Obituaries
Ruby Irena (Campbell) Bradshaw
Dec 23, 2023
Ruby Irena (Campbell) Bradshaw, 85 of Higginsville, Missouri passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Country Oaks Nursing Home in Grain Valley, MO.
A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2023, at the Odessa Cemetery. Memories of Ruby and condolences for her family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. ...
Dennis Fredrick Cross
Dec 22, 2023
Dennis Fredrick Cross, 56 of Bates City, Missouri passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, at St. Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, MO.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2024, at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076. A Celebration of Life will...
Wayne Shippy
Dec 20, 2023
Wayne Shippy (1946 - 2023)
Lifelong Odessa son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, deacon, and friend, Charles Wayne Shippy, 77, passed away December 20th, 2023, at home, surrounded by his family.
Wayne was born in Warrensburg on November 10th, 1946, the first child of Varner and JaNelle Shippy, and grew up on the family farm southeast of Odessa.
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John "Jack" Laman Peddicord
Dec 16, 2023
John “Jack” Laman Peddicord
March 13, 1927 – December 16, 2023
John “Jack” Peddicord, 96, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Missouri.
The family will host a Memorial Service at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the Missouri Veterans Home Chapel in Warrensburg, 1300 Veterans Way,...
Minnie Belle Schmidt
Dec 16, 2023
Minnie Belle (Robbins) Schmidt, 87 of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at her residence.
A visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 22, 2023, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 22,...
Mark Robert Meyer
Dec 14, 2023
Mark Robert Meyer, 70, of Lexington, Missouri, formally from Raytown, Missouri, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Riverbend Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lexington, Missouri.
Services will take place at a later date. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook page. Arrangements have been entrusted to Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street,...
Charles Sidney Cowhick
Dec 14, 2023
Charles Sidney Cowhick, 81, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his family.
A visitation will be held Thursday, December 21, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South St., Lexington, MO, 64067. Memorials are suggested to the family in care of Darlene Hollingsworth. ...
Dorothy June Schnittker
Dec 13, 2023
Dorothy June (Mansell) Schnittker, 96 of Wellington, Missouri passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, Missouri surrounded by her loving family.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 S. St., Lexington, MO, 64067. Inurnment will be held at...
Juanita Gale (Murray) Shaw
Dec 11, 2023
Juanita Gale (Murray) Shaw of Sherman, TX, formerly of Lexington, MO entered eternal life with her Lord and Savior on December 11, 2023, at the age of 91. Juanita was born in Pittsburg, PA on January 21, 1932, to Earl & Leona (Remley) Murray.
Juanita is survived by her children: Georgianna (Ed) Banks, Grain Valley, MO, John (Karen LaJaunie)...
Brigette Elizabeth Bell
Dec 10, 2023
Brigette Elizabeth (Thomas) Bell, 64, of Lexington, Missouri passed away December 10, 2023, at North Care Hospice House in Kansas City.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 S. St., Lexington, MO, 64067. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023,...
Esther Delories (Cox) Motley
Dec 8, 2023
Esther Delories Motley, 90, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 8, 2023, at Lafayette Regional Health Center surrounded by her family.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 S. St., Lexington, MO, 64067. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 12,...
Annabelle (Miller) Simmons
Dec 7, 2023
Annabelle (Miller) Simmons was born on March 28,1937, to Joel Oscar Miller and Pearl Beatrice (Perkins) Miller in rural Harrisburg, Illinois. On December 7, 2023, she quietly and peacefully went to meet her Lord and Savior. In her youth she attended Harrisburg Township High School where she met the love of her life and future husband, Paul Simmons. They...
James Robert Hines
Dec 6, 2023
James Robert Hines, 48, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri surrounded by family and friends.
A visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will...
Donna Lynn Howerton
Dec 6, 2023
Donna Lynn (Duke) Howerton, 67, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at home surrounded by family.
A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday,...
Christopher Ryland Hough
Dec 4, 2023
Christopher Ryland Hough, 62 of Lexington, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023, at Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation in Lexington.
The visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 S. St., Lexington, MO, 64067. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 9,...
Ronald Gene Engelbrecht
Nov 27, 2023
Ronald Gene “Ronnie” Engelbrecht, 80, of Lexington passed away November 27, 2023 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Visitation will be Friday, December 1, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00pm at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. The funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Lexington...
Bobby Gene Routh
Nov 27, 2023
Bobby “Bob” Gene Routh of Lexington, Missouri, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023, at his home, surrounded by family. Bob was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 17th, 1942. Bob spent most of his upbringing between the Midwest and the West coast before settling down in Missouri. He was one of seven children. Although his siblings resided...
Gary Elroy Maschmeier
Nov 21, 2023
Gary Elroy Maschmeier, 78, of Wellington, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at his home.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home. 1720 S. St., Lexington, MO 64067. A private committal service will be held at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Memorials are suggested...
Jennifer Lynn Sisk-Ritz
Nov 16, 2023
Jennifer Lynn Sisk-Ritz, 43, of Odessa passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2023, at Northcare Hospice House in Kansas City.
Visitation will be Friday, November 24 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Friends of the Friendless. Memories and condolences may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to...
Deitra Yavette Cole
Nov 13, 2023
Deitra Yavette Cole was born the fifth of 12 children on October 13, 1969, in Milton, FL to Samuel Benton Cole, Jr. and Julia Jordan. She was preceded in death by her mother, Julia Jordan; and two brothers: Samuel Cole, III and Patrick Cole.
To be closer to relatives and after their father’s time in the U.S. Navy,...
