Obituaries
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...
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....
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...
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....
Virginia Ball Little
Apr 24, 2014
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN SERVICE DAY TO MONDAY, MAY 5TH, 2014 Virginia B. Little, 89, of Columbia, Mo; formerly of Lexington, MO. passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Lenoir Woods, Columbia, MO. Virginia Ball was born on April 4, 1925 in Hume, MO. to John Parks and Nancy Plattenburg Ball. She married Burtis McGie Little on May 7,...
Stanley V. Wilhoit
Apr 22, 2014
Stanley V. Wilhoit, 91, formerly of Lexington, MO passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Northcare Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO. Stanley was born January 29, 1923 in Brunswick, Missouri, the son of Walker W. and Francis M. Nolting Wilhoit. He married Geraldine L. Parker on May 18, 1946 in Lexington. She preceded him in death on October...
R. Wayne Wieligman
Apr 21, 2014
R. Wayne Wieligman, 75, Wellington, Missouri, died April 21, 2014, at St. Lukes Hospital, Kansas City, surrounded by his family. He was born January 1, 1939, in Mayview, Missouri, the son of Raymond and Elsie Huenefeld Wieligman. On April 23, 1960, Wayne married Colleen Grechus. He is survived by his wife, four children, and seven grandchildren. They are son, Bradley...
Belinda Kay Phillips
Apr 14, 2014
Belinda Kay Phillips, 63, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO surrounded by family. Belinda was born on February 26, 1951 in Kansas City, MO to Paul Edward and Marcella Celia (Robinson) Phillips. She was a 1969 graduate of Truman High School in Independence, MO. She received...
Janie May Coen
Apr 12, 2014
Janie May Coen, 70, Higginsville, MO. passed away at her home on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Funeral services for Mrs. Coen will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 3 P.M. at the Walker Nadler Fuller Funeral Home, Lexington. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in...
Kirsten Marie Wrisinger
Apr 12, 2014
Kirsten Marie Wrisinger, 10, of Wellington, MO died Saturday, April 12, 2014 from injuries received in a vehicle accident. Kirsten Marie was born June 13, 2003, the daughter of Bradley Wayne Wrisinger and Brandy Rochelle Ault Howell. Kirsten attended the Wellington-Napoleon School District and was a 5th grader. Kirsten is survived by her parents: Brad Wrisinger and companion, Jackie Wood,...
Phelps M Donald
Apr 11, 2014
Phelps (Bud) M. Donald 83 of Odessa, Missouri passed away April 11, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Services will be 10:00A.M Tuesday April 15, 2014 at the St, George Catholic Church in Odessa, MO. Visitation will be Monday April 14, 2014 from 6:30PM to 8:00PM with rosary at 8:00PM. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary...
Beatrice Hotmer Parker
Apr 9, 2014
Beatrice Elizabeth Parker, 91, of Excelsior Springs, MO formerly of Lexington, MO, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Convalescent Care Center in Excelsior Springs. Beatrice Elizabeth Hotmer was born September 9, 1922 in Wellington, MO, the daughter of Charles B. and Margaret Ann Gassen Hotmer, who owned the Hotmer-Jelicia coal mines. She was the last survivor of seven children-Joseph,...
