Obituaries

Douglas Wayne Distler
Mar 30, 2014
Douglas Wayne Distler, age 50, of Centertown, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 , at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Doug was born on December 19, 1963 in Jefferson City, son of Marvin and Wilma Brauner Distler, Centertown. He shared his life with Carolyn Corum who survives at the home. Doug was an avid racing...

Marie Ann Holsten Ehlers
Mar 26, 2014
Marie A. Holsten Ehlers, age 97, formerly of Stover, passed away, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 , at her home in Sedalia. She was born December 26, 1916 , in Stover, the oldest child of Rudy and Emma Hagenah Viebrock. She was baptized January 14, 1917 , and confirmed March 29, 1931 , at Christ Lutheran Church in Stover. The...

Shirley Jean Menning
Mar 18, 2014
Shirley Jean Menning, age 74, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, March 18, 2014 , in Stover. She was born May 25, 1939 , in South Dakota, a daughter of Roy E. and Cecil Evans Boulais. Shirley married Clarence John Menning and to this union three sons were born. She was a homemaker, busy raising her boys. She...

Lorenz Otto Strobel
Mar 11, 2014
Lorenz Otto Strobel, age 89, of Lohman, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at his home, which had been in his family more than 100 years. He was born on the family farm near Lohman, on May 18, 1924, a son of John George and Anna Kathryn Plochberger Strobel. On November 10, 1948, at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Arlena Sowash
Feb 21, 2014
Arlena Sowash, of Stover, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014, at her home. She was born in Shell Knob, a daughter of Sherman and Mary E. Horton Clevenger. In 1980, Arlena was united in marriage to James. R. Sowash. She owned and operated the Trade-A-Book Store in Sedalia for many years. Survivors include her husband, Jim Sowash of the...

Royda May Weber
Feb 20, 2014
Royda May Weber, age 95, of Lohman, Missouri passed away Thursday, February 20, 2014, at her home in Lohman surrounded by her family. She was born June 10, 1918, in Lohman, a daughter of Charles E. and Lula Thompson Strobel. On December 22, 1945, at St. Paul's Lutheran parsonage in Lohman, Royda was united in marriage to Roy O.F....

Kenneth J. Schroder
Feb 15, 2014
Kenneth J. Schroder, age 87, of Florence, passed away, Saturday, February 15, 2014, at his home. He was born August 6, 1926, on the family farm in Florence, the only son of Joseph and Alice Hilderbrandt Schroder. On April 20, 1958, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Stover, Kenneth was united in marriage to Armilda Witte, who survives at...

Hazel Fern Riggs
Feb 12, 2014
Hazel F. Riggs, age 81, of Versailles, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at Lake Regional Health Center in Osage Beach. She was born June 5, 1932, in Versailles, a daughter of Charlie and Edna Roe Porter. Hazel worked as a seamstress with the Tipton Pants Factory for many years. She was a member of the West Union Baptist...

Carol Sue Shikles
Feb 9, 2014
Carol Sue Shikles, age 75, of Jefferson City, passed away Sunday morning, February 9, 2014, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, surrounded by her family. She was born June 1, 1938, on the family farm in Enon, a daughter of Herbert W. and Ruby Scott Wiser. On March 8, 1969, at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church near...

Jeanie Wornell
Feb 4, 2014
Jeanie Lee Wornell, age 62, of Lees Summit, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014, in Lee's Summit. She was born in Kansas City on August 19, 1951, a daughter of John W. and Helen D. McGhee Nash. Jeanie moved to Stover as a young adult. She later returned to the Kansas City area to work and raise her own...

Catherine M. Woolery
Feb 2, 2014
Catherine Marie Woolery, age 85, of Florence, passed away, Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Four Seasons Living Center in Sedalia. She was born January 21, 1929, in Morgan County, a daughter of Jesse J. and Muriel Sibbles Aldrich. On September 18, 1944, Catherine was united in marriage to Joe Elmer Woolery, who preceded her in death October 11, 1979....

Everett Henry "Huck" Cable
Jan 30, 2014
Everett Henry "Huck" Cable, age 63, of Stover, passed away, Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born March 29, 1950, in Versailles, the son of William Henry and Mary Simmons Cable, who survive in Stover. Everett was a graduate of Fort Osage High School in Buckner. He formerly worked for Tyson...

Carl Eugene Wilson
Jan 24, 2014
Carl Eugene Wilson, age 76, of the Ivy Bend community near Stover, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014, at his home. He was born September 4, 1937, in Ava, Missouri, a son of Everett E. and Fern May Frost Wilson. Carl was employed with Western Container and Byrd & Fletcher, both located in Kansas City, Missouri. He was an...

Dennis Lee Raines
Jan 11, 2014
Dennis Lee Raines, age 51, of Versailles, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, January 11, 2014, at his home. He was born December 2, 1962, at Whiteman Air Force Base near Knob Noster a son of Louis and Lucille Colvin Raines. Dennis was 1980 graduate of Versailles High School. Shortly following graduation Dennis went to work for Fasco Industries in Eldon,...

Zella Josephine Burnett
Dec 24, 2013
Zella Josephine Burnett, age 85, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at her home. She was born July 11, 1928, in Stover, a daughter of Maxie Edward and Mamie Jane Branch Burnett. Josephine was a homemaker, busy raising her four children and working with her sons on their land. She was a member of the Mt. Calvary...

Chester "Chet" Eugene King
Dec 3, 2013
Chester Eugene King, age 68, of Versailles passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at his home. He was born December 9, 1944, in Norwood, Missouri a son of Chester A. and Marjorie Nulle King. Chester married Connie Wyatt and to this union four children, Shawn, Tony, Jeff and Angela were born. On June 9, 1978, in Lee's Summit, Chester...

Robert Paul Stafford
Dec 2, 2013
Robert Paul Stafford, 67, Nixa, MO, went to his heavenly home Monday, December 2, 2013, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO., after suffering a massive heart attack. Robert (Bob) was born August 27, 1946, in Versailles, MO, to Paul and Faye Stafford. On July 16, 1967 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Fay Fajen Stafford who survives...

Willis Lee "Zip" Clark
Nov 28, 2013
Willis Lee "Zip" Clark age 73, of Stover, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013, at his home. He was born June 3, 1940, in Waverly, Illinois, a son of Frank and Alta Nance Clark, who are deceased. He married Marilyn Nagles and to this union one son, Jeff was born. They divorced and he married Elaine Carol Craigmiles on...

Delbert Keith "Del" Fields
Nov 19, 2013
Delbert Keith "Del" Fields, age 49, of Versailles passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at his home. He was born September 22, 1964, in Kansas City, a son of Henry "Hank" and Betty Schirlls Fields. Delbert true love was his music. He was an accomplished musician, founding the Dealer's Choice Band, where he played lead guitar and vocals,...

Dennia Franklin Duffer
Nov 14, 2013
Dennia F. Duffer, age 70, of the Ivy Bend community south of Stover, passed away at his home unexpectedly Thursday, November 14, 2013. He was born April 30, 1943, in Proctor, the only child of Harvey John and Nina Marie Webb Duffer. On July 17, 1960, in Ivy Bend, Dennia was united in marriage to Retha Edwards, who survives...