Obituaries
DEFOE,USNR CAPTAIN STANSEL
May 16, 2014
CAPTAIN STANSEL E. DEFOE, USNR (RET), Captain Stansel E. DeFoe, USNR (Ret), 95, of Concordia, MO died on May 16, 2014 at Missouri Western Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Stansel was born on January 2, 1919 in Higginsville, MO the son of William B. and Estella (Cain) DeFoe, Jr. He graduated from Smith-Cotton High School, Sedalia, in 1937. He attended...
Pirmin "PJ" Zeller
May 16, 2014
PIRMIN JOHN �P.J.� ZELLER Pirmin John Zeller, 78, of Napoleon, MO died Friday, May 16, 2014 at Oak Grove Nursing Center. Pirmin John Zeller was born October 7, 1935 in Paxico, KS to Nicholas John and Sophia Elizabeth Heigert Zeller. He married Barbara Joann Fossett, they later divorced and he then married Carol Hougderty. P.J. was a fuel attendant for...
Cynthia Sue Fisher
May 15, 2014
Cynthia Sue Fisher, 65, of Odessa, Missouri formerly of Raytown, MO passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday May 30, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. 1st St., Odessa, MO, 64076. Visitation will be held on Friday May...
Dorothy M. Moore
May 14, 2014
Dorothy Mercedees (Beach) Moore, 88 years of age, passed away at her home in Higginsville, MO on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. She was born on September 29, 1925 in St. Joseph, MO to Charles and Helen Stetter. Dorothy received an associate degree in Business and was a secretary for various branches of the United States Government. She had been married...
Mark Alan Ashinhurst
May 9, 2014
MARK ALAN ASHINHURST Mark Ashinhurst, 45, Montreal, MO passed away suddenly at his home from natural causes on Friday, May 9, 2014. Mark Alan Ashinhurst was born on April 28, 1969 at Lexington, MO to Frank and Judy Adams Ashinhurst. Mark worked as an Iron Worker in the area and worked out of Iron Workers Local #10. He was an...
Thelma Annie Beard
May 9, 2014
Thelma Annie Beard, 87, Lexington, Mo passed away on May 9, 2014 at Lafayette Regional Care Center, Lexington. Thelma Annie Beasley was born on February 17, 1927 in Trenton, Missouri to Louis and Ethel Beasley. She grew up in Richmond, MO and had lived in Lexington since 1954. She was a self-employed businesswoman for the last 20 years selling Avon...
Charles Wayne Barker, Sr.
May 7, 2014
Charles “Bus†W. Barker, Sr., 89, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday May 12, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Odessa, MO with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial will...
LOIS JEAN OSTERMEYER
May 7, 2014
Lois Jean Ostermeyer, 92, of Warrensburg, MO passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Lois Jean Fears was born September 17, 1921 near Carrollton, MO, the daughter of Dan and Pauline Henderson Fears. She married Robert Lee Ostermeyer on June 17, 1947 in Higginsville, MO. Mrs. Ostermeyer was a homemaker and loved craft painting and wreath making....
Tamera Joyce Gilmore
May 5, 2014
Tamera Joyce Gilmore, 50, of Blue Springs, MO, formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524, with Pastor Paula Isgrig officiating. Visitation will be held two hours...
Alice May Wade
May 4, 2014
Alice May (Campbell) Wade, 88, of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524 with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held...
Alvin F."Fritz" Begemann,
May 3, 2014
Alvin Fredrick �Fritz� Begemann, Jr., 58, of Lexington, Missouri passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Fritz was born on November 9, 1955 in Lexington, MO to Alvin Fredrick �Fred� Begemann, Sr. and Dorothy Jean (Claunch) Begemann. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1974. On July 2, 1976 Fritz was united in marriage to Vicky...
Stephen Loyd Mullins
May 2, 2014
Stephen Loyd, Mullins, 60, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, May 02, 2014 at home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday May 5, 2014 at the First Assembly of God in Odessa, MO with Pastor Danny Davis officiating, 707 S. 1st St., Odessa, MO, 64076. Visitation will be held two hours prior...
Reese Xavier Fulton
Apr 27, 2014
Reese Xavier Fulton, 6 years old, of Lexington passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lexington. Reese was born on March 27, 2008 at Warrensburg, MO to Chad and Katrina Fulton. Reese was in kindergarten at the Leslie Belle Elementary School, Lexington. Reese enjoyed making all those that he met laugh, riding his four...
Herbert L Smoot
Apr 26, 2014
Herbert L. Smoot 84, Odessa, Missouri passed away April, 26th 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs. A Celebration of Life will be Tuesday April 29th at 2:00PM at the Greenton Church in Odessa, Mo with a Masonic Service. Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation. A private burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Braymer, Mo....
Virginia Ball Little
Apr 24, 2014
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN SERVICE DAY TO MONDAY, MAY 5TH, 2014 Virginia B. Little, 89, of Columbia, Mo; formerly of Lexington, MO. passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Lenoir Woods, Columbia, MO. Virginia Ball was born on April 4, 1925 in Hume, MO. to John Parks and Nancy Plattenburg Ball. She married Burtis McGie Little on May 7,...
Stanley V. Wilhoit
Apr 22, 2014
Stanley V. Wilhoit, 91, formerly of Lexington, MO passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Northcare Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO. Stanley was born January 29, 1923 in Brunswick, Missouri, the son of Walker W. and Francis M. Nolting Wilhoit. He married Geraldine L. Parker on May 18, 1946 in Lexington. She preceded him in death on October...
R. Wayne Wieligman
Apr 21, 2014
R. Wayne Wieligman, 75, Wellington, Missouri, died April 21, 2014, at St. Lukes Hospital, Kansas City, surrounded by his family. He was born January 1, 1939, in Mayview, Missouri, the son of Raymond and Elsie Huenefeld Wieligman. On April 23, 1960, Wayne married Colleen Grechus. He is survived by his wife, four children, and seven grandchildren. They are son, Bradley...
Belinda Kay Phillips
Apr 14, 2014
Belinda Kay Phillips, 63, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO surrounded by family. Belinda was born on February 26, 1951 in Kansas City, MO to Paul Edward and Marcella Celia (Robinson) Phillips. She was a 1969 graduate of Truman High School in Independence, MO. She received...
Janie May Coen
Apr 12, 2014
Janie May Coen, 70, Higginsville, MO. passed away at her home on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Funeral services for Mrs. Coen will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 3 P.M. at the Walker Nadler Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in...
