Obituaries
John W. Nelson, Jr.
Apr 6, 2009
John W. Nelson, Jr., age 89, of Versailles, died unexpectedly Monday, April 6, 2009, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born May 22, 1919, in Lebanon, a son of John W. Sr., and Cora B. Reynolds Nelson, both deceased. On January 21, 1943, in Bremerton, Washington, John married Virginia L. Combs. Virginia preceded him in...
Nettie Mae Scruggs Cowan
Mar 28, 2009
Nettie Mae Scruggs Cowan, age 100, of Jefferson City, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born November 9, 1908, in Butler County, near Poplar Bluff, in Southeast Missouri. Nettie had three siblings, Charles, Irene and Elizabeth. After they were separated, Nettie was raised in a foster home in Brazito, by...
Wallace "Bill" M. Schad
Mar 26, 2009
Wallace M. "Bill" Schad, age 84, of Independence, Missouri, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. He was born September 14, 1924, in St. Louis, a son of Melvin E. and Clara Jones Schad. On October 2, 1971, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kansas City, Missouri, he married Doris Beckmann and she survives...
James "Buddy" W. Caviness
Mar 20, 2009
James W. "Buddy" Caviness, age 26, of Versailles, died Friday morning, March 20, 2009, at his home, following a battle with cancer. He was born September 10, 1982, in Columbia, a son of Dorsey and Brenda McGinnis Caviness. His parents survive in Versailles. On September 4, 2008, in Versailles, Buddy married his high school sweetheart, Nicole Creek, and she...
John W. Meyer
Mar 18, 2009
John W. Meyer, age 69, of Olean, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. He was born March 28, 1939, on the family farm, known as the Musick place in the Enon area, the second child of J. Henry and Erma Proctor Meyer. On May 21, 1972, in Green Ridge, Missouri, John married...
Steven M. Blevens
Mar 14, 2009
Steven M. "Steve" Blevens, age 54, of Jefferson City, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born March 13, 1955, in San Luis Obispo, California, a son of Ivan and Betty Jean Baker Blevens. On November 6, 2004, Steve married his long time partner, Laura G. Hunter, at her father's home...
Wayne "Skip" Auston Bail
Mar 8, 2009
Wayne Auston "Skip" Bail, age 76, of Stover, died Sunday morning, March 8, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. He was born March 15, 1932, in Eagle Valley Township, Minnesota a son of Delle and Irene Hoosier Bail. He was an Army veteran. Skip was an over-the road truck driver for most of his life. He...
Norma Ruth Chambers
Feb 27, 2009
Norma Ruth Chambers was born October 15, 1924, in Stockton, (Cedar County) Missouri, the fourth child of John W. and Ruby Jackson Yeokum, who are both deceased. She attended the rural country schools, before attending high school in Stockton. In May of 1960, she married Lloyd L. Chambers, who preceded her in death. For many years Norma worked at...
Edna M. Rugen
Feb 23, 2009
Edna M. Rugen, age 90, of Pyrmont, near Stover, died Monday, February 23, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp. She was born January 4, 1919, on the family farm at Pyrmont, a daughter of Rudolph and Anna Witte Rugen. She was baptized January 26, 1919, and confirmed April 15, 1933, at the Trinity Lutheran Church...
David N. White
Feb 12, 2009
Dave N. White, 91, of Versailles, died Thursday, February 12, 2009, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles. He was born May 18, 1917, at Akinsville, a son of Dallas and Gertie Akin White, both deceased. On August 1, 1940, at the Versailles United Methodist Church parsonage, he married Louise Hunter. She preceded him in death March 24,...
Perry A. Seidel
Feb 7, 2009
Perry A. Seidel, age 44, of St. Thomas, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He was born August 7, 1964, in Jefferson City, a son of H.F. and Doris Plochberger Seidel, who survive in Lohman. On April 4, 1992, at the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson City, he married Lorri Ham, of Montgomery...
Louella Lee Dittmer
Feb 6, 2009
Louella Lee Dittmer, age 94, Smithton, died Friday morning, February 6, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born June 8, 1914, in Florence, a daughter of Walter Robert and Myrtle Mae Wear Kruse. On March 18, 1933, in Florence, Louella married Amos Glenn Mertgen, who preceded her in death December 28, 1963. On August...
Rena Maxine Lutjen
Feb 4, 2009
Rena Maxine Hix Lutjen, age 83, of Stover, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover. She was born January 16, 1926, in Bowen, Missouri, a daughter of Harrison and Thelma Wingard Hix, both deceased. Rena was united in marriage to Clamens W. Lutjen on August 28, 1945, in Sedalia. He preceded her in...
Flayr Rochelle Vannorman
Feb 1, 2009
Flayr Rochelle Vannorman, age 56, of Versailles, died Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the Golden Age Living Center in Stover, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 12, 1952, in Denver, Colorado, a daughter of William Clinton and Lylla Mae McAdams Birdsong. She married William Joseph "Billy Joe" Vannorman in November of 1969, in Las Vegas,...
Luana Lee Black
Jan 27, 2009
Luana Lee Black, age 71, of Stover, died Tuesday night, January 27, 2009, at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia. She was born February 20, 1937, in Warrensburg, a daughter of Theodore Roosevelt and Marie Francis Ross Smith. On April 7, 1956, Luana was united in marriage to Charles S. "Charlie" Black and he preceded her in death November...
Roger Clark Yarnell
Jan 27, 2009
Roger Clark Yarnell, age 56, of Syracuse, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at his home. He was born January 15, 1953, in California a son of Mack and Geraldine Volkart Yarnell. He married Betty Callaway and to this union five children were born. Betty survives in California. On January 10, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Roger married Patricia...
Oscar Michael Jungmeyer
Jan 22, 2009
Oscar Michael Jungmeyer, age 90, of Jefferson City, died Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Jefferson City Manor Care Center. He was born October 7, 1918, in Lohman, a son of Mathias and Augusta Fischer Jungmeyer. He was united in marriage to Esther Ott on January 1, 1942, at the Honey Creek parsonage. Esther preceded him in death November 17,...
Edward Allen Kline
Jan 18, 2009
Edward Allen Kline, age 69, of Stover, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at his home. He was born December 30, 1939, in Lewiston, Idaho, a son of James Allen and Beatrice Leona Potter Kline. Ed was a Marine Corps veteran, serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He retired from active duty after 17 years of service to his...
Thelma Lorraine Harris
Jan 15, 2009
Thelma L. Harris, age 89, of Russellville, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at St. Joseph's Home in Jefferson City. She was born June 1, 1919, in Millbrook, a daughter of Andrew and Mary E. Berry Blochberger, both deceased. On May 2, 1943, in St. Louis, she married John M. Harris, who preceded her in death June 14, 1994. Thelma...
Gary L. Young
Jan 15, 2009
Gary Lynn Young, age 64, of Russellville, Missouri died Thursday evening, January 15, 2009, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born November 8, 1944, in Springfield, Missouri, a son of George Washington and Vera Mae Glazier Young, both deceased. Gary married Marguerite Haney on January 1, 1966, in Springfield, and she survives at their...
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