Obituaries
Marian L. Ehlers
Aug 15, 2024
Marian L. Ehlers, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2024 at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.
She was born on November 3, 1942 in Morgan County near Stover, MO, a daughter of Carl and Rita (White) Lemler. On September 11, 1960 at Christ Lutheran Church in Stover, she married Vern Dean Paul Ehlers. Vern Dean preceded her in death...
Geraldine Marie Williams
Aug 14, 2024
Geraldine Marie “Geri” Williams, 82, of Knob Noster, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at Rest Haven Convalescent Home.
She was born February 15, 1942, in Washington, MO, a daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Kopmann) Luecke. On October 7, 1978, in Gower, she married Charles A. Williams who survives of the home.
She was a 1960 graduate of St. Francis...
Marlene L. Brady
Aug 7, 2024
Marlene L. Brady, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove.
She was born May 14, 1931, in Sedalia, daughter of Louis Earl Arnold and Mary (Stratton) Arnold Finley. On June 24, 1951, in Sedalia, she was married to George William Brady Jr. They enjoyed 70 years together before he passed away on July...
Betty Jean Green
Aug 7, 2024
Betty Jean Green, 89, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
She was born May 16, 1935, in Sedalia, a daughter of the late Leo Thomas and Mildred Alice (Stevens) Leiter. On February 10, 1957, in Sedalia, she married Charles Henry Green who preceded her in death on August 12, 2008.
Betty attended Striped College grade...
Ola Fay Turner
Aug 5, 2024
Ola Fay Turner, 89, of LaMonte, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024 at E.W. Thompson Health & Rehab Center.
She was born December 6, 1934, in rural Pettis County, a daughter of the late Olin and Justine (Clevenger) Ragar. On November 15, 1952, she married Larry A. Turner at his parent’s home in Green Ridge.
While raising her daughters, Ola Fay was...
Carolyn A. Watrous
Aug 2, 2024
Carolyn A. Watrous, 72, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024, at Fair View Nursing Home.
She was born March 16, 1952, in Sedalia, daughter of Beulah Hinman.
Surviving are two nephews, Dustin Wilson and Gary Horn; a niece, Christina Gardner; and great-nieces and nephews, Jaime, Dustin Jr., Chase, Alize, Gage, Trinity, Thomas, Devon, and Isabella.
She was preceded in death by...
Janet S. Ross
Aug 2, 2024
Janet Sue Ross, 77, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City.
She was born October 12, 1946, in Sedalia, a daughter of the late James Kenneth and Violet (Homan) Randall. On February 22, 1963, in Sedalia, she married Donald Ray Ross, who preceded her in death October 31, 1989.
Janet was a member of...
Kathryn A. Baker
Aug 1, 2024
Kathryn Ann Baker, 74, of Blue Springs, died Thursday, August 1, 2024, at St. Luke's East Hospital in Lee's Summit.
Private burial will be in Highland Sacred Gardens.
Arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.
Alice Marie Rader
Jul 31, 2024
Alice Marie Rader, 81, of Knob Noster, MO, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia.
She was born on September 5, 1942 in Galesburg, IL, a daughter of Robert Oscar and Ethel Frances (Sistern) Housh.
Alice was a member of the Jehovah Witnesses in Warrensburg. She enjoyed working in her yard and keeping the streets...
Gerald David Taylor
Jul 30, 2024
Gerald David Taylor, 73, of Sedalia, passed away, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at his home.
He was born November 7, 1950, in Sedalia, a son of Charles Emil and Margaret Frances (Maples) Taylor. On May 14, 1999, in Sedalia, he married Laura Peck who survives of the home.
Gerald was the owner of Taylor Car Connection in Sedalia for 30 years. He...
Mackie Ray Ritchie
Jul 29, 2024
Mackie Ray Ritchie, 69, of Marshall, MO, passed away, Monday, July 29, 2024 at his home surrounded by family.
He was born the oldest of seven children on December 18, 1954 in Dexter, MO, to Glen Dirle and Lucy (Melson) Ritchie.
Mackie moved to the Marshall and Carrollton area with his family and this is where he met his wife Janice Kay...
Yolanda Anaya
Jul 28, 2024
Ursula Yolanda Anaya, 72, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2024, at her home.
She was born July 13, 1952, in Mexico, daughter of Francisco Vasquez and Refugio (Arvizu).
Yolanda worked as a surgical technician. She was a jack-of-all-trades, someone who could and would do it all. She will be remembered as feisty and strong-willed, with a heart of gold. She...
Rose A. Sipes
Jul 27, 2024
Rose Rush-Sipes, age 93, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.
She was born January 2, 1931, in rural Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, a daughter of the late Dewey Jesse and Maggie (Beyer) Geiser.
Rose was baptized October 26, 1941, in a creek. She graduated from VanNatta grade school in 1945 and Green...
Mary Frances Herndon
Jul 24, 2024
Mary Frances Herndon, 94, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.
She was the youngest of three children born to John Lawson and Sarah Josephine (May) McCurdy. Raised in Georgetown, she grew up with her brother, sister and parents in her grandparents’ home during the Depression.
Mary Frances was a 1948 graduate of Smith-Cotton High...
Kathleen Ann McGaugh
Jul 20, 2024
Kathleen Ann “Kathie” McGaugh, née Gardiner, formerly Bennett, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2024, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, MO, due to complications from COPD. Kathie was born on January 31, 1956, in Warwick, Rhode Island, to Olive Lois Gardiner and Edwin Francis Gardiner, II.
Kathie graduated from Toll Gate High School in Warwick, Rhode Island, in 1974....
Carl D. Mittelhauser
Jul 17, 2024
Carl Donald Mittelhauser was blessed to be able to join his Lord on July 17, 2024. His loving wife, Crystal, was by his side when he passed in Cocoa, FL at their home. Carl was born August 25, 1944 in Sedalia, MO to Ruth and Maynard Mittelhauser. He was a middle child with Mary Ruth Combs (Ray), both deceased, being...
Dianne Louise Neth
Jul 16, 2024
Dianne Louise Neth, 73 of Warsaw, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia.
She was born on November 15, 1950 in Burlington, IA, a daughter of Melvin Ward and Jaunita Catherine (Moore) Stewart. On January 31, 1987 at Parkview Christian Church she married Burns Harrison Neth who survives of the home.
Dianne was a very crafty...
Charles Eugene Nichols
Jul 14, 2024
Charles Eugene Nichols, 69, of Houstonia, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2024 at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.
He was born November 27, 1954, in Fairfax, a son of the late Charles Nichols and Pauline (McClanahan) Bear. On November 25, 1980, he married Penny Shaw, who survives of the home.
Charles was a 1972 graduate of Sweet Springs High School. He entered the...
Josephine L. Thomas
Jul 12, 2024
Josephine Thomas, 76, of Sedalia, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2024, in her home while surrounded by family. She had been fighting cancer for two years.
Josephine was born on March 10, 1948, in Bourbon, Missouri, to Lydia Louise Bollinger and William Bollinger. She received her GED and continued her education through training for various jobs throughout her life. She...
James L. Shepard
Jul 11, 2024
James L. Shepard, 90, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024 at Rest Haven Convalescent Center.
He was born November 24, 1933, in Sedalia, a son of the late Leonard and Anna (Carlson) Shepard.
James was preceded in death by five sisters and their spouses, Dorothy Sands (Raymond), Lucille Meyers (Marion), Ruth Epley (Don), Betty Eickhoff (E.L.) and Mary Webb (Jake).
He...
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