Obituaries

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...

Patricia Lynn “Patty” Snow, 60, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at her home.She was born July 24, 1960, in Kansas City, MO, a daughter of the late Charles and Gail (Morrison) Parker. On October 4, 2018, in Sedalia, she married Jesse Snow, who survives of the home.Patty was a homemaker. She was an excellent cook and was...

Dirac Lars Twidwell, Sr., 61, of LaMonte, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at his home.He was born August 25, 1959, in North Platte, NE, a son of the late Bryson and Margie (Eaton) Twidwell. On August 18, 1979, he was united in marriage to Joan Marie Hoefer at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sutherland, NE, who survives of the home.He...

Patrick J. Mergen, 80, of Sedalia, formerly of Sunrise Beach, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born March 17, 1940, in Whittemore, IA, a son of the late Michael and Esther (Higley) Mergen. On September 2, 1961, in Whittemore, he was married to Carol Kollasch, who survives of the home.Pat was a 1958 graduate...

Gerald Lee Morgan, Sr., 69, of Sedalia, formerly of Miami, OK, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at 11:01 p.m. due to complications from COVID19.He is survived by his sister, Doris Morgan; daughter, Nancy Wilson; and son, Gerald Morgan, Jr.Gerald went home to be with his father, Odell Morgan; mother, Margaret (DuBois) Morgan; and brothers, Harold DuBois, Thomas Morgan and...

Penny Sue Martz Biggerstaff, age 60, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020.She was born on January 16, 1960, the daughter of George and Emma Martz. Penny graduated with the class of 1979 from Shawnee Mission West High School.Penny was a caretaker for much of her life, running a daycare for many years and providing individual in-home care. Penny was...

Hope Diane Lecchi, 56, of Smithton, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 3, 2020.Born November 9, 1964, in Salina, KS, she was one of two daughters of Norma Jean (Bretall) and Vincent Lecchi.Hope was a retired educator.She was loyal, intelligent, fair, caring, unselfish, funny, bright, fierce, determined, serious, a writer, giving, helpful, a believing friend of Our...

Barry Lee Barnes, 69, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis.He was born June 12, 1951, in Sedalia, a son of the late James L. and Mary (Van Auken) Barnes. On May 11, 1990, he was married to Donna Marie Mattingly.Barry was a 1969 graduate of Smith Cotton High School and attended...

Dorothy Lee “Dot” Dunfee, 91, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp.She was born June 16, 1929, in Davies County, daughter of Gordon and Celia Bell (Tout) Shuler.Dorothy was a 1947 graduate of Jamesport School. She then attended college in Maryville.On April 30, 1948, in Jamesport, she married James Will Dunfee,...

Dixie Ruth Byrum (Burns), 86, of Lee’s Summit formerly of Sedalia passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Solstice Senior Living in Lee’s Summit.She was born May 23, 1934 in Clarinda, IA to Ruth and Louis Burns. Her mother died and Etta and Luther Moore adopted her at 2 and a half years old. She attended Northwest Missouri State and...

John Albert Snyder, 77, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at his home.He was born December 22, 1942 in Hampton, VA, to Mahlon Ray and Peggy Opal (Herod) Snyder.  On March 2, 1963 in Houston, TX, he married Marilyn Ann Nichols who survives of the home.John graduated from John H. Reagan High School in Houston, TX in 1960. ...

Floyd Allen Williams, 74, of Sedalia, died Sunday, November 29, 2020, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.Arrangements are pending at Heckart Funeral Home.

Willis Daniel “Bill” Stokes Jr., 81, of Sedalia, Missouri, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.Bill was born in Niagara Falls, New York, on Oct. 30, 1939, to Ruth Helen Channing and Willis Daniel Stokes Sr. After a brief stint in the U.S. Army, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, retiring...

Robert Lee “Bob” Young, 79, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born April 16, 1941, in Windsor, a son of the late Orval Cleo and Dollie C. (Cochran) Young. He was married to Athlene Carver and she preceded him in death in 2009.Bob was a lifelong resident of Missouri, living most of...

Vicki Lynn Shoemaker, 60, of Hughesville, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020.She was born January 18, 1960, in Sedalia, daughter of Kenneth Ray Richards and Gloria Jean (Savage) Richards, who preceded her in death.In 2003, in Sedalia, she was married to Clarence Wayne Shoemaker, Jr.Vicki’s life revolved around raising her six kids. She worked as a truck driver for a...

Agnes Irene Woolery, 76, of Sedalia, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020.She was born March 30, 1944, in Sedalia. She was the oldest of four children born to Joseph and Velva Offenburger.She was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sedalia for 45 years.On June 24, 1961 she was united in marriage to Claude Woolery.She...

Beth Palmer, 94, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born November 22, 1926, in Green Ridge, daughter of Forrest and Gertrude (Calvert) Helman.On August 9, 1946, at First United Methodist Church in Sedalia, she was married to Eldo Lee Palmer, who preceded her in death on January 11, 2013.Beth went to...