Obituaries

William J. "Billy Joe" Vannorman
Nov 24, 2011
William Joseph "Billy Joe" Vannorman, age 62, of Versailles, died Thursday, November 24, 2011, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. He was born October 19, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri, a son of Arthur E. And Betty L. Huntington Vannorman. In November of 1969, in Kansas City, Kansas, Billy Joe was united in marriage to Flayr Rochelle Birdsong....

Viola Bertha Linsenbardt
Nov 19, 2011
Viola Bertha Linsenbardt, age 96, a lifelong resident of Lohman, died Saturday, November 19, 2011, at Jefferson Manor Care Center in Jefferson City. She was born June 18, 1915, near Lohman, in Cole County, a daughter of Otto and Hilda Kautsch Linsenbardt. Viola was baptized July 18, 1915, at the family home. She was confirmed May 5, 1929, at...

C. David Dittmer
Nov 8, 2011
Carl David Dittmer, age 71, of Smithton, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. He was born July 28, 1940, on the family farm in Smithton, a son of the late Carl and Velma Page Dittmer. On July 6, 1968, in Sedalia, David was united in marriage to Linda Busker, who survives at...

Oliver John Heimsoth
Nov 5, 2011
Oliver John Heimsoth, age 76, of Stover, died Saturday, November 5, 2011, at his home. He was born May 3, 1935, in Stover, a son of John H. and Viola U. Hughes Heimsoth. He was baptized May 19, 1935, at Trinity Lutheran Church-Pyrmont and confirmed April 10, 1949, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stover. The confirmation verse chosen...

Cecil L. Cook
Nov 5, 2011
Cecil L. Cook, age 70, of Stover, died Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. He was born October 10, 1941, in Rockport, Missouri a son of Cleo and Carrie Thornton Cook. On November 28, 1966, at Pope Air Force Base, located at Fort Bragg, in North Carolina, Cecil was united in marriage to Daisy Treadway...

Nelson Raymond Porter
Nov 4, 2011
Nelson R. Porter, age 71, of Jefferson City, died Friday, November 4, 2011, at his sister-in-law's home in Jefferson City. He was born January 29, 1940, in Moniteau County, a son of Raymond R. and Wanda Bolin Porter. On June 28, 1959, Nelson was united in marriage to Carol L. Sapp at the Union Baptist Church in Jamestown, and...

Tommie "Tom" Alan Durham
Oct 31, 2011
Tommie Alan "Tom" Durham, age 61, of Versailles, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Monday, October 31, 2011, at his home. He was born September 4, 1950, in Corpus Christi, Texas, a son of James D. and Cora Mae Leggett Durham. On June 22, 2011, in Versailles, Tom was united in marriage to Julie Lynn Ratcliff, who survives at their...

Louise D. Brosseit
Oct 29, 2011
Louise D. Brosseit, age 79, of Versailles, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born July 24, 1932, in Maxwell, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Vernon Elisha and Willa Marie Brittan Roberts. She married Bertas Gray, and to this union four children were born. He preceded her in death. Louise...

William James "Bill" Campbell
Oct 21, 2011
William James "Bill" Campbell, age 39, of Russellville, died Friday night, October 21, 2011, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 2, 1972, in Jefferson City, the son of James William "Jim" and Doris J. Stepp Campbell, who survive in Russellville. On August 15, 1992, at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Russellville,...

Virginia Brandt Bentz
Oct 15, 2011
Virginia Brandt Bentz, age 87, of Stover, died Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born June 18, 1924, in Morgan County, near Stover, a daughter of Theodore and Ella Richardson Brown, both deceased. On January 25, 1942, Virginia married George Brandt and to this union three children were born. George preceded...

Katherine Lydia Ott Chappell
Oct 10, 2011
Katherine Lydia Ott Chappell, age 43, of Syracuse, went to her heavenly home on Monday October 10, 2011, following a motorcycle accident near Versailles. She was born April 18, 1968, in Jefferson City, the only daughter of David O. and Elaine Williams Ott, who survive in Russellville. On June 26, 1997, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Farmington, she...

Thomas Dean Duncan
Oct 9, 2011
Thomas Dean "Tom" Duncan, age 79, of Latham, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born March 11, 1932, in Grove Springs, Missouri, a son of Harbe and Ida Mae Holliman Duncan. On April 7, 1953, in Independence, Tom was united in marriage to Vivian Margaret Snow. In 1975, Tom retired...

Steven Lee Carver
Oct 5, 2011
Steven Lee Carver, age 55, of Stover, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at his sister's home in Barnett. He was born January 5, 1956, in Sedalia, a son of Lee Olin and Donie Lean Newman Carver. Steve was an Army veteran, serving his country in Germany. He was employed with Eddings Landscaping in Versailles and also worked independently as...

Rev. Ervin Arthur Junkans
Oct 5, 2011
Reverend Ervin A. Junkans, age 83, of Jefferson City, Mo., peacefully entered his eternal rest in the loving care of his family at home on October 5, 2011. He was born June 12, 1928, in Milwaukee, Wis., the oldest child of Arthur Edward and Lila Mathilda Hoevet Junkans, both of whom preceded him in death. He was baptized August...

Ruth L. Christy
Oct 5, 2011
Ruth L. Christy, 73, of Versailles, Missouri, formerly of Coldwater, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, October, 5, 2011, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. Ruth was born July 23, 1938 in Flint, Michigan to Russell & Helen (Moores) Jones. She married James E. Christy on October 13, 1956 in Davison, Michigan. He preceded her in death...

Charles "Chuck" R. "Sonny" Amos, Sr.
Oct 3, 2011
Charles "Chuck" R. "Sonny" Amos, Sr., age 78, of Stover, died Monday, October 3, 2011, in route to the Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born October 23, 1932, in Platte County, Missouri a son of Etna and Lucille Stubbs Amos, who preceded him in death. Chuck married Sharon Stuteville, and to this union two...

Ralph Fredrick Kiesling
Sep 20, 2011
Ralph F. Kiesling, age 80, of Jefferson City, died Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico. He was born December 9, 1930, in Russellville, a son of John J. and Leona Weber Kiesling. He was baptized December 28, 1930, and confirmed April 14, 1946, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lohman. On June 29, 1952,...

Raymond Lloyd Biggs
Sep 16, 2011
Raymond Lloyd Biggs, age 92, of Stover, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011, at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born November 18, 1918, in Clear Lake, South Dakota to Royce and Grace N. Biggs. He was raised and educated in Marne, Iowa, Cass County. Raymond entered the Naval Service, US Coast Guard, October 19, 1940....

Robert "Bob" Jewell Cowell
Sep 8, 2011
Robert Jewell "Bob" Cowell, age 64, of Sedalia, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. He was born February 4, 1947, in Benton County, a son of Jewell Conrad and Charlotte Gregory Cowell. On November 12, 2010, in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Robin E. Wilder Rowell, who survives at their home....

Earl E. Carlson, Jr.
Sep 6, 2011
Earl E. Carlson, Jr., age 67, of Jefferson City, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. He was born June 15, 1944, in St. Joseph, a son of the late Earl E. Sr., and Winifred Maxine Carter Carlson. He was married on November 12, 2010, in Honolulu, Hawaii to Marlene Anderson, who survives at...