Obituaries

Okal  G. Embry

Okal G. Embry

Jul 29, 2015

Okal G. Embry, 92, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. He was one of five children born to Lacy and Ethel Embry on a farm near Tipton, Missouri. Okal and Mildred Hoffsetter were married July 3, 1940 in Tipton and made their life together working and raising their family before Mildred passed...

Mildred E. Steenbergen Eberhart Jobe

Mildred E. Steenbergen Eberhart Jobe

Jul 26, 2015

Mildred E. Steenbergen Eberhart Jobe, age 87 of Russellville, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Adams Street in Jefferson City. She was born May 22, 1928, in Russellville, a daughter of Archie and Edna Morris Scott. Mildred married Kenneth Steenbergen and to this union six children were born. On May 20, 1975, Mildred married Dr. E.M. Eberhart, who...

Sylvia  Ann Young

Sylvia Ann Young

Jul 19, 2015

Sylvia Ann Young, 91, of Pilot Grove, Missouri passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Katy Manor Nursing Home. Services were Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pilot Grove.

Darline Mathis

Darline Mathis

Jun 29, 2015

Darline F. Mathis, age 95, of Stover, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born March 13, 1920, in Omaha, Nebraska, a daughter of LeRoy and Grace Evelyn Schaufler Rigsby. On March 21, 1941, Darline married Victor C. Mathis and to this union two daughters were born. Victor preceded her...

Helen Taylor

Helen Taylor

Jun 28, 2015

Helen L. Taylor, age 84, of Kansas City formerly of Stover, passed away June 28, 2015 at the Kansas City Hospice House. She was born September 22, 1930, in Eldon, a daughter of Ralph and Mary Knight Kinder. On October 5, 1946 in Kansas City, Helen was united in marriage to Raymond E. Taylor who preceded her in death...

Retha  G. Duffer

Retha G. Duffer

Jun 26, 2015

Retha Glenn Duffer age 71, of Stover, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 26, 2015, at University Hospital in Columbia. She was born October 7, 1943, in Kansas, a daughter of Lloyd H. and Hazel Colhour Webb. On July 17, 1960 in Ivy Bend, Retha was united in marriage to Dennia F. Duffer who preceded her in death November 14,...

Marvin  C. Eckhoff

Marvin C. Eckhoff

Jun 23, 2015

Marvin C. Eckhoff, age 88, of Stover, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital in Columbia. He was born March 7, 1927, in Cole Camp, the oldest of twelve children born to Lawrence D. and Elda L. Brandt Eckhoff. He was baptized March 27, 1927, and confirmed June 8, 1941, at Brauersville...

Vivian  Shikles McCarty

Vivian Shikles McCarty

Jun 22, 2015

Vivian Shikles McCarty, age 92, of Russellville, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at Oak Tree Villas in Jefferson City. She was born June 7, 1923, in Russellville, a daughter of Edward and Mary Butcher Shikles. On December 22, 1944, she was united in marriage to Paul E. McCarty, who preceded her in death November 14, 2012. Vivian was...

Ruth  E. Heidbreder

Ruth E. Heidbreder

Jun 19, 2015

Ruth E. Heidbreder, age 80 of Lohman, passed away Friday morning, June 19, 2015, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City. She was born June 16, 1935, on the family farm in Centertown, a daughter of Palmer and Lydia Kautsch Ehrhardt. She was baptized June 30, 1935 and confirmed April 10, 1949 at St. John's Lutheran Church-Stringtown. The confirmation verse...

Marvin Rehmer

Marvin Rehmer

Jun 10, 2015

Marvin Ray Rehmer, age 70, of Florence, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 15, 1944, in Florence a son of Amos and Alma Rasa Rehmer. Marvin married Donna Garrison on September 10, 1966, and to this union two sons were born. On November 10, 1994, Marvin...

Isabel Needy

Isabel Needy

Jun 9, 2015

Isabel Needy, 77, of Tipton passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Isabel was born January 12, 1938, one of 3 girls to Alva and Lela Grace Purdy at their home close to Fortuna, MO. Isabel married Harry W. Needy on October 1, 1955 and together they worked and made a home raising their...

James  "Jim" Clark

James "Jim" Clark

Jun 9, 2015

James "Jim" T. Clark, age 81, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was born on December 29, 1933, in Canton. Jim was one of eleven children born to Earl and Bess Baker Clark. He was a graduate of Canton High School and a 1961 graduate of the...

David McKinney,  Jr.

David McKinney, Jr.

Jun 8, 2015

David McKinney, Jr. David McKinney, Jr., 88, of Otterville, passed away peacefully at his home, Monday, June 8, 2015. David was one of four children born to William and Irene McKinney in Washington, Indiana, on July 9, 1926. In his earlier years, David worked in the coal mines and was also employed by F.W. Means, an Industrial Janitorial Service...

William  "Bill" Schrimpf

William "Bill" Schrimpf

Jun 3, 2015

William J. "Bill" Schrimpf, age 83, of Rocky Mount, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born August 24, 1931, in Jefferson City, a son of Benjamin "Ben" and Bertha Meyer Schrimpf. Bill was united in marriage to Virginia Scheidt in 1951; and to Sue Gloyd Bartlett in 1985, who...

Pearl  Augusta Battles

Pearl Augusta Battles

Jun 2, 2015

Pearl A Battles > Born July 1, 1915 -Died June 2, 2015 > > > Pearl A. Battles, 99, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri passed away > Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at the Excelsior Springs Medical Center just > 1 month before her 100th birthday. She was born in Tipton, Missouri > to Martin and Clara Battles who happily welcomed...

Dorothy  May Rowles

Dorothy May Rowles

Jun 2, 2015

Dorothy Rowles passed away June 2, 2015 at Tipton Oak Manor, Tipton Missouri of natural causes. She was born and raised in Bunceton, Missour, also where she met and married Willard Warren Rowles in 1938. During her life her passions were her family, the farm, and she was known for her pies. Dorothy is survived by her sister Bertha...

James  Keith Jennison

James Keith Jennison

May 29, 2015

James Keith Jennison, 78, passed away May 29, 2015 at his home in Lee's Summit, MO. He was born on November 16, 1936 in Latham, MO to Erma Louise Moser and Freaman Jennison. Jim first worked for Pettigrew Brothers driving livestock to the stockyards in Kansas City and St. Louis. He later worked for various trucking companies in KS...

Nila Holcroft

Nila Holcroft

May 25, 2015

Nila June Holcroft, age 83, of Sedalia, formerly of Versailles, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She was born June 28, 1931, in Pyrmont, MO a daughter of Herbert and Josephine Monsees Von Holten. On September 3, 1965, in Denver, CO, Nila was united in marriage to Albert W. Holcroft, who preceded her in...

Dorothy  L. Comstock

Dorothy L. Comstock

May 24, 2015

Dorothy L. Comstock, age 89, of Versailles, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, with her family by her side. She was born December 17, 1925, in Versailles a daughter of William Louis and Carrie Hedrick Martschinsky. On March 28, 1959, in Versailles, Dorothy was united in marriage to Alan A. Comstock,...

Jane Stull

Jane Stull

May 22, 2015

Jane C. Stull, age 77, of Stover, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, at her home. She was born Mary Jane Stull on February 16, 1938, in Kingston, Pennsylvania, to John Sheldon and Lillian Hutchinson Cave. She and her brother John (Jack) were raised in Idetown, Pennsylvania and attended the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Jane...

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