Obituaries
Bernice Sarah Welcher
Dec 9, 2013
Bernice S. Welcher, 83, of Kansas City, MO passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at Truman Medical Center Lakewood. Bernice S. Horton was born September 12, 1930 in rural Lafayette County to Eugene Horton and Cornelia Sarah Lewis Horton. She married Leslie Paul Welcher on February 18, 1950 in Lexington. He preceded her in death April 12, 1996. Bernice was...
James M. Booker
Dec 8, 2013
James �Jim� M. Booker, 83, of Lexington, MO passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. James M. Booker was born July 18, 1930 in Mexia, TX, to Frank and Stella Kate Skeffington Booker. He married Juanita �Nita� Williams on April 14, 1952 in Jonesboro, AR. Jim was an Optometrist in Lexington for 50...
Charles Ernest Westbrook
Dec 6, 2013
CHARLES �BEAU� ERNEST WESTBROOK Charles �Beau� Ernest Westbrook, 86, of Lexington, MO passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013 at Riverbend Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center, Lexington. Charles �Beau� Ernest Westbrook was born on November 18, 1927 at Sioux City, Iowa to Charles Webb and Mabel Amelia Kellogg Westbrook. Beau served in the United State Navy during World War II...
Buford Allen Bayless
Dec 5, 2013
Buford A. Bayless, 74, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, December 05, 2013 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab in Oak Grove, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Odessa, MO with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at...
Ann Curtis Knight
Dec 2, 2013
Ann Curtis Knight, 66, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, December 02, 2013 at the Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Odessa Church of Christ with Minister Greg Ziegler officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday at the church from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m......
William F. Huffman
Dec 1, 2013
William �Bill Bill� Franklin Huffman William F. Huffman, 43, of Lexington, MO passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at his home. Bill Bill was born April 13, 1970 in Lexington, MO to Wilden H. �Bill� and Stella Mae Chowning Huffman. Bill-Bill was a self-employed tree trimmer. Surviving are his sisters: Bonnie Mathews, Higginsville, MO, Martha Anderson and Alice Danner, both...
Barbara Jane Dowdy
Dec 1, 2013
Barbara Jane Dowdy, 62, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on December 1, 2013 at home. Per Barbara's request there will be no services.
Mona Lou McCarthy
Nov 27, 2013
Mona Lou (Strodtman)McCarthy, 83, of Napoleon, Missouri, passed away November 27, 2013, at St. Marys Manor in Blue Springs, MO Mona was born December 24, 1929 in Napoleon, MO to Forest Oak Strodtman and Edna Larberg Strodtman. Mona married John Wesley(Mac) McCarthy on September 7, 1950, in Napoleon, MO. Mona and Mac had four children Terry Soendker ( Mike) Moberly,...
Thomas Edward Williams
Nov 20, 2013
Thomas Edward Williams, 85, of Odessa, Missouri went home to his Lord on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in Kansas City, Mo. A Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2013, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, Mo 64076, 816-633-5524. Military Rites will begin at 3:00 p.m. at...
Gary Charles Glossip
Nov 8, 2013
Gary Charles Glossip, 65, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 at home surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held one hour prior at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the...
Robert Lee Wilson
Nov 6, 2013
Robert L. Wilson, 76, Oak Grove, MO passed away November 7, 2013. Bob, as he was called by family and friends, was born December 9, 1936 to Woodrow and Emma Clester Wilson in Richmond, MO. Bob married Barbara J. Wipperman October 22, 1959 in Wellington, MO. Bob grew up in Odessa, MO where he graduated from high school in 1954....
Catherine Delores Eldridge
Nov 1, 2013
Catherine Delores Eldridge, 82, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to...
Geraldine Lee Ellis
Oct 27, 2013
Geraldine Daisy Lee Ellis, 83, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away on Sunday October 27, 2013 in Odessa, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524 with Elmer Young officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....
PENELOPE SUE WARD
Oct 15, 2013
Penelope Sue (Ward) Cox 64 of Odessa Missouri, passed away at St. Marys Medical Center of Blue Springs, Mo on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Penelope Ward was born on July 15, 1949 to Herbert Ward Sr. and Kathryn Vandeventer, She married Michael Cox on July 9, 1982 in Dewitt, Mo. Penelope was a self �employed account and a member of...
Michael Dean
Oct 2, 2013
Michael Dean Ray, 53, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday October 5, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in...
David LeRoy Watson
Sep 30, 2013
David LeRoy Watson, 71, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Odessa Community of Christ. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Ralph O....
Sylvian Edwin Neher
Sep 22, 2013
Sylvian Edwin Neher, 94, of Mayview, Missouri passed away on Sunday September 22, 2013 in Concordia, MO at the Lutheran Good Shepherd Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. , Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524, with Pastor Kristin Aardema Faigh officiating. Visitation will be...
Carol J. Kinnaman
Sep 19, 2013
Carol J. Kinnaman, 84, of Lees Summit, MO formerly of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at the Lakewood Long Term Care Center-TMC in Lees Summit, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 23, 2013 at the Odessa Restoration Branch Church. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the...
Diana Carol McNew
Sep 18, 2013
Diana Carol McNew, 50, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday September 23, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 22,...
Burnis Dale DeAtley
Sep 17, 2013
Burnis Dale DeAtley, 73, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on September 17, 2013 at home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524, with Reverend David Howie officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to...
