Obituaries

Oct 13, 2020

Greg James Backes, 63, of Tipton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. He was born May 2, 1957, in Jefferson City, the son of Carl J. and Nancy L. (Rushing) Backes. Greg attended St. Andrews School and was a 1975 graduate of Tipton High School. He attended...

Oct 10, 2020

Carla Kay Potter, 76, of Springfield, MO, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020 at her home.

She was born May 25, 1944 in Franklin, KY, a daughter of Carl and Margaret Wehmeir. On August 20, 1966 at the First Baptist Church in Tipton she married John Raymond Potter, who survives of the home.

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Oct 4, 2020

If you ever met Tom Howser the first thing you noticed was his big smile and the second thing you would notice was twinkle in his eye; because Tom loved life and was bound and determined to brighten your day too.

Thomas Virgil Howser was born on the 24th of June in 1940, to Virgil and Lavern...

Oct 1, 2020

Gladys Marie Palmer, affectionately known as “Tootie” came into this world on September 22, 1928, in Centertown, Missouri, the second youngest of thirteen children born to Ferdinand and Emma Rosa Haldiman Walter.

As a young girl, Tootie lived in several communities in central Missouri because her dad sharecropped at various farms in the area.  After graduating high...

Oct 1, 2020

William Ballard Singletary, age 93, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday afternoon, October 1, 2020.

Ballard and his wife co-managed Smithson’s Inc. in Stover for more than 40 years.

He is survived by his wife, Almeda Singletary of the home; two children, Connie Smith of Stover and Bill Singletary and wife...

Sep 20, 2020

Dwayne Albert Anderson died at the age of 88 on September 20th of natural causes. Though unexpected, he passed the way we would all like--quickly with no prolonged illness. Those who knew Dwayne know that he did not take life too seriously, he loved to share a joke and laugh. His covid mask had a big smile...

Sep 20, 2020

Versailles resident, Allen “Dutch” Schultz, age 76, passed away early Sunday morning, September 20, 2020, at the SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City.

Dutch was born January 22, 1944 in Kansas City, to Allen Sr. and Minnie Shelton Schultz.

He worked most of his life as a maintenance man, retiring from Gerbes.

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Sep 20, 2020

Longtime Stover resident, Charles “Sonny” Pendleton passed away late Sunday night, September 20, 2020, at the Harry S Truman VA Hospital in Columbia.

He was born March 17, 1943, in Savannah, Mo the oldest of Wilse and Icle (Wood) Pendleton's five children.

Sonny grew up in the St. Joseph area and was a graduate of...

Sep 20, 2020

Longtime Versailles resident Roy August Steinmeyer passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.

Roy was born May 22, 1936, near Cole Camp at their home located at the Benton and Morgan county lines.  He was the only child of William J. and Mabel K. Kerksiek Steinmeyer.

On May...

Sep 19, 2020

Terry Ann Drury Breining, age 65, of Stover, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover, where she had resided for the past three years.

Terry was born November 10, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri a daughter of James F. and Elaine Jackson Drury.

As a very young girl...

Sep 19, 2020

Stover native, Ralph Lemler passed away Saturday morning, September 19, 2020, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover.

Ralph was born September 15, 1932, in Mora, the only son of Carl and Rita Marie White Lemler.

He grew up on the farm near Stover, which began a lifelong love of farming.

For...

Sep 16, 2020

Clara Esther Albin, age 87 of Tipton, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her daughter and son-in-laws's home around noon, Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was born June 23, 1933 at Cortland, New York to Vernon LeRoy and Clara Winifred (Towne) Peck.

Clara joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and served for over 2 years....

Sep 16, 2020

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Sep 15, 2020

Michael Herbert Nolting came into this world on the 10 th day of May in 1971, at Bothwell Hospital in Sedalia, the first of two sons born to Herbert “Butch” and Karen Meyer Nolting. Mike embraced the role of big brother, first to Ryan and then Shawn.

He was a typical Morgan County boy, spending time deer...

Sep 12, 2020

Ricky Dale Erichsen, Jr., came into this world February 7, 1983 in Lees Summit, Missouri, to proud parents, Ricky Sr., and Wanda Putman Erichsen.

He grew up south of Stover in the Ivy Bend community where he spent his days at the lake learning to fish and enjoy the outdoors.

Ricky attended school in Stover,...

Sep 12, 2020

Stover native, James Earl Sidebottom, age 78, passed away early Saturday morning, September 12, 2020, at his home with his family by his side.

Jim was born in Stover, the youngest of seven children born to Dewey and Irma Davidson Sidebottom.

He attended school in Stover and like so...

Sep 11, 2020

Paul Howard Hickey of Barnett died unexpectedly on Friday, September 11, 2020, at his farm, which is exactly the way he would have wanted it.

He was born January 31, 1953, in Versailles the only son of Howard Clay and Marian Bias Hickey.

Paul was a graduate of Versailles...

Sep 6, 2020

Joyce Kathryn Pulley, age 81 of Holts Summit, Missouri passed away September 6, 2020 at University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.

Joyce was born October 14, 1938 to Leonard and Kathryn (Bryan) Schmidt in Bunceton, Missouri. She was united in marriage on April 27, 1957 to Jesse Pulley. They were blessed with 5 children but...

Sep 5, 2020

Mary Lou “Merty” Stevenson, age 70, of Versailles, passed away Saturday morning, September 5, 2020 at Osage Beach Rehab and Care Center.

She was born December 20, 1949, in Stover the daughter of Lon and Marie Burnett Chadwick.

On November 3, 1972, Merty was united in marriage to Delbert Clayton Stevenson, who preceded her in...

Sep 2, 2020

Shane Robert Bader, age 31, of Pilot Grove, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Shane was born January 9, 1989 to Michael Paul Bader and Karen Mae Hoffman Twenter in Columbia, Missouri.

After high school, Shane received an Associates Degree and most recently did landscaping as an employee of the University of Missouri in...