Obituaries
Sharon Fairchild Welch
Jun 8, 2014
SHARON KAY WELCH Sharon Kay Welch, 72, of Lexington, MO passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Riverbend Heights Health & Rehabilitation in Lexington. Sharon Kay Fairchild was born August 13, 1941 in Higginsville, MO, to Orlando Charles and Alta Emogene Williams Fairchild. She married Robert Lee �Bob� Welch on August 19, 1970 in Oklahoma. Kay was a homemaker. She...
Ray Wayne Mansell
Jun 4, 2014
RAY WAYNE MANSELL Ray W. Mansell, 81, of Lexington, MO passed away June 4, 2014 at Benchmark Care Center in Lexington, MO. Ray Mansell was born March 19, 1933 in Napoleon, MO to David William and Lola E. Blackwell Mansell. He married Susan Ann Gadde, who preceded him in death in February of 2000. He later married Kathie Lee Garrett,...
Donna Sue Fortune
May 25, 2014
Donna Sue Fortune, 67, of Wellington, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Donna Sue Campbell was born on January 25, 1947 in Kansas City, MO to Elmer Lee and Lillie Ann Rogge Campbell. She married William Thomas Fortune on March 5, 1977 in Springfield, IL. Donna Sue worked as a physical therapist...
Laneita Joyce Runyon
May 20, 2014
Laneita “Casey†Joyce Runyon, 63, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday May 20, 2014 at home. The family will host a Celebration of Life at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church in Odessa, MO with Reverend Larry Neil officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Grandchildren’s Scholarship Fund in care of Chezrae Runyon. Condolences for the...
Lawrence "Tucker" Thomas,
May 18, 2014
Lawrence �Tucker� Thomas, Jr. 80, of Lone Jack, MO formerly of Lexington, and Warsaw MO passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014. Lawrence H. Thomas, Jr. was born January 24, 1934 in Lexington, MO, the son of Lawrence and Muriel Letchworth Thomas. He married Wanda Marie Comstock on March 25, 1951 in Lexington. Tucker was retired from Butler Manufacturing where he...
Alonzo (Lonnie) Best Christy
May 17, 2014
Alonzo (Lonnie) Best Christy, 94, of Odessa, Missouri passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the VITAS Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the First Christian Church in Odessa, MO with Dave Corder officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 20,...
Pirmin "PJ" Zeller
May 16, 2014
PIRMIN JOHN �P.J.� ZELLER Pirmin John Zeller, 78, of Napoleon, MO died Friday, May 16, 2014 at Oak Grove Nursing Center. Pirmin John Zeller was born October 7, 1935 in Paxico, KS to Nicholas John and Sophia Elizabeth Heigert Zeller. He married Barbara Joann Fossett, they later divorced and he then married Carol Hougderty. P.J. was a fuel attendant for...
DEFOE,USNR CAPTAIN STANSEL
May 16, 2014
CAPTAIN STANSEL E. DEFOE, USNR (RET), Captain Stansel E. DeFoe, USNR (Ret), 95, of Concordia, MO died on May 16, 2014 at Missouri Western Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Stansel was born on January 2, 1919 in Higginsville, MO the son of William B. and Estella (Cain) DeFoe, Jr. He graduated from Smith-Cotton High School, Sedalia, in 1937. He attended...
Cynthia Sue Fisher
May 15, 2014
Cynthia Sue Fisher, 65, of Odessa, Missouri formerly of Raytown, MO passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday May 30, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 301 S. 1st St., Odessa, MO, 64076. Visitation will be held on Friday May...
Dorothy M. Moore
May 14, 2014
Dorothy Mercedees (Beach) Moore, 88 years of age, passed away at her home in Higginsville, MO on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. She was born on September 29, 1925 in St. Joseph, MO to Charles and Helen Stetter. Dorothy received an associate degree in Business and was a secretary for various branches of the United States Government. She had been married...
Mark Alan Ashinhurst
May 9, 2014
MARK ALAN ASHINHURST Mark Ashinhurst, 45, Montreal, MO passed away suddenly at his home from natural causes on Friday, May 9, 2014. Mark Alan Ashinhurst was born on April 28, 1969 at Lexington, MO to Frank and Judy Adams Ashinhurst. Mark worked as an Iron Worker in the area and worked out of Iron Workers Local #10. He was an...
Thelma Annie Beard
May 9, 2014
Thelma Annie Beard, 87, Lexington, Mo passed away on May 9, 2014 at Lafayette Regional Care Center, Lexington. Thelma Annie Beasley was born on February 17, 1927 in Trenton, Missouri to Louis and Ethel Beasley. She grew up in Richmond, MO and had lived in Lexington since 1954. She was a self-employed businesswoman for the last 20 years selling Avon...
Charles Wayne Barker, Sr.
May 7, 2014
Charles “Bus†W. Barker, Sr., 89, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday May 12, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Odessa, MO with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial will...
LOIS JEAN OSTERMEYER
May 7, 2014
Lois Jean Ostermeyer, 92, of Warrensburg, MO passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Lois Jean Fears was born September 17, 1921 near Carrollton, MO, the daughter of Dan and Pauline Henderson Fears. She married Robert Lee Ostermeyer on June 17, 1947 in Higginsville, MO. Mrs. Ostermeyer was a homemaker and loved craft painting and wreath making....
Tamera Joyce Gilmore
May 5, 2014
Tamera Joyce Gilmore, 50, of Blue Springs, MO, formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524, with Pastor Paula Isgrig officiating. Visitation will be held two hours...
Alice May Wade
May 4, 2014
Alice May (Campbell) Wade, 88, of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524 with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held...
Alvin F."Fritz" Begemann,
May 3, 2014
Alvin Fredrick �Fritz� Begemann, Jr., 58, of Lexington, Missouri passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Fritz was born on November 9, 1955 in Lexington, MO to Alvin Fredrick �Fred� Begemann, Sr. and Dorothy Jean (Claunch) Begemann. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1974. On July 2, 1976 Fritz was united in marriage to Vicky...
Stephen Loyd Mullins
May 2, 2014
Stephen Loyd, Mullins, 60, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, May 02, 2014 at home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday May 5, 2014 at the First Assembly of God in Odessa, MO with Pastor Danny Davis officiating, 707 S. 1st St., Odessa, MO, 64076. Visitation will be held two hours prior...
Reese Xavier Fulton
Apr 27, 2014
Reese Xavier Fulton, 6 years old, of Lexington passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lexington. Reese was born on March 27, 2008 at Warrensburg, MO to Chad and Katrina Fulton. Reese was in kindergarten at the Leslie Belle Elementary School, Lexington. Reese enjoyed making all those that he met laugh, riding his four...
Herbert L Smoot
Apr 26, 2014
Herbert L. Smoot 84, Odessa, Missouri passed away April, 26th 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs. A Celebration of Life will be Tuesday April 29th at 2:00PM at the Greenton Church in Odessa, Mo with a Masonic Service. Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation. A private burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at Braymer, Mo....
