Obituaries

Steven Andrew Klein, 66, of Sedalia, died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at his home.He was born April 13, 1954, in Sedalia, son of Andrew M. and Carol N. (Houk) Klein.Steve was a 1972 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School. He started out working for the Sheet Metal Workers Union. Then in October 1984, he bought what he would name Steve’s Korner...

Nellie Mae Brownfield, 89, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born June 22, 1931, in La Monte, MO, daughter of Charley and Mary Shull.On September 25, 1949, in Sedalia, MO, she was married to Jess Junior Brownfield.Mrs. Brownfield was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker.Survivors include a...

Dolores Lee Fletcher, 90, of Buffalo, MO, formerly of Sedalia, MO, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020, at Buffalo Prairie Care Center in Buffalo.She was born December 7, 1929, in East St. Louis, IL, daughter of LeRoy and Maude (Fulmer) Jordan, who preceded her in death.In March 1953, in Fredericks, VA, she was married to Ret. Cpt. Jack L. Fletcher...

Robert Arthur Turner, 38, of Naples passed away October 22, 2020. Born in Naples, he was the son of Mark Turner and Mary Bucel along with step-father, Daryle Bucel. A graduate of Gulf Coast High School, class of 2001. Robbie created custom fishing rods at Surf & Turf Custom for over 20 years. He also worked in the bakery at...

Marilyn Kay Cantrell, 79, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, at Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center.Born January 2, 1941, in Brownfield, MO, she was one of two children of Thomas Henry and Esther Ada (Watkins) Black.On March 4, 1961, in Richland, MO, she was married to Herschel L. Cantrell.Marilyn was a 1958 graduate of Richland High School....

Laura Catherine “Cathy” Bush, 67, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.Cathy was born August 2, 1953 in Sedalia, MO, a daughter of Charles Henry and Rowena (Maness) Glover.Cathy worked many years at Rival Manufacturing and then later enjoyed being a stay at home mom.  She was a member of Broadway Baptist Church in...

Robert Earl “Bob” Evans, 62, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020, at his home.He was born September 24, 1958, in Sedalia, the only son of Paul Robert and Hazel L. (Thomas) Evans.Bob graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1977 and then went to work in the Peace Corps in Belize. In 1982, he attended State Fair Community College...

Wilma Ann Bowers, 91, of Sedalia, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.A private family service will be held.Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

In Loving Memory…Carl K. Faulk, 84, of Otterville, MO, formerly of Lawrence, KS and Rockport, TX, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born January 26, 1936, in Topeka, KS, a son of the late Charley Allen and Irene A. (Hestand) Faulk. On October 4, 1986, in Perry, KS, he married Ruth Foster (Vanderslice), who...

Edward Leo Richards, 98, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at his home.He was born November 14, 1921, in Beaman, MO, a son of Ollie Edward and Iola Francis (Fischer) Richards.  On August 15, 1946 in Sedalia, he married Anna Mae Wissman who preceded him in death on March 1, 2003.Leo honorably served in the United States Army...

Charles Edwin Robeson, 91, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.A private burial will be held.Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Willis Walton “Bill” Young, age 75, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Missouri in the arms of his wife.He was born May 20, 1945, in Sedalia, Missouri, son of Willis “Big Bill” Jackson Young and Lorene Faye (Waisner) Young Casey.On May 26, 1967, in Sedalia, he married the love of his...

Charles Gregory “Greg” Slagle, 37, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at his home.Greg was born June 7, 1983, in Ketchikan, AK, the son of Charles Frank Slagle and Debra Lorraine Swaim Thompson.On December 28, 2018, in Boonville, he was married to Jacqueline Danielle (Cook) Wade.Greg was a 2001 graduate of Ketchikan High School. He pursued a flying...

Bobby Wright was born on January 18, 1965 to the late Charlie White and Betty Wright and raised on the Westside of Chicago.Bobby attended Bethune Elementary School and Collins High School, later he completed his General Education Diploma and then furthered his education at Lincoln Technical Institute.Bobby relocated from Chicago, IL to Sedalia, Mo where he then met and married...

Clyde David Webster, 72, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020, at Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia.He was born January 21, 1948, in Laramie, WY, son of William Jewell and Mary Earlene (Smith) Webster.On February 14, 1969, in Sedalia, he married Claire Lou (Pate).Dave served six years in the United States Navy, four of those years during the...

Mary Rebecca “Gehee” Brogdon, 91, of Lebanon, MO, formerly of Lake Village, AR, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020 at E.W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center, Sedalia, MO.She was born November 21, 1928, in Yell County, AR, a daughter of the late Eugene and Ola (Stewart) McBride. On November 30, 1945, in Little Rock AR, she was married to Alfred...

Phoebe Carolyn Moore, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born June 26, 1946 in Phelps, KY, a daughter of Everett and Pearl Ann (Charles) Dotson.  On June 29, 1968 in Phelps, KY, she married Jimmy Moore who preceded her in death on May 7, 2013.Phoebe was a member of Broadway Presbyterian...

Donald L. Hofstetter, 74, of Gravois Mills, formerly of Tipton, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City.Born March 18, 1946, in Tipton, he was the oldest of two children of Ivan James and Arleen (Dick) Hofstetter.Don grew up in Tipton and was a 1964 graduate of Tipton High School. He enlisted in...

Ronald Earl Homan, 82, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born August 8, 1938, in Florence, a son of the late Earl and Helen (Bremer) Homan. On August 7, 1959, he married Shirley Cusick.He worked in the heel department at Town and County Shoes and later at Super 8 Motel. He loved...

Deanna Jean Stevens, 80, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.She was born January 4, 1940, in Kokomo, IN, a daughter of the late James and Shirley Propes.Deanna graduated from State Fair Community College with an Associate of Science degree in 1982 and passed her state boards to become a registered nurse at Bothwell...