Obituaries

Steven  M. Blevens

Steven M. Blevens

Mar 14, 2009

Steven M. "Steve" Blevens, age 54, of Jefferson City, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born March 13, 1955, in San Luis Obispo, California, a son of Ivan and Betty Jean Baker Blevens. On November 6, 2004, Steve married his long time partner, Laura G. Hunter, at her father's home...

Wayne "Skip" Auston Bail

Wayne "Skip" Auston Bail

Mar 8, 2009

Wayne Auston "Skip" Bail, age 76, of Stover, died Sunday morning, March 8, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born March 15, 1932, in Eagle Valley Township, Minnesota a son of Delle and Irene Hoosier Bail. He was an Army veteran. Skip was an over-the road truck driver for most of his life. He...

Norma  Ruth Chambers

Norma Ruth Chambers

Feb 27, 2009

Norma Ruth Chambers was born October 15, 1924, in Stockton, (Cedar County) Missouri, the fourth child of John W. and Ruby Jackson Yeokum, who are both deceased. She attended the rural country schools, before attending high school in Stockton. In May of 1960, she married Lloyd L. Chambers, who preceded her in death. For many years Norma worked at...

Edna  M. Rugen

Edna M. Rugen

Feb 23, 2009

Edna M. Rugen, age 90, of Pyrmont, near Stover, died Monday, February 23, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp. She was born January 4, 1919, on the family farm at Pyrmont, a daughter of Rudolph and Anna Witte Rugen. She was baptized January 26, 1919, and confirmed April 15, 1933, at the Trinity Lutheran Church...

David  N. White

David N. White

Feb 12, 2009

Dave N. White, 91, of Versailles, died Thursday, February 12, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born May 18, 1917, at Akinsville, a son of Dallas and Gertie Akin White, both deceased. On August 1, 1940, at the Versailles United Methodist Church parsonage, he married Louise Hunter. She preceded him in death March 24,...

Perry  A. Seidel

Perry A. Seidel

Feb 7, 2009

Perry A. Seidel, age 44, of St. Thomas, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He was born August 7, 1964, in Jefferson City, a son of H.F. and Doris Plochberger Seidel, who survive in Lohman. On April 4, 1992, at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson City, he married Lorri Ham, of Montgomery...

Louella  Lee Dittmer

Louella Lee Dittmer

Feb 6, 2009

Louella Lee Dittmer, age 94, Smithton, died Friday morning, February 6, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born June 8, 1914, in Florence, a daughter of Walter Robert and Myrtle Mae Wear Kruse. On March 18, 1933, in Florence, Louella married Amos Glenn Mertgen, who preceded her in death December 28, 1963. On August...

Rena  Maxine Lutjen

Rena Maxine Lutjen

Feb 4, 2009

Rena Maxine Hix Lutjen, age 83, of Stover, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born January 16, 1926, in Bowen, Missouri, a daughter of Harrison and Thelma Wingard Hix, both deceased. Rena was united in marriage to Clamens W. Lutjen on August 28, 1945, in Sedalia. He preceded her in...

Flayr  Rochelle Vannorman

Flayr Rochelle Vannorman

Feb 1, 2009

Flayr Rochelle Vannorman, age 56, of Versailles, died Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 12, 1952, in Denver, Colorado, a daughter of William Clinton and Lylla Mae McAdams Birdsong. She married William Joseph "Billy Joe" Vannorman in November of 1969, in Las Vegas,...

Roger  Clark Yarnell

Roger Clark Yarnell

Jan 27, 2009

Roger Clark Yarnell, age 56, of Syracuse, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at his home. He was born January 15, 1953, in California a son of Mack and Geraldine Volkart Yarnell. He married Betty Callaway and to this union five children were born. Betty survives in California. On January 10, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Roger married Patricia...

Luana  Lee Black

Luana Lee Black

Jan 27, 2009

Luana Lee Black, age 71, of Stover, died Tuesday night, January 27, 2009, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. She was born February 20, 1937, in Warrensburg, a daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Marie Francis Ross Smith. On April 7, 1956, Luana was united in marriage to Charles S. "Charlie" Black and he preceded her in death November...

Oscar  Michael Jungmeyer

Oscar Michael Jungmeyer

Jan 22, 2009

Oscar Michael Jungmeyer, age 90, of Jefferson City, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Jefferson City Manor Care Center. He was born October 7, 1918, in Lohman, a son of Mathias and Augusta Fischer Jungmeyer. He was united in marriage to Esther Ott on January 1, 1942, at the Honey Creek parsonage. Esther preceded him in death November 17,...

Edward  Allen Kline

Edward Allen Kline

Jan 18, 2009

Edward Allen Kline, age 69, of Stover, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at his home. He was born December 30, 1939, in Lewiston, Idaho, a son of James Allen and Beatrice Leona Potter Kline. Ed was a Marine Corps veteran, serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He retired from active duty after 17 years of service to his...

Thelma  Lorraine Harris

Thelma Lorraine Harris

Jan 15, 2009

Thelma L. Harris, age 89, of Russellville, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at St. Joseph's Home in Jefferson City. She was born June 1, 1919, in Millbrook, a daughter of Andrew and Mary E. Berry Blochberger, both deceased. On May 2, 1943, in St. Louis, she married John M. Harris, who preceded her in death June 14, 1994. Thelma...

Gary  L. Young

Gary L. Young

Jan 15, 2009

Gary Lynn Young, age 64, of Russellville, Missouri died Thursday evening, January 15, 2009, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born November 8, 1944, in Springfield, Missouri, a son of George Washington and Vera Mae Glazier Young, both deceased. Gary married Marguerite Haney on January 1, 1966, in Springfield, and she survives at their...

Reva (Hogg)  Buck

Reva (Hogg) Buck

Jan 14, 2009

Reva Hogg Buck, age 68, of Grain Valley, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at the Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Missouri. She was born February 10, 1940, in Moniteau County, Missouri, a daughter of Arthur Sr., and Ethrage Hale Hogg. Reva was a 1958 graduate of Eugene High Schoolin Eugene, Missouri. She had been employed with the United Parcel...

Don  O. Engelbrecht

Don O. Engelbrecht

Jan 8, 2009

Don O. Engelbrecht, age 80, of Stover, died Thursday, January 8, 2009, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born May 4, 1928, in Jefferson City, a son of Otto A. and Jessie Pearl Gibler Engelbrecht, both deceased. On June 4, 1954, in Stover, Don married Ella Lou Alpers. She preceded him in death October 30,...

Bob  A. Cook

Bob A. Cook

Jan 6, 2009

Robert Allen "Bob" Cook age 71 of Gravois Mills, Missouri died Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, Missouri. He was born August 2, 1937, near Rockport, Missouri a son of Cleo and Carrie Thornton Cook. On January 30, 1956, in Nebraska City, Nebraska, Bob married Karolyn "Kay" Watts. He was chief operator of...

Walter  Lewis Webb

Walter Lewis Webb

Dec 22, 2008

Walter Lewis "Skipper" Webb, age 61, of Stover, died unexpectedly Monday, December 22, 2008, at his home. He was born October 23, 1947, in Morgan County, a son of Walter and Ollie Allen Webb. In the late 1950's the Webb's moved to Sunnyside Washington. Walter briefly returned to the state of Missouri and later moved to Portland, Oregon, where...

Harold  Eugene Matheis

Harold Eugene Matheis

Dec 19, 2008

Harold Eugene Matheis, age 79, of Russellville, died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born May 4, 1929, on the family farm in Cole County, a son of Arthur E. and Maud M. Barbour Matheis. He was a graduate of Russellville High School. Harold was an Army veteran, serving his country...