Obituaries

In Loving Memory…Mary Lou Yeager, 86, of Sedalia, MO, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015, at her home.She was born in Sedalia, MO, on August 29, 1929, to Gus and Nona Mae Witte. She attended Smith-Cotton High School. She married Jim Yeager on February 2, 1948. Of this union they had three children.She was one of the founders of Yeager’s...

Leslie Dale Hays, 74, of Austin, TX, died Sunday, September 6, 2015, in Austin.He was born May 28, 1941, in Florence, son of August L. and Edith L. Jobe Hays.Leslie owned and operated ATEX Trucking. He enjoyed fishing, boating and hunting.Surviving are his former wife, Carolyn Parmley; six children, Margo Diamond, Leslie Hays Jr., Michael Hays, Janie Hall, John Hays...

Foster McGuire, 84, of Sedalia, died Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born October 27, 1930, in Knob Noster, son of the late Granville Emerson and Mary Jo Foster McGuire. On February 10, 1979, in Joplin, he married Mary Lee Rinehart Cornell.Foster was a graduate of Knob Noster High School. He served in the U.S. Army...

Don G. Osbourn, “Oz”, 62, died August 31, 2015, at his home.He was born in 1953 in Sedalia to Onavee Downing Osbourn and Ellis D. Osbourn.He attended Horace Mann and Heber Hunt elementary schools and graduated from Smith-Cotton High School in 1971.He is survived by his wife and companion of many years, Julia Gills Osbourn; his father; a sister, Donna...

Robert Eugene “Bob” Hayworth, 74, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015, at Boone Hospital Center.He was born February 20, 1941 in Sedalia, son of William Orville and Alice Lorraine Phillips Hayworth.On February 14, 1963, in Sedalia, Bob was united in marriage to Florence F. Lindsay, who survives of home.Bob worked for Sedalia Cold Storage as an engineer.He enjoyed...

Shirley Ann Wilson Finlay, 84, of Sedalia, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family.She was born March 10, 1931, in Sedalia, daughter of John Porter and Beulah G. Latimer Morton. On March 14, 1952, in Sedalia, she married John W. “Bill” Wilson, who preceded her in death on October 30, 1997. She later married...

Graham Densemore Herrick, infant son of Brian Joseph and Amanda (Villarreal) Herrick, of Sedalia, was born and passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.In addition to his parents, survivors include maternal grandparents, Magdalena and Ramiro Villarreal, of Sedalia; paternal grandparents, Brian and Shirleen Herrick, of Green Ridge; maternal great-grandmother, Carman Tapia; and many aunts,...

Dorothy Irene Beykirch, 87, of Sedalia, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at Sylvia Thompson Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.She was born March 6, 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana, an only child of Willis and Margaret Thomas. On April 24, 1954, in St. Louis, she married Robert Christopher Beykirch, who preceded her in death on January 13, 2000.Known as “Dot”,...

Floyd Edwin Forke was born to Walter and Christine Forke on March 23, 1929, and passed away on August 20, 2015.He was a former resident of Beatrice and Crab Orchard/Lewiston area where he farmed. He served in the Navy from 1947 to 1951. During his tour of duty he received three service medals, a national defense medal and an occupation...

Harry Lothian Gollier, 66, of Warsaw, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born February 25, 1949, in Jacksonville, IL, son of the late Howard and Ramona Lothian Gollier. On April 1, 1973, in Jacksonville, IL, he married Cynthia R. Swisher, who survives.Also surviving are three children, Rachel Gollier, of Warsaw, Stephanie Gollier, of Spring, TX,...

James Lee McCurdy, 93, of Hughesville, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.He was born September 20, 1921, in Sedalia, son of Elmore and Lillian May McCurdy.On October 11, 1942, he was united in marriage to Norma Lee Raw, who preceded him in death on December 6, 2014.He was a 1939 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School and...

Ruby Tarlton, 91, of Kansas City, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Four Seasons Living Center.No services are planned.Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

William “Bud” Caldwell, 62, of Sedalia, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015, at his home.He was born February 27, 1953, in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was the son of Jim and Helen Moore Caldwell Steele.On October 14, 1972, in Florence, he married Carol Simons, who survives of the home.Bud worked at Pro Energy as a long-haul truck driver. He...

Frances R. Goldsmith, 87, formerly of Sedalia, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City.She was born December 5, 1927, in Montrose, daughter of Hershel Francis Parks and Lucille Belle Wood Parks. On March 6, 1949, in Sedalia, she married Robert Goldsmith, who died May 21, 2011.Mrs. Goldsmith was a faithful member of First Baptist Church,...

Edwin Roy Clopton, 78, of Kearney, died Friday, August 14, 2015, at North Kansas City Hospital.Services will be held at a later date.Arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

Harold G. Brown, 97, of Ionia, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Windsor Healthcare and Rehab in Windsor.He was born March 23, 1918, in Iowa City, IA, son of George L. Brown and Mamie Chalupa Brown. On September 28, 1940, in Iowa, he married Alice June Potter, who died February 2, 2012.Mr. Brown was a farmer. He enjoyed woodworking,...

Neva Irene Skaggs departed this life on August 13, 2015, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, MO. She was born May 31, 1921, the daughter of the late Fred Victor and Bessie Florence (Christy) Miers. Irene was 94 at the time of her death.On June 27, 1943, in Sedalia, MO, she married Virgil H. Skaggs, who survives of the home....

Homer William Jaeger, 89, of Gravois Mills, died Sunday, August 9, 2015, at Laurie Care Center in Laurie.He was born December 25, 1925, in Smithton, son of the late Edward William Jaeger and Muriel Marie Homan Jaeger.On November 17, 1946, in Sedalia, he married Betty Joyce Overby, who died January 6, 2009.Mr. Jaeger was a lifelong farmer and owned and...

Michael A. Turner, 71, of Warsaw, died Thursday, August 6, 2015, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

Jean Antonette Ransdell, 79, of Otterville, died Monday, August 03, 2015, at her home.She was born September 5, 1935, in Syracuse, daughter of Andrew and Bernice Musslin.Jean was baptized at St. Andrews Church, in Tipton, on September 13, 1935.On April 26, 1952, in McCloud, California, she married Mervin Ransdell, who preceded her in death on March 28, 2005.She attended Olive...