Obituaries
Joyce Baker
Feb 21, 2020
Joyce (Day) Baker, a pioneering businesswoman and member of the Greatest Generation, died Feb. 21, in an Arlington, Texas hospital after a brief illness. She was 95. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, Mo 64076, 816-633-5524. She will be interred in a private service...
JoAnn Tye
Feb 20, 2020
JoAnn (Ellison) Tye, 85, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab in Oak Grove, MO. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Graveside service will follow at the Odessa...
Virgie Josephine Murry
Feb 19, 2020
Virgie “Jo” Murry, 77, of Odessa, Missouri, formerly of Bates City, MO, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at her home. The family will host a Celebration of Life, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the First Baptist Church of Bates City, 200 Market St, Bates City, MO 64011. Memorials are suggested to...
Dorothy Athon
Feb 16, 2020
Dorothy M. (Bolander) Athon, 84, of Mayview, Missouri passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Odessa Restoration Branch, 6783 MO-131, Odessa, MO 64076. Funeral service will start at 12:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Marvin...
Bonnie Jean Walquist
Feb 16, 2020
Bonnie Jean Walquist, 86, of Lexington passed away February 16, 2020 at Lafayette Regional Hospital in Lexington. Visitation will be Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 1:00 until 3:00 pm at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. Inurnment will be in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be given to the family in care of Tammy Harrison. Memories...
Robert L. Cooper
Feb 15, 2020
Robert L. Cooper, 80 of Napoleon, Missouri passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February...
Ronald Roy Nimmo
Feb 15, 2020
Ronald Roy Nimmo, 78 of Centerview, Missouri passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at home surrounded by family. Ron’s family will host a Celebration of Life from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Church of Hope, 580 NW 105th Rd., Centerview, MO, 64019. A private inurnment will be held at a later day. Memorials...
Jason Tyler Babcock
Feb 14, 2020
Jason Tyler Babcock, 27, of Warrensburg, MO formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. The family will host a Celebration of Life from 2:00 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Odessa Senior Center, 217 S. 2nd St, Odessa, MO. Per Jason’s wishes, cremation. Services...
Marian Estelle Robinson
Feb 12, 2020
Marian Estelle Robinson, 90, of Lexington, passed away February 12, 2020 at her home. A funeral service will be Friday, February 14, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will also be on Friday at the funeral home from 10:00 until 11:00 am. Memorials may be made to the family. Memories and condolences may be left...
Jan Wright
Feb 3, 2020
Janet “Jan” I. Wright, 74, of Clinton formerly of Lexington, Missouri passed away, Monday, February 3, 2020 at Big Meadows Nursing Home – Savanna, Illinois. Graveside Services will be 10:30 am, Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Eliza Creek Cemetery in Eliza Creek, Illinois. Serving as pallbearers will be Shae-Fuller Clark, Garrett Clark, Trae Haynes, Lance Hull, Aaron Nelson and...
Robert Lee Bartley, Jr.
Feb 3, 2020
Robert Lee Bartley, Jr., 55 of Belton, formerly of Lexington, passed away February 3, 2020 at his home. Visitation will be Thursday, February 6, 2020 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. A funeral service will also be at the funeral home on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 2:00 pm. Burial will be in Lexington...
Edith Juanita Clark
Jan 31, 2020
Edith Juanita (Cole) Clark, 97, of Oak Grove, MO formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A graveside service...
Carolyn Anna Ring
Jan 30, 2020
Carolyn Anna (Beckman) Ring, 78, of Olathe, Kansas passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at her home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO 64076, 816-633-5524. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2020 at the...
David Malcolm Elsea
Jan 28, 2020
Mr. David Malcolm Elsea of Odessa, MO passed away at his home in the presence of his wife on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the age of 74. David was born on June 9, 1945 at the Warrington General Hospital in Warrington, England to T/Sgt. John Mortimer Elsea and Barbara Elsea (nee Wightman). David’s parents had met while his father,...
Edward "Spoony" Leon Haynes
Jan 28, 2020
Edward (Spoony) Leon Haynes, 82, of Lexington, passed away January 28, 2020 at Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home in Lexington from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Funeral service will be Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 11:00 am at Second Baptist Church, Lexington with visitation beginning at 10:00 am. Burial...
James Winn Tabb
Jan 27, 2020
Tryon, NC--James Winn Tabb passed from this life in the late evening on Monday, January 27, 2020, from cancer. He was a well-known resident of Tryon, NC, living in the “Storybook House” at Top of Piney, and in more recent years, Bright’s Creek in Mill Spring, NC. He was born in Lexington, Missouri on August 12, 1932, and was the...
Archie Ray Specker
Jan 25, 2020
Archie Ray Specker, 86, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Holden Manor, in Holden, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO 64076, 816-633-5524. A Memorial Service with Military Honors will be held at...
Mabel Francis Smith
Jan 23, 2020
Mabel Frances (Robbins) Smith, 93, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home 306 South Second Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Funeral service will be held at...
Donald Eugene Hansan
Jan 20, 2020
Donald “Donnie” Eugene Hansan, 78, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, MO. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 26, 2020 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd Street, Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Graveside service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on...
Artie Lee Lett
Jan 16, 2020
Artie Lee Lett, 71, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2020, with Military Honors taking place afterwards, at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second Street, Odessa, Missouri 64076, 816-633-5524. In lieu of the...
