Obituaries
Fred E. Martinitz
Apr 13, 2013
Fred Eugen Martinitz, 87, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Research Medical Center, VITAS Hospice. Visitation will be held on Wednesday April 17, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. A private inurnment will be held at a later...
Sharon Kay Haney
Apr 10, 2013
Sharon Kay Haney, 57, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday April 10, 2013 at home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the First Baptist Church of Odessa with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the church. Memorials are suggested to the grandchildrens college...
Grace Ann Davis
Mar 22, 2013
Grace Ann Davis, 70, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013 at home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, (816) 633-5524. Grace was born on February 21, 1943 in Lansing, Michigan to William McKinley and Selma...
Edith (Watt) Craft
Mar 15, 2013
Edith L. Helphrey (Watt) Craft, 81, of Independence, Missouri passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Research Medical Center, VITAS Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, (816) 633-5524. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013...
Opal Faye Halsey
Mar 14, 2013
Opal Faye Halsey 78, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at St. Marys Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the church. Burial...
Vincent Leroy Hannon
Mar 11, 2013
Vincent David Leroy Hannon, 83, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Golden Living Center New Haven. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association. Condolences for the family may be left at...
Leland Douglas Franklin
Mar 3, 2013
Leland Douglas Franklin, 79, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Research Medical Center, Vitas Hospice Care in Kansas City, MO. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Dover Cemetery in Dover, MO. Burial with Military Rites will be in the Dover Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials...
Glenda Sue Cooper
Feb 24, 2013
Glenda Sue (Mitchell) Cooper, 56, of Bates City, Missouri lost a long and courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will be held...
Howard Lee Barker
Feb 19, 2013
Howard Lee Barker, 99, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524, with Reverend Clint Coffey officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00...
BETTY GRACE LaBOMBARD
Feb 16, 2013
Betty Grace Jameson LaBombard, born December 21, 1924 in Cherokee, KS, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at St. Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit, MO. A resident of Odessa, MO since 2006, she lived previously in Humansville, MO, Flippin, AR, Kansas City, MO, and Orrick, MO. Betty Grace LaBombard, 88, of Odessa, Mo died on Saturday, February 16,...
Mildred Evelyn Thompson
Feb 7, 2013
Mildred Evelyn Thompson, 91, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday February 07, 2013 at the Kansas City Hospice House after a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday February 09, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, , with Reverend Sam Fisher officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday...
Ovid Lance Hull
Feb 2, 2013
Ovid Lance Hull, 64, of rural Odessa, Missouri passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at home. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Cremation will follow. Memorials are suggested to the family. Condolences for the family...
CLIFFORD EARL WATSON
Jan 31, 2013
Funeral services for Clifford Earl Watson 83, of Odessa , Missouri who passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Long Branch Baptist Church in Odessa, MO with burial in the Odessa City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on...
Carl Ray Haney
Jan 29, 2013
Carl Ray Haney, 84, of rural Odessa, Missouri passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 4, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Lexington, MO with Reverend Harold Phillips and Reverend Aubrey Burk officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m....
Neva Jo Lewis
Jan 24, 2013
Neva Jo Lewis, 83, Independence, MO, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2013. Neva was born to Fred and Verda Finch on August 21, 1929 near Enid, OK. She was raised in Wellington, MO and lived all of her adult life in Independence. In October 1948, Neva married Richard Lewis, Jr., who survives her. Neva had been a member of...
Deborah Lynne Bellington
Jan 24, 2013
Funeral services for Deborah L. Bellington, 54, of Odessa MO. will be held on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, Odessa. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday, January 28, 2013 from 6 to 8 pm. Burial will be at Greenton Cemetery, rural Odessa. Memorials may be made to...
Edward John Sich
Jan 18, 2013
Edward John Sich, 89, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Friday, January 18, 2013 at St. Marys Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Funeral Services will at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, (816) 633-5524, with Reverend Larry Neil and Reverend Warren Hunting officiating. Visitation will...
Kenneth Calvin Bybee
Jan 17, 2013
Kenneth Calvin Bybee, 81, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Golden Living Center-New Haven in Odessa. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 21, 2013 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 4:00...
Irvin Elias Smith,
Jan 7, 2013
Irvin Elias Smith, Jr., 55, of Odessa, Missouri passed away at home on Monday, January 7, 2013. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524 Irvin was born on May 27, 1957 in Independence, MO to Irvin Elias Smith, Sr....
Ina Faye Vorwark
Dec 26, 2012
Ina Faye Vorwark, 79, of Mayview, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Mayview, MO with Reverend William Spray officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 30, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. to...
