Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Sedalia, MO and surrounding areas

Raymond Bozarth

Raymond Bozarth

Aug 19, 2013

Obituary For Raymond Bozarth

Raymond R. Bozarth, 80, of Sedalia, passed away, Monday, August 19, 2013. He was born on August 14, 1933, in Lincoln, MO, a son of Marion and Pearl (Miller) Bozarth.

He was united in marriage in 1951 to Barbara Vinson, who preceded him in death on June 6, 2013. On January 12, 1991, in Raytown, MO...

Martha Jean Berry Jennings

Martha Jean Berry Jennings

Aug 15, 2013

Obituary For Martha Jean Berry Jennings

Martha Jean Berry Jennings passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center, Lincoln, Missouri. Mrs. Jennings was born on August 22, 1926 in Sedalia, the oldest daughter of Campbell and Cleo Berry.

On January 27, 1943, she was united in marriage to Walter R. Jennings. After military assignments during WW II,...

Martha Jennings

Martha Jennings

Aug 15, 2013

Obituary For Martha Jennings

Martha Jean Berry Jennings passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center, Lincoln, Missouri. Mrs. Jennings was born on August 22, 1926 in Sedalia, the oldest daughter of Campbell and Cleo Berry.

On January 27, 1943, she was united in marriage to Walter R. Jennings. After military assignments during WW II, the Jennings...

Roy Cooke

Roy Cooke

Aug 15, 2013

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Roy Thomas Cooke, Jr., 64, of Owasso, OK formerly of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Hospital, Muskogee, OK. He was born on September 23, 1948 in Kansas City, MO, a son of Roy Thomas Cooke, Sr. and Elsie Kathryn Gunter, who preceded...

Wanda Braden

Wanda Braden

Aug 13, 2013

Obituary For Wanda Braden

Wanda Lee Braden, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center, Lincoln, Missouri. She was born on February 13, 1932 in Harrison, Arkansas, a daughter of David and Pauline (Colson) Fullerton.

On January 15, 1949 in Alpena, Arkansas, she was united in marriage to James Braden, who survives of the...

Rosemary Nolan

Rosemary Nolan

Aug 9, 2013

Obituary For Rosemary Nolan Rosemary H. Nolan, 80, of Sedalia passed away, Friday, August 9, 2013 at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She was born on April 10, 1933, in Newman, IL, a daughter of Leonard and Helen (Wheeler) Hance, who preceded her in death.

Rosemary served her country honorably in the Navy for 25 years. During those years she was...

Margaret Gardner

Margaret Gardner

Aug 7, 2013

Obituary For Margaret Gardner Margaret Ardella Gardner, 90, of Sedalia passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Heartland Regional Health, St. Joseph, MO. She was born on February 15, 1923 in Saline County, a daughter of William Stone and Bertha Simmons.

She was united in marriage to Roger Gardner, who preceded her in death in 1964.

She enjoyed quilting and...

Ralph Steinkuhler

Ralph Steinkuhler

Aug 5, 2013

Obituary For Ralph Steinkuhler

Ralph Russell Steinkuhler, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013, at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Warrensburg.

He was born September 1, 1925, in Sweet Springs, MO, son of John and Flora Miller Steinkuhler. On November 18, 1950, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, he married Juanita Justine Vinson Brown.

Ralph was a veteran of WWII where...

Wendy Klein

Wendy Klein

Aug 3, 2013

Obituary For Wendy Klein

Wendy Dawn Klein, 34, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013. She was born in Sedalia on July 1, 1979 to Nancy Ehlers, who survives of Syracuse. When Wendy was five days old she was welcomed as a gift from Heaven to the home of Dick and Carol Klein, who both survive of Sedalia.

Wendy was always...

Angela Logan

Angela Logan

Aug 3, 2013

Obituary For Angela Logan

Angela Jo Logan, 52, of Camdenton, MO, passed away, Saturday, August 3, 2013. She was born on July 29, 1961, in Sedalia, a daughter of James Vinson and Wilma Winfrey, who survive of Sedalia.

On February 16, 1977 in Sedalia she was united in marriage to Donald Logan, who survives of the home.

