Obituaries

Larry Lee Foster, 53, of Sedalia, died Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Fair View Nursing Home.He was born April 19, 1968, in Sedalia, son of Tommy Foster and Pamela (Burton) McCue.Larry worked for his Uncle Larry at Sedalia Stripping. He had a love for the outdoors, especially fishing. His greatest joy was spending time with his son and grandchildren.Surviving are...

Eric Richard England, 56, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born January 29, 1966, in Sedalia, son of Juanita (Sauers) Zimmerman.On May 5, 1990, in Sedalia, he married Lisa A. (Richards).Eric was a 1984 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School. As a child he attended Wesley United Methodist Church with his family.Eric had...

Richard (Rick) Leroy Homan passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, after suffering life-long injuries from an automobile accident back in 1984, at the age of 27. He lived to be 64.Rick was born on November 13, 1957, in Sedalia, Missouri, the son of the late Edwin Leroy Homan and Orella Smith. He was the oldest of four siblings, Connie, Joe...

November 23, 1930 to February 10, 2022James Vaughan “Jim” Edwards of Sedalia, MO, passed away on February 10, 2022, with his children by his side. He was born on November 23, 1930, in Kirksey, KY. He was the son of Barber and Odie Edwards. On December 30, 1951, he married his wife of 70 years, Nella Jean Workman, currently a...

Roy Earl Hopkins, 83, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.He was born July 23, 1938, in Versailles, a son of the late Gordon and Hellen (Bellamy) Hopkins. On August 1, 1964, in Tipton, he married Cordelia Ellen Stahl, who survives of the home.He served his country honorably in the US Army from...

Robert Layne McFarland, age 64, of Belleville, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, at Integrity Healthcare of Columbia in Columbia, Illinois. He was born September 10, 1957, in California, Missouri, the son of the late Jessie (nee Bennett) and John McFarland.In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife Marilyn (nee McCall) McFarland; second...

Marilyn Marie Morhain, 74, of Sedalia, Missouri, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, at EW Thompson Health and Rehab.She was born October 12, 1947, in Tracy, Minnesota, daughter of Donald D. and Marge G. (Pilotte) Friend. Marilyn was raised in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, the home of “Little House on the Prairie.”On October 12, 1992, in Sedalia, she was married to...

Larry Lee Klug, 70, of Warsaw, MO, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 in his home that he shared with his wife of 29 years. Linda was by his side as he drifted off to be with the Lord.Larry was born on June 18, 1951 in Battle Creek, NE, to August and Wanda (Buckendahl) Klug. In 1992, in...

John Earl McMullin, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Rest Haven Nursing Home.He was born October 17, 1934, in Cooper County, a son of the late John Fayette and Letha Alta (Potter) McMullin. On June 29, 1958, at East Sedalia Baptist Church, he married Barbara (Guymon), who preceded him in death on September 18, 2004.John was...

John Frederick Witte, 79, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 in Sedalia.He was born March 19, 1942, in Sedalia, a son of Gus Edward and Nona Mae (Atkeson) Witte. On October 3, 1964, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Martha A. Heimsoth by Rev. Walter Strickert.He was a lifetime member of...

Everett “Mike” Michael rejoined his heavenly family on December 30, 2021 at 10:07 pm. He was 77.Born in Perry, Kansas on January 26, 1944. He was preceded in death by his Father Carl, Mother Mildred, one brother Donald, and four sisters, Eunice, Dixie, Carlene, Eloise, and one grandchild Ryan.He is survived by one brother David, children Michael Bogdan and his...

Paul Dean Southard, Sr., of Smithton, passed away at his home on Friday, January 21, 2022 at the age of 87.Paul was born on October 16, 1934, in Sedalia, to Richard Lee Southard and Rachael Mae (Plumb) Southard. He was named after the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball pitcher, Paul Dean.The 3rdoldest of 13 children, he spent his childhood hunting and...

Ellis Don “Slim” “Green Ridge” Osbourn, 95, of Sedalia, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Fair View Nursing Home.He was born April 16, 1926, on Brown Street in Sedalia, son of John Cecil “Shorty” Osbourn and Ellen Dean (Strain) Osbourn.On May 26, 1946, in Olathe, KS, he married Onavee Lorene (Downing). He was married several other times.Ellis was educated in...

Judy Bell Keele, 77, of Sedalia, passed onto the Lord and rejoined the love of her life on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at E.W. Thompson Health & Rehab Center.She was born September 25, 1944, in Lincoln, the youngest of nine children born to the late Alpha and Grace Thomas. On August 1, 1959, she married Jim Keele, who preceded her...

Shawn Richard Davis, 44, of Sedalia, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.He was born March 8, 1977, in Sedalia, son of Richard and Cynthia (Crouch) Davis. On August 12, 2000, he married Shannon (Lake) Davis, who survives of the home.Shawn was a 1995 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School and attended State Fair Community College. He...

John R. Borchers, 100, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.He was born March 20, 1921, in Sedalia, son of the late John Henry and Rosa (Ehlers) Borchers. On April 18, 1948, at Mount Hulda Lutheran Church, near Cole Camp, he was united in marriage to Irene K. Kullman, who preceded him in...

Deborah Joyce Hayes, 66, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at her home.She was born August 23, 1955, in Kansas City, MO, a daughter of the late Robert L. and Mary Bell (Brown) Kincaid. On March 26, 1973, in Las Vegas, NV, she married Freeman Hayes who preceded her in death on August 21, 2003.She is survived by...

Jewell Ann Reavis, 83, of rural LaMonte, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at her home.She was born April 13, 1938, in rural Hughesville, a daughter of William (Bill) Henry and Mattie Jewell (Powell) Schroeder.  On July 23, 1960, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Sedalia, she married Charles Robert (Bob) Reavis, who survives of the home.In addition to her...

Kimberly D. Anderson, 62, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.She was born December 15, 1959, in Pettis County, a daughter of Cecil P. and Lena M. (DeHaven) Young. On June 3, 1978, at Calvary Baptist Church in Sedalia, she married Brett L. Anderson, who survives of the home.Kimberly was a...

JoAnn McCoy changed her address Sunday, January 9, 2022. She is now with Jesus and is praising his name with the angels in glory.Born February 7, 1942, in Sedalia, Missouri and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of L.R. “Jim” Reed and Hazel Harms Reed.She was united in marriage to Beryl Dean McCoy on April 7, 1961.She was a...