Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Sedalia, MO and surrounding areas

Rose Nolen

Rose Nolen

Jan 1, 2015

Obituary For Rose Nolen Rose Mary Nolen, 79, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Fairview Nursing Home, in Sedalia. Rose was born on June 16, 1935 in Windsor, MO. Her parents Norman and Opal (Willis) Rhodes and four sisters, Norma Sowell, Ann Ferguson, June and Jane Rhodes and three brothers, Thomas, Gary and Richard Rhodes preceded...

Peggy Brown

Peggy Brown

Dec 27, 2014

Obituary For Peggy Brown Peggy L. Brown, 66, of Sedalia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at her sisters home, after a long battle with cancer.

She was born on February 22, 1948, in Sedalia, a daughter of Donald R. and Lavahn G. (Klenklen) Brown.

Peggy formerly worked at Rival Manufacturing, Sedalia....

Gerald Todd

Gerald Todd

Dec 26, 2014

Obituary For Gerald Todd Gerald Wayne Todd, 74, of Sedalia passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. He was born on January 1, 1940 in Jackson County, MO a son of William and Willa (Roberts) Todd, who both preceded him in death.

He is survived by seven children, Gerald Todd, Jr. of Sedalia, Virginia Todd...

Betty Metcalf

Betty Metcalf

Dec 18, 2014

Obituary For Betty Metcalf Betty Sue Metcalf, 71, of Sedalia passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1943 in Kennett, Missouri, a daughter of Ralph Metcalf and Sue Lorena Gibson, who survives of St.Louis, Missouri.

Betty did volunteer work for public television (Channel 9) and was a frequent visitor of the Muny...

Chris Woolery

Chris Woolery

Dec 15, 2014

Obituary For Chris Woolery Chris C. Woolery, 99, of Sedalia passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at his home. He was born on June 29, 1915 in Carmen, OK a son of Charles and Mary (Fisher) Woolery.

On July 15, 1939 in Warsaw, MO, he was united in marriage to Mary Butterbaugh, who preceded him in death on March 10,...

Milo Lee Butts

Milo Lee Butts

Dec 15, 2014

Obituary For Milo Lee Butts Milo Lee Butts, 66, of Sedalia passed away December 15, 2014 at VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. He was born on September 08, 1948 in Galesburg, IL a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Brown) Butts. On July 11, 1981 in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Susan Zeisset, who survives of the home....

Tad Salecki

Tad Salecki

Dec 15, 2014

Obituary For Tad Salecki Tadeusz "Tad" Salecki, 92, formerly of Sedalia, passed away on Monday, December 15th, 2014 at Western MO Medical Center, Warrensburg. He was born on February 24, 1922 in Fall River, MA to polish immigrants, Jan and Felicia Salecki. Tad was the youngest of eight children. After serving in the Merchant Marine as a Chief Pharmacist's Mate...

Dottie Ream

Dottie Ream

Dec 14, 2014

Obituary For Dottie Ream Dorothy “Dottie” Ream, 91, of Sedalia passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Sedalia. She was born on December 31, 1922 in Shell Knob, MO the daughter of Artis and Fred Gilmore, who both preceded her in death.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Hall and her husband Jack of...

Oliver Lackman

Oliver Lackman

Dec 13, 2014

Obituary For Oliver Lackman Oliver "Ollie" Loyd Lackman, 75, of Lake Ozark passed away December 13, 2014 at Lakeside Meadows Nursing Home in Osage Beach, MO. He was born on April 18, 1939 in Cole Camp, MO, the son of William Harry Lackman and Mildred Baldwin, who both preceded him in death. On March 19, 1961 in Sedalia at Lamine...

Wayne Choate

Wayne Choate

Dec 13, 2014

Obituary For Wayne Choate Cleo "Wayne" Choate, 68, formerly of Sedalia passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL. He was born on August 13, 1946 in Indianola, IA, a son of John Wesley Choate and Ruby Ruth Garrison, who both preceded him in death.

