Obituaries
Bud Jones
Jan 12, 2014
Bud Jones, 65, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2014 at the First Baptist Church, 100 W. OO Hwy, Odessa, MO, 64076, with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to...
Kenneth John Hale,
Jan 9, 2014
Kenneth John Hale, Jr., 66, of Higginsville, MO passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at North Kansas City Hospice. Kenneth Hale, Jr. was born January 8, 1948 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Kenneth John Hale, Sr. and Lula Mae Pine Hale. Kenneth was a self-employed Diesel Mechanic. Kenneth was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was...
Ralph Henry Barker
Dec 31, 2013
Ralph Henry Barker, 72, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at home surrounded by family. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 3, 2014 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home,...
Alice Fay Brown
Dec 25, 2013
Alice Fay Brown, 60, of Bates City, Missouri passed away December 25, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Alice was born on April 7, 1953 in Lexington, MO to Paul Edward and Delores (Malarky) Jeude. She was united in marriage to Howard Brown Jr. they have been together for 41 years. Alice was a homemaker taking...
Viola Bernice Barker
Dec 25, 2013
Viola Bernice Barker, 85, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Odessa, MO Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Odessa, MO with Reverend Terry Hodges officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service on Saturday....
Gloria (Jennings) Schroeder
Dec 24, 2013
Gloria Jean (Jennings) Schroeder, 85, of Independence, Missouri formerly of Odessa, MO passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at the John Knox Village Care Center in Lees Summit, MO Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Visitation will...
Virginia Lee Gadde
Dec 22, 2013
VIRGINIA LEE GADDE Virginia Lee ( Sickle) Gadde 92 of Independence, Missouri formally of Lexington passed away at her home on December , 22, 2013 surrounded by her children. Virginia was born in Lexington, Mo on January 27 1921 to John Henry Sickle and Virgie Crews Sickle. She married Allen Ralph Gadde in January 1937 in Lexington, Mo, Virginia was...
Harold Arthur Quick
Dec 17, 2013
Harold Arthur Quick, 94, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab Center in Oak Grove, MO. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Odessa Restoration Branch Church in Odessa, MO. Burial will be at a later date in the Barnesville Cemetery in Kansas....
Eris C. Goodloe
Dec 10, 2013
ERIS C GOODLOE Eris C. Goodloe, 97, of Lexington died on Tuesday evening surrounded by her family, December 10, 2013, at Shirkey Nursing home and Rehab Center, Richmond. Eris C. Elmore was born on June 12, 1916 in Prescott, AR; to Homer B. and Mary Smith Elmore. She married Mitchell C. Goodloe on November 20, 1934 in Prescott AR. Eris...
Elton Dennis,
Dec 9, 2013
Elton Dennis, Jr., 80, of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, December 09, 2013 at the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab in Oak Grove, MO. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. Second St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524. Burial will be in the...
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......
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.
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...
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...
