Obituaries

John Dewey Logsdon, Jr., 79 of Rolla, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Silverstone Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Rolla.He was born February 18, 1941 in Memphis, TN, a son of John D. Sr. and Margaret Marie (McClure) Logsdon.John honorably served in the United States Air Force retiring after 33 years of service and holding the rank of...

Shirlene Lucille Harris, 70, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at her home.She was born March 5, 1950, in Peoria, IL, a daughter of the late Cleo and Stella (Cotton) Curry. In 1989, in Louisville, KY, she was married to Steven Harris, who survives.Shirlene was a very outgoing and selfless person, always putting others before herself. She was...

Ronnie Alan Vincent, 38, of Fayette, MO, formerly of Sedalia, MO, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Riverview Nursing Center in Mokane.He was born March 22, 1982, in Sedalia, a son of Steven A. Vincent and Mary M. (Cowles).He was a graduate of the Missouri School for the Blind in St. Louis. He worked at Domino’s Pizza for a...

Janet Lee Collister, 78, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at her home.She was born November 14, 1942, in Sedalia, a daughter of the late Loy Leo and Wilma Jean (Dotson) Austin.Janet was a dietician at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She delighted in preparing special food requests from the hospital staff.She had a gift for decorating and especially...

Stacy Susan Hearst was born March 14, 1962 to Sara Diven Hearst Bunch and John R. Hearst (deceased).Stacy attended schools in Kansas City, Warsaw and Ava, MO.On January 23, 1980, Stacy was involved in an auto accident that left her an invalid. Before her accident, Stacy was a disc jockey on KSOA Radio in Ava, MO.Besides her mother, Stacy leaves...

Patricia Ann Frederick, 67, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born July 9, 1953 in Mountain View, MO, a daughter of Melvin Leroy and Martha Elizabeth (Malcuit) Hatfield.Pat worked for many years at the Sedalia Country Club as the head waitress.  She enjoyed watching the Kansas City Chiefs and loved to spend...

Paul Daniel Bass, 76, of Florence, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Versailles, Missouri.Paul was born on March 25, 1944 in Florence, Missouri the son of Elmer J. and Zetta (Duffer) Bass. He attended Blackjack School near Florence and Smithton High School, where he excelled in basketball and track. He was drafted into the Army and honorably...

Clarice Maxine (Cole) Ruckman, 98, of Sedalia, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Rest Haven Convalescent and Retirement Home.Clarice was born November 14, 1922, in Deadwood, South Dakota, to Charles Dillon Cole and Nellie Mae (Best) Cole. Nellie married Guy Montgomery when Clarice was about three. Guy raised Clarice and her brother, Bob, as his own.Clarice talked about...

Jeffrey Eugene Loucks, 61, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born July 13, 1959, in Sedalia, a son of the late John Edward and Margie Imogene Pierce Loucks Arnold.Jeff was a master tinkerer and could fix anything – sometimes fixing things before they were broken.He was a loyal friend and generous to...

Ruth Anne Cook, 92, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born August 21, 1928, in Sedalia, daughter of Campbell and Cleo (Thompson) Berry.On December 22, 1945, in Sedalia, she married Edward W. Cook, who preceded her in death on March 10, 2018.Ruth Anne was a beautiful woman inside and out. She...

Frank Waldo Dow, 72, of rural Hughesville, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at his home.He was born February 16, 1948, in Sedalia, a son of the late Lee Ernest Dow, Sr. and Esther (Mittelhauser) Dow. On July 17, 1971, in Houstonia, he married Wanda Bales, who survives of the home.He was a 1966 graduate of Northwest High School. He...

Marilyn Keith Anderson, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at the Lincoln Community Care Center in Lincoln, MO.She was born July 3, 1933 in Sedalia, MO, a daughter of George Lester and Vera Keith (Petty) Smith.  On May 7, 1953 in Sedalia, she married Dale Adolph Anderson and he preceded her in death on June 22, 2017.Marilyn...

Gary Dale Payne was born July 15, 1943, in the family home at Florence, Missouri. Jesus called his faithful servant home suddenly after a brief illness on December 23, 2020, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. Rev. Payne preached the gospel for 59 years. He made his profession of faith at age eleven and at age eighteen was called to the...

Milagros Romarate Sumilang, 87 years old, passed away with her family by her side on December 17, 2020 around 10:45 USA time and December 18, 2020 round 12:45 in the afternoon Philippine time at Sweet Springs, Missouri, USA.She was born on February 8, 1933 in Dipolog City to Diosdado Romarate and Irenea Campomanes. She married Salvador M. Sumilang from San...

Doris Dean Goalder, 90, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at her home.She was born January 12, 1930, in Sedalia, a daughter of the late John Riley and Mable Elizabeth (Busker) Ransdell. She met the love of her life, Harvey Wray Goalder, at a wrestling match at the National Guard Armory and married him on June 16, 1950.After...

Richard Emmett Burton, 86, of Chillicothe, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at E.W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center in Sedalia.He was born September 9, 1934 in Livingston County, a son of the late Elmo Gordon and Melva Lucille (Seek) Burton. On October 25, 1958, he married Betty Lou Shobe and to this union were born two children, Penny Sue...

Flora “LaVerne” Stansberry, 77, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born July 15, 1943, daughter of the late Virgil Lee Berry and Anna L. (Burns) Berry.On June 1, 1984, LaVerne married the love of her life, Joseph “Dale” Stansberry.She loved to read and was always checking out the new book list and...

William J. “Bill” Morris, 72, of Sedalia, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at his home.He was born August 19, 1948, in Lawrenceville, IL, son of William J. and Louise (Eyeipock) Morris.Bill is a 1966 graduate of Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia, MO.On July 13, 1981, in Ottumwa, IA, he married Mary Lea (Bailey) who he adored for...

Theodore Madison Youngblood, 90, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born November 18, 1930, in Pasadena, CA, son of Earl W. and Sarah Helen (Slover). His mother died when he was young and he was  raised by his father and stepmother, Viva L. Youngblood.Ted served in the United States Air Force for over...

Edith Yvonne Donath, age 98, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020, at her home.She was born May 3, 1922, in Spring Hill, KS, daughter of John Mason Morgan and Beulah Hensey Morgan. On March 22, 1947, in Sedalia, she was united in marriage to Dr. Donald W. Donath, who preceded her in death on June 6, 2014.Edith graduated...