Obituaries
Ernest Harrison Young
Aug 23, 2015
Ernest “Ernie†Harrison Young, 88, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday August, 23, 2015 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, MO surround by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held from...
Ralph Edmond Hicks, Jr.
Aug 22, 2015
Ralph “Buddy†Hicks, Jr., 91, Husband of Lorene “Renie†(Hughes) Hicks passed away Saturday August 22, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, Surrounded by his loving family. Buddy was born on May 10, 1924 in Antioch, California to Ralph Edmond Hicks, Sr. and Bessie Beatrice (Barbara) Hicks. On December 31, 1949 he married the love of his life...
Lee Hoeflicker
Aug 18, 2015
Lee Hoeflicker, 82, of Lexington, MO passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. Lee Hoeflicker was born August 26, 1932, the son of William M. and Mary Alice Smith Hoeflicker. He married Virginia Heimer on July 5, 1952, she preceded him in death on April 21, 2000. Lee was a Driver Examiner Supervisor for the...
Stanley Stephen Gates,
Aug 16, 2015
Steve Gates, 69, of Napoleon, MO passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Lees Summit, MO Steve Gates was born June 28, 1946, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Stanley Stephen Gates, Jr. and Dorothy Marie Francis Gates. Steve married Janice Sue Harms on March 9, 1969 in Fayetteville, MO. Steve was a farmer. He had served in the...
John S. Coen
Aug 3, 2015
John Steven Coen, 61, of Lexington, MO passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at his home John Coen was born August 30, 1953 in Lexington, MO, the son of John E. and Millie Duncan Coen. John was an Air Force Veteran and had retired from Lake City Munitions where he was a tool setter. He married Brenda Burk on May...
Helen Adamson
Jul 23, 2015
Helen Louise Adamson, 93, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at the Monterey Park Rehabilitation and Care Center in Independence, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday July 29, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd st., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to...
Arlene Pearl Russell
Jul 22, 2015
Pearl Russell, 99, of Richmond, MO formerly of Lexington, MO passed away at Meyer Care Center, Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Pearl Nevels was born August 28, 1915 in McComb, MO, the daughter of George and Thurza Findley Nevels. She married Vernon F. Russell in Needles, CA. Pearl was a nurses aide at Lexington Memorial Hospital for more than twenty years,...
Mark Steven Malott
Jul 21, 2015
Mark Steven Malott Mark S. Malott, 58, passed away July 21, 2015, after a valiant battle with rare neuroendocrine carcinoma. Above all, Mark was a family man, good friend, and good neighbor to all he knew. Mark was born on April 9, 1957 in Independence, MO. He retired after a 30-year career from the Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control...
Donald Ewing Helphrey
Jul 15, 2015
Donald Ewing Helphrey, 85, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524, with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held one hour...
VICTOR COSNER
Jul 13, 2015
Victor Cosner, 96, of Lexington, MO passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 in Lees Summit, MO. Victor Cosner was born June 18, 1919 in Mooresville, MO, to Henry and Anna Egbert Cosner. He married Anna M. Shutt in May 15,1946 at Chillicothe, MO. Victor was a welder for the Allis Chalmers Co retiring after 30 years. He was and Army...
Kenneth D. Carney
Jul 11, 2015
KENNETH DEWEY CARNEY Kenneth D. Carney, 64, of Lexington, MO passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Lafayette Regional Health Center. Kenneth Carney was born May 9, 1951 in Carthage, MO, the son of Chester Paul Carney, Sr. and Velma Roena Zelmer Carney. Ken had worked as an auto mechanic. Ken is survived by his mother, Velma Carney, of...
Patsy Louise Reese
Jul 10, 2015
Patsy (Pat) Louise Reese, age 77, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at home surrounded by family. She was born on September 25, 1937 in the Sibley, MO river bottoms to Roscoe and Jessie (Hontz) Brown. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Peggy (Bud) Sharp, husband Lowell Ruffcorn and niece Cheryl Brown. She retired from Federal...
Ashley Stewart Prince
Jul 5, 2015
Ashley Stewart Prince, 54, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday July 5, 2015 at home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday July 13, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO 64076, 816-633-5524. A visitation will be held one hour prior starting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday July...
Douglas Hal Jeffery
Jun 30, 2015
Douglas “Doug†H. Jeffery, 55, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 4, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524 with Father Matthew Brumleve officiating. Visitation will...
Delores Faye Balk
Jun 29, 2015
Delores “Faye†Dahlor Balk, 78, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday June 29, 2015 at the VITAS Hospice, in Kansas City, MO A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. 1st St., Odessa, MO. A private family inurnment will take place at a...
Robert Irving Lannin
Jun 29, 2015
Robert “Bob†Irving Lannin, 82, of Odessa, MO formerly of Warsaw, MO passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Riverside Cemetery in Warsaw, MO with Military Rites. Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Post 223, 1001...
Randy Lee Dyer
Jun 28, 2015
Randy Lee Dyer, 52, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Odessa. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 6, 2015 from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home....
Katherine Ann Lee
Jun 26, 2015
Katherine “Katie†Ann Lee, 26 of Lake Lafayette, Missouri passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015 at home. Per the family’s request a Celebration of Life will take place at a later date in Troy, Alabama. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Condolences for the family may...
Lenard Earl Stockdall
Jun 23, 2015
Lenard Earl Stockdall, 55, of Holden, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 in Brookfield, MO Per Lenard’s request cremation with a Celebration of Life at a later date. Lenard was born on September 22, 1959 in Waverly, MO to George Stockdall Sr. and Jimetta (Barnes) Stockdall. Lenard worked as an over the road truck driver for many years...