She loved taking...

Ronald Loucks

Ronald Loucks

Jul 28, 2013

Obituary For Ronald Loucks

Ronald Dean Loucks, 57, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at his home. He was born on October 22, 1955, in Sedalia, a son of John E. Loucks. who preceded him in death and Margie (Pierce) Arnold, who survives of Sedalia.

He enjoyed riding motorcycles, watching the KC Chiefs, Royals, and NASCAR. Ron serves...

Sherman Brownfield

Sherman Brownfield

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary For Sherman Brownfield Sheman (Dale) Brownfield, 45, of Sedalia passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 at his home. He was born in Sedalia, April 28, 1968, a son of John Leroy and Nola Lee Brownfield, who preceded him in death.

He is survived by three brothers: Fred L. (Dana) Brownfield, Gary Naylor, and Alan (Pam) Naylor; two sisters: Becki...

Stanley Gant

Stanley Gant

Jul 23, 2013

Obituary For Stanley Gant

Stanley D. Gant, 73, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Rest Haven Convalescent Home, Sedalia. He was born on November 6, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of Virgil and Gladys (Locke) Gant.

Stanley loved going to Lake of the Ozarks and fishing. He enjoyed visiting Civil War battle grounds and watching...

George "Dub" Meyer

George "Dub" Meyer

Jul 22, 2013

Obituary For George "Dub" Meyer

Steven George Willard “Dub” Meyer, 87, of Mora, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 at Katy Manor, Pilot Grove. He was born March 19, 1926 in Gladstone City, Missouri, which is now covered by the Lake of the Ozarks and is known as Gladstone Cove. He was a son of Harry and Fannie (Stevens)...

Mac Mccullough

Mac Mccullough

Jul 18, 2013

Obituary For Mac McCullough

Raymond Edgar “Mac” McCullough, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at his home. He was born on November 21, 1938 in Albion, Michigan. Edgar and Adah McCullough, who preceded him in death, welcomed Mac as an adopted son to their home when he was six years old.

On November 13, 1984 in Sedalia...

Patrick Swords

Patrick Swords

Jul 13, 2013

Obituary For Patrick Swords

Patrick F. Swords, 55, of Sedalia, passed away, Saturday, July 13, 2013 at University Hospital, Columbia. He was born on February 25, 1958, in Kansas City, MO, a son of Richard and Anna (Kaiser) Swords.

On December 31, 1992 in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Lisa Broyles, who survives of the home.

He was...

Yolanda Paxton

Yolanda Paxton

Jul 9, 2013

Obituary For Yolanda Paxton

Yolanda Sue Paxton, 55, of Perryville, MO, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at her home. She was born on June 18, 1958 in Anchorage, Alaska, a daughter of Clinton and Alberta (Sparks) Morgan, who preceded her in death.

Yolanda loved hunting for arrowheads, spending time with her grandchildren, and fishing. She was...

Kenneth Woolery

Kenneth Woolery

Jul 3, 2013

Obituary For Kenneth Woolery

Kenneth Guy Woolery, 64 of Sedalia, passed away, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Harry S. Truman VA Hospital. He was born on September 3, 1948, in Kansas City, a son of Guy and Nellie (Murl) Woolery.

On May 22, 2010 he was united in marriage to Guillermina Arechiga, who survives of the home.

He served his...

Jessie Goist

Jessie Goist

Jul 3, 2013

Obituary For Jessie Goist

Jessie Mae Goist, 98 of Sedalia passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center. She was born on September 30, 1914 in Moran, KS, a daughter of Samuel C. and Cornelia B. (Starkey) Meador.

On May 30, 1934 in Sedalia, she was united in marriage to Carl R. Goist, who preceded her in...

Jessie Mae Goist

Jessie Mae Goist

Jul 3, 2013

Obituary For Jessie Mae Goist



Jessie Mae Goist, 98 of Sedalia passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center. She was born on September 30, 1914 in Moran, KS, a daughter of Samuel C. and Cornelia B. (Starkey) Meador.

On May 30, 1934 in Sedalia, she was united in marriage to Carl R. Goist, who preceded...

