Obituaries

Russell Eugene ‘Gene’ Stanfield (5/7/21)

Russell Eugene “Gene” Stanfield, 48, of Roach, Mo., died Monday, April 19, 2021, at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia, Mo. A Military Honor Guard was held in Gene’s honor at Hedges-Scott Funeral Home in Camdenton, Mo., on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 4 p.m., followed by the family welcoming friends for visitation from 4 to 6:30 p.m., ending with a Celebration of Life service at the funeral home...
Elizabeth ‘Bette’ Kessler (5/7/21)

Elizabeth “Bette” Kessler of Republic, Mo., formerly of Marshall, Mo., went home to be with her Lord surrounded by her loving family on May 5, 2021, at the age of 96 years, 1 month and 11 days. She was born on March 25, 1925, in Florence, Ala., to John and Isabelle (Stuart) Westmoreland...
Patricia Ann Williams (5/7/21)

Patricia Ann Williams, 75, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor’s choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Robert G. ‘Bob’ Loges (5/6/21)

Robert G. “Bob” Loges, 80, of Sweet Springs, Mo., died Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Emma with Pastor Jacob Mueller officiating. ...
Corry Robert Lanyon (5/6/21)

Corry Robert Lanyon, 64, of Butler, Mo., died Sunday, May 2, 2021, at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Dec. 7, 1956, to Phillip Delose and Robbie Lee Cantwell Lanyon in Kansas City, Mo. Corry, one of five children, grew up in Kansas City. ...
Lesa Rene Gieringer (5/6/21)

Lesa Rene Gieringer, 71, of Salisbury, Mo., died peacefully on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Moberly Regional Medical Center with her family by her side. Lesa was born Nov. 19, 1949, the daughter of the late Richard and Doris (Kendrick) Garr. She received a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Valley College and was a social worker prior to becoming the store manager at Red Cross Pharmacy in Salisbury. ...
Kathryn Pauline Thomas (5/6/21)
Judith A. Sheffer (5/5/21)

Judith A. Sheffer, 78, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at The Living Center in Marshall. Memorial graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2021, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Gloria Kathryn Otken (5/5/21)

Gloria Kathryn Otken, 77, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, May 3, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held in Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Sara ‘Sally’ Borgerson (5/4/21)

Sara “Sally” (Thompson) Borgerson, 74, of Jefferson County, died on May 3, 2021. Born Nov. 16, 1946, in Marshall, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Betty (Carter) Thompson. Sally grew up on the family farm in Saline County, and unique for a country girl at the time but characteristic of her trademark independence, after earning a bachelor’s in education from the University of Missouri in 1968 she self-financed a master’s in French literature from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 1972 and later earned another master’s in Spanish from St. ...
Elmer H. Eilers (5/3/21)

Elmer H. Eilers, 88, of Arrow Rock, Mo., died Sunday, May 2, 2021, at Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville with William W. Harlow officiating. Memorials are suggested to Arrow Rock Cemetery in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
James W. Friend (4/30/21)

James W. Friend, 61, of Slater, Mo., died Monday, April 26, 2021, in Saline County as the result of an automobile accident. Arrangements and a full obituary will appear at a later time.
Kenneth Glenn Eddy II (4/30/21)

Kenneth Glenn Eddy II, 55, of Independence, Mo., passed away April 25, 2021, at his home. Kenneth was born Aug. 7, 1965, in Marshall, Mo., the son of the late Kenneth Eddy and Patricia Eddy. He proudly served in the United States Army with C Company 1st Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment Mortar Platoon, 82nd Airborne Division from 1983-1987. Kenneth graduated from the Electronics Institute in 1988...
Mary Frances Wise (4/28/21)

Mary Frances Wise, 89, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 3, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Royce V. Pierce (4/28/21)

Royce V. Pierce, 68, of Slater, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at University of Missouri Hospital-Columbia. Graveside services will be Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 10 a.m. at Newark Cemetery in Newark, Mo. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...
Betty Jo Martin Miller (4/28/21)

