Obituaries

Jan 29, 2021

Homer David "Bear" Franklin, age 56, of Gravois Mills passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at his home.

On October 19, 1964, Bear was born in Columbia to Homer Lee and Lucy Mae Webb Franklin. On February 21, 1987 he was united in marriage to Norma White in Eldon, who survives at home.

Jan 28, 2021

Ralph Gerald (R.G.) Thompson, Jr., Jefferson City, MO lost his long and courageous battle with sarcoma on January 28 th , 2021.  He was born October 20, 1936 in Batesville, Arkansas, the first child of Lola Barry and R.G. Thompson Sr., who both had grown up in Moniteau County, MO.  In 1946, the family returned to the High Point,...

Jan 28, 2021

Warren L. Pifer, age 78, of Versailles, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.   He is survived by his wife, Nancy, daughter Annette, son Chris, and his grandchildren and great grandchildren.   No public services are planned and private inurnment will be in the Versailles Cemetery.

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Jan 28, 2021

Phillip Mitchel Turpin, also known as “Mitch” was born on October 8, 1966, at the Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia.  His proud parents, Phillip and Phyllis Spratt Turpin brought their son home to join his sister Paula. With time the family grew with additions of Mitch’s younger siblings Patrick and later Payton.

Mitch grew up in Versailles, graduating...

Jan 25, 2021

Jack Francis Veulemans, of Sedalia, formerly of Tipton, passed into the care of our Lord on Monday, January 25, 2021. He was 93.

Born January 3, 1928, at the family home in Gravois Mills, he was the second of five children of John Dominick and Edith May (Higbee) Veulemans.

The family moved to...

Jan 23, 2021

Bruce J. Proctor, 69, of Tipton, MO, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home.

He was the only child of J.W. and Peggy (Ferris) Proctor, and was born in Boonville, MO, on October 29, 1951.

Bruce was a graduate of Tipton High School Class of 1969. He was a Sergeant in...

Jan 21, 2021

William David “Billy” Peoples, 70, of Syracuse, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at his home.

He was born February 8, 1950 in Syracuse, a son of Arthur Douglas and Alma Lee (Combs) Peoples. On August 26, 1972 he married Barbara Sue Doza who survives of the home.

Billy attended Otterville High School....

Jan 12, 2021

Ardella M. Nolting was born on the 23rd day of September in 1926, the oldest child of Albert J. and Katharine Koester Miesner.  She was baptized into the Lutheran faith on October 10, 1926 and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stover on March 17, 1940 and remained a lifelong, faithful member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

Jan 11, 2021

Marilyn Jo Derry, age 79, of Versailles, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, at the Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City due to complications of Covid.

Marilyn was born June 20, 1941, in Woodriver, Illinois a daughter of Vernie James and Louise Grammer Ellis.

Marilyn grew up in...

Jan 9, 2021

Mrs. Anneliese G. Engelmeyer, 85, of Tipton, passed away, Saturday, January 9, 2021 at her home.

She was born March 1, 1935 in Esslingen, Germany, the daughter of Thomas and Aloysia Hollacher. On October 25, 1958, in St. Anthony, MO, she married Herman M. Engelmeyer, who passed away June 10, 2006.

Anneliese was...

Jan 9, 2021

It was the 7th day of September in 1937, when Arthur and Lucille Eckhoff Stucker welcomed daughter number six into their family.  Joan Marie, like her five older sisters, was baptized into the Lutheran faith on October 3, 1937 and later confirmed  at the Christ Lutheran Church in Stover, on May 13, 1951.

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Jan 4, 2021

Lawrence “Larry” Paul Sudduth Jr., 73, of Tipton, Missouri passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri.

He was born August 3, 1948 in Sedalia, Missouri to Patricia E. Sudduth and Lawrence Sudduth, who preceded him in death.

On August 14, 1971 in Sedalia, Missouri he was...

Dec 29, 2020

William Harrel Dinwiddie, 94 of Tipton, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.

He was born on October 24, 1926 in Higbee, MO, a son of Harrel H. and Florence M. (Tegtmeier) Dinwiddie. On June 27, 1954 in Fulton, MO, he married Jo Ann Straub who preceded him in death...

Dec 28, 2020

If you had the opportunity to know Howard Kuhlman you soon realized you had met a man who believed in hard work and family.

Howard E. Kuhlman was born on September 27, 1921, in Cambridge, Nebraska.  His parents, Wilbur Douglas and Alice Bailey Kuhlman, welcomed their only son to their family, raising him with three sisters and...

Dec 27, 2020

Nona Mae Morgan Todd, age 98, of Columbia, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at The Neighborhoods at Tiger Place. The family will receive friends at First Baptist Church of Otterville from 1:30 to 2:30 on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, with services to follow at 2:30. Burial will be at the Mt. Nebo Church Cemetery. Memorials are...

Dec 26, 2020

Brett Anthony Mullen, 58, resident of Stover, Missouri passed away in his home on December 26, 2020.    Brett was born April 24, 1962 to Joseph and Carrie Ales Mullen. The oldest of four children, Brett and his siblings; Trace, Jared, and Nicole spent their youth in Wisconsin and Minnesota. As a teenager, Brett boxed in the Golden Gloves. In the...

Dec 25, 2020

LTC Robert Lee Owens, Sr., US Army (Ret.), age 93, of Cole Camp, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020. Known to his family as Bear, he was born December 6, 1927, in Cole Camp, a son of Homer and Dora Eding Owens.   He is survived by his spouse of many years Martha Ann Owens, two children, Robert Owens, Jr.,...

Dec 21, 2020

John Allen Cook, better known as Big John, decided that Monday, December 21, 2020, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, was going to be the day he won his battle with cancer.  You see, Big John met his challenges head on and this past year was no exception.  He shared memories with his granddaughter and made sure...

Dec 20, 2020

Shirley Ann Brown came into this world on the 6th day of December in 1931 in Algona, Iowa; one of twelve children born to Clarence Roy and Nellie Carlson McVeigh.  I’m sure it was a bitterly cold day, because Algona is located in the north central part of Iowa and it most certainly shaped Shirley’s dislike of cold weather....

Dec 16, 2020

Robert Lee McCreery, 68, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

He was born October 19, 1952, in Kansas City, MO, son of Presley Buford and Marjorie Aileen (Tally) McCreery.

Robert worked as a furniture refinisher. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing,...