Obituaries

B.J. Tegtmeyer, 71, of La Monte, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018, at her home.She was born February 13, 1947, in Marshall, Arkansas, daughter of Arlie and Evelyn (Church) Milam.On August 13, 1981, in Sedalia, she married Marlin P. Tegtmeyer.B.J. was a homemaker and helped her husband run the farm. Her hobbies included reading, sewing, and watching the Walking Dead...

Galen Dale Burrows, 72, of Sedalia, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at his home.He was born February 5, 1946, in Stockton, CA, son of Harley and Reacy (Corbley) Burrows.On May 10, 1969, in Reno, NV, he married Carolyn (Yager).He was a U.S. Army veteran.Galen worked as an auto body painter. He had owned Burrows Auto Painting, and later worked at...

In Loving Memory …Legora B. Ray, 91, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 at Grace Gardens of Leawood, KS.She was born February 19, 1927 in Frankenstein, MO.  On June 19, 1947 in Frankenstein, she married Russell L. Ray who preceded her in death on July 15, 2009.Legora was a member of Sacred Heart Church and worked for...

Barbara Ann Brooks, 73, of Boonville, Missouri, formerly of Houston, Texas, passed Monday afternoon, December 10, 2018 at the Riverdell Care Center in Boonville, Missouri.She was born on November 11, 1945, in Houston, Texas, daughter of Peyton Alton and Verla Marie Chapin Stubblefield.  She married Alton Ray Williams who died in 1983.  On December 3, 1999, in Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Frank Harrison Herring, 88, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, from causes related to Alzheimer’s.He was born February 19, 1930, in rural Hannibal, son of Richard H. and Catherine J. (Johnson) Herring.In 1948, he married Betty (Stout), who died in 1973.On February 28, 1974, in Warrensburg, he married Juanita C. (Brown).Mr....

Ralph Leroy Farris, 90, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at his home.Ralph enjoyed hunting and fishing, liked to watch westerns on TV, loved to cook, loved his cat Mater, and of course his wife Catherine whom he married on November 16, 1984.  He liked to sit on the front porch with a cold beer watching wildlife.  After...

John Wesley Watkins, 71, of Otterville, MO, died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia from complications of cancer.John was born in Clinton, MO, on August 15, 1947, to Earl A. and Frances Osterholt Watkins.The family moved to Sedalia, then Smithton, MO, where John attended public school, graduating from Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia in 1965.He...

Janice Kay Simpson died on December 6, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.She was born October 17, 1942, in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Martin and Ruth (Meairs) Williamson.  On November 27, 1960, she was married to Robert Simpson who preceded her in death in 2017.She attended and graduated from the Waverly, Kansas Public School System.  Janice...

Claudine Faye Heaps, 80, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Fair View Nursing Home.She was born August 17, 1938, in Modesto, CA, daughter of Samuel and Dorothy (Harrison) Judd.She was married to Robert Lee Heaps, who preceded her in death.Claudine was a kind-hearted person. Her family was her life. She dearly loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She...

Michael James Darrough, 42, of Florissant, MO, formerly of Sedalia, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Crestwood Healthcare Center in Florissant.Cremation arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Rodney Allen Gibson, 57, of Sedalia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 28, 2018, in Charlotte, N.C.He was born May 28, 1961, in Sedalia, son of Marvin Edwin and Sandra June (Baker) Gibson.Rodney was a graduate of Smithton High School and attended Central Missouri State University. He worked most of his life in construction. He enjoyed traveling and visiting Civil War battlefields....

William Dwight Miller, 85, of Sedalia, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born February 22, 1933, in Sedalia, son of Jack and Lora (Smith) Miller.On April 3, 1971, in Sedalia, he married Patricia Lou Rutliff, who preceded him in death on February 5, 1988.William worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad in his early years, and then...

Wiley Edward Walter, 85, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at his home.He was born January 9, 1933 in Sedalia, a son of Dorsey Edwin and Helen (Wiley) Walter.  On June 14, 1952, at East Sedalia Baptist Church in Sedalia, he married Helen Frances (Biery), who survives of the home.Wiley served in the United States Air Force as...

Donald McGinnis, 61, of Windsor, MO, died Thursday, November 29, 2018, at his home.He was born February 9, 1957, in Butler, MO, son of Philip and Helen (Hendricks) McGinnis.On July 7, 1990, in Belton, MO, he married Patricia (Stevens), who survives of the home.Don worked as a truck driver for the City of Belton. He raised miniature horses and enjoyed...

Georgiy Sirovetskiy, 89, of Sedalia, died Thursday, November 22, 2018, at his home.Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday and 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Sedalia Tabernacle Church, 23299 Highway B, Sedalia, MO.Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Paul Warren “Bill” Williams, Sr., 94, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at his home.He was born April 19, 1924 in Fristoe, son of Arnold and Lorene (Smith) Williams.  On February 13, 1942 in Sedalia, he married Anna Bell (Howard), who survives of the home.Bill served honorably in the United States Army during WWII as a demolition specialist,...

Earl Douglas Davis, 93, of Sedalia, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018 at his home.He was born May 26, 1925 in Hughesville, MO, a son of Earl H. and Pansey Lena (Shull) Davis.  On July 6, 1946 in Sedalia, MO, he married Sarah I. Cornelius and was married for 52 years before she preceded him in death on July 22,...

Charles A. Phillips, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Fairview Nursing Home in Sedalia, MO.Charles was born November 18, 1943 in Sedalia, MO, a son of Charles Thomas and Marcella Rebecca (Shepard) Phillips.He was a member of the Greater Kansas City Laborers Union.  Charles enjoyed spending time fishing and with his dogs.He is survived by one...

George B. “Burt” Leaver, 81, of Sedalia, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018, at his home.He was born June 29, 1937 in Groton, NY, a son of Louis and Frances (French) Leaver.Burt was a member of Broadway Baptist Church and had served in the United States Army.  He enjoyed coin collecting, tinkering and fixing anything he could get his hands...

William Russell “Russ” Boehm, III, 69, of Sedalia, passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018, while taking a walk near his home.He was born April 1, 1949, in Sedalia, the son of William Russell Boehm, II, and Kathleen Maria (Jagels) Boehm.Russ served honorably in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to 1972. He retired from Pittsburg Corning where he was a laborer.Russ...