Obituaries

Shirley Joan Collins, 79, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, at EW Thompson Health and Rehabilitation Center.Born February 27, 1942, in Pettis County, she was one of three children of Franklin H. and Sophie C. (Wolf) Pabst.She was baptized as an infant at St. Patrick Church.Shirley was a 1960 graduate of Sacred Heart School.On August 6, 1960, at...

James Robert “Bob” McKenzie, 72, of Sedalia, died Friday, July 9, 2021, at Nathan Richard Healthcare in Nevada.He was born December 5, 1948, in Sedalia, son of Forrest Milton and Dixie Ruth (Johnson) McKenzie.Bob was a 1966 Smith-Cotton High School graduate and attended Central Missouri State University. He moved to Kansas City and worked at Western Electric. Later he was...

Marjorie Ellen Smith, 93, of Sedalia, died Friday, July 9, 2021, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born August 24, 1927, in Waverly, IA, a daughter of Clifford Van and Ella Louise (Black) Pickard.  On October 31, 1948, in Hampton, IA, she married Lloyd L. Smith who preceded her in death.Marjorie attended Epworth United Methodist Church.  She was a...

Patricia “Maxine” Hall, 81, of Warsaw, MO, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, at her daughter’s home. She was born in Sedalia, MO on August 19, 1939, a daughter of Homer and Bessie Irene (Howard) Shackles, who preceded her in death.She was married to Claude Fry who preceded her in death in March of 1974. She then married Otto E....

Thomas Eugene Perkins, 67, of Sweet Springs went to live with his Heavenly Father on July 2, 2021 at Boone Hospital in Columbia.He was born November 29, 1953, in Gibson City, IL, son of Francis and Alice (Blackmore) Perkins.Thomas served honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam era, from December 1971 to December 1975.On July 5,2008, in Sweet...

Wilma Mae Quick, 85, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Rest Haven Convalescent Center.She was born March 28, 1936, in Warrensburg, daughter of the late Oscar B. and Mildred E. (Laughman) Evans. On April 26, 1961, in Warrensburg, she married Lloyd Quick, who preceded her in death on February 14, 1985.Wilma was a homemaker. Her life revolved...

Wilma Quay Pummill, age 98, slipped into the arms of her heavenly father on July 3rd, 2021, surrounded by her family. Wilma was born on May 16, 1923 in Grandview, Missouri to Beulah Petty Stone and Wilmer F. Stone.In 1939, Wilma met Lawrence Pummill on a hayride in Houstonia. They were married in 1940. When Lawrence entered the army in...

Patricia Faye Sebring, 78, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.She was born May 16, 1943, in Cody, WY, daughter of William M. and Margaret Celina (Pierce) Smith.On December 30, 1966, in Madison, KS, she was married to Darrell Clinton Sebring, who preceded her in death on March 15, 2004.One of seven...

Howard Joseph “Joe” Morey, 54, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City.He was born February 20, 1967, in Sedalia, son of Howard Arthur and Joyce Ann (Walker) Morey.On May 2, 1987, in Otterville, he was married to Laura Michelle (Whitsitt).After graduating from high school, Joe went to work for Potts Roofing, which...

Bobby J. “Bob” Richards, 83, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.He was born March 12, 1938 in Smithton, a son of the late Lewis Washington and Goldie Iness (Jackson) Richards. On July 23, 1977, he married Pearl Glover, who preceded him in death on April 13, 2007.Bob’s hobbies included hunting, fishing and...

Doris Elaine Moon, 95, of Sedalia, passed away Friday June 25, 2021 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born March 15, 1926, in Sedalia, daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Romig) Colaflower. On August 22, 1948, in Sedalia, she married Freddie Moon, who preceded her in death on October 23, 2009.Doris was a 1945 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School....

Ivan Dale Laster, Jr., 47, of Sedalia, died Monday, June 21, 2021.He was born December 17, 1973, in Waverly, son of Ivan Dale Sr. and Janis (Toliver) Laster.Ivan attended Smith-Cotton High School. He worked in maintenance at Stanley Black and Decker.He loved to barbecue and shoot guns. Ivan was friendly to everybody and liked to joke around. He knew a...

In Loving Memory…Virgil Martin Baker, 96, of Sedalia, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021 at Rest Haven Convalescent and Retirement Home in Sedalia.He was born July 3, 1924 in Clarksburg, Missouri, the son of Raymond and Ethel (Simmers) Baker, who preceded him in death, as did his wife, Jessie; brother, Lloyd Baker; and sister, Faye Martin.Virgil was a WWII...

(Nada) Fayrene Mayes, 95, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born October 30, 1925, in Beaver County, OK, the oldest of five children born to the late Orel Ellen (Hudson) and Milford Jay Bennett.In 1949, in King Fisher, OK, she married Ralph Waldon Mayes, Jr. who preceded her in death...

Jamie Nicholas Clark, 27, of Sedalia, passed away, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home.He was born July 8, 1993, in Sedalia, a son of Shawn and Vickey (McCormack) Clark.On December 22, 2011, in Sedalia, he married Victoria Shumaker, who survives of the home.Jamie was a 2011 graduate of Clinton High School. He loved being a dad, spending time with...

Linda S. Turner, 80, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021 at her home.She was born December 8, 1940, in Oklahoma City, OK, to the late Howard and Nona (Broaddus) Turner.After a long career with the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, GA, Linda moved to her parent’s home in rural Pettis County. While in Sedalia, she owned and operated Nona’s...

Earl R. Finley, 91, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg.He was born May 16, 1930, in St. Louis, MO, a son of George Cecil and Cannis Ruth (Morgan) Finley.Earl honorably served in the United States Marine Corps and was a member of the First Christian Church in Sedalia.  He was also...

Marjorie Ellen Mosier Linhardt, 98 years old, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Missouri. She was born July 24, 1922 in Syracuse, Morgan County, Missouri, the daughter of Emil and Carlola Vandalia (Dale) King Mosier.Marjorie and Ralph Oscar Linhardt were united in marriage on April 15, 1944 by Pastor William Bessmer at the...

Sgt. John Matthew McCutchen of Sedalia; known to his friends and family as Matt passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.He was born July 3, 1986, in Sedalia, to John and Donna (Green) McCutchen.On April 19, 2010, in Germany, he married Kathrin Brandhofer, who survives of the home.Matt loved history, specifically military history. He became a voracious reader at a...

Helen Louise O’Brien Cramer, 98, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at E.W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center.She was born January 19, 1923, in Sedalia, a daughter of the late Edward and Edna (Crum) O’Brien. In 1941, she married Clifford Hicks, who passed away March 26, 1946. In 1948, she married George F. Cramer, who passed away September...