Obituaries
Frank Richard Okorn
Feb 8, 2021
Frank Richard Okorn, 82, of Napoleon passed away February 8, 2021 at his home. There will be a memorial service Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 1:00 pm at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will also be on Saturday at the funeral home from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements have been...
Robert Wayne Simkins, Sr.
Feb 7, 2021
Robert Wayne Simkins, 87, of Higginsville passed away February 7, 2021 at Meyer Care Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067, 660-259-2245. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com. Bob was born January 7, 1934 in Chillicothe to Albert and Iva (Anderson)Simkins. He worked as a truck driver. On December 17, 1985 he married Donna Butler...
Bruce Allen Minter
Feb 7, 2021
Bruce Allen Minter passed away on February 7, 2021, at KU Medical Center. He had been a patient of KU Oncology for the past several months. He was born May 23, 1952 in Independence, Missouri, the son of Darl and Myrtle Jarrett Minter. He married Patt Peoples on May 18, 1985. Bruce attended the Wellington Public Schools for elementary education. He...
Calvin Loren Couch
Feb 2, 2021
Calvin “Loren” Couch, 83, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. MASKS ARE REQUIRED. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February...
Kimberly Drummond
Jan 23, 2021
Kimberly Jean (Waggoner) Drummond, 55, of Wellington, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Cremation has been entrusted to the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South St., Lexington, MO, 64067, 660-259-2245. Memories of Kimberly and condolences for her family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Kimberly was born on April...
Helen Margaret (Parker) Hotmer
Jan 22, 2021
Helen Margaret Hotmer passed away on January 22, 2021 at the age of 91. Born January 1, 1930 in Lexington, MO seventh of ten children, she was the daughter of the Martin Alona Parker and Julia Catherine Shutt Parker. She married Leonard Stephen Hotmer on September 3, 1948. They moved from Lexington to Odessa in 1962. She raised 4 children...
Robert LeRoy Van Zant
Jan 22, 2021
Robert LeRoy Van Zant, 53 of Lexington, Missouri passed away on Friday January 22, 2021 at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, MO Per Robert’s wishes cremation. Memories of Robert and condolences for his family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Cremation has been entrusted to the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South St., Lexington, MO, 64067,...
Arnold William Viebrock
Jan 22, 2021
Arnold William Viebrock, 90 of Lexington, Missouri passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, MO. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 10:30 am at the Grace Lutheran Church, 806 S. Business Hwy 13, Lexington. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the church, from 6 to...
Mary Ruth Flynn
Jan 22, 2021
Mary Ruth (Hart) Flynn Ruth Flynn (83) of Wellington, Missouri passed away Friday, January 22, 2021 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am, Friday, January 29, 2021 at St. George Catholic Church, Odessa. Visitation will also be on Friday at the church from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. The Rosary will...
Eugene "Gene" William Beissenherz
Jan 22, 2021
Eugene William (Gene) Beissenherz, 91, of Wellington, Missouri passed away January 22, 2021 after a brief illness. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a private family service will be held at St. Luke Evangelical Free Church. In lieu of a formal visitation with the family, there will be an opportunity for viewing on Thursday, January 28 between 10:00 am and 1:00...
Ruby Margaret Prier
Jan 21, 2021
Ruby Margaret (Ballard) Prier, 93, of Odessa, MO passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 25, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m....
Thelma Elizabeth "Betty" Fulkerson
Jan 20, 2021
Thelma Elizabeth “Betty” (Weedin) Fulkerson, 79, of Odessa, MO passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at her home. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Masks are required. A funeral service will be held at 1:00...
Vera Thomas
Jan 19, 2021
Vera Mae Thomas, 82, of Liberty passed away January 19, 2021 at Norterre Care Center, Liberty. Cremation has been entrusted to Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067, 660-259-2245. Memorials may be made to the American Alzheimer’s Association. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com. Vera was born August 7, 1938 in Lexington to Edna (Tissieres) Bierbaum....
"Red" Jimmie George Neal
Jan 19, 2021
“Red” Jimmie George Neal, 77, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Memorials are suggested to Odessa Little...
James Aubrey Stoll
Jan 14, 2021
James “Jim” Aubrey Stoll, 94, of Warrensburg, Missouri, formerly of Odessa, MO, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Friends may call from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Family will not be present. MASKS...
Patrick Stephen Ray
Jan 13, 2021
Patrick Stephen “Pat” Ray, 73, of Bates City, Missouri passed away on January 13, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076. A memorial service will follow at 12:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorials...
Juanita Rose Love
Jan 12, 2021
Juanita Rose (Carr) Love, 86, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at her home. Cremation has been entrusted to Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Memories of Juanita and condolences for her family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Juanita was born on February 2,...
John Joseph Pitloun Jr.
Jan 10, 2021
John Joseph Pitloun Jr., 74, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 1:30...
Clara Ellen Frank
Jan 9, 2021
Clara Ellen (Shumaker) Frank, 97, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be at the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Tawas City, Michigan. Clara was born on December 26, 1923 in Eaton Township in Eaton County, Michigan to Ralph Perry and...
Kenneth Ray Ford
Jan 6, 2021
Kenneth Ray Ford, 80, of Independence, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Masks are required. Burial...
