Obituaries

In Loving MemoryWayne Henry Byrd, 91, of Warsaw, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center.He was born February 28, 1922, in Warsaw, son of Henry Wilson and Viola Elizabeth Wright Byrd. On March 19, 1943, in Sedalia, he was married to Lela Fern Buffon, who survives of the home.Mr. Byrd retired from...

In Loving MemoryEdna Maurine Bluhm, 97, of Smithton, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at her home.Maurine was born October 14, 1915, in Clifton City, MO, daughter of the late John Armstead and Bessie Leona (Cordry) Streit. She was married to Bernarr Bluhm on December 31, 1939. Bernarr preceded her in death in 1952.They had two sons, Terry Allen, who...

In Loving MemoryEvelyn L. Hickman, 86, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, May 27, 2013, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born January 3, 1927, in Pettis County, daughter of Arthur and Martha Kunzler Keele.Mrs. Hickman was a member of Parkway Freewill Baptist Church and played the organ at First Assembly of God Church for 25 years. She enjoyed quilting and...

In Loving MemoryJohnny Mack Grimes, 68, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at his home.He was born February 1, 1945, in the State of California, son of Cecil and Mary Helen Cunningham Grimes. On March 13, 1970, in Sedalia, he married Carole J. Smith, who survives of the home.Mr. Grimes retired from the Sedalia Democrat after 44 years,...

In Loving MemoryPreston Stone Tuttle, 83, of Bryson City, N.C., passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013, at his son’s home in Sedalia, MO.He was born October 7, 1929, in Meadows, N.C., son of James Watt and Madge Ezell Sparks Tuttle. On July 2, 1956, in Fort Benning, GA, he married Euadean Hooper, who survives of the home.Mr. Tuttle retired from...

In Loving MemoryDorothy Jean Grupe, 83, of Sedalia, formerly of Smithton, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born December 18, 1929, in Otterville, daughter of David Henry and Agnes Wells Meyer. On June 7, 1947, in Sedalia, she married Elroy Emil Grupe, who died March 20, 2005.Dorothy was an Avon lady for many years...

In Loving MemoryDavid Wayne “Rosey” Verts, 58, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at his home.He was born June 18, 1954, in Boonville, son of Charles T. and Helen Wilhelmina Haller Verts.Rosey retired from Alcan Cable last month after 29 1/2 years. He was a machinist, fabricator and inventor. He raced motorcycles, was a member of the Freedom Road...

In Loving MemoryLeno Belle Nelson, 87, of Green Ridge, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born March 30, 1926, in Springfield, MO, daughter of Lawrence Oliver and Ova Young Myers. On January 27, 1961, in Kansas City, MO, she was married to Donald A. Nelson, who preceded her in death on January 19, 2009.Mrs....

In Loving MemoryJimmy Moore, 68, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday evening, May 7, 2013, at his home.He was born April 25, 1945, in Williamson, WV, son of Curtis and Evelyn Robinette Moore. On June 29, 1968, in Phelps, KY, he married Phoebe Carolyn Dotson, who survives of the home.Mr. Moore served in the United States Air Force for eight years...

In Loving MemoryRoy M. Hagerman, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013, at his home.He was born December 1, 1938, in Marshing, ID, son of Ralph and Elva Joy Compher Hagerman. On April 14, 1991, in Nevada, MO, he married Linda Conard, who survives of the home.Mr. Hagerman retired from the Nevada R-5 School District after 25 years,...

In Loving MemoryDavid B. Anderson, 65, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City.He was born November 8, 1947, in Warrensburg, son of Tommie J. and Darline Scrivner Anderson. On April 12, 1979, in Kansas City, he married Laura A. Cook Anderson, who survives of the home.Mr. Anderson was a...

In Loving MemoryDonald Eugene Cheek, 66, of Lincoln, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born April 9, 1947, in Independence, MO, son of James A. and Naomi Foster Cheek.Surviving are two sons, Joseph Cheek, of Chicago, and John Cheek, of Little Elm, TX; and one grandson.No services are planned.Arrangements are in the care of Heckart...

In Loving MemoryBarbara Jane Shroyer, 90, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, at her home.She was born August 10, 1922, in Higginsville, MO, daughter of Ross Marcellus and Myra Greer Handly.On October 20, 1967, in Lexington, MO, she married John Wayne Shroyer, who preceded her in death in February 1992.Mrs. Shroyer worked for Honeywell Bendix. She was a...

In Loving MemoryBetty Sue Ash, 80, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born April 25, 1933, in Sedalia, a daughter of Ernest C. and Nora J. Calvin Martin. On February 27, 1954 in Sedalia, she married Kenneth D. Ash, who preceded her in death on June 8, 1992.Betty was a member of...

In Loving MemoryDaisy Marie (Rowlette) Williams, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Rest Haven Convalescent and Retirement Home.She was born June 20, 1938, in Sedalia, daughter of James Buell and Pearl K. Spry Rowlette. She was married to Ukey Williams, who preceded her in death.Mrs. Williams was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She loved people,...

Dorothy Helen ChastainDorothy Helen Chastain, 89, of Lee’s Summit, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013, at Wilshire at Lakewood in Lee’s Summit.She was born August 8, 1923, in Henry County, daughter of Robert Lee and Nancy Houk Parks. On August 15, 1941, in Sedalia, she married Kenneth L. Chastain, who preceded her in death on March 24,...

Benjamin Lawrence Hedrick, Jr., 73, of Appleton City, MO, passed away after battling cancer on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Appleton City Manor.He was born to Benjamin L. and Clara S. (Buskirk) Hedrick on April 26, 1939, in Stover, MO.Junior worked at Duke Manufacturing in Sedalia for 19 1/2 years, Tracker Boats in Bolivar, MO, and Products of America in...

Jimmy Edwin Stark, 91, of Green Ridge, passed away, Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.He was born February 2, 1922, in Grant City, MO., son of Ross A. and Rose Olga Nutt Stark.  On June 19, 1953, in Sedalia, he married Barbara M. Aeschbacher, who survives of the home.Mr. Stark was editor and publisher of...

Marvin E. Cole, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2013, at Ashland Villa in Ashland, MO.He was born August 3, 1919, in Pettis County, son of Aubrey and Emma A. Kahrs Cole. Mr. Cole was a 1936 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean campaign.After the war,...

Dale W. Rudd, 72, of Knob Noster, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.He was born August 29, 1940, in Marshall, son of Albert Stanley and Sylvia Mikle Rudd. On January 17, 1986, in Miami, OK, he married Katherine Monteer, who survives of the home.Mr. Rudd was a carpenter at Whiteman Air Force Base....