Obituaries
Alma C. Battles
Nov 2, 2015
Alma Catherine Battles, 95, of Tipton passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was one of 6 children born to Leo Hentges and Emma Pringer in Centertown, Missouri. Alma married Martin Battles on September 25, 1943 and he preceded her in death January 8, 1992 after 49 years of marriage. Alma...

Dennis Conner
Oct 29, 2015
Dennis Conner, age 58, of Stover, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015, at his home. He was born November 11, 1956, in Moberly, a son of B.J. and Darlene Hargis Conner. He worked as a union pipe fitter. Dennis is survived by a brother, Scott and wife Beth Conner. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by...

James E Newman
Oct 25, 2015
James E. Newman age 85 of Stover, passed away Sunday morning, October 25, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 15, 1930, in Light, Arkansas, a son of Arbry and Clara Nelson Newman. On November 16, 1950, following a two week courtship, James was united in marriage to Christine Langford, in Fayetteville, North Carolina...

Dorothy Arlene Milligan
Oct 18, 2015
Dorothy Arlene Milligan, age 74, of Stover, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born September 7, 1941, in Stover, a daughter of Homer and Arlene Elda Tagtmeyer Gerlt. She was baptized September 13, 1941 and confirmed April 3, 1955 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stover. The confirmation verse...

Samuel Linn Hudson
Oct 15, 2015
Samuel Linn Hudson, Sr., age 71, of Cole Camp, formerly of Stover, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015, at his home. He was born May 13, 1944, in Jefferson City, a son of O.T. and Dorothy Linn Hudson. On December 24, 1988, at the First Baptist Church in Stover, Sam was united in marriage to Linda Thompson Schlesselman, who...

Alice Hutschreider
Oct 12, 2015
Alice Louise Elizabeth Hutschreider, age 94, of Russellville, passed away Monday, October 12, 2015, at Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility in Jefferson City. She was born April 19, 1921, on the family farm in Russellville, a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Schoch Strobel. On May 27, 1943, in Baltimore, Alice was united in marriage to Albert Hutschreider, who preceded...

LeRoy J. Schneider
Oct 10, 2015
LeRoy J. (Bob) Schneider, age 91, of Russellville, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home. He was born January 13, 1924 in the Zion Community, in Cole County, one of eight children born to Henry E. and Lillie Lorain Loesch Schneider. He was a 1941 graduate of Russellville High School. LeRoy was a World War II veteran,...
Walter Fowler Dowdy
Oct 9, 2015
Walter Fowler Dowdy, 84, of Otterville passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City with his family at his side. He was one of 4 children born to Stuart Moman and Katherine Fowler Dowdy in Green Ridge, Missouri. Walter was a graduate of Green Ridge High School Class of 1949. Following his graduation, he...

Geraldine Fay Liebl
Oct 9, 2015
Geraldine Fay "Geri" Liebl, age 80, of Stover, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born October 24, 1934, in Versailles, a daughter of George Thomas and Hazel Wilson Farris. On February 26, 1955, Geraldine was united in marriage to Stanley James Liebl, Sr., who preceded her in death March...

George Andrew Thurman, Sr
Oct 8, 2015
George Andrew Thurman, Sr., 67, of Blackwater, Missouri passed away at his residence on Thursday, October 8, 2015. He was one of 5 children born to George Estill and Martha Rose Thurman in Fayette, Missouri. George and Barbara were married May 27, 1966 at the Lamine Church of Christ, where they are both members to this day. Their marriage...
Johnnie Mae Kreisel
Oct 8, 2015
Johnnie Mae (Glenn) Kreisel, 72, passed away October 8, 2015 at her home surrounded by her children. She was born July 25, 1943 in Sedalia, Missouri to John and Harretta (Needy) Glenn. She was a 1961 graduate of Otterville School and a 1965 graduate of Missouri Valley College where she received her teaching degree. She married Albert Edward Kreisel...

Kenneth Martens
Oct 5, 2015
Kenneth Martens, age 82, of Stover, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home. He was born February 10, 1933, in Sedalia, the only child of Fred P.H. and Pauline Ida Vajen Martens. He was baptized on April 6, 1933 and confirmed on March 30, 1947 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Stover. He was a 1952 graduate...
Glen Harold Waldemar Eichhorn
Oct 3, 2015
Glen Eichhorn, formerly of Pilot Grove, passed away on October 3, 2015 at OSF St Joseph Medical Center, in Bloomington, Illinois. He was 93 years old. Glen Harold Waldemar Eichhorn was born September 15, 1922 in Pleasant Green, Missouri to Adolph Waldemar Eichhorn and Cleo Argenbright Eichhorn. He married Eleta Louise Shier on June 3, 1945. Happily married for...

Charlene Page
Oct 3, 2015
Charlene Gail Page, age 62, of Stover, formerly of Gravois Mills, passed away Saturday morning, October 3, 2015, at her home. She was born February 8, 1953, in Boonville, a daughter of Charles G., Jr. and Audrey Pfeiffer Page. Charlene was a graduate of Versailles High School. For most of her early adult years, she was employed with Page...

Juanita Clemens
Sep 25, 2015
Juanita Clemens, age 80, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully Friday morning, September 25, 2015 at her home. She was born September 27, 1934, outside of Weston in the smokehouse located on her grandmother’s farm, to Roy Harry and Mary Elizabeth Ivy Fry. She attended Holt High School in Holt, where she played volleyball and basketball and Smithville High School...

Marinda A Pistel
Sep 21, 2015
Marinda A. Pistel, age 95, of Lohman, passed away peacefully Monday, September 21, 2015, at Castlepark in Jefferson City. She was born September 19, 1920, on the family farm near Lohman, a daughter of Frank and Katherine Pistel Stubinger. She was baptized October 8, 1920 and confirmed April 5, 1936, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lohman, the confirmation...

Virginia Ann Lutz
Sep 20, 2015
Virginia Ann Lutz, age 88, of Sidney, Maine, passed away Sunday evening at the Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Virginia was one of four daughters born to Harry and Helen Doehla in Jefferson City, Missouri on November 20, 1926. Anthony Francis Lutz and Virginia were married on her 20th birthday, November 20, 1946. Their union was blessed with...
Marion Marie Drake
Sep 18, 2015
Marion M. Drake, age 92, passed away Friday evening September 18 at Tipton Oak Manor with family at her side. Marion, one of five children, was born January 11, 1923 in Fortuna, Missouri to Gilbert and Sarah (Sallie) Hutchison. Arnold Glenn Drake and Marion were married May 23, 1942 and made their life together in Tipton, Missouri for almost...

Linda Sue Raithel
Sep 17, 2015
Linda Sue Raithel, age 58, of Russellville, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 12, 1957, in Marshall, daughter of Bennie and Betty Hazell Korte, who preceded her in death. On November 8, 1980, in California, Linda was united in marriage...
Mary Margaret Schlup
Sep 15, 2015
Mary Margaret Schlup of Tipton, age 74, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Moniteau Care Center in California, Missouri. Born May 20, 1941 in Clarksburg, Missouri to Freddie Lee and Ruth Hodges, Mary was one of 9 children. Mary and Kenneth Boehlen were married June 7, 1959 and to that union four children were born. Mary was...