Obituaries

James  Monroe Schwermer

James Monroe Schwermer

Apr 16, 2008

James Monroe Schwermer, age 72, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at his home in Stover, Missouri. He was born October 8, 1935, in Sedalia, Missouri a son of William F. and Virginia May Lehman Schwermer. On January 10, 1956, in lake Arrowhead, California, he married Willa Whitney and she survives at their home. He grew up in Sedalia and...

Betty  N. Kerksiek

Betty N. Kerksiek

Apr 16, 2008

Betty N. Kerksiek, age 86 of Sedalia, formerly of Stover, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at the Four Seasons Care Center in Sedalia. She was born January 17, 1922, in Kettering, England a daughter of Ernest E. and Ellen Bull Fox. Betty met her future husband while he was serving in the United States Army during World War II....

Anna Laura "Annie" Hull

Anna Laura "Annie" Hull

Apr 12, 2008

Anna Laura "Annie" Hull age 83, of Versailles, died Saturday night, April 12, 2008, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. She was born December 5, 1924, in Versailles, a daughter of Milton and Emma Lee Ratcliff Campbell. On May 19, 1945, in Kansas City, Annie married J.T. Hull and he survives at their home. She was a...

Charlene  Ruth Krull

Charlene Ruth Krull

Apr 11, 2008

Charlene Ruth Krull, age 77, of Stover, died Friday, April 11, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born June 1, 1930, in Stover, a daughter of Charles J. and Nora Kueck Fajen. She was baptized in 1930, and confirmed April 18, 1943, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Stover. On July 20, 1947, in...

Victor  A. Schnirch

Victor A. Schnirch

Apr 8, 2008

Victor August Schnirch, age 86, of rural Versailles, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born November 21, 1921, in Stover, a son of John and Anna Albers Schnirch. Victor married Violet Nolting Berkstresser in September of 1946, and she preceded him in death November 23, 1966. He later married Margaret...

Erna  E. Raithel

Erna E. Raithel

Apr 2, 2008

Erna E. Raithel, age 88, of Russellville, died Wednesday night, April 2, 2008, at St. Joseph's Home in Jefferson City. She was born September 1, 1919, near Russellville, a daughter of Henry and Susanna Hiittenmeyer Raithel. She was a graduate of Russellville High School. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Central Missouri State University in...

Dixie  Dell Coates

Dixie Dell Coates

Mar 11, 2008

Dixie Dell Coates, age 77, of 843 Ruggs Bluff Rd., Downsville, Louisiana, went to be with Jesus, Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Rosemont Assisted Living. She was born May 6, 1930, in Stover, Missouri, a daughter of R. Enloe and Myrl B. Williams. On April 15, 1977, she married Jack E. Coates who has preceded her in death....

Shirley  Jean Merriott

Shirley Jean Merriott

Mar 5, 2008

Shirley Jean Merriott, age 67, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at her home. She was born April 11, 1940, in Cole Camp, a daughter of Arthur and Clara Mueller Kaiser. On March 20, 1960, in Cole Camp, Shirley married Stanley "Sid" Merriott and he preceded her in death July 2, 2007. She was a graduate of Cole Camp...

Edna  Anna Stucker

Edna Anna Stucker

Mar 5, 2008

Edna Anna Stucker, age 91, of Stover, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp. She was born January 29, 1917, in Stover, a daughter of Anton and Emma Viebrock Gehrken, both deceased. She was baptized February 11, 1917, and confirmed March 21, 1931, at the Trinity Lutheran Church at Pyrmont. The confirmation...

Bill  E. Fields

Bill E. Fields

Mar 4, 2008

Bill E. Fields, age 63, of Stover, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at his home. He was born September 6, 1944, in Brumley, a son of Charles Thomas and Icel Stamper Fields. He married Glenda A. Robbins Brown on March 16, 1979, and she survives at their home. Bill owned and operated Bill's Construction for 25 years, serving the...

Oscar  F. Rockelman

Oscar F. Rockelman

Mar 3, 2008

Oscar F. Rockelman, age 89, of Lohman, died Monday, March 3, 2008, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born February 3, 1919, in Russellville, a son of Charley and Louise Hoffman Rockelman. He married Orlean Kirchner, July 11, 1954, at St. Johns Lutheran Church at Stringtown, and she survives at their home. He was an...

