Obituaries

John Wesley Watkins, 71, of Otterville, MO, died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia from complications of cancer.John was born in Clinton, MO, on August 15, 1947, to Earl A. and Frances Osterholt Watkins.The family moved to Sedalia, then Smithton, MO, where John attended public school, graduating from Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia in 1965.He...

Janice Kay Simpson died on December 6, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.She was born October 17, 1942, in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Martin and Ruth (Meairs) Williamson.  On November 27, 1960, she was married to Robert Simpson who preceded her in death in 2017.She attended and graduated from the Waverly, Kansas Public School System.  Janice...

Claudine Faye Heaps, 80, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born August 17, 1938, in Modesto, CA, daughter of Samuel and Dorothy (Harrison) Judd.She was married to Robert Lee Heaps, who preceded her in death.Claudine was a kind-hearted person. Her family was her life. She dearly loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She...

Michael James Darrough, 42, of Florissant, MO, formerly of Sedalia, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Crestwood Healthcare Center in Florissant.Cremation arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Rodney Allen Gibson, 57, of Sedalia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 28, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C.He was born May 28, 1961, in Sedalia, son of Marvin Edwin and Sandra June (Baker) Gibson.Rodney was a graduate of Smithton High School and attended Central Missouri State University. He worked most of his life in construction. He enjoyed traveling and visiting Civil War battlefields....

Wiley Edward Walter, 85, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at his home.He was born January 9, 1933 in Sedalia, a son of Dorsey Edwin and Helen (Wiley) Walter.  On June 14, 1952, at East Sedalia Baptist Church in Sedalia, he married Helen Frances (Biery), who survives of the home.Wiley served in the United States Air Force as...

William Dwight Miller, 85, of Sedalia, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born February 22, 1933, in Sedalia, son of Jack and Lora (Smith) Miller.On April 3, 1971, in Sedalia, he married Patricia Lou Rutliff, who preceded him in death on February 5, 1988.William worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad in his early years, and then...

Donald McGinnis, 61, of Windsor, MO, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at his home.He was born February 9, 1957, in Butler, MO, son of Philip and Helen (Hendricks) McGinnis.On July 7, 1990, in Belton, MO, he married Patricia (Stevens), who survives of the home.Don worked as a truck driver for the City of Belton. He raised miniature horses and enjoyed...

Georgiy Sirovetskiy, 89, of Sedalia, died Thursday, November 22, 2018, at his home.Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday and 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Sedalia Tabernacle Church, 23299 Highway B, Sedalia, MO.Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Paul Warren “Bill” Williams, Sr., 94, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at his home.He was born April 19, 1924 in Fristoe, son of Arnold and Lorene (Smith) Williams.  On February 13, 1942 in Sedalia, he married Anna Bell (Howard), who survives of the home.Bill served honorably in the United States Army during WWII as a demolition specialist,...

Earl Douglas Davis, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 at his home.He was born May 26, 1925 in Hughesville, MO, a son of Earl H. and Pansey Lena (Shull) Davis.  On July 6, 1946 in Sedalia, MO, he married Sarah I. Cornelius and was married for 52 years before she preceded him in death on July 22,...

George B. “Burt” Leaver, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018, at his home.He was born June 29, 1937 in Groton, NY, a son of Louis and Frances (French) Leaver.Burt was a member of Broadway Baptist Church and had served in the United States Army.  He enjoyed coin collecting, tinkering and fixing anything he could get his hands...

Charles A. Phillips, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Fairview Nursing Home in Sedalia, MO.Charles was born November 18, 1943 in Sedalia, MO, a son of Charles Thomas and Marcella Rebecca (Shepard) Phillips.He was a member of the Greater Kansas City Laborers Union.  Charles enjoyed spending time fishing and with his dogs.He is survived by one...

William Russell “Russ” Boehm, III, 69, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018, while taking a walk near his home.He was born April 1, 1949, in Sedalia, the son of William Russell Boehm, II, and Kathleen Maria (Jagels) Boehm.Russ served honorably in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1972. He retired from Pittsburg Corning where he was a laborer.Russ...

Betty Mae Ostendorf passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at E.W. Thompson Health and Rehabilitation Center in Sedalia, MO.She was born December 23, 1928, in Oxford Junction, IA, daughter of Theodore Pierce and Florence Irene (Kelly) Buchanan.  On November 26, 1947, she married John Ostendorf, who preceded her in death on December 25, 1976. Betty lived in Alexander, IA until...

Barbara DeMoss Rader, 78, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018, at her home.She was born June 24, 1940, in Marshall, daughter of Ora and Aileen DeMoss.Barbara went to school in Malta Bend.In December 1957, she married Bob Rader, who died in 1986. To this union was born one son, Bobby Rader, Jr. who was born in December 1958.Barbara...

James Michael Deignan, 68, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018.He was born January 4, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA a son of Charles and Dorothy (Seiner) Deignan.James worked as a construction estimator for many years.  He was a member of the NRA and enjoyed hunting, fishing and being outdoors.Survivors include two daughters, Kelly Deignan (son-in-law Mark Pringle) of Sedalia,...

Richard Dale “Dick” Setzer, 87, of Green Ridge, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg.He was born February 20, 1931, in Kansas City, MO, the son of John R. and Hattie Fern (Mosier) Setzer.On August 27, 1955, in Ballard, MO, he married Ruby (Hudson), who preceded him in death on June 24, 2016. They...

Florence Alene Lakey, 85, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Four Seasons Living Center in Sedalia, MO.She was born November 11, 1932 in Kansas City, MO, a daughter of Cecil Earl and Allie (Woodall) Lakey.Florence worked for Rival Manufacturing Company for many years.Survivors include one sister, Wilma Hotson (Melvin) of Sedalia, MO; three nephews, Robert Earl Lakey...

In Loving Memory…Mildred Bernice Bary, 98, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Fair View Nursing Home in Sedalia.She was born the fifth of eight children to Rollie James and Melvina Elizabeth “Bessie” (Brownfield) Thomas on July 11, 1920 in Smithton, MO.  She married John W. Wise on January 11, 1943 and from this union two children were...