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Thursday, 21 February 2013 11:40 |
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Dorothy Alene Demand, 86, of Smithton, passed away, Thursday, February 21,
2013 at Rest Haven Convalescent Home. She was born on December 10, 1926, in
Sedalia, a daughter of Bruce and Veva (Lee) Ulmer.
On December 25, 1943, in Sedalia, she was united in marriage to Louis "Bud"
Kahrs Demand, who preceded her in death on March 25, 2007.
Dorothy worked many years at the Pettis County Courthouse in the Recorder's
Office before being elected as the Pettis County Recorder of Deeds. She
loved to read and work outdoors in her yard. She always contributed to the
family bicentennial farm. She enjoyed traveling, collecting rabbits and shopping.
Dorothy was a member of the Lake Creek United Methodist Church where
she enjoyed singing in the church choir for many years, and the United
Methodist Womens group.
She is survived by two children, Donna (Jeff) Gary of Smithton and Diann
(Tom) Gordon of Sedalia; one sister, Karen (Jerry) Wagor of Milford, KS; four
grandchildren, Todd LaBille, Dara Wood, Justin Demand and Jordon Hamby.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Robert and Dean
Demand; one sister, Darlene Meyer and one brother, James Sonny Ulmer; and
one grandson, Jared Lee LaBille.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, February 25, 2013, at Lake
Creek United Methodist Church, Smithton, with Rev. Dan Page and Rev. Jason
Veale officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to service.
Burial will be at Lake Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Justin Demand, Joshua Gary, Todd LaBille, Mike Wood, Jim
Kiely, Junior Culp and Gail Demand. Honorary pallbearers will be Dara Wood,
Jordon Hamby, Tia Demand, Carolyn LaBille, Megan LaBille and Mary Merk.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Lake Creek Cemetery Fund in care
of Rea Funeral Chapel, Sedalia.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013 12:40 |
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Esperanza Ficarra, 82, of Sedalia, passed away, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She was born on January 19, 1931, in Kahuku, HI a daughter of Condrada Taitin-Mortos.
On June 9, 2012 she was united in marriage to Robert Ficarra, who survives of the home.
She enjoyed cross word puzzles, cooking, going to the boats, and taking care of her family. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sedalia.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two children: Terry Maghanoy of HI and Amelia Millus of Sedalia; twelve grandchildren including: Kaipo, Kimo, Malia, Stacey, Tracey, Bruce and Michael; two great grandchildren; fourteen brothers and sisters including: Indai Reeves of TX and Pablo Garcia of HI.
She was preceded in death by three children, Alfred Jr. Maghanoy, Johnathan Maghanoy, and Caralee Maghanoy.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 1:45pm, Friday, February 22, 2013 at Rea Funeral Chapel, Sedalia.
Mass of Christian burial will be held following visitation at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sedalia at 2:00 pm with Father Mark Miller, C.PP.S officiating.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 11:28 |
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Herbert E. Truitt, 69, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013, at
Truman Medical Center, Columbia.
There will be services.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 11:26 |
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William David Lairmore, 53, of Sedalia, passed away, Friday, February 15, 2013
at Bothwell Regional Health Center. He was born on December 5, 1959, in Kansas
City, MO, a son of Eugene and Patricia (Culbertson) Lairmore.
William had worked at the Ewing Vocational Center, Shelter Workshop. He
enjoyed
watching western movies and was an avid John Wayne fan.
He is survived by two sisters, Patricia (Wayne) Sartain and Dorothy Sharp; two
brothers, Charles (Carol) Lairmore and James Lairmore; one half-brother, Stephen
(Rita) Schmidt, all of Sedalia.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Rea
Funeral Chapel, Sedalia with Rev. Steve Palmer officiating.
Honorary bearers will be nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends one hour prior to service.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Ewing Vocational Center in care of the
funeral chapel.
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Monday, 18 February 2013 14:03 |
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Ruth Marguerite (Myers) Kemp, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, February 17th, 2013 in her home. Her sons David and Bruce were present in the home at the time. Her death was pronounced at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She was born on October 10th, 1919, at Gravois Mills, MO, the eldest daughter of Thomas Alfred and Dixie Elizabeth (Phillips) Myers. With the flooding of the family home in the Ozarks, the Myers family settled on a farm in Greenridge.
On May 16th, 1949, she was united in marriage to Everett Kemp at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sedalia. They enjoyed 27 happy and loving years together before he preceded her in death on May 31st, 1976.
She put herself through business school in Sedalia and worked for 40 years as an Accountant, first for Shirley Wagner CPA, then for Moore Horton CPA. After her husband’s death, she accepted a job from Bill Cline as Chief Financial Officer at Kim Originals. She worked there until she was eighty years old, retiring due to the onset of macular degeneration.
She was an excellent cook and liked to experiment with all sorts of recipes, baking being her specialty. Always curious about the world, she was able to enjoy travel to the East and West Coasts and to Europe with her children. She enjoyed the art museums, the 1980 Seattle World’s Fair, Paris and the Swiss Alps in particular. Throughout her life, her favorite pastime for relaxation was reading, books and magazines, until macular degeneration made this too difficult.
She and Everett raised their young family at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Then the family moved to Sacred Heart Catholic Parish where Ruth remained a member for the rest of her life.
She is survived by three children: Dixie (Kemp) Fasl of Brooklyn, NY; David Kemp of Sedalia; Bruce Kemp of Sedalia; and one grandson: Blake Kemp, currently a sophomore at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, Ida Grotzinger and eight brothers: Carl, Pete, Warren, Jewel, Byron, Kenneth, Bill and Gene Myers.
Memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sedalia.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympthay are suggested to Schepens Eye Research Instititute, c/o AMD research, Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114.
Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sedalia.
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