Obituaries

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Alice Jones
Dec 9, 2008
Alice Jones, age 81, of Stover, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born March 12, 1927, in Adams County, Colorado, a daughter of Joseph and Alta Broska Wray. On December 21, 1947, she married Leo Jones and he preceded her in death December 9, 2007. Mrs. Jones taught in the...

Walter Joseph Kowalkowski
Dec 8, 2008
Walter Joseph "Wally' Kowalkowski, age 74, of Urbana, formerly of Stover, died Monday, December 8, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born May 8, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, a son of Paul and Mary Kowalkowski. He worked as a stationery engineer in boiler maintenance for large buildings in Chicago for 20 years. He moved...

Gwen N. Capps
Dec 1, 2008
Gwen N. Capps, age 65, died Monday, December 1, 2008, at the Rosemont Retirement Home in Yelm, Washington. She was born July 11, 1943, in Yakima, Washington, a daughter of Thomas and Irene Lucas. On April 13, 1959, in Yakima, Washington, Gwen was united in marriage to Louis William "Bud" Capps and he preceded her in death in March...

Hazel Grace Marriott
Nov 29, 2008
Hazel Grace Marriott, age 91, of Eldon, formerly of Versailles, died early Saturday morning, November 29, 2008, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born September 14, 1917, in Lebanon, Oklahoma, a daughter of Edward and Ida Crow Vessels. On February 8, 1946, in Troy, Kansas, Hazel married George Marriott. George preceded her in death December...

James W. Connelly
Nov 29, 2008
James W. Connelly, age 83, of Versailles, died Saturday, November 29, 2008, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born February 2, 1925, in Cincinnati, Ohio a son of Patric and Dorathy Waters Connelly. On June 30, 1951, in Cincinnati, he was united in marriage to Ann Theresa Abrams and she survives at their home. He...

Doris Mae Ross
Nov 14, 2008
Doris Mae Ross, age 84, of the Ivy Bend community south of Stover, died Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. She was born April 10, 1924, in Sedalia, Missouri a daughter of Charles and Emma Rimel Hays. On September 22, 1943, Doris was united in marriage to Gene Ross, and he preceded her...

Elroy H. Koester
Nov 6, 2008
Elroy H. Koester, age 92, of Stover, died Thursday evening, November 6, 2008, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. He was born September 10, 1916, in Stover, a son of William and Lisette Kipp Koester. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Old Stover. On September 4, 1938, Elroy was united in marriage to...

Charles Stanton Black
Nov 1, 2008
Charles Stanton "Papa Charlie" Black, age 75, of Stover, formerly of Avondale, Missouri, passed away Saturday evening, November 1, 2008, at his home. He was born July 20, 1933, in Parkville, Missouri, a son of Stanton and Josie Anderson Black. Charlie was united in marriage to Luana Lee Smith on April 7, 1956, and she survives at their home....

Kenneth Louis Alpers
Oct 14, 2008
Kenneth Louis Alpers, age 48, of Versailles, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was born August 2, 1960, in Jacksonville, Florida, a son of Melvin and Betty Peck Alpers. On February 14, 1995, in Versailles, Kenny was united in marriage to Eva E. Jordan and she survives at their home. He...

Aloysius Durbin, Jr.
Oct 12, 2008
Aloysius "Al" Durbin, Jr., age 64, of Lohman, Missouri died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was born September 7, 1944, in Morrisonville, Illinois, a son of Aloysius Sr., and Mary Gladys Norris Durbin, both deceased. Al married Velma Minard, June 6, 1987, in Moberly, Missouri and she survives at their...