Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...