Obituaries
Helen Martha McCormick
Feb 3, 2022
Helen Martha McCormick, 94, passed away February 3, 2022 at Cedarhurst Memory Care in Waterloo, Illinois. Helen was born on December 12, 1927 in Westphalia, Kansas to parents Wesley and Pauline Williams. Helen was married to Leonard Dale on September 3, 1948 and had 73 years of a very happy marriage until he passed away in December, 2021. After graduating...
Nancy Louise Legate
Jan 31, 2022
Nancy Louise Legate, 85, of Lexington, passed away January 31, 2022 at her home. Visitation will be from10:30 until 11:30 am, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home. A funeral service will also be on Tuesday at the funeral home at 11:30 am. Burial will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville. Memories and condolences may be left...
Lester Eugene Simmons
Jan 31, 2022
Lester Eugene Simmons, 51, Bates City, Mo, passed away January 31, 2022. He was born July 25, 1970, in El Dorado Springs, Mo. Lester graduated in 1988 from Odessa High School. On June 10, 1995, he married Karie Frizzell in Blue Springs Mo. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad for almost 18 years. He was preceded in death by Father-in-Law,...
Charles Edwin O'Donnell
Jan 29, 2022
Charles Edwin "Chuck" O'Donnell, 58, of Lexington passed away January 29, 2022 at Overland Park Regional Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday, February 3, 2022 from 5:00 until 7:00 pm at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home. A funeral service will be Friday, February 4, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lexington. Memorials may be...
Doris Earline Rayl
Jan 27, 2022
Doris Earline (Hubbs) Rayl, 83, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Ignite Medical Resort St. Mary’s in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will begin...
Irene Gertrude Marasch
Jan 22, 2022
Irene Gertrude Marasch, age 92, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Cherry Meadows Hospice, Appleton, WI. She was born July 27, 1929, in Killdeer, ND to Leonard & Cora (Adams) Eggert. She graduated from Odessa H.S. in 1947. She went on to become a registered nurse for 40 years. On October 25, 1951, she married Elmer Marasch at...
Lesia Dawn Nutt
Jan 19, 2022
Lesia Dawn (Dunkle) Nutt, 56 of Climax Springs, Missouri, formerly of Dover, passed away January 19, 2022 at Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri. There will be a graveside service at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Lexington Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com. Arrangements...
Larry Alonzo Davis
Jan 18, 2022
Larry Alonzo Davis, 79, of Wellington passed away January 18, 2022 at his home. Visitation for Larry and his wife, Ruth, will be from 10:00 until 11:00 am Saturday, February 5, 2022 at St. Luke Church, Wellington. A memorial service for Larry and Ruth will also be on Saturday at the church at 11:00 am. Inurnment will be at St....
Marion O Turner
Jan 18, 2022
Marion O. (MO) Turner, 88, Blue Springs at The Parkway Senior Living, formerly of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO. Marion’s visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO 64076.,...
John Carl Brown
Jan 17, 2022
John C. Brown, 67, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Ralph O Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, Missouri, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at...
Nellie Katherine Teichman
Jan 15, 2022
Nellie Katherine Teichman, 93, of Lexington passed away January 15, 2022, at Meyer Care Center, Higginsville. There will be a private family service and burial at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Trinity United Church of Christ. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South...
Mayme Elizabeth Ward
Jan 14, 2022
Mayme Elizabeth Ward “Sweetpea”, 88, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, at Riverbend Heights Health and Rehabilitation, Lexington, MO. Private family services will be held. Memorials can be made to the family in care of Reagan Ward. Memories of Mayme and condolences for her family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook page. Arrangements...
Anita Margaret Glisson
Jan 14, 2022
Anita Margaret Glisson, 96, of Lexington, Missouri passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 14, 2022 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Missouri where she was recovering from a broken hip. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 24, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lexington, Missouri. The Rosary will be...
Marilyn Jean Grafton
Jan 13, 2022
Marilyn Jean Grafton, 59, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at her home. Visitation will be from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO, 64067. The family will host a Celebration of Life will be on Sunday from 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm at...
Shirley Ann Coon
Jan 12, 2022
Shirley Ann Coon, 86, Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m....
John Bryan
Jan 11, 2022
John Edwin Bryan, 89, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of the Lexington and Higginsville, Missouri area, was called to his heavenly home on January 11, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society, Olathe, Kansas. A funeral service will be Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 11:30am at the First Baptist Church of Higginsville, 1907 Peach Street, Higginsville, Missouri 64037. Visitation will also be on...
Robert Kent Corbin
Jan 11, 2022
Robert "Kent" Corbin, 75 of Dover, passed away January 11, 2022 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City. Visitation will be Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home. A funeral service will be Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10:30 am at the Dover Christian Church. Burial will be in the Dover Cemetery. In lieu of...
Michael "Mikey" William Sanitate-Rice
Jan 11, 2022
Michael “Mikey” William Sanitate-Rice, 27, of Bates City, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, January 11th, 2022, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Cremation has been entrusted to Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 South Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076. Memorials are suggested to the family in care of Mike Rice. Memories of Mikey and condolences for his...
Herschel Irvin Butler
Jan 8, 2022
Herschel Irvin Butler, 87, of Sibley, Missouri passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. A visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will begin at 1:30 p.m. at...
Jeffry Allen Duncan
Jan 8, 2022
Jeffry Allen Duncan, 56 of Lexington, Missouri passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, in Higginsville, MO. A private family inurnment will take place at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Autism Speaks Organization and may be left in care of the funeral home. Memoires of Jeffry and condolences for his family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or...