Obituaries

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...

Betty Jean Hirschvogel
Oct 7, 2008
Betty Jean Hirschvogel, age 76, of Jefferson City, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center. She was born August 12, 1932, at her parents home in Morgan County, a daughter of Norman Ralph and Gurthie Jones Wall. On May 26, 1951, in Russellville, she married Cletus Hirschvogel, who preceded her in death November 2, 2007. Betty...

Brenda Ruth Turpin
Oct 7, 2008
Brenda Ruth Turpin, age 63, of Russellville, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at her home. She was born March 8, 1945, in St. Louis. On January 19, 1993, she married Phil Turpin and he survives at their home. Brenda worked at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City, Missouri. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons,...

Omar O. Heidbreder
Sep 29, 2008
Omar O. Heidbreder, age 90, of Lohman, died Monday, September 29, 2008, at Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. He was born January 5, 1918, in Lohman, a son of Henry and Louise Hutschreider Heidbreder. He was married November 28, 1948, in Lohman, to Ladine Linhardt who survives at the home. Omar was an Army veteran, serving...

Alma Marie Rehmer Fischer
Sep 22, 2008
Alma M. Rehmer Fischer, age 90, of Florence, died Monday, September 22, 2008, at the Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. She was born June 30, 1918, in Morgan County, a daughter of Ernest and Anna Klein Rasa. She married Amos Rehmer November 23, 1939, at Pyrmont and he preceded her in death April 16, 1979. She married Henry...

Robert Lon Cooper
Sep 19, 2008
Robert "Bob" Lon Cooper, age 85, of Stover, died Friday, September 19, 2008, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born May 10, 1923, in Glensted, a son of Julius and Sudie Ratcliff Cooper. Rev. Val Strader united Bob in marriage to Marjorie A. Weicken on August 29, 1943, at the Versailles United Methodist Church. Marjorie...

Lee Edwin Lemler
Sep 5, 2008
Lee E. Lemler, age 91, of Smithton, died Friday, September 5, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born November 19, 1916, in Florence, a son of John H. and Katie Schroeder Lemler. On September 8, 1936, in Kansas City, Kansas, Lee was united in marriage to Agnes L. Klein, and she survives at their...

Jessica Nichole Cook
Sep 2, 2008
Jessica Nichole Cook, age 18, of Belton, Missouri passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at her home. She was born January 8, 1990, in Kansas City, Kansas, a daughter of Steve and Angie Bauman Cook. Jessie attended Belton High School and worked at Quizno's Subs in Belton. She is survived by her father, Steve Cook of Belton; her mother,...