Obituaries
Carl Duane Weaver
Dec 22, 2009
Carl Duane Weaver passed away December 22, 2009, at his home in Russellville. He was born the youngest child of Dr. Raymond E. and Bessie A. Williams Weaver in Russellville on May 27, 1934. On May 27, 1953, he was united in marriage to Dixie Rose Hutchison. To this union three children were born. Surviving are Michelle Lee (Michael)...
Gregory Allen Bush
Dec 22, 2009
Gregory Allen Bush, age 54, of Stover, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at his home. He was born September 11, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas, a son of Calbert Clarence Jr., and Ruby Metscher Bush. He was a graduate of Stover High School. Greg served his country in the United States Air Force, seeing action in Desert Shield/Storm....
Virginia Louise Bruning
Dec 19, 2009
Virginia L. Bruning, age 80, Russellville died Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Jefferson City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 26, 1929, in Jefferson City, a daughter of Dave and Anna Marie Vieth Kauffman, both deceased. She married Bernard F. Bruning April 24, 1965, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Russellville. He preceded her in death July...
Leonard Lee Clemens
Dec 15, 2009
Leonard Lee Clemens, 76, of Lebanon, passed away following a sudden illness Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Independence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Carroll County, MO on Mar. 6, 1933 to Roscoe and Anna Halterman Clemens, who preceded him in death. To celebrate his 20th birthday, he married Juanita Fry on March 6, 1953, who...
Emma Anna Esther Ott Blochberger
Dec 11, 2009
Emma Anna Esther Ott Blochberger, age 96, of Eugene, died Friday, December 11, 2009, at Jefferson City Manor. She was born November 30, 1913, in Cole County, a daughter of J.W. "Bill" and Minnie Propst Ott. She was baptized December 25, 1913, and confirmed April 10, 1926, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Honey Creek. The confirmation verse chosen...
Richard Dale Burns
Dec 10, 2009
Richard Dale Burns, age 65, of Stover, died Thursday, December 10, 2009, at his home. He was born Mary 29, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri a son of Earl Leon and Helen Highfill Burns. He was employed with Folger's Coffee for several years. He enjoyed deer hunting and was an accomplished cook. He also liked to tinker with woodworking...
Alice G. Koestner
Dec 7, 2009
Alice G. Koestner, age 95, of Russellville, died Monday, December 7, 2009, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born November 14, 1914, in Boone County, a daughter of Thomas and Minnie Emma Adkins Teel, both deceased. She married Aldo Kirchner, who preceded her in death. She married Otto H. Koestner, October 4, 1941, in Jefferson City. He...
Bessie Kathleen "Kate" Metscher
Dec 5, 2009
Kathleen "Kate" Metscher, age 85, of Stover, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at her home. She was born March 2, 1924, in Warsaw, a daughter of John Franklin and Rhoda Ada Sapp Cooper, both deceased. On June 6, 1946, in Kansas City, Kansas she married Leonard Metscher, who survives at their home. Kate was a devoted and loving wife...
Orva A. Rasa
Dec 4, 2009
Orva A. Rasa, age 92, of Florence, died Friday, December 4, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born March 14, 1917, in Glensted, a son of Earnest and Anna Klein Rasa. On February 22, 1948, at the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Sedalia, he married Eileen Grupe and she survives at their home....
Marvin Otto Hoffman
Nov 29, 2009
Marvin Otto Hoffman, age 70, of Russellville died Sunday, November 29, 2009, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born July 2, 1939, in Russellville, a son of George Otto and Esther Anna Jungmeyer Hoffman. He first worked at the MFA Exchange in Russellville nailing egg cases and then the Ozark Chair Factory for several years....
Irene Gerlt
Nov 27, 2009
Annie Irene Gerlt, age 105, of Stover, died Friday, November 27, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born May 4, 1904, in Little Buffalo, near Stover, a daughter of Amil C. and Bernice Brewer Kreglinger, both deceased She married Jacob Gerlt and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker, busy raising and...
Charles Edward Thomas
Nov 24, 2009
Charles E. Thomas, age 82, of Versailles died Wednesday, November 24, 2009, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. Charlie was an Air Force veteran, serving his country during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Air Force on October 1, 1967, as a Master Sergeant, after 20 years of service. He was a...
Carolyn L. Meacham
Nov 19, 2009
Carolyn L. Meacham, age 88, of Versailles, died Thursday, November 19, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born July 14, 1921, in Ansley, Nebraska, a daughter of Burton Henry and Lulu S. Anthony. Carolyn was united in marriage to Russell Meacham in 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska. Russell, Sr. survives at the home. As a...
Michael A. Fields
Nov 13, 2009
Michael A. Fields, age 70, of Stover, Missouri, died Friday, November 13, 2009, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was born July 22, 1939, in Galesburg, Illinois, a son of George Mayo and Edna Mae Johnson Fields, both deceased. On September 4, 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mike was united in marriage to Karen Benson...
Willa Mae Wahlers
Nov 12, 2009
Willa Mae Wahlers, age 54, of Versailles, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at the North Village Park Care Center in Moberly. She was born April 16, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri, a daughter of Clyde Woodrow and Juanita Edith Silvey Wilson. Willa Mae had worked at the Kansas City Bifocal Plant in Versailles until her health failed her. She...
TSgt Walter W. Branaugh (USAF) Ret.)
Nov 8, 2009
TSgt. Walter W. "Walt" Branaugh, US Air Force (Ret.) age 84, formerly of Stover, died Sunday evening, November 8, 2009, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. He was born February 1, 1925, in Geddes, South Dakota, son of George and Irene B. Shafer Branaugh. On September 13, 1952, in Yangton, South Dakota, Walt was united in marriage to...
Billy G. Payne
Nov 6, 2009
Billy G. Payne age 79, of Russellville, died Friday, November 6, 2009, at the Riverview Nursing Home in Mokane. He was born January 26, 1930, in Russellville, a son of Raymond A. and Nola Scott Payne. He was a 1949 graduate of Russellville High School, where he was on the basketball team and in the 4H Club. He served...
Eddie Burnett, Sr.
Nov 4, 2009
Eddie Burnett, Sr., age 49, of Versailles, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 13, 1960, in California, Missouri a son of Les and Ruth Ann Bailey Burnett. Eddie lived in the state of Alabama for 14 years, where he was employed building guard rails and later as a paint mixer...
Donald Earl Case
Nov 2, 2009
Donald E. "Don"Case, age 79, of Stover, died Monday, November 2, 2009, at his home. He was born November 30, 1929, at Versailles, a son of Louis U. and Cora M. Blackman Case. On April 17, 1954, Don was united in marriage to Greta G. Fajen at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stover. Greta preceded him in death on...
Larry Victor Schnirch
Oct 30, 2009
Larry Victor Schnirch, age 59, of rural Versailles, died unexpectedly Friday, October 30, 2009, at his home. He was born December 3, 1949, in Kansas City, Kansas, a son of Victor August and Violet Lee Nolting Schnirch. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church near Stover and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in Stover. He was employed with...