Lyle  Edwin Baxter

Lyle Edwin Baxter

Mar 2, 2008

Lyle E. Baxter, age 63, of Lathrop, died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at his home. He was born July 14, 1944, in Howard's Ridge, Missouri a son of B.R. and Muriel Stutsman Baxter. He married Sherri Hopper on December 12, 1969, at the Versailles United Methodist Church, and she survives at their home. Lyle was a 1962 graduate of...

Annette  Gail Bommel

Annette Gail Bommel

Feb 28, 2008

Annette Gail Bommel, age 44, of McGirk, died Thursday, February 28, 2008, at the California Care Center. She was born July 25, 1963, in Jefferson City, a daughter of Leroy and Linda Harbison Whittle, her parents survive in Russellville. She married Tim Bommel on January 12, 1985, at the Capital City Christian Church in Jefferson City. Tim survives at...

Cletus Francis John Kraxberger

Cletus Francis John Kraxberger

Feb 25, 2008

Cletus "Clet" Francis John Kraxberger, 81, of Chanute, Kansas passed away Monday, February 25, 2008 at the Heritage Healthcare Center. Cletus was born in Stover, Missouri on January 3, 1927, the son of Francis John and Luenda (Hagadorn) Kraxberger. He graduated from Stover High School in 1945. He was a resident of Chanute since 2001. He was united in...

Joyce Ozella Speed Marriott

Joyce Ozella Speed Marriott

Feb 23, 2008

Joyce Ozella Speed Marriott, age 74, of Stover, Missouri, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, February 23, 2008, at her home. She was born December 31, 1933, in Greenville, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Ernest Major and Amanda Christine Heaton Speed. On June 24, 1955, in Greenville, Joyce was united in marriage to Melvin "Sonny" Marriott, who survives...

Thomas "Tom" W. Dunkin

Thomas "Tom" W. Dunkin

Feb 15, 2008

Thomas W. "Tom" Dunkin, age 57, of Cole Camp, died unexpectedly Friday, February 15, 2008, at his home. He was born October 23, 1950, in Shawnee, Kansas a son of Donald and Ethel Sutton Dunkin. His father survives in Versailles. Tom married Dixie Nallie and she survives at their home. He was a 1969 graduate of Bonner Springs High...

Naomi Ruth Barbour Richardson

Naomi Ruth Barbour Richardson

Feb 7, 2008

Naomi Ruth "Grannie" Barbour Richardson, age 92, formerly of Stover, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born August 21, 1915, in Zora, in Benton County, a daughter of Fred and Lula Taylor Hughes, both deceased. She married Galen Barbour on February 14, 1941, in Liberty and he preceded her in...

Merle  E. Kerr

Merle E. Kerr

Feb 7, 2008

Merle E. Kerr, age 86, of Russellville passed away Thursday, February 7, 2008, at the Jefferson City Manor Care Center in Jefferson City. He was born January 3, 1922, in Brookland, Arkansas a son of Charlie and Adda Good Kerr. Merle married Elsie Mae Patterson on September 27, 1941, in Piggott, Arkansas, and she preceded him in death April...

Maudie Lee May Cornett

Maudie Lee May Cornett

Feb 5, 2008

Maudie Lee May Cornett, age 89, of Stover, passed away Tuesday night, February 5, 2008, at her home. She was born June 14, 1918, in Versailles, a daughter of Oliver and Alice Howard Meeks. On March 15, 1941, in Versailles, Maudie was united in marriage to Claude Cornett who survives at their home. Maudie worked at Primo Pants Factory...

Riley  Joseph Winnie

Riley Joseph Winnie

Feb 1, 2008

Riley Joseph Winnie, son of Kathaleen Winnie, was stillborn Friday, February 1, 2008, at Columbia Regional Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He is survived by his mother Kathy Winnie of Sedalia, two aunts, Geneva Winnie and Marcia Winnie both of Sedalia, one uncle, Michael S. Winnie, Jr., of Sedalia, one cousin, Caymen Winnie, great aunts and uncles, Bill and Linda...