Obituaries

Martha Lee Golston, 82, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, at her home.She was born September 15, 1931, in Kansas City, daughter of Matt Lee and Daisy J. Hughes Brown. On October 27, 1949, in Kansas City, she married Ward T. Golston, who survives of the home.Mrs. Golston was a bookkeeper at Inter-State Studio for many years and...

Betty Louise Young, 83, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Winchester Meadows.She was born September 26, 1930, in Jefferson City, daughter of William F. Walsh and Lola DeFaye Uptegrove Walsh Ballew. On March 8, 1949, in Jefferson City, she married Thomas W. Young, who preceded her in death on September 8, 1995.Betty enjoyed sewing, music, and working...

James Eldon Bacon, 79, of Warsaw, formerly of Sedalia, died Thursday, July 3, 2014, at Vidant Heart Institute in Greenville, N.C.He was born November 6, 1934, in Dotham, MO, son of Ed and Zula Mae Clark Bacon. On July 17, 1971, in St. Joseph, he married Elizabeth A. Couchman-Summers, who died May 12, 2011.Jim retired as a heavy equipment mechanic...

Roy Richard Griffin, 83, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born September 5, 1930, in Pettis County, son of Clark Griffin and Noma Goode Croft. He was married to Wanda Jean Petree, who preceded him in death on August 24, 2001.Mr. Griffin had worked for Kitty Clover Potato Chips, Taystee Bread and...

John Robert Hays, Jr., 81 of Sedalia, died Monday, July 21, 2014, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.He was born July 6, 1933, in Leeton, MO, son of John R. Sr. and Thelma I. Martin Hays. John’s family had a musical radio program on KDRO, called “The Hays Hour.”On May 22, 1953, in Sedalia, he married Carolyn Morgan, who survives...

Paul Ray “Poncho” Brownfield, 78, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014, at his home.He was born September 19, 1935, in the Wells Road area of Pettis County, son of Floyd and Hattie Pummill Brownfield. On October 19, 1956, in Sedalia, he married Mitzi Lou Eby and they were blessed with four children. On May 25, 1979, in Green...

In Loving Memory…Jo Ann Evelyn Anders, 83, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born February 20, 1931, in Boonville, daughter of James Marshall and LaVesta Violet Wilson Summerskill. On November 20, 1965, in Reno, NV, she married J.E. Anders, who died in 1980.For many years, Jo Ann owned and operated the Anderly...

Fred Biggs, 80, of Sedalia, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Country Club Care Center in Warrensburg.He was born January 23, 1934, south of Nelson, MO, son of Clarence and Anna Elizabeth Caton Biggs.He attended Postal, Ridge Prairie and Nelson schools, moving to Sedalia while a fourth grader and went to Whittier. He graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1952.On...

Lee Arthur Morris, 75, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.Lee was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 16, 1939, to Arthur L. and Thekla C. Morris.  He graduated high school in 1957 and enlisted in the Navy that same year.  He married the late Dorothy L. Morris on September 2, 1960. ...

Larry Clay Whitworth, 58, of La Monte, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014, at his home.He was born January 11, 1956, in Sedalia, son of Lawson Clay and Anna Lee Fisher Whitworth. On October 26, 1974, in La Monte, he married Bobbie Jean Whitworth, who survives of the home.Mr. Whitworth worked for MoDot for 22 years. He was also a...

Dr. Donald Warren Donath (Ed.D.), 90, of Sedalia, passed away Friday evening, June 6, 2014, at his home.He was born November 30, 1923, in Sedalia, son of William and Bertha Frances Johnson Donath. On March 22, 1947, in Sedalia, he married Edith Yvonne Morgan, who survives of the home.Don attended Smith-Cotton High School and withdrew early to join the Army....

James Estill Cole, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at his home.He was born June 10, 1926, in La Monte, son of James S. and Wealthy M. Christy Cole. On December 18, 1962, in Miami, OK, he married Helen J. Parks, who died January 2, 1996.Mr. Cole was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving...

Virginia Louise Hughes, 93, of Marshall, passed away Thursday evening, May 29, 2014, at the Living Center in Marshall.She was born January 26, 1921, in Pilot Grove, daughter of Eddie Alonzo and Minnie Lee Davis Busker. On May 2, 1939, in Sedalia, she married Joseph Ray “Mike” Hughes, who preceded her in death on January 9, 2001.Mrs. Hughes worked as...

After a brave year-long fight with cancer, James Page passed away on May 27, 2014.He was born in Sedalia, Missouri on June 5, 1955.  After graduating from high school in Kansas City, he attended Oregon State University where he obtained a degree in forestry engineering.  He worked in forestry in Oregon and Montana.  From there, he moved to Alaska.  With...

Norma Jewell Tullis, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born May 19, 1932, in Chetopa, KS, daughter of Ralph Douglas and Goldie Gertrude Koons Middleton. On September 5, 1954, in McCune, KS, she married Melvin A. Tullis, who died July 12, 2001.She grew up in the Cherokee and Labette County,...

Donald Ray Binning Jr., 63, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born December 11, 1950, in Olwein, IA, son of Donald Ralph Sr. and Emma Scovel Binning. On November 4, 1975, in Davenport, IA, he married Julie E. Monk, who survives of the home.Don enjoyed music and gardening. He was a Navy...

Becky Ann Merk , 77, of Sedalia, passed away on May 11, 2014, in her home.She was born May 4, 1937, daughter of Kit King and Mamie Dorothy (Cranfield) Rumans who preceded her in death. She married Charles Albert Merk on June 6, 1954, in Florence, Missouri. She grew up on a farm in Morgan County and  has resided in...

Roger Samuel Kropf, beloved husband of Mary Beth (Hostetler) Kropf, was born Feb. 5, 1966, to Eugene and Luella Kropf at Springfield, MO.God called Roger home on May 9, 2014, at the age of 48 years, 3 months, and 4 days, following a farm accident. He was working by himself, planting corn at a rented farm about 28 miles from...

Louella Marie Goodson, 86, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born June 1, 1927, in Cole Camp, daughter of Ernest Delbert and Mary Gladys Kepler Bormann. On April 21, 1947, in Louisburg, KS, she married Walter Lee Goodson, who preceded her in death on February 27, 1977.Louella worked at Lamy’s, worked...

Homer Grant “Dempsey” Ashbrook, 92, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014.Dempsey was born in Sedalia on May 29, 1921, to James Homer Ashbrook and Emma Alice McElfresh Ashbrook.He leaves behind his wife of 60 years, Mildred Ashbrook. Also surviving is son, Larry (Sandy) Ashbrook, and daughters, Sharon Schultz and Mary Comer, Sedalia. Other  survivors include six grandchildren, 11...