Obituaries

Brenda Ann Sutton
Sep 16, 2014
Brenda Ann Sutton, age 62, of Stover passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at University Hospital in Columbia. She was born October 4, 1951, in Doe Run, Missouri, the oldest daughter of Ivory and Aurelia "Rita Belle" Vaughan Brooks. Brenda married David L. Sutton, and to this union four children were born. In the early 1980's Brenda and David...

Deborah Jane Geritz
Sep 12, 2014
Deborah Jane Geritz, age 53, of Jefferson City, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014, at her home after a decade long battle with cancer. She was born July 8, 1961, in Jefferson City, the oldest child of Ronald and Janie Hahn Morrow. On July 2, 1983, at the Hickory Hill Baptist Church, Deborah was united in marriage to Greg...

Anthony Wayne Gilpin
Sep 11, 2014
Anthony Wayne Gilpin, age 39, of Jefferson City, passed away, Thursday, September 11, 2014, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born December 15, 1974, in Jefferson City, a son of Robert and Shirley Hutinger Gilpin, who survive in Russellville. Anthony was a 1993 graduate of Russellville High School. He enjoyed being outdoors, where he could...

Grant J. Seidel
Sep 9, 2014
Grant J. Seidel, age 71, of Lohman, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at his home. He was born May 8, 1943, in Jefferson City, the youngest son of Hadley E. and Josephine Fischer Seidel. On May 30, 1943, Grant was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church-Stringtown in Lohman and confirmed April 14, 1957, at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Melvin P. Dale
Sep 5, 2014
Melvin Phillip Dale, age 83, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014, at University Hospital in Columbia. He was born November 10, 1930, in Mapleton, Iowa to Elmer and Edna Dale. After graduating from Castena High School in 1948, he went to work for local businesses. To serve his country, Melvin enlisted in the United States Air Force and on...

Patricia Ann Shackelford
Aug 10, 2014
Patricia Ann Shackelford, 74, of Versailles, passed away Sunday morning, August 10, 2014, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 22, 1939, in Beamon, a daughter of Charles and Margaret Allen Cranfield. On June 28, 1958, at the Florence United Methodist Church, Pat was united in marriage to Orel Dale Shackelford. Dale survives...

Zella Mae Boatright
Aug 2, 2014
Zella Mae Marriott Boatright, age 85, of Stover, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born March 30, 1929, in Locust, the only daughter of Elmer Floyd and Lola Edith Boyer Marriott. On March 24, 1947, in Cole Camp, Zella was united in marriage to Loren Boatright, who preceded her...

Stephanie Faye Marshall
Jul 30, 2014
Stephanie Faye Marshall, age 38, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at her home. She was born December 5, 1975, in Lebanon, a daughter of Loman and Janice Barker Marshall. Stephanie attended school in Stoutland and Richland. She was employed at the Bank of Crocker for more than 11 years, before moving to Stover to be...

Lena Eldridge
Jul 14, 2014
Lena Mae Eldridge, 76, of Independence, MO passed away July 14, 2014. Lena was born in Morgan County, MO on November 28, 1937 to Floyd W. & Lillie E. Duffer. She was a graduate of Stover Public High School & a member of the First Baptist Church. Lena married Dale Eldridge in May of 1957 & they lived in...

Robert D. Salmons
Jul 9, 2014
Robert D. (R.D.) Salmons, age 91, of California, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his home. He was born June 4, 1923, in Sedalia, a son of Leonard Arthur and Jessie Fay Bell Salmons. Bob married Mary Hilda Martinez on July 21, 1943. Bob and Mary raised eight children. Over the years they also provided a home for...

Renata Pauline Ehlers
Jul 6, 2014
Renata Pauline Ehlers, age 94, of Stover, passed away Sunday evening, July 6, 2014, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born June 6, 1920, in Stover, a daughter of Theodor and Pauline Nolting Fischer. Renata was baptized June 13, 1920, at Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Fred Wittrock, Lisetta Koester, C. Wyssman and Rosina...

Thomas James Riley
Jul 4, 2014
Thomas James Riley, age 71, of Lohman and Jefferson City, passed away Friday, July 4, 2014, in Jefferson City, following a battle with cancer. He was born July 20, 1942, in Jefferson City, a son of James Thomas and Marie Payne Riley. On October 18, 1974, Tom was united in marriage to Darla White, who survives at their home....

Ronald J. Marriott
Jun 28, 2014
Ronald Jackson Marriott, age 67, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, June 28, 2014, at his home. He was born February 21, 1947, in Versailles, a son of Herschel and Neva Raines Marriott. On September 25, 2010, in Blue Springs, Ron was united in marriage to Evelyn Register Pittman. He was a 1964 graduate of Versailles High School. Ron...

Kathleen Rose Swan
Jun 22, 2014
Kathleen Rose Swan, age 61, of Eugene, passed away early Sunday morning, June 22, 2014, at Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility in Jefferson City. She was born March 3, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois, the only daughter of Leland and Rose Marie Kovalenko Watts. On January 18, 1975, in Des Plaines, Illinois, Kathleen was united in marriage to John G....

Michael Phillip McCoin, Sr.
Jun 22, 2014
Michael Phillip "Mike" McCoin, Sr., age 55, of the Golden Beach community, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Sunday, June 22, 2014. He was born July 30, 1958, in Kankakee, Illinois a son of Gerald and Jackie Suprenant McCoin. His mother survives in Golden Beach. Mike worked as a drywall subcontractor for many years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping...

Maggie L. Simmons
Jun 11, 2014
Maggie L. Simmons, age 82, of Stover, passed away, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at Tipton Oak Manor in Tipton. She was born November 14, 1931, in Kansas, a daughter of James Fredrick and Maggie Lou Cox Drury. On December 3, 1945, in Versailles, Maggie was united in marriage to Virgil Simmons, who preceded her in death in August of...

Clay Edward Langley, Sr.
Jun 9, 2014
Clay Edward Langley, Sr., age 64, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 9, 2014, at his home. He was born March 13, 1950, in Mexico, Missouri a son of Isaac and Maurine Suber Langley. On September 18, 1971, in Marshall, Missouri, Clay was united in marriage to Donna Whitney at Bethany Baptist Church. Donna survives at their home....

Kenneth R. Roland
Jun 7, 2014
Kenneth R. Roland, age 92, of Gravois Mills, passed away, Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born March 6, 1922, in Sheldon, MO, a son of Gaylord E. and Rhoda M. Shepherd Roland. On June 30, 1946, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kansas City, Kenneth was united in marriage to Venona Hafemeister,...

Bertha L. Hudgins
Jun 5, 2014
Bertha L. Bartlett Hudgins, age 92, of Versailles, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born October 15, 1921, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of the late Raymond C. and Viola Meyers Bartlett. On August 19, 1942, Bertha was united in marriage to Holder E. Hudgins, who preceded her...

Jerry Allen Anderson
Jun 3, 2014
Jerry Allen Anderson, age 56, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. He was born December 19, 1957, in Canton, Iowa; a son of Vernon R. Sr., and Edith Ann Gerdts Anderson. On June 14,, 2008, in Stover, Jerry was united in marriage to Donice Burnett McCollom, who survives at their home. He was...