He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting and barbeques....

Sid Mabry

Sid Mabry

Dec 12, 2014

Obituary For Sid Mabry Reverend Sidney "Sid" K. Mabry, Jr., 73, of Sedalia left this earth and went to be with Jesus on December 12, 2014, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. He was born in Sedalia on October 11, 1941, a son of Sidney "Sid" Keffier Mabry, Sr. and Violet A. Huffman, who both preceded him in death.

On June...

Jack Wittman

Jack Wittman

Dec 10, 2014

Obituary For Jack Wittman Jack Wittman, 87, of Otterville, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was born on July 23, 1927 in Cooper County, MO, a son of Henry and Arizona (Rogers) Wittman.

On May 29, 1952 in Smithton, MO, he was united in marriage to Patsy Sprinkle,...

Hazel Mcdowell

Hazel Mcdowell

Dec 6, 2014

Obituary For Hazel McDowell Hazel Nathalia McDowell, 96, of Florence, MO passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at her daughter’s home in Otterville, MO. She was born on May 10, 1918 in Morgan County, MO, the daughter of Harry and Auguste (Schupp) Loeffler.

On May 10, 1937 at in Camden County, MO she was united in marriage to Ralph M....

Galen "Smitty" Smitten

Galen "Smitty" Smitten

Nov 30, 2014

Obituary For Galen "Smitty" Smitten



Galen “Smitty” Keith Smitten, 84, of Sedalia passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. He was born on July 7, 1930 in St. Cloud, MN, the son of Maurice and Leona (Stack) Smitten, who preceded him in death.

On September 12, 1970, in Kailua, HI, he was united...

Steven Walker

Steven Walker

Nov 28, 2014

Obituary For Steven Walker Steven Elwood Walker, 75, of Sedalia passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. He was born on August 5, 1939 in Sedalia, a son of William Clyde and Daisy Ellen (Speres) Walker, who preceded him in death. In 1963 he was united in marriage to Karen Norton, who survives of Ivy...

Grace Deuschle

Grace Deuschle

Nov 26, 2014

Obituary For Grace Deuschle Grace M. Deuschle, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Sharon’s Private Home in Sedalia. She was born on May 17, 1921, in Pettis County, MO, a daughter of William Henry and Anna Belle (Speaker) Gregory.

On October 7, 1940, in Hermitage, MO, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Paul Deuschle, who...

George W. Bartlett

George W. Bartlett

Nov 24, 2014

Obituary For George W. Bartlett George Wayne Bartlett, 61, of Sedalia passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at Rest Haven Convalescent Home, Sedalia. He was born on December 5, 1952 in Sedalia, MO a son of Darwin and Marjorie (Rumsey) Bartlett, who preceded him in death.

On January 2, 1982 he was united in marriage to Debbie Campbell, who survives...

Maurice Taylor

Maurice Taylor

Nov 20, 2014

Obituary For Maurice Taylor Maurice Taylor, 76, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 29, 1938 in Liberty, MO, a son of Ralph and Thelma (McCorkle) Taylor.On April 6, 1968 in Clarksburg, MO, he was united in marriage to Ruth Pritchard, who survives of the home.

Maurice...

Rosemary Rios

Rosemary Rios

Nov 15, 2014

Obituary For Rosemary Rios Rosemary C. “Rosie” Rios of Sedalia passed away November 15,2014 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 12, 1944, in Nevada, MO a daughter of Rosalio and Elvira C. (Perez) Rios, Sr. On December 24, 1960 in Kansas City, KS she was united in marriage to David Lee Miller, Sr., who...

Daniel Aldrich

Daniel Aldrich

Nov 11, 2014

Obituary For Daniel Aldrich Daniel Wayne Aldrich, 64, of Florence, MO, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at University Hospital, Columbia. He was born on September 24, 1950, a son of Anna Belle Smith.

On May 9, 2003 in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Tracy Watson, who survives of the home.

Daniel enjoyed hunting, fishing, spoonbill snagging, and...

