Obituaries
Lulu Belle Morris
Nov 12, 2019
Lulu Belle (Welch) Morris, 83 of Lexington, passed away November 12, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence. A memorial service will be Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will also be on Sunday at the funeral home from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm. Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital....
Hester Maurine Rukavina
Nov 10, 2019
Hester Maurine (Moore) Rukavina, 87, of Wellington, Missouri passed away November 10, 2019 at Shirkey Nursing and Rehab Center, Richmond, Missouri. Per Hester’s request there were no services, the family held a private interment. Memorials may be made, in her honor, to the St. Luke Evangelical Church, Wellington. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com. Hester was born December...
Donald Ray Slater
Oct 31, 2019
Donald “Don” Slater, 82, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church, 7995 Outer Road, Odessa, MO. Memorial services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church. Memorials are suggested to the Calvary...
Michael Glenn Soendker
Oct 28, 2019
Michael Glenn Soendker, 22 of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on October 28, 2019 in Kansas City, MO. A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Woods Chapel United Methodist Church, 4725 NE Lakewood Way, Lee’s Summit, MO 64064. At 5:00 p.m. there will be a ceremony performed by the Tribe...
Rosemary Scharnhorst
Oct 28, 2019
Rosemary “Rosie” (Maxwell) Scharnhorst, 79, of Lexington, passed away October 28, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Trinity United Church of Christ, Lexington from 3:00 until 4:00 pm. A memorial service will also be on Thursday at the church at 4:00 pm. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Church of Christ....
Earlene McLaughlin
Oct 27, 2019
Earlene McLaughlin, 1930-2019. Nearly a century. In 1930, the Great Depression had begun. The Star Spangled Banner was officially named our National Anthem. The radio was becoming more popular along with swing jazz. Indoor toilets were in nearly half of all homes. TV was yet to be invented. What's a computer? This last, according to Earlene, was the worst invention...
Wanda Marie (Moore) Markes
Oct 25, 2019
Wanda Marie (Moore) Markes, 81, of Odessa passed away October 25, 2019 at St. Luke East Hospital, Lee’s Summit. Rosary will be recited at 9:30 am, Monday, October 28, 2019 at St. George Catholic Church, 716 S. Third St., Odessa, MO, 64076 Visitation will begin at 10:00 am until 11:00 am and Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00...
Leona Marie Zeih
Oct 23, 2019
Leona “Marie” (Green) Zeih, 83, of Knob Noster, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Warrensburg Manor in Warrensburg, MO. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2019 with the visitation starting one hour prior at 1:00 p.m. at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO 64067, 816-633-5524....
Kacia Marlaina Fender
Oct 20, 2019
Kacia Marlaina Fender, 32 of Higginsville, Missouri formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO from an unexpected illness. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 25, 2019 at the First Baptist Church, 400 S.E. 14th St., Oak Grove, MO, 64075. A funeral service...
John Renick Schooley
Oct 19, 2019
John Renick Schooley, 81, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Life Point Church, First Assembly of God, 707 S. 1st St., Odessa, MO, 816-230-7273. Funeral services will be held directly afterwards...
Nathan Allen Skaggs
Oct 17, 2019
Nathan Allen Skaggs, 45, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be hosted by the family at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Memories of Nathan and condolences for his family may be left...
Elvera Marie Rider
Oct 7, 2019
Elvera Marie (Adams) Rider, 80 of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 1:00...
Danny Lee Mais
Oct 1, 2019
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Danny Lee Mais passed peacefully at his home in Dover, Missouri. Visitation will be Friday, October 4, 2019 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. A funeral service will be Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 10:00 am at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Dover Cemetery. Memorials may be...
Romelle Rosalie Hoffman
Sep 30, 2019
Romelle Rosalie (Armstrong) Hoffman, 82, of Napoleon, Missouri passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019 at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, MO. Funeral Service will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524 with visitation starting two hours prior at 10:00 a.m....
Helen Louise (Clark) Ring
Sep 28, 2019
Helen Louise (Clark) Ring, 87, of the Columbus Community passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church, 12507 Mt. Tabor Road, Odessa, Missouri. Interment will follow at the Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m....
Karl Christian Girtch
Sep 23, 2019
Karl Christian “K.C.” Girtch, 59, of Lexington, passed away September 23, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be Sunday September 29, 2019 from 2:00 until 4:00 pm at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. A memorial service will also be on Sunday at the funeral home at 4:00 pm. Inurnment will be in the Orrick Cemetery at a later date. Memories and...
Claude Wells Boyle
Sep 22, 2019
Claude Wells Boyle, 87 of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at home. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 4, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. 1st St., Odessa, MO, 64076. A Celebration of Life will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. In lieu of...
Donald Otis Shaffer
Sep 22, 2019
Donald “Donnie” Otis Shaffer, 74 of Lexington, Missouri formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Sunday September 22, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will...
Twyla Jean Swope
Sep 21, 2019
Twyla Jean (Schelert) Swope, 59, of Lexington passed away September 21, 2019 at the Lafayette Regional Health Center. A memorial service will be Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 11:00 am at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. There will also be a celebration of life from 1:00 until 5:00 pm on Saturday at the Lexington Moose Lodge. Memorials may be left to...
James "Jim" William Gassen
Sep 19, 2019
James William Gassen, 77, of Lexington passed away September 19, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be Sunday, September 22, 2019 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. A funeral service will also be on Sunday at the funeral home at 11:00 am. Burial will be at Lexington Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be made...
