Obituaries
Russell Joe Runyon
Apr 22, 2022
Russell Joe Runyon, 65, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at his home. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will follow at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested...
Gladys Augusta Lichte
Apr 13, 2022
Gladys Augusta (Hoffman) Lichte, 90, of Lexington, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Cedarhurst of Blue Springs in Blue Springs, MO. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Trinity United Church of Christ, 1312 Franklin Ave, Lexington, MO 64067. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April...
Pamela Kay Heitman
Apr 11, 2022
Pamela Kay (Brown) Heitman, 63, of Odessa, formerly of Oak Grove, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral...
Charles "Chuck" Howard Kline Jr.
Apr 8, 2022
Charles “Chuck” Howard Kline, Jr., 74, of Bates City, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at their vacation home in Rockport- Fulton, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will follow at 12:30...
Ruth Ann Nagel
Apr 4, 2022
Ruth Ann Nagel, 62, of Independence, Missouri passed away on April 4, 2022, at Centerpoint Medical Center. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076. A graveside service will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Buckner Hill Cemetery in Buckner, MO....
Mildred Frances Nordsieck
Apr 4, 2022
Mildred Frances Nordsieck, 71, of Lexington, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 9, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 S. St., Lexington, MO, 64067, 660-259-2245. Memorials may be directed to the family for a charity to be chosen at a...
Joe Phillip Shepherd
Apr 4, 2022
Joe Phillip Shepherd, 81, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on...
Norma Jean "Jeanie" Hunting
Apr 4, 2022
Norma Jean “Jeanie” (Sich) Hunting, 71, of Centerview, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. The family will host a Celebration of Life on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 7995 Outer Road, Odessa, MO, 64076. Memorials are suggested to Wayside Waifs. Memories of Jeanie...
Howard Delbert Brown III
Apr 4, 2022
Howard Delbert Brown, III, 46, of Bates City, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at home. Per Howard’s request he will be cremated. The family will host a celebration of life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, family request donation be made to Howard Brown II, and may be left in care of the funeral home....
Melvin Francis Montgomery
Apr 2, 2022
Melvin Francis Montgomery, 91, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022, with family by his side. Melvin was born January 29, 1931, to Joseph T. and Mary Leola (Hagan) Montgomery in Monroe City, Missouri. He was raised in a small parish community in Indian Creek, Missouri, known as Swinkey and graduated from St. Stephen’s High School. He...
Mary Margaret (Edwards) Hough
Apr 2, 2022
Mary Margaret (Edwards) Hough, 57 of Wellington, Missouri passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 11:00...
Wilbur Keith Marner
Apr 2, 2022
Wilbur Keith Marner, age 77, of Odessa, MO, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 1, 2022, at his home outside Odessa. Wilbur was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1944, in Iowa City, IA, the son of Max and Wanda (White) Marner. Wilbur raised his two sons with his former wife Connie on the same family farm where he grew...
Jeffery Brent Jones
Mar 31, 2022
Jeffery “Jeff” Brent Jones, 53, of Concordia, Missouri formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m.,...
Edwin Dwight "Ed"Alumbaugh
Mar 29, 2022
Edwin Dwight “Ed” Alumbaugh, 83, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at his home. A visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment...
Betty Lorene Schloman
Mar 26, 2022
Betty Lorene (Bishop) Schloman, 80, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on March 26, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076. An inurnment will follow at Greenton Cemetery in Odessa, MO. Memorials are...
Lester Lee McLallen
Mar 25, 2022
Lester “Red” Lee McLallen, 81, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022, at Riverbend Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lexington, MO. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Interment with Military Rites will be held...
Robert Andrew Locke, Jr.
Mar 25, 2022
Robert Andrew Locke Jr. was born in Lexington, Missouri to Robert A. Locke, Sr., and Rhoda Jane Williams on March 20, 1942. He departed this life on Friday, March 25, 2022. He was 80 years old. He was the oldest of four siblings. Robert was a Vietnam War veteran and a longtime resident of Clovis, New Mexico, known as Bob....
Annette Lynn Dailey
Mar 22, 2022
Annette Lynn (Grimsley) Dailey, 62, of Mayview, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., on Friday, March 25, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Odessa, 301 South First Street, Odessa, MO, 64076. A funeral service will begin at...
Roland Estel Parshall
Mar 21, 2022
Roland Estel Parshall, 63, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. A family hosted Celebration of Life will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Tiff n Jay's Bar and Grill, 700 NE Woods Chapel Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO, 64064. An inurnment will be held at...
Marion Elaine Couch
Mar 20, 2022
Marion Elaine Couch, 79, of Lexington, passed away March 20, 2022 at Centerpoint Medical Center. There will be a celebration of life Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the Lexington United Methodist Church. Please bring crafts that Marion made through the years to remember her talent and generosity.