Rose Nolen

Rose Nolen

Jan 1, 2015

Obituary For Rose Nolen Rose Mary Nolen, 79, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Fairview Nursing Home, in Sedalia. Rose was born on June 16, 1935 in Windsor, MO. Her parents Norman and Opal (Willis) Rhodes and four sisters, Norma Sowell, Ann Ferguson, June and Jane Rhodes and three brothers, Thomas, Gary and Richard Rhodes preceded...

Peggy Brown

Peggy Brown

Dec 27, 2014

Obituary For Peggy Brown Peggy L. Brown, 66, of Sedalia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at her sisters home, after a long battle with cancer.

She was born on February 22, 1948, in Sedalia, a daughter of Donald R. and Lavahn G. (Klenklen) Brown.

Peggy formerly worked at Rival Manufacturing, Sedalia....

Gerald Todd

Gerald Todd

Dec 26, 2014

Obituary For Gerald Todd Gerald Wayne Todd, 74, of Sedalia passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. He was born on January 1, 1940 in Jackson County, MO a son of William and Willa (Roberts) Todd, who both preceded him in death.

He is survived by seven children, Gerald Todd, Jr. of Sedalia, Virginia Todd...

Betty Metcalf

Betty Metcalf

Dec 18, 2014

Obituary For Betty Metcalf Betty Sue Metcalf, 71, of Sedalia passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014 at her home. She was born on April 7, 1943 in Kennett, Missouri, a daughter of Ralph Metcalf and Sue Lorena Gibson, who survives of St.Louis, Missouri.

Betty did volunteer work for public television (Channel 9) and was a frequent visitor of the Muny...

Chris Woolery

Chris Woolery

Dec 15, 2014

Obituary For Chris Woolery Chris C. Woolery, 99, of Sedalia passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at his home. He was born on June 29, 1915 in Carmen, OK a son of Charles and Mary (Fisher) Woolery.

On July 15, 1939 in Warsaw, MO, he was united in marriage to Mary Butterbaugh, who preceded him in death on March 10,...

Milo Lee Butts

Milo Lee Butts

Dec 15, 2014

Obituary For Milo Lee Butts Milo Lee Butts, 66, of Sedalia passed away December 15, 2014 at VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. He was born on September 08, 1948 in Galesburg, IL a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Brown) Butts. On July 11, 1981 in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Susan Zeisset, who survives of the home....

Tad Salecki

Tad Salecki

Dec 15, 2014

Obituary For Tad Salecki Tadeusz "Tad" Salecki, 92, formerly of Sedalia, passed away on Monday, December 15th, 2014 at Western MO Medical Center, Warrensburg. He was born on February 24, 1922 in Fall River, MA to polish immigrants, Jan and Felicia Salecki. Tad was the youngest of eight children. After serving in the Merchant Marine as a Chief Pharmacist's Mate...

Dottie Ream

Dottie Ream

Dec 14, 2014

Obituary For Dottie Ream Dorothy “Dottie” Ream, 91, of Sedalia passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Sedalia. She was born on December 31, 1922 in Shell Knob, MO the daughter of Artis and Fred Gilmore, who both preceded her in death.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Hall and her husband Jack of...

Oliver Lackman

Oliver Lackman

Dec 13, 2014

Obituary For Oliver Lackman Oliver "Ollie" Loyd Lackman, 75, of Lake Ozark passed away December 13, 2014 at Lakeside Meadows Nursing Home in Osage Beach, MO. He was born on April 18, 1939 in Cole Camp, MO, the son of William Harry Lackman and Mildred Baldwin, who both preceded him in death. On March 19, 1961 in Sedalia at Lamine...

Wayne Choate

Wayne Choate

Dec 13, 2014

Obituary For Wayne Choate Cleo "Wayne" Choate, 68, formerly of Sedalia passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL. He was born on August 13, 1946 in Indianola, IA, a son of John Wesley Choate and Ruby Ruth Garrison, who both preceded him in death.

He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, mushroom hunting and barbeques....

