Obituaries

Wray E. Steele, 85, of Sedalia, died Thursday, October 3, 2019, at Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp.He was born June 22, 1934, in Morgan County, son of William E. “Ed” Steele and Gertrude (McNeal) Steele.On November 4, 1954, in Sedalia, he married Cora B. (Lewis).Wray was a graduate of Smithton High School. He retired from Alcan Cable.He was...

Carl E. Mathews peacefully left this world on Oct 3, 2019, at his home.  He was born by lantern light in Shelby County Illinois on Sept. 15, 1938 to Isabel (Rankin) Mathews and Luther Mathews.Serving in the Army as a Code Breaker, intercepting messages from the Russians at Kenai, Alaska-7th Field Station-1957 through 1960.  He had a great love of...

Barbara L. Scarborough, 73, of Smithton, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019 at her home.She was born July 5, 1946 in Kansas City, MO, a daughter of Robert LeRoy and Evelyn (Neuwell) Daniels.  On September 21, 1963 in Blue Springs, MO, she married John Henry Scarborough, who survives of the home.Barbara was a member of the Order of the Eastern...

Myrna Lou (Case) Gorrell, 79, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born August 9th, 1940 to James Earl and Verna Alice (Kerfoot) Case, in a farmhouse in Johnson County, MO.  She attended Cottage Elementary then Green Ridge School, graduating in 1958.  Myrna was married to Larry Gene Gorrell on September 12th, 1959.Myrna...

Neal Edward Hunter, 71, of Mexico, MO, formerly of Green Ridge, MO, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, MO.He was born on April 22, 1948 in Green Ridge, MO, a son of Glenn Edward and Inez Davis (Reed) Hunter.Neal was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and was a graduate of the Green...

Jesse Henry Martin, 86, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home.He was born December 9, 1932 in Tipton, MO, a son of Jesse Owen and Corinne Marie (Schmidt) Martin.  On November 29, 1952 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sedalia, he married Lillian Virginia Fairfax who survives of the home.Jess was graduate of Sacred Heart School...

Israel Shepard Eigsti, precious baby son of Kylan and June Eigsti, from Sedalia, MO was born at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, MO on Sept 14, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.Israel was born with anencephaly and had a heartbeat until he went to be with Jesus at 1:51 p.m.Sharing with our pain during this difficult journey is our family; paternal grandparents, Matthew...

Orvis William “Bill” Crouch, II, 71, of Sedalia, died Friday, September 13, 2019, at Windsor Health and Rehab.He was born July 9, 1948, in Sedalia, son of Orvis William and Mary Jo (Henderson) Crouch.On October 26, 1985, in Sedalia, he married Barbara E. (Cougull), who preceded him in death on April 19, 2019.Bill owned and operated Crouch’s Tavern in Sedalia,...

William E. Mewes, 88, of Jackson, TN, died Thursday, September 12, 2019, in Jackson.Arrangements are pending at Heckart Funeral Home.

Duane Edwin Brodersen, 82, was born in Florence MO on November 6, 1936, and passed away on September 12, 2019 in Columbia, MO.  He was the third child of Arthur and Maude (Thomas) Brodersen. His family was joined by two more sisters, and he grew up around Otterville, MO.

Duane’s early education was in Otterville, Mo where he played basketball, played...

Charles Gerald “Jerry” Iuchs, 90, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born June 12, 1929, in Overland, MO, a son of Charles Augustus and Sarah Ellen (Fitzgerald) Iuchs.On May 11, 1952, in Sedalia, he married Dorothy Louise (Kirkpatrick).Jerry was the owner of Sedalia Steel and Wire. He was a founding member...

Rebecca Ann Glover Foster, 61, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Boone Hospital Center.She was born January 30, 1958 in Sedalia, MO, a daughter of Charles Henry and Rowena (Maness) Glover.Becky liked shopping, fishing in her younger years, barbequing, and sitting at home looking out her window while drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette.  She loved...

Viola Lee Jaskolski, 88, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Essex of Sedalia.She was born February 18, 1931 in Beaman, MO, a daughter of John and Alta (Potter) McMullin.  On February 10, 1972 in Roseville, MI, she married Frank A. Jaskolski who preceded her in death on June 16, 2006.Viola was a member of Faith Baptist...

Wilma June Zien, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born December 19, 1937 in Fairfax, MO, a daughter of Hubert and Sidney Arlene (Wallace) Fry.Wilma was a 1955 graduate of La Monte High School. She worked at Jenson’s Manufacturing Company and as a waitress at North 65 Café. She also helped...

James (Jim) C. Duzan, age 89, formerly of Sedalia, MO, passed away September 3, 2019, at the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. after a period of declining health.He was born February 11, 1930, in Kansas, IL, to Otha C. and L. Fern (Whisnand) Duzan.Jim graduated from Kansas Community High School in 1948, where he lettered in six-man football and...

Juanita Dean Waggoner, 90, of Sedalia, Missouri, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Four Seasons Living Center.She was born February 2, 1929 in Sedalia, MO, a daughter of William P. and Ethel M. (Maness) Furnell.  On October 19, 1946 in Sedalia, she married Clyde E. Waggoner who preceded her in death in August of 1994.Juanita was a member of...

Marian Elizabeth McCarty, 98, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Sedalia.She was born August 12, 1921, in Sedalia, daughter of George Thomas and Etta Edith (Kendrick) Murphy, who preceded her in death.On December 27, 1941, in Green Ridge, she married Ralph Wilbur McCarty, who died September 26, 1952.Marian was a graduate of Green...

Verda Rae Miller, 88, of Farmersville, TX, formerly of Sedalia, MO, peacefully passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019, at her home.  Mrs. Miller suffered from Parkinson’s disease.She was born October 15, 1930, in Medford, WI, daughter of Hugh Rae and Esther (Lindberg) McIlraith. She was one of four girls.She was married to Russell C. Miller, in 1957. The couple was...

Mary Frances Hopper, 86 of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Sylvia Thompson Residential Center.She was born July 26, 1933 in Beaman, a daughter of William Phillip and Orlena Snapp Hayes. On Feb. 16, 1952 in Sedalia, MO she was united in marriage to Raymond Louis Hopper who preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 2006.Mary was baptized...

J. Dale Stansberry, USAF Master Sergeant, Retired, 80 of Sedalia, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Fair View Nursing Home.He was born Oct. 6, 1938 in Ottumwa, Iowa, a son of Max A. Stansberry and Edith C. Kearns Stansberry.  On June 1, 1984 he was married to LaVerne Berry, who survives of the home.Mr. Stansberry graduated from Ottumwa...