Obituaries
Joan Alice Gann
Sep 2, 2015
Joan Alice Wrightson Gann (86) left this earthly life on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, MO surrounded in love by her family and nursing and hospice staff. Joan, having faced many trials and hardships, fought the final battles of cancer and dementia with true valor and spirit. She was born on August...
James Arthur Gray
Aug 31, 2015
James “Jim” Arthur Gray, 94, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in the Greenton...
Ronald Lynn Baker
Aug 29, 2015
Funeral services for Ronald L. Baker, Independence, Mo will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 3:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church of Odessa. Visitation will be held on Wednesday also at the church from 1:30 until service time. Burial will be at the Odessa Cemetery a later date. Memorials for Ron Baker may be made to...
Robert "Bobby" Backs
Aug 29, 2015
Robert “Bobby” Backs Memorial services for Bobby Backs will be held on Wednesday, September 2 at 10:00 am At the Lexington United Methodist Church. Visitation for Bobby Backs will be held at the church on Tuesday September 1, 2015 from 5 to 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to The Lexington United Methodist Church music department,...
Kenneth W. Danner
Aug 28, 2015
KENNETH WAYNE DANNER Kenneth “Kenny” Danner, 63, of Lexington, MO. passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Kenny was born January 19, 1952 in Richmond, MO, to Elton Lee and Betty Elaine Davis Danner. He had worked at S & K Industries for 15 years in the spray room. Kenny also served in the National Guard. Kenny...
Fred A. Knoche
Aug 25, 2015
FRED ARNOLD KNOCHE Fred A. Knoche, 85, of Napoleon, MO passed away August 25, 2015 at his home. Fred Knoche was born December 9, 1929 at Napoleon, MO, the son of August Henry and Olga Cecilia Siefker Knoche. Fred was a farmer. He was an Army Veteran and a member of the Ebenezer United Church of Christ at Levasy, MO....
Ernest Harrison Young
Aug 23, 2015
Ernest “Ernie†Harrison Young, 88, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday August, 23, 2015 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, MO surround by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held from...
Ralph Edmond Hicks, Jr.
Aug 22, 2015
Ralph “Buddy†Hicks, Jr., 91, Husband of Lorene “Renie†(Hughes) Hicks passed away Saturday August 22, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, Surrounded by his loving family. Buddy was born on May 10, 1924 in Antioch, California to Ralph Edmond Hicks, Sr. and Bessie Beatrice (Barbara) Hicks. On December 31, 1949 he married the love of his life...
Lee Hoeflicker
Aug 18, 2015
Lee Hoeflicker, 82, of Lexington, MO passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. Lee Hoeflicker was born August 26, 1932, the son of William M. and Mary Alice Smith Hoeflicker. He married Virginia Heimer on July 5, 1952, she preceded him in death on April 21, 2000. Lee was a Driver Examiner Supervisor for the...
Stanley Stephen Gates,
Aug 16, 2015
Steve Gates, 69, of Napoleon, MO passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Lees Summit, MO Steve Gates was born June 28, 1946, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Stanley Stephen Gates, Jr. and Dorothy Marie Francis Gates. Steve married Janice Sue Harms on March 9, 1969 in Fayetteville, MO. Steve was a farmer. He had served in the...
John S. Coen
Aug 3, 2015
John Steven Coen, 61, of Lexington, MO passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at his home John Coen was born August 30, 1953 in Lexington, MO, the son of John E. and Millie Duncan Coen. John was an Air Force Veteran and had retired from Lake City Munitions where he was a tool setter. He married Brenda Burk on May...
Helen Adamson
Jul 23, 2015
Helen Louise Adamson, 93, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at the Monterey Park Rehabilitation and Care Center in Independence, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday July 29, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd st., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to...
Arlene Pearl Russell
Jul 22, 2015
Pearl Russell, 99, of Richmond, MO formerly of Lexington, MO passed away at Meyer Care Center, Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Pearl Nevels was born August 28, 1915 in McComb, MO, the daughter of George and Thurza Findley Nevels. She married Vernon F. Russell in Needles, CA. Pearl was a nurses aide at Lexington Memorial Hospital for more than twenty years,...
Mark Steven Malott
Jul 21, 2015
Mark Steven Malott Mark S. Malott, 58, passed away July 21, 2015, after a valiant battle with rare neuroendocrine carcinoma. Above all, Mark was a family man, good friend, and good neighbor to all he knew. Mark was born on April 9, 1957 in Independence, MO. He retired after a 30-year career from the Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control...
Donald Ewing Helphrey
Jul 15, 2015
Donald Ewing Helphrey, 85, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524, with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held one hour...
VICTOR COSNER
Jul 13, 2015
Victor Cosner, 96, of Lexington, MO passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 in Lees Summit, MO. Victor Cosner was born June 18, 1919 in Mooresville, MO, to Henry and Anna Egbert Cosner. He married Anna M. Shutt in May 15,1946 at Chillicothe, MO. Victor was a welder for the Allis Chalmers Co retiring after 30 years. He was and Army...
Kenneth D. Carney
Jul 11, 2015
KENNETH DEWEY CARNEY Kenneth D. Carney, 64, of Lexington, MO passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Lafayette Regional Health Center. Kenneth Carney was born May 9, 1951 in Carthage, MO, the son of Chester Paul Carney, Sr. and Velma Roena Zelmer Carney. Ken had worked as an auto mechanic. Ken is survived by his mother, Velma Carney, of...
Patsy Louise Reese
Jul 10, 2015
Patsy (Pat) Louise Reese, age 77, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at home surrounded by family. She was born on September 25, 1937 in the Sibley, MO river bottoms to Roscoe and Jessie (Hontz) Brown. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Peggy (Bud) Sharp, husband Lowell Ruffcorn and niece Cheryl Brown. She retired from Federal...
Ashley Stewart Prince
Jul 5, 2015
Ashley Stewart Prince, 54, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday July 5, 2015 at home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday July 13, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO 64076, 816-633-5524. A visitation will be held one hour prior starting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday July...
