Obituaries

Gloria  E. Comstock

Gloria E. Comstock

Oct 2, 2013

Gloria E. Comstock, age 76, of Gravois Mills, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Katy Trail Clinic in Versailles. She was born May 11, 1937, a daughter of Leonard and Mabel Irvine. On February 11, 2011, she married Herbert Comstock who survives at their home. She was employed as an aid at the Golden Age Living...

Barbara  Jean Fowler

Barbara Jean Fowler

Sep 30, 2013

Barbara Jean Fowler passed away from this earthly life on to Glory, on September 30, 2013. Barbara was born on March 16, 1949 in Versailles, MO to Lee Edward and Arvenia (Shinault) Fowler. Barbara was baptized at Second Baptist Church in Versailles. She graduated from Versailles High School in 1967 and moved on to attend and graduate from Capital...

H.  Emil Steffens

H. Emil Steffens

Sep 29, 2013

H. Emil Steffens, age 86, of Stover, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born November 10, 1926, in Cole Camp, a son of Carl and Sophia Muller Steffens. He was baptized March 7, 1927 and confirmed April 6, 1941, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cole Camp. The confirmation verse...

John  W. Hally

John W. Hally

Sep 29, 2013

John W. Hally, age 79, of Versailles, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born May 8, 1934, in Franklin County, Kansas, a son of John Ed and Hulda C. Carlson Hally. On October 21, 1965, in Miami, Oklahoma, John was united in marriage to Laura Pearce McClanahan, who survives...

Leoma  M. Rowland

Leoma M. Rowland

Sep 26, 2013

Leoma M. Rowland, age 92 of Stover, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. She was born September 7, 1921, in Gravois Mills, a daughter of William Peter "Pete" and Amanda Elizabeth "Lizzie" Marriott Silvey. On February 2, 1947, Leoma was united in marriage to Forrest H. Rowland, by Rev. Val Strader. Forrest...

Elva  Lucille Dilley

Elva Lucille Dilley

Sep 24, 2013

Elva Lucille Dilley, age 75, of California, formerly of Stover, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. She was born May 25, 1938, in Stover, a daughter of Dorsey Woodford and Flossie Jane Goans Webb. On April 13, 1990, in Miami, Oklahoma, she was united marriage to Fred K. Dilley who survives...

Clyde  Marshall Rea

Clyde Marshall Rea

Sep 23, 2013

Clyde Marshall Rea, age 74, of Enon, died suddenly Monday, September 23, 2013, at University Hospital in Columbia of bleeding on the brain. He was born September 27, 1938, on the family farm in Enon, the only son of Ed and Marie McGinnis Rea. Clyde attended elementary school for eight years at Lincoln School, one mile from his home,...

Wilda  M. McCasland

Wilda M. McCasland

Sep 8, 2013

Wilda M. McCasland age 85, of Gravois Mills, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach. She was born January 11, 1928, in Gravois Mills, the youngest child of Willis and Mary Jane McGinnis Sidebottom. She married Elmer Branch, who preceded her in death in 1949. On September 11, 1951, in Versailles, she married...

Louis  "Larry" Walsh

Louis "Larry" Walsh

Aug 28, 2013

Louis "Larry" Walsh, age 80, of Versailles, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born January 15, 1933, in New York City, a son of Raymond and Hazel Walsh. Larry worked at the Morgan County R-II school, Wal-Mart, Good Shepherd Care Center and for more than 20 years at...

William  Robert Silvey

William Robert Silvey

Aug 26, 2013

William Robert Silvey, age 76, of Jefferson City, died Monday, August 26, 2013, at Oak Tree Villa in Jefferson City. Bill was born March 18, 1937, in Gravois Mills, a son of Lawson and Mary Shackleford Silvey. On November 19, 1955, in Versailles, he married Carolyn Housworth, who survives at their home. He worked at the Kansas City Bifocal...

Ila Margaret Taylor James

Ila Margaret Taylor James

Aug 21, 2013

Ila Margaret James, age 95, of Ottawa, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at the Ottawa Retirement Village. She was born April 28, 1918, in Zora, Missouri a daughter of Lester Wray and Blanche Bates Taylor. Ila grew up in the Stover area. In the early 1940's she moved to Kansas City, where she raised her two children....

Ingrid  Gerda Schumacher

Ingrid Gerda Schumacher

Aug 18, 2013

Ingrid Gerda Ostmann Schumacher, age 81, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born June 30, 1932, in Mettmann, Germany, the oldest of four children born to Fritz and Ida Zerwas Ostmann. Ingrid graduated high school and went to technical school for business courses. She became an office manager at...

Amel  Curtis Kreglinger

Amel Curtis Kreglinger

Aug 11, 2013

Amel Curtis Kreglinger, age 82, of Warsaw, formerly of Stover, passed away August 11, 2013 at the Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born November 6, 1930 in Stover, a son of Paul and Hazel Marriott Kreglinger. He married Madge Perkins and to this union one daughter was born. He later married Velma Brown Campbell who preceded him...

Charlene  Gay Burnett

Charlene Gay Burnett

Aug 10, 2013

Charlene Gay Burnett, age 71, of Stover, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Rest Haven Convalescent Home in Sedalia. She was born January 28, 1942, in Kansas City, a daughter of Lacy and Aliene M. Houk Scott. On August 1, 1994, in Versailles, Charlene was united in marriage to Oval Eugene "Gene" Burnett, who survives at their home....

Jerene  Arleen Oswald

Jerene Arleen Oswald

Aug 1, 2013

Jerene Arleen Oswald, age 87, of Russellville, passed away, Thursday, August 1, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Jefferson City. She was born November 5, 1925, near Russellville, in Moniteau County, a daughter of the late John and Clemma Binkley Van Pool. On October 17, 1948, at the Russellville Baptist Church, Jerene was united in marriage to Edmund R....

Robert Lee "Bob" Loesch

Robert Lee "Bob" Loesch

Jul 28, 2013

Robert L. "Bob" Loesch, age 73, of Jefferson City, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Jefferson City. He was born September 2, 1939, in Stringtown, a son of Charles and Catherine Garrison Loesch. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church-Stringtown. Bob was a 1957 graduate of Russellville High School. He was...

Jerry  D. Conway

Jerry D. Conway

Jul 27, 2013

Jerry D. Conway, age 70, of Stover, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Four Seasons Living Center in Sedalia. He was born December 11, 1942, in Bunker, a son of Ruby Jack and Julia Toby Conway. On June 10, 1970, in University City, he Jerry was united in marriage to Glenda Crabb, who survives at their home. He...

Rita  Mae Meller

Rita Mae Meller

Jul 23, 2013

Rita Mae Meller, age 82, of Lohman, passed away unexpectedly at her home Tuesday evening, July 23, 2013. She was born September 20, 1930, in Marys Home, a daughter of Andrew Henry and Gertrude M. Iven Schwaller. On August 16, 1952, at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Marys Home, Rita was united in marriage to Clarence...

Roger Gilreath

Roger Gilreath

Jul 19, 2013

Roger Gilreath, age 66, of High Point, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born May 16, 1947, in Danville, Kentucky, a son of Hubert and Clora Routin Gilreath. He was united in marriage to Donna Crowley Matthews on October 19, 1996, and she survives at their home. Roger was...

David  L. Sutton

David L. Sutton

Jul 10, 2013

David L. Sutton, age 62, of Stover, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at the University Hospital in Columbia, following a sudden illness. He was born January 2, 1951, in Mitchell, a son of Albert L. and Naomi Wallace Sutton. David married Brenda Brooks and to this union four children were born. Brenda survives in Stover. He was an...