Obituaries

Wesley Lewis “Sonny” Shirley, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Rest Haven Convalescent and Retirement Home.He was born March 21, 1937, in Sedalia, son of Walter E. Shirley and Adele (Bashore) Birch.On March 25, 1960, in Lee’s Summit, he married Bethel Joy (Allee), who preceded him in death on July 25, 2013.He was a veteran of...

Joy Ann Huffman, 71, of Sedalia, died Wednesday evening, July 25, 2018, at her home.She was born February 26, 1947, in Sedalia, daughter of Aaron Dee Carver and Kathryn (Mann) Carver, who preceded her in death.On November 27, 1965, in Sedalia, Joy married Bobby Huffman, who preceded her in death on August 6, 1985.Joy was the best mom in the...

Joyce Lee (Sandy) Jarrett, 64, of Jefferson City, died Monday, July 23, 2018, at her home.She was born June 20, 1954, in Sedalia, daughter of Ray Lewis Sandy and Mary J. (Hodler) Sandy.Joyce worked as an LPN for Lenoir Woods in Columbia. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sedalia. Joyce loved her family and especially enjoyed...

Myrna Maudell Luce Bowers, age 92, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018, at Fair View Nursing Home, after a short illness.She was born April 2, 1926, in Nevada, MO, daughter of Frank David Cook and Blanche (Davis) Cook. On February 1, 1946, she was married to Norman Eugene Luce, who preceded her in death on December 17, 1991. ...

Bonnie M. Wall, 88, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Four Seasons Living Center.Arrangements are pending at Heckart Funeral Home.

Hazel Alice Shivers, 95, of Sedalia, formerly of Salem, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp.She was born July 22, 1922, in Osage Beach, daughter of George and Grace (Mansfield) McDowell.In October 1950, she was married to Ezra Shivers, who preceded her in death.Before marriage, Hazel taught school. She then became a housewife....

Mary-Nancy Moore Smith, 39, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness at her home on July 13, 2018.Mary-Nancy was born on August 10, 1978, in Odessa, TX. She lived in both Abilene and Waco, TX, during her growing up years. She graduated from Connally High School in 1996, and graduated from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX, in 2003, with...

Mildred D. Moravec-Grateke, 86, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Wichita, KS.She was born January 29, 1932, in Mitchell, NE, daughter of Gurney and Sarah (Frank) Coe.In 1950, in South Dakota, she was married to Rodney D. Moravec Sr., who preceded her in death on January 9, 2000. Later she married Chris Grateke, who also preceded her...

Katherine Lynn Rudd, 67, of Knob Noster, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City.She was born August 2, 1950, in Sedalia, daughter of Chester W. Kerr and Helen B. (Lewis) Kerr.She was married to George W. Monteer, who preceded her in death in 1983. Later she married Dale W. Rudd, who preceded her in...

Richard Joseph Loftus of Dallas, Texas passed away on July 9, 2018, at the age of 90. He was born on February 2, 1928, to John and Arvilla (Goodall) Loftus in Tama, Iowa, and graduated from Tama High School in 1947. Richard proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Mary Anna Arndt...

Robert E. Wood, 90, of Windsor, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Garden Valley Healthcare Center in Kansas City.No services will be held.

Jack Armon Allee, Sedalia, went to meet the Lord Saturday, July 7, surrounded by his loving family after a brief battle with cancer.  Jack was born November 23, 1942, to William Armon and Eddyth Carol (Kesterson) Allee in California, Mo. He graduated from Stover High School in 1960 and served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966 in Germany.  ...

Emory Alvin Kempf, beloved husband of Charlene Dawn (Headings) Kempf, was born July 17, 1962, to Alvin and Lucille (Shrock) Kempf at Morrison, IL.He accepted Christ in his youth, and was a faithful member of the Olive Hill Amish-Mennonite Church at the time of his death.On June 28, 1984, he was united in marriage to Charlene Headings, daughter of Stanley...

Genevieve Jean (Abelhouzen) Brummet, 86, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp.She was born April 19, 1932, in Salt Lake City, UT, daughter of Albert F. and Genevieve L. (Heisterberg) Abelhouzen.On April 23, 1993, she was married to Fred Brown Brummet, who died September 15, 2006.Jean worked at the A&P and...

Jane Lucile “Hawley” Appleton, 84, of Sedalia, died on Monday, July 2, 2018 at the Ridge Crest Nursing Center in Warrensburg, Missouri. She suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Jane was born on April 7, 1934 in Laurens, Iowa.She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Jay Myron Appleton; her father, Charles Frederick Hawley; mother, Leone Louise “Davidson” Hawley;...

In Loving Memory…Glenda Susan Byrd, age 59, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018, at her home.She was born August 15, 1958, in Versailles, MO, to Omar and Marguerite Uptegrove.She is survived by three sisters, one step-sister and four brothers: Linda David, of Sedalia, Eva Wilson, of Versailles, Ila Keele, of Sedalia, Louise Love, of the State of California,...

Helen Estelle (Engler) Ellis, 92, of Pettis County passed away on June 27, 2018 in Sedalia.Helen was born on February 1, 1926 in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Sedalia.  The daughter of Marshall H. “Toots” Engler and Stella (Nicholson) Engler, she was well known in the 16th and Grand Avenue neighborhood as Tomboy.She was a member Smith-Cotton HS...

Larry J. Bass, 78, of Sedalia, MO passed away peacefully at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS on June 25, 2018.He was born October 31, 1939 at La Monte, MO to Elmer and Zetta (Duffer) Bass.  He grew up on a farm south of Smithton, attended Black Jack country school and graduated from Smithton High School in 1957.  ...

Carol Nadine (Houk) Klein, 82, of Sedalia, died Sunday, June 17, 2018, at her home.She was born November 16, 1935, in Sedalia, daughter of Martin and Marjorie (Garst) Houk, who preceded her in death. She is the niece of the Winsteads who started their drive-in business in Kansas City, which included Garst’s Drive-in in Sedalia where she worked as a...

Myrtle E. “Myrt” Buck, 83, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born September 12, 1934, in Osage County, KS, a daughter of Clyde and Florence (Anderson) Smith. She was married to James P. “Jim” Buck Sr. who preceded her in death December 12, 1993.She graduated from Topeka High School in 1952. She worked...