Obituaries

Jim Boyd

Jim Boyd

Apr 13, 2024

   Jim Boyd, 78, of Stover, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.   It was on the 8th day of June in 1945 when Pete and Vera Boyd welcomed their son, Jim, into their family. He spent his childhood days on the family farm near Murdo, South Dakota, where he enjoyed his time with...

Patsy Ann Reed

Patsy Ann Reed

Apr 10, 2024

Patsy Ann Reed, 75, of Tipton, Mo., passed away peacefully on April 10, 2024, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 15, 1948 in Willow Springs, Mo., the daughter of Velma (Carlson) Truman and Frankie Truman.Patsy spent her childhood raised on a farm just outside of Tipton, where her fondest memories were tending to the...

Rose M. Dick

Rose M. Dick

Apr 6, 2024

Rose Marie (Allison) Dick came into this world, the youngest child of C.B. and Rosie (Wear) Allison, on March 28, 1954. Throughout her life Rose was known for causing good trouble; whether that was endlessly pestering her older siblings, sneaking Christmas trees into Tipton High School through the bathroom window, acquiring spatulas from a well-known pizza establishment, or dancing on...

Michael Ray Jett

Michael Ray Jett

Apr 5, 2024

   Michael Jett, age 67, of Gravois Mills passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach.   It was on the 12th day of October in 1956, that Clifford and Minnie (Monsees) Jett welcomed their son, Michael Ray, into their home in Sedalia.   Michael was a hard worker. He retired from Gates Corporation in Versailles.   Some...

Erma Woolery

Erma Woolery

Apr 4, 2024

   Erma Woolery, age 90, of Florence passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Capital Region Medical Center.   It was on the 17th day of May in 1933 when Albert and Eunice (Engleking) Goff welcomed there daughter, Erma J., into their home in Sedalia. She was a 1951 graduate of Smith Cotton High School.   On May 27, 1951, Erma was...

Richard Godschalk Moyer

Richard Godschalk Moyer

Apr 1, 2024

Richard Godschalk Moyer, aged 76, of rural Sedalia, MO, peacefully departed this life on Monday, April 1, 2024, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Born on April 25, 1947, in Dolyestown, PA, Richard was the beloved son of Horace and Eva (Godshalk) Moyer. On October 23, 1971, he united in marriage with his cherished wife, Sharon Ann Benner.

Richard dedicated seventeen years...

Betty Mollett

Betty Mollett

Apr 1, 2024

   Betty Mollett, age 81, of Versailles passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, at Lake Regional Hospital.   It was on the 22nd day of January in 1943 when John and Mary (Johnston) Kunkel welcomed their only child, Elizabeth Jean, into their home in Ohio.   She worked for many years at Milburn Golf and Country Club in Kansas City, Kansas.   It...

Matthew Wayne Dick

Matthew Wayne Dick

Mar 27, 2024

There’s a race of men that don’t fit in, 

            A race that can’t stay still; 

So they break the hearts of kith and kin, 

            And they roam the world at will. 

They range the field and they rove the flood, 

            And they climb the mountain’s crest; 

Theirs is the curse of...

Rita Kay Schuster

Rita Kay Schuster

Mar 24, 2024

Rita Kay Schuster, 65 of Tipton, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024 at her home.  She was born on July 21, 1958 in Jefferson City, MO a daughter of Charles Henry and Betty Rose (Elmlinger) Schuster.  Rita was a 1976 graduate of Tipton High School.  She worked at Weber Shoes, Fasco Industries and most recently as a 911 Dispatcher for...

Rosie Davidson

Rosie Davidson

Mar 24, 2024

   Rosie Davidson, age 87, of Versailles passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024, at her home.   It was on the 22nd day of June in 1936, that Charley and Dollie (Gerlt) Simmons welcomed their daughter, Rosie Catherine, into their home in Morgan County. She was baptized south of Stover in Little Buffalo Creek. She was confirmed at Trinety Church south...

Darrell J. Knedgen

Darrell J. Knedgen

Mar 22, 2024

Darrell James Knedgen, age 92, of Pilot Grove, MO, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024 at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.

