Obituaries

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...

Gregory Stephan Emeterio Sr
Jun 2, 2014
Gregory Stephan Emeterio, age 53, of Versailles, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, June 2, 2014, at Lake Regional Health Center in Osage Beach. He was born July 3, 1960, in San Diego, California, a son of Guiseppe Santana and Lola Maye Grandstaff Emeterio. On April 7, 1979, in Victoria, Missouri, Greg was united in marriage to Reba Jo Wougamon, who...

Juanita Lewis
May 23, 2014
Juanita Lewis, age 95, of Warsaw, Missouri, formerly of Independence and Florence, Missouri, passed away, Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Warsaw Rehab Center. She was born March 7, 1919, in Sedalia, Missouri a daughter of Alvin and Henrietta Cramer Randall. On December 3, 1934, in Sedalia, she married Oscar E. Lewis, who preceded her in death June 5,...

John "Butch" L. Lewis III
May 23, 2014
John Luther "Butch" Lewis, III, passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 23, 2014, in Ivy Bend, Missouri. He was born February 16, 1958, in Anderson, Indiana, a son of Patricia and John L. Lewis Jr. John spent some time as a child in Tenneessee and loved it there. He worked hard his whole life, doing construction and anything with his...

Milton Leroy Schroder
May 20, 2014
Milton L. Schroder age 77, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at his home. He was born March 11, 1937, in Florence, a son of Clarence L. and Anna Wiecken Schroder. On March 5, 1960, at the Stover United Methodist Church, Milton was united in marriage to Myrna Geary, who survives at their home. He was a...

James "Jay J." E. Welch, Jr.
May 19, 2014
James E. "Jay J." Welch, Jr., age 30 of Jefferson City, passed away Monday, May 19, 2014, at University Hospital in Columbia. He was born September 13, 1983, in St. Louis, a son of James E., Sr., and Gabrielle Howard Welch. His father, Jim Welch and his mother, Gabrielle Gengler, survive in Jefferson City. He was a self-employed handy...

Elmer H. Chiles
May 10, 2014
Elmer H. Chiles age 87, of Florence, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at his home. He was born April 14, 1927, in Montrose, a son of Elmer T. and Artie Mae Davis Chiles. On June 13, 1945, Elmer was united in marriage to Betty Dillon, who survives at their home. He retired from the Sedalia Parks Department, where...

Robert E. Hayes
May 6, 2014
Robert E. "Bob" Hayes, age 67, of Gravois Mills, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at his home. He was born March 29, 1947, in Barnett, a son of Alison and Frances Branson Hayes. On September 11, 1968, in Versailles, Bob was united in marriage to Lola McCasland, who survives at their home. He was a Navy veteran, serving...

Mary Katheryne Friedley
May 4, 2014
Mary Katheryne Friedley, age 92, of Mora, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Missouri. She was born July 14, 1921, in Denton Texas, to R.A. and Ora B. Miller Carroll. In 1958, in Miami, Oklahoma, she married William Friedley, who preceded her in death on October 29, 1994. Mary was a devoted...

Ila M. Eppright
May 1, 2014
Ila Marie (Henrikson) Eppright, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend to many died May 1, 2014. Ila was born on November 12, 1925 in Concordia, KS to August and Ada Logan Henrikson. She was their fourth child. Ila grew up in Concordia, KS. Ila graduated from high school in Manhattan, KS in 1943. Her beloved father, August, died...

Mary E. McDaniel
Apr 18, 2014
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N. Graham Denton
Apr 14, 2014
Nimrod Graham Denton passed away peacefully, Monday, April 14, 2014, in Gravois Mills, Missouri surrounded by family and friends. He was born on September 18, 1921, in Tuckerman, Arkansas, where he spent many years prior to moving to Gravois Mills. He served in the US Navy in World War II and was discharged as a Chief Petty Officer. He...

Bradley Dean Siebert
Apr 4, 2014
Bradley D. Siebert, age 54, of Russellville, passed away Friday morning, April 4, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born December 24, 1959, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the oldest son of Norris and Linda Pace Siebert. On September 22, 1984, at the Union Hill Baptist Church in Holts Summit, Brad was united in marriage...