Sid Mabry

Sid Mabry

Dec 12, 2014

Obituary For Sid Mabry Reverend Sidney "Sid" K. Mabry, Jr., 73, of Sedalia left this earth and went to be with Jesus on December 12, 2014, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. He was born in Sedalia on October 11, 1941, a son of Sidney "Sid" Keffier Mabry, Sr. and Violet A. Huffman, who both preceded him in death.

On June...

Jack Wittman

Jack Wittman

Dec 10, 2014

Obituary For Jack Wittman Jack Wittman, 87, of Otterville, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was born on July 23, 1927 in Cooper County, MO, a son of Henry and Arizona (Rogers) Wittman.

On May 29, 1952 in Smithton, MO, he was united in marriage to Patsy Sprinkle,...

Hazel Mcdowell

Hazel Mcdowell

Dec 6, 2014

Obituary For Hazel McDowell Hazel Nathalia McDowell, 96, of Florence, MO passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 at her daughter’s home in Otterville, MO. She was born on May 10, 1918 in Morgan County, MO, the daughter of Harry and Auguste (Schupp) Loeffler.

On May 10, 1937 at in Camden County, MO she was united in marriage to Ralph M....

Galen "Smitty" Smitten

Galen "Smitty" Smitten

Nov 30, 2014

Obituary For Galen "Smitty" Smitten



Galen “Smitty” Keith Smitten, 84, of Sedalia passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. He was born on July 7, 1930 in St. Cloud, MN, the son of Maurice and Leona (Stack) Smitten, who preceded him in death.

On September 12, 1970, in Kailua, HI, he was united...

Steven Walker

Steven Walker

Nov 28, 2014

Obituary For Steven Walker Steven Elwood Walker, 75, of Sedalia passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. He was born on August 5, 1939 in Sedalia, a son of William Clyde and Daisy Ellen (Speres) Walker, who preceded him in death. In 1963 he was united in marriage to Karen Norton, who survives of Ivy...

Grace Deuschle

Grace Deuschle

Nov 26, 2014

Obituary For Grace Deuschle Grace M. Deuschle, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Sharon’s Private Home in Sedalia. She was born on May 17, 1921, in Pettis County, MO, a daughter of William Henry and Anna Belle (Speaker) Gregory.

On October 7, 1940, in Hermitage, MO, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Paul Deuschle, who...

George W. Bartlett

George W. Bartlett

Nov 24, 2014

Obituary For George W. Bartlett George Wayne Bartlett, 61, of Sedalia passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at Rest Haven Convalescent Home, Sedalia. He was born on December 5, 1952 in Sedalia, MO a son of Darwin and Marjorie (Rumsey) Bartlett, who preceded him in death.

On January 2, 1982 he was united in marriage to Debbie Campbell, who survives...

Maurice Taylor

Maurice Taylor

Nov 20, 2014

Obituary For Maurice Taylor Maurice Taylor, 76, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on July 29, 1938 in Liberty, MO, a son of Ralph and Thelma (McCorkle) Taylor.On April 6, 1968 in Clarksburg, MO, he was united in marriage to Ruth Pritchard, who survives of the home.

Maurice...

Rosemary Rios

Rosemary Rios

Nov 15, 2014

Obituary For Rosemary Rios Rosemary C. “Rosie” Rios of Sedalia passed away November 15,2014 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 12, 1944, in Nevada, MO a daughter of Rosalio and Elvira C. (Perez) Rios, Sr. On December 24, 1960 in Kansas City, KS she was united in marriage to David Lee Miller, Sr., who...

Daniel Aldrich

Daniel Aldrich

Nov 11, 2014

Obituary For Daniel Aldrich Daniel Wayne Aldrich, 64, of Florence, MO, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at University Hospital, Columbia. He was born on September 24, 1950, a son of Anna Belle Smith.

On May 9, 2003 in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Tracy Watson, who survives of the home.

Daniel enjoyed hunting, fishing, spoonbill snagging, and...