Obituaries

Penny Sue Martz Biggerstaff, age 60, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020.She was born on January 16, 1960, the daughter of George and Emma Martz. Penny graduated with the class of 1979 from Shawnee Mission West High School.Penny was a caretaker for much of her life, running a daycare for many years and providing individual in-home care. Penny was...

Hope Diane Lecchi, 56, of Smithton, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 3, 2020.Born November 9, 1964, in Salina, KS, she was one of two daughters of Norma Jean (Bretall) and Vincent Lecchi.Hope was a retired educator.She was loyal, intelligent, fair, caring, unselfish, funny, bright, fierce, determined, serious, a writer, giving, helpful, a believing friend of Our...

Dorothy Lee “Dot” Dunfee, 91, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp.She was born June 16, 1929, in Davies County, daughter of Gordon and Celia Bell (Tout) Shuler.Dorothy was a 1947 graduate of Jamesport School. She then attended college in Maryville.On April 30, 1948, in Jamesport, she married James Will Dunfee,...

Barry Lee Barnes, 69, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis.He was born June 12, 1951, in Sedalia, a son of the late James L. and Mary (Van Auken) Barnes. On May 11, 1990, he was married to Donna Marie Mattingly.Barry was a 1969 graduate of Smith Cotton High School and attended...

Dixie Ruth Byrum (Burns), 86, of Lee’s Summit formerly of Sedalia passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Solstice Senior Living in Lee’s Summit.She was born May 23, 1934 in Clarinda, IA to Ruth and Louis Burns. Her mother died and Etta and Luther Moore adopted her at 2 and a half years old. She attended Northwest Missouri State and...

John Albert Snyder, 77, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at his home.He was born December 22, 1942 in Hampton, VA, to Mahlon Ray and Peggy Opal (Herod) Snyder.  On March 2, 1963 in Houston, TX, he married Marilyn Ann Nichols who survives of the home.John graduated from John H. Reagan High School in Houston, TX in 1960. ...

Willis Daniel “Bill” Stokes Jr., 81, of Sedalia, Missouri, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, at the Harry S. Truman Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.Bill was born in Niagara Falls, New York, on Oct. 30, 1939, to Ruth Helen Channing and Willis Daniel Stokes Sr. After a brief stint in the U.S. Army, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, retiring...

Floyd Allen Williams, 74, of Sedalia, died Sunday, November 29, 2020, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.Arrangements are pending at Heckart Funeral Home.

Robert Lee “Bob” Young, 79, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born April 16, 1941, in Windsor, a son of the late Orval Cleo and Dollie C. (Cochran) Young. He was married to Athlene Carver and she preceded him in death in 2009.Bob was a lifelong resident of Missouri, living most of...

Vicki Lynn Shoemaker, 60, of Hughesville, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020.She was born January 18, 1960, in Sedalia, daughter of Kenneth Ray Richards and Gloria Jean (Savage) Richards, who preceded her in death.In 2003, in Sedalia, she was married to Clarence Wayne Shoemaker, Jr.Vicki’s life revolved around raising her six kids. She worked as a truck driver for a...

Mark Alan Bogle, 51, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Fair View Nursing Home.He was born January 20, 1969, in Kansas City, MO, son of James D. and Wilda F. (Kelso) Bogle.He was a 1989 graduate of Tipton High School. He attended Katy Park Baptist Church.He loved all animals and was very knowledgeable about them.Mark loved to...

Agnes Irene Woolery, 76, of Sedalia, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020.She was born March 30, 1944, in Sedalia. She was the oldest of four children born to Joseph and Velva Offenburger.She was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Sedalia for 45 years.On June 24, 1961 she was united in marriage to Claude Woolery.She...

Beth Palmer, 94, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.She was born November 22, 1926, in Green Ridge, daughter of Forrest and Gertrude (Calvert) Helman.On August 9, 1946, at First United Methodist Church in Sedalia, she was married to Eldo Lee Palmer, who preceded her in death on January 11, 2013.Beth went to...

Mary Maxine Ebersold, 90, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia, MO.She was born East of Fairport, MO, on April 2, 1930 a daughter of Clem and Gladys Marian (Newman) Cogdill.  On June 18, 1950 at the home of Rev. Wilbur F. Null in Cameron, MO, she married Bill Ebersold who...

Naomi Maddox completed her journey in this life and passed away peacefully into the care of her heavenly Father on Monday, November 16, 2020, in San Diego, California.Naomi Christina Maddox was born January 12, 1917 near Beaman, Missouri, daughter of Herbert W. Maddox and Maud Bidstrup Maddox. She attended Olive Branch School and graduated from Smith Cotton High School in...

Jimmy Del Privett, 80, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday morning, November 22, 2020, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born January 14, 1940, in Seymour, son of Leonard and Luna (Davenport) Privett.On August 15, 1994, in Sedalia, he married Evelyn Marie (Huffman).Jimmy was a United States Army veteran. He worked for the Missouri Highway Department for 32 years. In retirement,...

Helen G. Alford, 94, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday morning, November 21, 2020, at her daughter’s home, surrounded by her family.Born November 13, 1926, she was one of seven children of Alva Leslie and Arizona Suzanne (Paxton) Lemens.On March 14, 1943, in Sedalia, she was married to Raymond Isaac Alford, who preceded her in death in 2007.Helen’s life was centered...

Neil B. Roche, 71, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at his home.He was born March 1, 1949, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, son of Bernard and Joan (Champion) Roche.In 1971, he was married to Dianne P. (Clow).Neil was raised Catholic and attended Catholic school. He served in the Army Air Corps during the Vietnam War, proudly following in his...

Naomi Christine Maddox, 103, of San Diego, CA, died Monday, November 16, 2020, in San Diego.A private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

James A. Young, 85, of Otterville, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Boonville.Born August 23, 1935, in Otterville, he was the youngest of two sons of Lester Lee and Mildred Elizabeth (Glenn) Young.Jim was a 1953 graduate of Otterville School.On October 12, 1957, in Kansas City, he was united in marriage to Martha Lu (Nelson)....