Raymond Bozarth

Raymond Bozarth

Aug 19, 2013

Obituary For Raymond Bozarth

Raymond R. Bozarth, 80, of Sedalia, passed away, Monday, August 19, 2013. He was born on August 14, 1933, in Lincoln, MO, a son of Marion and Pearl (Miller) Bozarth.

He was united in marriage in 1951 to Barbara Vinson, who preceded him in death on June 6, 2013. On January 12, 1991, in Raytown, MO...

Martha Jean Berry Jennings

Martha Jean Berry Jennings

Aug 15, 2013

Obituary For Martha Jean Berry Jennings

Martha Jean Berry Jennings passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center, Lincoln, Missouri. Mrs. Jennings was born on August 22, 1926 in Sedalia, the oldest daughter of Campbell and Cleo Berry.

On January 27, 1943, she was united in marriage to Walter R. Jennings. After military assignments during WW II,...

Martha Jennings

Martha Jennings

Aug 15, 2013

Obituary For Martha Jennings

Martha Jean Berry Jennings passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center, Lincoln, Missouri. Mrs. Jennings was born on August 22, 1926 in Sedalia, the oldest daughter of Campbell and Cleo Berry.

On January 27, 1943, she was united in marriage to Walter R. Jennings. After military assignments during WW II, the Jennings...

Roy Cooke

Roy Cooke

Aug 15, 2013

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Roy Thomas Cooke, Jr., 64, of Owasso, OK formerly of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Hospital, Muskogee, OK. He was born on September 23, 1948 in Kansas City, MO, a son of Roy Thomas Cooke, Sr. and Elsie Kathryn Gunter, who preceded...

Wanda Braden

Wanda Braden

Aug 13, 2013

Obituary For Wanda Braden

Wanda Lee Braden, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center, Lincoln, Missouri. She was born on February 13, 1932 in Harrison, Arkansas, a daughter of David and Pauline (Colson) Fullerton.

On January 15, 1949 in Alpena, Arkansas, she was united in marriage to James Braden, who survives of the...

Rosemary Nolan

Rosemary Nolan

Aug 9, 2013

Obituary For Rosemary Nolan Rosemary H. Nolan, 80, of Sedalia passed away, Friday, August 9, 2013 at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She was born on April 10, 1933, in Newman, IL, a daughter of Leonard and Helen (Wheeler) Hance, who preceded her in death.

Rosemary served her country honorably in the Navy for 25 years. During those years she was...

Margaret Gardner

Margaret Gardner

Aug 7, 2013

Obituary For Margaret Gardner Margaret Ardella Gardner, 90, of Sedalia passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Heartland Regional Health, St. Joseph, MO. She was born on February 15, 1923 in Saline County, a daughter of William Stone and Bertha Simmons.

She was united in marriage to Roger Gardner, who preceded her in death in 1964.

She enjoyed quilting and...

Ralph Steinkuhler

Ralph Steinkuhler

Aug 5, 2013

Obituary For Ralph Steinkuhler

Ralph Russell Steinkuhler, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013, at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Warrensburg.

He was born September 1, 1925, in Sweet Springs, MO, son of John and Flora Miller Steinkuhler. On November 18, 1950, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, he married Juanita Justine Vinson Brown.

Ralph was a veteran of WWII where...

Wendy Klein

Wendy Klein

Aug 3, 2013

Obituary For Wendy Klein

Wendy Dawn Klein, 34, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013. She was born in Sedalia on July 1, 1979 to Nancy Ehlers, who survives of Syracuse. When Wendy was five days old she was welcomed as a gift from Heaven to the home of Dick and Carol Klein, who both survive of Sedalia.

Wendy was always...

Angela Logan

Angela Logan

Aug 3, 2013

Obituary For Angela Logan

Angela Jo Logan, 52, of Camdenton, MO, passed away, Saturday, August 3, 2013. She was born on July 29, 1961, in Sedalia, a daughter of James Vinson and Wilma Winfrey, who survive of Sedalia.

On February 16, 1977 in Sedalia she was united in marriage to Donald Logan, who survives of the home.

She loved taking...

