Obituaries

Barbara R. George, 100, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born October 25, 1918, in Independence, KS, daughter of Walter Franklin and Fern (Mackay) Head.She was married to J. Kenneth George, who died in 1977.Barbara worked as a teacher in her younger years, before becoming a homemaker. Later she owned and...

Carl Mark Vens, age 21 months, passed away at 10:39 a.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born March 24, 2017, in Bettendorf, IA, son of Christopher Mark and Madison Rose (Fister) Vens.Carl was a loving son and grandson. He was outgoing, free-spirited, active and energetic. He was just learning to talk and loved books. He...

Earl L. McCleery 79, of Tipton, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home.Earl Lee McCleery was born in Fulton, MO, on September 27, 1939 but soon came to Tipton to spend the rest of his life.  His parents were Earl Udell and Stella (Wilkes) McCleery.  Earl and his brother Teddy Joe were under the care of their grandmother...

Mary Frances McCandless, 90, of Sedalia, passed on December 16, 2018, at the Beautiful Savior Nursing Home in Belton, MO.She was born September 6, 1928, in St. Louis, MO, a daughter of William McKinley Williams, Sr. and Ruby Evelyn (Henderson) Williams.Mary was raised and educated in Sedalia and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1946.She married Robert Lee McCandless on...

Marian Lynette (Schaefer) Tempel, 91, of Sedalia, MO, died Sunday, December 16, 2018.She was born on October 21, 1927, at Higginsville, MO, daughter of Charles F. and Hulda C. (Riekhof) Schaefer, Sr.Marian attended the Republican Elementary School in rural Lafayette County and graduated from Higginsville High School in 1945. While in high school she studied organ with Edna Scotten Billings,...

Jo Ann Arnold Jefcoat, 86, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Sedalia.She was born May 13, 1932 in Sweet Springs, MO, a daughter of John Ernest and Jewel M. (Payne) Garrett.  Jo Ann was married to John C. Arnold who preceded her in death on May 5, 1972.  She married Bob Jefcoat...

B.J. Tegtmeyer, 71, of La Monte, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018, at her home.She was born February 13, 1947, in Marshall, Arkansas, daughter of Arlie and Evelyn (Church) Milam.On August 13, 1981, in Sedalia, she married Marlin P. Tegtmeyer.B.J. was a homemaker and helped her husband run the farm. Her hobbies included reading, sewing, and watching the Walking Dead...

Galen Dale Burrows, 72, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at his home.He was born February 5, 1946, in Stockton, CA, son of Harley and Reacy (Corbley) Burrows.On May 10, 1969, in Reno, NV, he married Carolyn (Yager).He was a U.S. Army veteran.Galen worked as an auto body painter. He had owned Burrows Auto Painting, and later worked at...

In Loving Memory …Legora B. Ray, 91, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at Grace Gardens of Leawood, KS.She was born February 19, 1927 in Frankenstein, MO.  On June 19, 1947 in Frankenstein, she married Russell L. Ray who preceded her in death on July 15, 2009.Legora was a member of Sacred Heart Church and worked for...

Barbara Ann Brooks, 73, of Boonville, Missouri, formerly of Houston, Texas, passed Monday afternoon, December 10, 2018 at the Riverdell Care Center in Boonville, Missouri.She was born on November 11, 1945, in Houston, Texas, daughter of Peyton Alton and Verla Marie Chapin Stubblefield.  She married Alton Ray Williams who died in 1983.  On December 3, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Frank Harrison Herring, 88, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, from causes related to Alzheimer’s.He was born February 19, 1930, in rural Hannibal, son of Richard H. and Catherine J. (Johnson) Herring.In 1948, he married Betty (Stout), who died in 1973.On February 28, 1974, in Warrensburg, he married Juanita C. (Brown).Mr....

Ralph Leroy Farris, 90, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at his home.Ralph enjoyed hunting and fishing, liked to watch westerns on TV, loved to cook, loved his cat Mater, and of course his wife Catherine whom he married on November 16, 1984.  He liked to sit on the front porch with a cold beer watching wildlife.  After...

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....

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...

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...

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...