Obituaries
Robert LeRoy Van Zant
Jan 22, 2021
Robert LeRoy Van Zant, 53 of Lexington, Missouri passed away on Friday January 22, 2021 at Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, MO Per Robert’s wishes cremation. Memories of Robert and condolences for his family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Cremation has been entrusted to the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South St., Lexington, MO, 64067,...
Ruby Margaret Prier
Jan 21, 2021
Ruby Margaret (Ballard) Prier, 93, of Odessa, MO passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 25, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m....
Thelma Elizabeth "Betty" Fulkerson
Jan 20, 2021
Thelma Elizabeth “Betty” (Weedin) Fulkerson, 79, of Odessa, MO passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at her home. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Masks are required. A funeral service will be held at 1:00...
"Red" Jimmie George Neal
Jan 19, 2021
“Red” Jimmie George Neal, 77, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Memorials are suggested to Odessa Little...
Vera Thomas
Jan 19, 2021
Vera Mae Thomas, 82, of Liberty passed away January 19, 2021 at Norterre Care Center, Liberty. Cremation has been entrusted to Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067, 660-259-2245. Memorials may be made to the American Alzheimer’s Association. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com. Vera was born August 7, 1938 in Lexington to Edna (Tissieres) Bierbaum....
James Aubrey Stoll
Jan 14, 2021
James “Jim” Aubrey Stoll, 94, of Warrensburg, Missouri, formerly of Odessa, MO, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Friends may call from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Family will not be present. MASKS...
Patrick Stephen Ray
Jan 13, 2021
Patrick Stephen “Pat” Ray, 73, of Bates City, Missouri passed away on January 13, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076. A memorial service will follow at 12:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorials...
Juanita Rose Love
Jan 12, 2021
Juanita Rose (Carr) Love, 86, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at her home. Cremation has been entrusted to Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Memories of Juanita and condolences for her family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Juanita was born on February 2,...
John Joseph Pitloun Jr.
Jan 10, 2021
John Joseph Pitloun Jr., 74, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 1:30...
Clara Ellen Frank
Jan 9, 2021
Clara Ellen (Shumaker) Frank, 97, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Inurnment will be at the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Tawas City, Michigan. Clara was born on December 26, 1923 in Eaton Township in Eaton County, Michigan to Ralph Perry and...
Kenneth Ray Ford
Jan 6, 2021
Kenneth Ray Ford, 80, of Independence, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Masks are required. Burial...
Hazel Williams-Mamman
Jan 4, 2021
Hazel I. Williams-Mammen was born September 17, 1925 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Daniel Wesley Martin and Mary Lee Acton-Martin. She was the oldest of eight children, (herself, Audrey, Harold, Thomas, June, Jenny, Lela and Rachel). She grew up in rural Ashland on a small plot of land in a small creek valley. Her favorite memories there were the cliff lined...
Sharron Gae Heathman
Jan 2, 2021
The Reverend Sharron Gae Heathman, Deacon of Christ Episcopal Church, passed away January 2, 2021 at her home in Lexington. She was 81. A funeral service will be Friday, January 8, 2021 at 12:30 pm at Christ Episcopal Church, Lexington. Visitation will also be Friday at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington from 11:00 am until noon. Burial will be in Machpelah...
Julia M. Hunter
Jan 1, 2021
Julia Hunter passed away comfortably and quietly in the care of Shirkey Nursing Facility Hospice in Richmond, Missouri on January 1, 2021. She was the youngest child of the late Marshall Wilson and Maurine Douglass Wilson of Lexington, Missouri. She was born on July 1, 1929. She was a 1945 graduate of Douglas High School in Lexington and attended Lincoln...
Billy Jack Smith
Dec 29, 2020
Billy Jack Smith, 47, of Independence, Missouri passed away on December 29, 2020 at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO 64076. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM. Arrangements have been entrusted...
Curtis Wayne Lewis
Dec 28, 2020
Curtis Wayne Lewis, 40, of Bates City, Missouri passed away on December 28, 2020 at home surrounded by family. Curtis was diagnosed in October of 2019 with Glioblastoma. He fought courageously every day for 14 months like the “OX” that he was. The amount of love and support Curtis and his family received was astounding and they are forever grateful....
Geneen Wigginton
Dec 25, 2020
Gladys Geneen LANGEN WIGGINTON, 84, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away, Dec 25, 2020, at St Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs. Geneen was born, in San Francisco, CA, daughter of James and Gladys WALTON, Jan 11, 1936. She attended Vallejo High School, in Vallejo, CA, but could not complete her senior year after marrying a young soldier, William Donald “Don”...
Rosetta Dean (Milburn) Wells
Dec 24, 2020
Rosetta “Rose” Dean (Milburn) Wells, 79, of Carrollton, MO passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Riverbend Heights in Lexington, MO with family by her side. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Masks are required. A...
Glen Ray Struchtemeyer
Dec 21, 2020
Glen Ray Struchtemeyer, 62, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Masks are required. A funeral service will be...
Barbara Jean (Moffett) Silvers
Dec 20, 2020
Barbara Jean (Moffett) Silvers, 80, of Lake Lafayette, Missouri passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center of Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Facemasks are required. A funeral service...
