solomon E. “Dewey” Gibler and Millie Vogel Gibler. He was born on March 22, 1924 at Marion Township near Centertown, Missouri, one of nine children. He was a 1941 graduate of Centertown High School Achieving the rank of...
Robert Jack Miller
Apr 15, 2016
Robert Jack Miller, 84, of Tipton passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. He was one of 7 children born to Arble W. and Effie Heath Hoffman Miller in Tipton. Bobby Jack was a graduate of Tipton High School Class of 1950. After graduation he served our county in the US Army during...
Mary Alline Crawford
Apr 14, 2016
Mary Alline Thornton Crawford, age 83, of Russellville, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, at St. Josephs Bluffs in Jefferson City, surrounded by her children. She was born January 5, 1933, in Columbia, Missouri a daughter of Clifton Charles and Mary Lorean Finley Thornton, both deceased. On July 25, 1950, Mary was united in marriage to Loral Cornealious "Neal"...
John "Wayne" Snelling
Apr 8, 2016
John "Wayne" Snelling, age 90, of Belton, formerly of Stover, passed away, Friday, April 8, 2016, at The Heritage in Overland Park, Kansas. He was born June 30, 1925, in Zebra, a son of John Hugh and Edna Bea Mansfield Snelling. Wayne was a 1943 graduate of Barnett High School. He was a decorated World War II veteran, serving...
Geneva E Fischer
Apr 3, 2016
Geneva E. Fischer, 91, of Tipton passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Moniteau Care Center in California, Missouri. She was born February 8, 1925, at Otterville, a daughter of Joseph F. and Emma Hainen Gerke. On September 25, 1946, at Clifton City, she was married to Roger C. Fischer. He died September 28, 1980. Mrs. Fischer graduated from...
Colleen Annette Keevil
Mar 31, 2016
Colleen Annette Keevil, age 75, passed away in her home in Ashland, Missouri on Thursday, March 31, 2016. Born and raised in Tipton, Missouri, Colleen was one of three children born to Wm. Melvin and Ollie Mae Fry. Almost seeing her 76th year, the date of her birth was April 11, 1940. Colleen graduated from Central Missouri State in...
Lawrence Eugene Wessing
Mar 31, 2016
Larry Wessing, 70, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. He was one of 4 sons born at Clear Creek, Missouri to Cyril and Katie Kempf Wessing. Larry was a graduate of Pilot Grove High School Class of 1963. He was very capable at working with his hands and...
Susan Kay Fenton
Mar 30, 2016
Susan Kay Fenton, 57, of Blackwater, Missouri passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. She was one of 14 children born to William Lester and Edna Mae Green in Boonville. Susan and Daniel Fenton were married January 31, 1976 and celebrated 40 years of marriage together. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time...
Mary Jane Niederwimmer
Mar 29, 2016
Mary Jane Niederwimmer, 87 of Tipton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 29 at Tipton Oak Manor. Mary Jane was born September 6, 1928 in Tipton, Missouri to Lewis and Amanda Jane Dick. On April 16, 1960, she married Harold Franklin Niederwimmer and they made their home together until his passing on March 20, 2004. Mary Jane was employed many...
Sharon Kay Thouvenel
Mar 29, 2016
Sharon "Kay" Thouvenel, age 73, of Versailles, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. Kay was born December 27, 1942, in Versailles, the second child of Henry and Mildred Marple Marriott, who preceded her in death. She was a 1961 graduate of Versailles High School. Following graduation Kay went to work at...
George Stanley Draffen, Jr
Mar 24, 2016
George Stanley Draffen, Jr., age 63 of Tipton, Missouri passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City with family at his side. George was born December 5, 1952 in Boonville, Missouri and was one of eleven children born to George S., Sr. and Lillian F. Draffen. He lived all of his 63 years in...
Waneta Emma Marriott
Mar 23, 2016
Waneta Emma Marriott, age 91, of Stover, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at her home. She was born March 2, 1925, in Stover, the daughter of Christ J. and Catherine M. Monsees Gerlt. She was a graduate of Stover High School. As a young woman, Waneta worked as a secretary for State Representative Huff in Jefferson City. After...
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