Obituaries

In Loving Memory…Clara Geneva Gottschalk, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born October 21, 1920, in Columbus, MO, daughter of Jesse Franklin and Clara Ellen Goodwin Rittman. On December 15, 1946, in Sedalia, she married Victor Lee Gottschalk, who preceded her in death on July 12, 1995.Geneva was a 1938 graduate...

In Loving Memory…Carol Sue Kennedy, 76, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013, at her home.She was born November 22, 1936, in Chicago, IL, daughter of Donald Maxwell and Erma Pounds Kennedy.Carol retired from Standard Oil Company in Chicago. She was a member of Broadway Presbyterian Church, Helen G. Steele Music Club, Sorosis Club, the Welcome Club and American...

In Loving Memory…Eldon Foss O’Neill, 78, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at Katy Manor Nursing Home in Pilot Grove.He was born June 22, 1935, in Beaman, son of Henry Foss and Mary Grimes O’Neill. On April 3, 1959, in Sedalia, he married Wynona V. King, who survives.He graduated from Smithton High School in 1953 and later from...

Janet L. Kortum, 63, of West Chester, OH, passed away September 13, 2013, at her home.She was born August 24, 1950, in Sedalia, daughter of Wayne H. and Lela F. Buffon Byrd. On September 10, 1977, in Sedalia, she married Dale M. Kortum, who survives of the home.Janet was a 1968 graduate of Northwest High School. She was a U.S....

In Loving Memory…Harry Ardell Trotter, 75, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at his home.He was born January 10, 1938, in Sedalia, son of Harry Ulysses and Gladys Marie Bail Trotter. On August 10, 1959, he married Sandy Elaine Cramer, who survives of the home.Mr. Trotter retired from Web and Sons in 2004 after 52 years. His family...

In Loving Memory…Harry John Heimsoth, 98, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg.He was born November 16, 1914, in Cole Camp, son of Ernest J. and Mary Brandes Heimsoth. On July 27, 1941, in Cole Camp, he married Esther Marie Wilshusen, who preceded him in death on September 5, 1996.Mr. Heimsoth was...

In Loving Memory…Glenn Franklin McMullin, 80, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013, at North Village Park in Moberly.He was born June 11, 1933, in Sedalia, MO, son of Louis Franklin and Nina (Retherford) McMullin. In June 1956, in Sedalia, he was married to Madeline Lester, who preceded him in death on January 31, 2013.A lifelong resident of Pettis...

Marva Lee Flournoy, 75, of Sedalia, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013, at Four Seasons Living Center.She was born June 3, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Robert M. Stonner and Marie E. Young Stonner. Marva was a loving school teacher who used her two master’s degrees to serve the children of both Heber Hunt and Horace...

In Loving Memory…Joann Lucille Waters, 84, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family.She was born September 4, 1929, in Pettis County, daughter of Clarence H. and Gladys V. Payne Williams. On June 5, 1949, in Sedalia, she married Joseph A. Waters, who preceded her in death on March 18, 2008.Mrs. Waters was...

In Loving Memory…Cindy Kay Phillips, 54, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born August 6, 1959, in Sedalia, daughter of Elbert J. “Bud” and Dora Lee Twyman Phillips.Cindy worked for more than 25 years at Interstate Studio. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School, VBS...

In Loving Memory…Anna Marie (Annie Chism) Griggs, 65, of Sedalia, died Friday, September 20, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.She was born February 14, 1948, the daughter of Jim and Catherine (Dolinski) Chism. She married Charles Griggs on March 10, 1967. He survives of the home.She is also survived by two sons, Charlie and Michael, of Sedalia; a...

Robert Andreas Treuner, 76, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his family.He was born February 28, 1937, in Nuernberg, Germany, son of Konrad August and Marie Luise Liebel Treuner. On December 15, 1961, in Nuernberg, he married Helga Marianne Beutemann, who survives of the home.Mr. Treuner was the founder and owner of Robert...

In Loving Memory…Betty Joe Wells, 92, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born June 3, 1921, in Sedalia, daughter of Lawson and Josephine May McCurdy. On September 29, 1940, she married Leon Roy Wells, who preceded her in death on July 21, 2010.Mrs. Wells was the longest living member of First Christian...

In Loving Memory…Lois Reva Eichholz, 84, of Smithton, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit.She was born November 18, 1928, in Versailles, daughter of Frank and Revo Johnson Bremer. On August 24, 1949, in Smithton, she married Clarence Edward Eichholz, who preceded her in death on June 20, 1980.Mrs. Eichholz had worked for...

In Loving Memory…Kenneth Mark Stone, 53, of Sedalia, died in the line of duty on Friday, August 23, 2013, in Sedalia.He was born June 30, 1960, in Branson, MO, son of Donald Dean and Edna Rosella Wise Stone.Kenny served our community as a paramedic and died after working a call. He most recently worked for APSI in Sedalia, but had...

In Loving Memory…Dannie Lee Ikerd, 75, of Sedalia, died Friday, August 23, 2013, at Fair View Nursing Home.He was born February 4, 1938, in Caney, KS, son of Frank “Toad” and Marian Prall Ikerd.In high school, Dannie was involved in football, basketball and track. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1962 to 1966, serving at Clark AFB, the...

Richard Eugene “Dick” Duggan, 78, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013, at his home.He was born October 12, 1934, in Kansas City, MO, son of Donald Eugene and Myrtle Ruth (Benton) Duggan. On April 2, 2011, in Sedalia, he was married to Eleanore R. “Elle” Wasson, who survives of the home.Mr. Duggan was an attorney in Kansas City...

Cleo H. Norman, 85, of Sedalia, died Monday, August 19, 2013, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born March 6, 1928, in Ava, MO, son of Charles Harmon and Edna Mae Locklar Norman. He was married to Joyce Ann Witcher, who preceded him in death on May 14, 2000.Mr. Norman retired from the Union Pacific Railroad and was a member...

In Loving Memory…Elaine Lee Barklage, 86, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born July 11, 1927, in Schubert, MO, daughter of Eddie Alonzo and Minnie Davis Busker. On December 22, 1941, in Warrensburg, she married Olen H. Barklage, who preceded her in death on October 11, 2011.Mrs. Barklage was a member of...

In Loving Memory…William Ewing Hurt, 68 years of age, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at his home in Bluffton, SC, after a courageous battle with cancer.Born March 29, 1945, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, son of the late William Boone Hurt and Mary Jeanette Higdon Hurt of Sedalia, MO. He was united in marriage to Maria Cecilia de Castro Figueiroa in...