Obituaries

Mary E. Wall
Dec 19, 2012
Mary E. Wall, age 89, of Jefferson City, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Jefferson City. She was born May 28, 1923, in Jefferson City, a daughter of Jacob and Emma Hofmann Tripp. Mary was united in marriage to Raymond E. Wall on June 15, 1957, in Jefferson City. He preceded her in death...

Chester Dale Webb
Dec 3, 2012
Chester Dale Webb, age 63, of Stover, died Monday morning, December 3, 2012, at the Laurie Care Center, where he had resided for the past five years. He was born August 1, 1949, in Cole Camp, a son of Robert Paul, Sr., and Eileen Allen Webb. Chester worked with his father and brother in their tree trimming business, working...

Paul Everett McCarty
Nov 14, 2012
Paul Everett McCarty, age 89, of Russellville, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Oak Tree Villas in Jefferson City. He was born January 15, 1923, in Russellville a son of John Martin and Elizabeth Kubli McCarty. On December 22, 1944, near California, he was united in marriage to Vivian Shikles who survives at their home. Paul was a Navy...

Donald Gene Shackelford
Nov 13, 2012
Donald Gene Shackelford, age 63, of Stover, died Tuesday evening, November 13, 2012, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City, following a sudden illness. He was born April 7, 1949, in Versailles, a son of Oren and Loucile Fletcher Shackelford, who preceded him in death. Donald was united in marriage to Natalie Simon on May 11, 1985, at...

Marjorie Catherine (Hendricks) Nelson-Phipps
Nov 7, 2012
Marjorie Catherine (Hendricks) Nelson-Phipps, 97, of Stover, Missouri, formerly of O'Neill, Nebraska, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. Marjorie (Margie) was born in Atkinson, Nebraska on Feb. 4, 1915, and was the last living child of the Oscar and Edna Hendricks' family. Marjorie lived in the O'Neill/Atkinson area most of...

J.H. "Junior" Kumberg
Nov 5, 2012
Jewell H. "Junior" Kumberg, age 73, of Versailles, passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 5, 2012, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. He was born November 17, 1938, in the Birmingham community in Clay County, a son of James Harley and Florence Opal Marriott Kumberg. On October 19, 1962, in Jasper, Arkansas, Junior was united in marriage to Mary...

Carmen Cleo Blackburn
Oct 31, 2012
Carmen Cleo Blackburn, age 92, of Russellville, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at Heritage Hall in Centralia. She was born February 2, 1920, in Scrivner, a daughter of Tony Joseph Niemeyer and Elva Leota Carrender Miles. Carmen was united in marriage to William Lloyd Blackburn on July 28, 1936, in California, Missouri. Lloyd preceded her in death January 31,...

Sherry Moe Greene
Oct 26, 2012
Sherry Moe Greene, age three months, of Stover, passed away Friday, October 29, 2012, in Stover. She was born July 12, 2012, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, a daughter of Vachel Greene and Brandi Hilburn. Her father survives in Eldon and her mother survives at the home. She is also survived by one brother, Chad Greene of...

Brenda Lynn Wilson Dodd
Oct 22, 2012
Brenda Lynn Wilson Dodd, age 59, of Eldon, died Monday, October 22, 2012, at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield. She was born November 16, 1952, in Kansas City, Missouri a daughter of Lester and Shirley Marriott Wilson, who preceded her in death. Brenda was united in marriage to Roger Kenneth Dodd, Sr., and to his union two children were...

Roy W. Wiesenborn
Oct 20, 2012
Roy W. Wiesenborn, 85, of the Golden Beach Community south of Versailles, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 7, 1927, in Belleville, Illinois a son of Roy W. Sr., and Opportuna Laubner Wiesenborn. Roy graduated from Cathedral High School and Belleville Junior College in Belleville, Illinois. He retired as an Engineering Specialist from...

Donald Wray Riggs
Oct 19, 2012
Donald Wray Riggs, age 83, of California, went to be with the Lord, Friday, October 19, 2012, at his home. He was born March 3, 1929, in St. Joseph, Missouri a son of Daniel Boone and Lealyea Broyles Riggs, who preceded him in death. On December 2, 1999, Donald was united in marriage to Wanda Smith, who survives at...

Charlotte Diane McClellen
Oct 15, 2012
Charlotte Diane McClellen, age 58, of Stover, died shortly before Midnight on Monday, October 15, 2012, at University Hospital in Columbia. She was born November 2, 1953, in Lexington, a daughter of Richard Lee and Mollie C. Campbell Shadwick, both deceased. On May 19, 1990, in Canton, Texas, Charlotte was united in marriage to Robert "Oscar" McClellen, who preceded...

Leo William Kieffer
Oct 14, 2012
Leo William Kieffer, age 80, of Stover, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born October 7, 1932, in Dornsife, Pennsylvania, a son of George Phillip and Edith Minerva Klinger Kieffer. He married Evelyn M. Klinger and to this union two children were born. On December 20, 1969, in Melbourne, Florida, he...

Ella Mae Klatt
Oct 11, 2012
Ella Mae Klatt, age 64, of Russellville, died Thursday, October 11, 2012, at St. Joseph's Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born November 15, 1947, in Wyandotte County, Kansas a daughter of Charles T. "Blackie" and Juanita Mae "Sarge" Johnson. On September 23, 1972, Ella was united in marriage to Robert Klatt, who survives at their home. She was...

Thomas Michael Meller
Oct 10, 2012
Thomas Michael Meller, age 57, of Lohman, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at University Hospital in Columbia. He was born July 28, 1955, in Jefferson City, a son of Lawrence and Elizabeth "Betty" Groner Meller. Tom was united in marriage to Karen Ricker on June 21, 1975, at St. Martin Catholic Church. Karen survives at their home. He was...

Vincent Paul Eggen
Oct 3, 2012
Vincent Paul Eggen, age 92, of St. Martins, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at Oak Tree Villa in Jefferson City. He was born May 3, 1920, in Jefferson City, a son of Henry and Anna Hentges Eggen. On November 22, 1947, at the St. Martin Catholic Church, Vincent was united in marriage to Edna Ihler who preceded him in...

Mary Hogg
Oct 2, 2012
Mary Louise Hogg, age 87, of Russellville, died Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at Ashland Healthcare in Ashland, Missouri. She was born January 20, 1925, in Jefferson City, a daughter of Floyd and Grace Carrender Miles. She was a 1942 graduate of Jefferson City High School. Mary was employed with the State of Missouri in the department of Probation and...

Billie M. Stacy
Oct 1, 2012
Billie M. Stacy, age 85, died Monday, October 1, 2012, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born May 10, 1927, in Ottumwa, Iowa a daughter of Thomas Lockman and Hulda Albertina Engstrom Barnes. In her younger days she worked as a "nanny" for infants and small children. She was a foster grandmother to many. Billie...

Herman "Pete" R. Jones
Sep 30, 2012
Herman R. "Pete" Jones, age 84, of Versailles, died Sunday, September 30, 2012, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born June 17, 1928, in McCall Creek, Mississippi, a son of Richard Lamar and Leta Mae McGhee Jones, who preceded him in death. He was united in marriage to Violet Nettles, and to this union two...

Hugo Albert Strobel
Sep 23, 2012
Hugo Albert Strobel, age 75, a lifelong resident of Lohman, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012, at St. Joseph's Bluffs in Jefferson City. He was born March 7, 1937, on the family farm at Lohman, a son of John Georg and Anna Kathryn Plochberger Strobel. He was baptized March 22, 1937, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lohman with...