Ronald Loucks

Ronald Loucks

Jul 28, 2013

Obituary For Ronald Loucks

Ronald Dean Loucks, 57, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013 at his home. He was born on October 22, 1955, in Sedalia, a son of John E. Loucks. who preceded him in death and Margie (Pierce) Arnold, who survives of Sedalia.

He enjoyed riding motorcycles, watching the KC Chiefs, Royals, and NASCAR. Ron serves...

Sherman Brownfield

Sherman Brownfield

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary For Sherman Brownfield Sheman (Dale) Brownfield, 45, of Sedalia passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013 at his home. He was born in Sedalia, April 28, 1968, a son of John Leroy and Nola Lee Brownfield, who preceded him in death.

He is survived by three brothers: Fred L. (Dana) Brownfield, Gary Naylor, and Alan (Pam) Naylor; two sisters: Becki...

Stanley Gant

Stanley Gant

Jul 23, 2013

Obituary For Stanley Gant

Stanley D. Gant, 73, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Rest Haven Convalescent Home, Sedalia. He was born on November 6, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri, a son of Virgil and Gladys (Locke) Gant.

Stanley loved going to Lake of the Ozarks and fishing. He enjoyed visiting Civil War battle grounds and watching...

George "Dub" Meyer

George "Dub" Meyer

Jul 22, 2013

Obituary For George "Dub" Meyer

Steven George Willard “Dub” Meyer, 87, of Mora, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 at Katy Manor, Pilot Grove. He was born March 19, 1926 in Gladstone City, Missouri, which is now covered by the Lake of the Ozarks and is known as Gladstone Cove. He was a son of Harry and Fannie (Stevens)...

Mac Mccullough

Mac Mccullough

Jul 18, 2013

Obituary For Mac McCullough

Raymond Edgar “Mac” McCullough, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at his home. He was born on November 21, 1938 in Albion, Michigan. Edgar and Adah McCullough, who preceded him in death, welcomed Mac as an adopted son to their home when he was six years old.

On November 13, 1984 in Sedalia...

Patrick Swords

Patrick Swords

Jul 13, 2013

Obituary For Patrick Swords

Patrick F. Swords, 55, of Sedalia, passed away, Saturday, July 13, 2013 at University Hospital, Columbia. He was born on February 25, 1958, in Kansas City, MO, a son of Richard and Anna (Kaiser) Swords.

On December 31, 1992 in Sedalia, he was united in marriage to Lisa Broyles, who survives of the home.

He was...

Yolanda Paxton

Yolanda Paxton

Jul 9, 2013

Obituary For Yolanda Paxton

Yolanda Sue Paxton, 55, of Perryville, MO, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at her home. She was born on June 18, 1958 in Anchorage, Alaska, a daughter of Clinton and Alberta (Sparks) Morgan, who preceded her in death.

Yolanda loved hunting for arrowheads, spending time with her grandchildren, and fishing. She was...

Kenneth Woolery

Kenneth Woolery

Jul 3, 2013

Obituary For Kenneth Woolery

Kenneth Guy Woolery, 64 of Sedalia, passed away, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Harry S. Truman VA Hospital. He was born on September 3, 1948, in Kansas City, a son of Guy and Nellie (Murl) Woolery.

On May 22, 2010 he was united in marriage to Guillermina Arechiga, who survives of the home.

He served his...

Jessie Goist

Jessie Goist

Jul 3, 2013

Obituary For Jessie Goist

Jessie Mae Goist, 98 of Sedalia passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center. She was born on September 30, 1914 in Moran, KS, a daughter of Samuel C. and Cornelia B. (Starkey) Meador.

On May 30, 1934 in Sedalia, she was united in marriage to Carl R. Goist, who preceded her in...

Jessie Mae Goist

Jessie Mae Goist

Jul 3, 2013

Obituary For Jessie Mae Goist



Jessie Mae Goist, 98 of Sedalia passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Lincoln Community Care Center. She was born on September 30, 1914 in Moran, KS, a daughter of Samuel C. and Cornelia B. (Starkey) Meador.

On May 30, 1934 in Sedalia, she was united in marriage to Carl R. Goist, who preceded...