Obituaries

Daisy L. Cook
Nov 7, 2010
Daisy L. Cook, age 78, of Stover, died Sunday, November 7, 2010, at Lake Regional Health Center in Osage Beach. She was born August 27, 1932, in Marshall, North Carolina, a daughter of Willie Wade and Polly Gentry Treadway. On November 28, 1966, at the Pope Air Force Base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Daisy married Cecil L. Cook,...

Lois Ann Moore-Bearpaw
Nov 4, 2010
Lois Ann Moore Bearpaw, age 82, of Oak Grove, Missouri died Thursday, November 4, 2010, at St. Marys Hospital in Blue Springs, Missouri. She was born April 6, 1928, in Parkville, Missouri, a daughter of Stanton and Josie Anderson Black. She worked as a CNA at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover for several years. Lois enjoyed playing...

Helen E. Kirchner
Oct 21, 2010
Helen E. Kirchner, age 78, of Lohman, died Thursday, October 21, 2010, at her home. She was born December 10, 1931, in Lohman, the youngest child of Fred and Clara Limbach Meller. On December 29, 1956, at St. Peters Catholic Church in Jefferson City, she married Ralph Kirchner, who survives at their home. She was a 1949 graduate of...

Anna "Ann" Ferkalo McCartney
Oct 12, 2010
Anna "Ann" Ferkalo McCartney, age 88, of Stover, Missouri, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010, at her home. She was born December 5, 1921, in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of Sam and Tillie Wazecka Ferkalo, who are both deceased. Ann married E. C. Pace and to this union four children were born. He preceded her in death. She married Mackie...

Russell Arthur Meacham, Sr.
Oct 10, 2010
Russell A. Meacham, Sr., age 93, of Versailles, died Sunday, October 10, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born June 13, 1917, in Cherokee, Iowa, a son of William Jennings Bryan and Ethel Ware Meacham. In 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Louise Anthony, who preceded him in death...

Laverne Augusta Berendzen
Oct 8, 2010
Laverne Augusta Morff Berendzen, age 79, of Marys Home, died Friday, October 8, 2010, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. She was born August 6, 1931, in the Teal Bottom area near Henley, a daughter of John and Theresa Loethen Morff, who are both deceased. On April 27, 1948, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in...

Karl "Windy" Eugene Collins
Oct 8, 2010
Karl Eugene "Windy" Collins, age 74, of Versailles, died Friday, October 8, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born May 27, 1936, in Nodaway County, Missouri, a son of Herschel Leo and Virginia Pauline Shelton Collins. On March 9, 1985, in Morgan County, Karl was united in marriage to Dawn Weimann Garmany, who survives...

Raymond "Ray" Earl Ely, Jr.
Oct 4, 2010
Raymond Earl Ely, Jr., age 80, of Stover, Missouri; died Monday, October 4, 2010, at his home. He was born September 29, 1930, in Plaistow, New Hampshire, a son of Raymond E. Sr., and Hazel Riley Ely, who are both deceased. On April 30, 1961, in Newton, New Hampshire, Ray was united in marriage to Louise Thompson, who preceded...

Patricia "Pat" Stubinger
Sep 27, 2010
Patricia "Pat" Stubinger, age 72, of Lohman, Missouri, died Monday, September 27, 2010, at her home. She was born April 27, 1938, in Protection, Kansas, a daughter of Claude "Bud" and Grace Carson Prilliman, who are both deceased. Pat married Don Junker and to this union three children were born. He preceded her in death. On March 17, 1990,...

Helen L. Hainen
Sep 27, 2010
Helen Louise Hainen, age 90, of Gravois Mills, died Monday, September 27, 2010, at the Tipton Manor in Tipton. She was born December 6, 1919, in Florence, a daughter of James Arlington and Lucy Elizabeth Speaker Sanders, who are both deceased. Helen married Allie Myers and to his union one daughter was born. Allie preceded her in death. On...

Louise Campbell
Sep 25, 2010
Louise Campbell, age 80, of Versailles, died shortly before midnight, Saturday, September 25, 2010, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born November 5, 1929, in Kansas City, Kansas a daughter of William L. and Lois Bunch Greenup. On May 10, 1953, in Eldon, Louise was united in marriage to James W. "Jim" Campbell, who survives...

Emogene "Gean" Capps
Sep 21, 2010
Emogene "Gean" Capps, age 75, of Stover, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at her home. She was born May 7, 1935, in the Little Buffalo area in Morgan County, a daughter of Herbert and Helen Mae Shockley Braden., who are deceased. On January 10, 1953, "Gean" was united in marriage to Linney "Jr." Capps, at the home of Rev....

Delmar "Buck" Paul Golden
Sep 8, 2010
Delmar Paul "Buck" Golden, age 78, of Russellville, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born October 18, 1931, in Henley, a son of Joe L. and Stella Wilson Golden, both deceased. On November 17, 1956, at St. Johns Lutheran Church at Babbtown, he married Laura Ida Mueller, who preceded him...

Opal Marie Mahnken
Sep 6, 2010
Opal Marie Mahnken, age 87, of Florence, died Monday, September 6, 2010, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born September 18, 1922, in Florence, a daughter of William H. and Laura M. Schroder Mahnken. At one time Opal worked for Beggs Grocery, the Stover Hatchery and Golden Age Living Center. For many years she assisted...

Joyce Kay Menning Raps
Aug 29, 2010
Joyce K. Menning Raps, age 52, of Smithton, died Sunday, August 29, 2010, at John Knox Care Center, Lee's Summit. She was born July 2, 1958, in Sedalia, a daughter of Arthur and Blanche Stucker Grupe, both deceased. On February 5, 1977, she married Jeffrey L. Menning, at the Trinity Lutheran Church at Pyrmont. Jeff preceded her in death...

Leroy Frank Smith
Aug 25, 2010
Leroy F. Smith, age 89, of Russellville, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran Hospital in Columbia. He was born April 5, 1921, in Russellville, a son of John G. and Lydia B. Hiittenmeyer Smith. On August 4, 1945, in California, he married Nelda Scott, and to this union seven children were born. Nelda...

Rose McCarty
Aug 23, 2010
Anna Rose McCarty, peacefully left this earth on Monday, August 23, 2010. She was known as "Rose" to her family and "Anne" to her co-workers at Sears-Roebuck and Wagner Ind. She was born April 25, 1937, near Russellville, a daughter of John Martin and Elizabeth Kubli McCarty. Rose was a 1955 graduate of Russellville High School. Following graduation, Rose...

Mark Ellison Thomas
Aug 9, 2010
Mark E. Thomas, age 30, of Jefferson City, died Monday, August 9, 2010, due to injuries sustained in an accident in Millersburg. He was born October 5, 1979, in Hamburg, Iowa, a son of Wayne Carl and Stephanie Slota Thomas. On November 4, 2006, at the Ha Ha Tonka State Park near Camdenton, Mark was united in marriage to...

Glen W. Coit
Aug 8, 2010
Glen W. Coit, age 87, of Stover, died Sunday, August 8, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born May 19, 1923, in Stover, a son of Ben and Viola Wahlers Coit. On November 30, 1946, Glen was united in marriage to Helen Jewel Riggs in Sedalia. Helen preceded him in death November 6, 2007....

Marvin Elroy Proctor
Aug 6, 2010
Marvin Elroy Proctor age 85 of Russellville and the Enon community, passed away Friday, August 6, 2010, at the Harry S Truman Veterans Memorial Hospital in Columbia, of complications due to declining health for the past four and a-half years. He was born on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1925, the son of Harry Louis and Nellie Amos Proctor,...