Obituaries

William Fredrick “Bill” Mize, Jr., 62, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, at his home peacefully.He was born May 14, 1961, in North Kansas City, MO, son of William Fredrick Mize, Sr. and Margaret L. (Fibert) Frazier. He attended Park Hill high school and went into the United States Navy following graduation. He served his country honorably...

William Lewis Hammond, 78, of Chesterfield, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Friendship Village, Chesterfield.He was born June 6, 1945, in Sedalia, son of the late Lewis B. and Bessie R. (Hurt) Hammond. On December 2, 1972, in Lexington, Massachusetts, he married Barbara Marie Flynn, who survives.Bill spent his youth in Sedalia. After graduating from Central...

Robert Stanley Rages, 79, of Florence, MO, passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia following a lawn mower accident.  He was born March 23, 1944, in Sedalia, son of Stanley John and Susie Marie (Page) Rages.He was a lifelong farmer in Morgan County.   Robert graduated from Smithton High School in 1962. He then attended...

John A. Bodenhamer, 90, of Fulton, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at his home.He was born on April 8, 1933 in Irondale, MO, a son of Hobart and Edna Bodenhamer. On November 22, 1952 in East St. Louis, IL, he married Thelma J. Duppass who preceded him in death on April 26, 2006.John honorably served in the United States...

Cheryl Ann Boatcher, 65, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 at her home.She was born June 7, 1958, in Sedalia, daughter of the late Donald and Betty (Paradise) Smith. On May 23, 1982, in Sedalia, she married Olan August Boatcher, Jr. who survives of the home.She worked at Town and Country Shoes for 15 years. She then worked...

Peter William Donatti, 49, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023.He was born December 2, 1973, in Moberly, a son of Phillip Doyal and Mona Donatti. Peter and Rachel R. Patrick were united in marriage on April 10th, 2010.Peter was a 1991 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School.Peter’s passions in life were his wife, children, and music. He was a...

Wanda Lee Kelley, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at her home.She was born May 5, 1936, in Morgan County, a daughter of the late Leo A. and Zelma (Otten) Mosier. On June 27, 1960, she married Robert Eugene Kelley, who preceded her in death on August 4, 2007.Wanda was a 1954 graduate of Smith Cotton High...

Phillip Harrison Staton, 80, of Houstonia, MO, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia.He was born on December 7, 1942 in Kentucky, a son of John and Virginia Constance (Wallace) Staton.Phillip worked for Conagra in Marshall for over 29 years. He enjoyed watching tv especially the ID channel.Survivors include two sons, Timothy Staton (Donna)...

Ellen Marie Cope, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at her home.She was born June 25, 1949, in St. Louis, daughter of Ned and Ellen (Murphy) Lindstrom.On October 28, 1972, in Sedalia, she married Reggie Cope.Ellen was a 1967 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School. She attended two years of Christian college, and then earned her bachelor’s and...

Vicki Mae Fry, 63, of Bunceton, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at Ashley Manor in Boonville.She was born October 12, 1959, in Augusta, GA, daughter of Glenn “Buck” Banner and Betty (Shackelford) Banner.She was married to Tom Fry, who preceded her in death on May 1, 2010.Vicki was a graduate of Smithton High School. She worked as a CNA...

Jeffrey Scot Cokely, 61, of Tipton, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 17, 2023.He was born January 1, 1962, in Kansas City, KS, son of Kenneth Dewayne and Shirley Joan (Hines) Cokely. On December 17, 2022, in Jefferson City, MO, he married Aletha Young Odneal, who survives of the home.Jeff was a 1985 Kansas University graduate. He graduated...

Charlotte Jean Curry passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Bothwell Hospital, Sedalia, Missouri.She was born September 12, 1953, at Bothwell Hospital, the daughter of Charles T. and Mildred K. Curry. She spent most of her life in the Sedalia area. She attended Lambert Kindergarten, Broadway Elementary, and when that school closed, she attended Mark Twain Elementary. She graduated from...

Gregry Ramond Gasser, 70, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.He was born December 17, 1952, in Kirksville, a son of George Martin and Lillian Rae (Faulkenstein) Gasser. On August 9, 1980, in Sedalia, he was married to Tamara Kay Horttor.He was raised in Potosi and graduated from Potosi High School. He received...

James L. Starke, 94, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born August 28, 1928, in Smithton, a son of the late John C. and Mayme L. (Smith) Starke. On June 11, 1950, in Sedalia, he married Elaine Clarice Nelson, who preceded him in death on April 19, 2021. They had been married...

Constance B. “Connie” Thompson, 85 of Sedalia, passed away Friday, July 28, 2023 at Fair View Nursing Home in Sedalia.Constance was born October 7, 1937 to a loving pair of vaudeville performers, Harold and Edith (Kiem) Banta in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She graduated from Whitefish Bay High School and went to her senior prom with Thayer “Ted” Thompson. She met him...

Kathleen Gail Creighton, 49, of Warrensburg, MO, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023, at St. Luke’s North Hospital in Kansas City and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.She was born April 22, 1974, in Joliet, IL, daughter of Oliver and Gail Bookhout Jones.On June 22, 2002, in Plainfield, IL, she was married to Robert...

Shirley Marie Mulvey, 84, of Otterville, MO died Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born November 9, 1938, near Windsor, MO in Johnson County, a daughter of Curtis and Sarah Margaret (Bohon) Powers. On June 12, 1965, in Otterville, she was married to James D. Mulvey, who died May 3, 2005.Mrs. Mulvey was a member of...

Rita Denise Dawson, 68, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Boone Hospital in Columbia.She was born March 30, 1955 in Sedalia, a daughter of Walter and Ethel (Parsons) Shoemaker. On March 30, 1973 in Fall River, MA, she married Dennis Lee Dawson, Sr., who preceded her in death on May 7, 2023Rita was a loving wife and...

Alan Dean Marshall, 70, of Sedalia, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 27, 2023.He was born June 14, 1953, in Iowa City, IA to Harvey Levi and Jeannine Louise (DeTar) Marshall. On June 5, 1976, at United Methodist Church in Platte Woods, MO, he was united in marriage to Kathryn Louise Morgan who survives of the home.Alan...

Mary Ruth Dalton, 87, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, July 31, 2023 at her home.She was born June 10, 1936, in Sedalia, daughter of the late Relaford W. and Lowell Garnet (Thurman) Klein. On July 3, 1981, she married Forrest A. Dalton who preceded her in death on April 11, 2009.Mary earned her Licensed Practical Nursing degree in 1967 while...