Darrell was born May 31, 1931, in Clear Creek, Missouri, a son of Edward and Frances (Larm) Knedgen. He married the love of his life, Margie Ann Meyers on July 2, 1956 in Sedalia.  

Before they were married, Darrell served in...

Rodney Sweeney

Rodney Sweeney

Mar 19, 2024

   Rodney Russell Sweeney, 80, from Pilot Grove, MO, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO with his family by his side.   Born on December 1, 1943, in Tacoma, WA, Rodney was the son of Russell and Lilian (Swanson) Sweeney. He married Patricia Ann Alexander on June 22, 1968, in Fayette, MO.   Rodney...

Danny Lee Mayfield, Jr.

Danny Lee Mayfield, Jr.

Mar 19, 2024

Danny Mayfield, Jr., age 61, of Sedalia passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at his home.   It was on the 28th day of March in 1962 in Omaha, Nebraska that Leon Jones and Wilma Mayfield welcomed their son, Danny Lee Mayfield, into their home.   On February 20, 2010 he was united in marriage to Bobi Jane Viebrock in Omaha, Nebraska. ...

Esther Weber

Esther Weber

Mar 15, 2024

Esther Marie Weber, aged 76, residing in Otterville, MO, peacefully passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, MO.Born on December 15, 1947, in Horton, KS, Esther was the beloved daughter of Lloyd and Mildred (Smith) Madison, both of whom preceded her in death.She united in marriage with Claude Clement Weber on September 28, 1968,...

Don L. Engelbrecht

Don L. Engelbrecht

Mar 13, 2024

Don Leo Engelbrecht, 83, of Tipton, passed away at 8:13 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at his home. 

He was born February 20, 1941, in Moniteau County, son of Leo Elbert and Lucy May (Spears) Engelbrecht. 

On August 26, 1962, at Main Street Baptist Church in California, he was united in marriage to Lucy Marie (Hill). 

Don was a veteran of the United States Army,...

Donald Garber

Donald Garber

Mar 11, 2024

   Donald LeRoy Garber (aged 92 1/2 years) of Trimble, MO died March 11th, 2024 at the Tiffany Springs Senior Living facility in Kansas City, MO.   Don was born October 2, 1931 in a farm house near Helvey Nebraska, the son of Herbert Durand and Roberta (Gaston) Garber. He attended Wentworth Military Academy 1946-1949 in Lexington and graduated from Southeast...

Evan W. Schupp

Evan W. Schupp

Mar 8, 2024

Evan Wayne Schupp, 26, of Pilot Grove, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, at his home.

Born September 10, 1997, in Columbia, he was the oldest of three children of Terry Wayne and Terri Marie (Wessing) Schupp.

Evan was a 2016 graduate of Pilot Grove High School. He was a man of few words but loved everyone and was loved by everyone....

Leslie Leonard Allison

Leslie Leonard Allison

Mar 7, 2024

Leslie Leonard Allison, age 71, of Tipton, MO,  passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, at his home.Leslie was born November 30, 1952, in Jefferson City, MO, a son of Leslie and Velma (Bond  Allison), who preceded him in death. He married his high school sweetheart, Cecilia Lutz on August 5, 1972 in Tipton. Leslie enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being at their lake...

Ruth Comstock

Ruth Comstock

Mar 4, 2024

   Ruth Comstock, age 78, of Versailles passed away Monday, March 4, 2024, at the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach.   It was on the 7th day of October in 1945 when Henry and Tillie (Wilson) Stepp welcomed their daughter, Ruth, into their home in Versailles.   She was married on September 4, 1966, in Versailles to Roy Comstock.   Ruth worked...

William "Bill" Davidson

William "Bill" Davidson

Mar 3, 2024

   Bill Davidson, age 91, of Versailles died Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, at the Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City.   It was on the 7th day of July in 1932 that Bill and Zelma (Campbell) Davidson welcomed their son, William John, into their family in Morgan County.   On September 19, 1953, Bill was united in marriage to Rosie Simmons...

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