Betty Jo Martin Miller, 100, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at The Living Center in Marshall. Born on Nov. 3, 1920, in Saline County, Mo., she was the daughter of the late J. Francis Martin and Catherine Thompson Martin. She graduated from Sweet Springs High School in 1938, and from Kansas City General Hospital School of Nursing in 1941. ...
Jennifer L. North (4/27/21)

Jennifer L. North, 61, of Marshall, died Monday, April 26, 2021, at her home. Graveside services will be Friday, April 30, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Slater City Cemetery, with the Rev. Paul List officiating. Memorial contributions are suggested to her grandchildren's education fund in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...
Phyllis Alexander (4/26/21)

Phyllis Alexander, 81, of rural Marshall, died Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 26, 2021, at Eastside Church of Christ in Marshall, with Charles Reid officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. ...
Winifred C. ‘Winnie’ Allen Soper (4/26/21)

Winifred C. “Winnie” Allen Soper, 95, of Slater, died Sunday, April 25, 2021, at the Legendary Nursing and Rehab Center in Marshall. Funeral services will be Friday, April 30, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Slater Christian Church, with Dr. Michael Kateman officiating. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Slater Christian...
Billy Harper (4/23/21)

Billy Harper, 58, of Columbia, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. There will be no visitation. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Catherine ‘Cathy’ A. Finley (4/20/21)

Catherine “Cathy“ A. Finley, age 84, of Liberty, Mo., member of St. James Catholic Church, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on April 11, 2021. She was predeceased by her husband, Wallace “Wally” Finley Jr.; and her five siblings...
Larry R. Phillips (4/20/21)

Larry R. Phillips, 73, of Marshall, Mo., died Friday, April 16, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2021, at First Christian Church in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Inurnment will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery. ...
Velma ‘Penny’ Land (4/19/21)

Velma “Penny” Land, 71, of Marceline, Mo., formerly of Carrollton, died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.
Timothy Whistler (4/19/21)

Timothy Whistler, 49, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Mary Hightower Dyer (4/19/21)

Mary Hightower Dyer, 77, of Independence, Mo., departed March 27, 2021. Born Oct. 29, 1943, in Marshall, Mary earned recognition as a National Merit Scholar while attending Mercy Academy in Marshall.
Laurie F. Rogers (4/19/21)

Laurie F. Rogers, 59, of Marshall, Mo., formerly of Richmond, Va., died Friday, April 16, 2021, at her home.
Lee R. Jasper (4/13/21)

Lee R. Jasper, 79, of Sweet Springs, Mo., formerly of Marshall, died Monday, April 12, 2021, at his home. Memorial graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Memorials are suggested to Crossroads Hospice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Nora Fay Canida (4/13/21)

Nora Fay Canida, 87, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, April 12, 2021, at Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Cemetery near Russ, Mo. Memorials are suggested to Saline Animal League, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Sarah Stober (4/8/21)

Sarah Stober, 93, of rural Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with the Rev. Ryan Edwards officiating. ...
Steven C. Stenzel (4/8/21)

Steven C. Stenzel, 73, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at his home. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Inurnment will follow in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Face masks are required, and social distancing will be observed. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
James E. ‘Jim’ Klasing (4/5/21)

James E. “Jim” Klasing, 78, rural Slater, Mo., died Sunday, April 4, 2021, at The Neighborhoods by TigerPlace in Columbia, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshall, with Pastor William Voelker officiating. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. ...
Sherry Pauline McCoy (4/5/21)

Sherry Pauline McCoy, age 75, of Bland, Mo., passed away on March 25, 2021. She was born on July 11, 1945, in Marshall, a daughter to the late Paul and Mary (Overley) Ross. Sherry was a 1963 graduate of Marshall High School. She spent her later years living in Hermitage, before taking her final residence in Bland...
David Scott Williams (4/5/21)

David Scott Williams, 49, of Gilliam, Mo., died Friday, April 2, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with the Rev. Paul List and Terry Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Gilliam Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Betty Lou Dotson (4/2/21)
Marcia Jean Nowak (4/2/21)

Marcia Jean Nowak, 68, of Columbia, MO, formerly of Marshall, MO, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2021 at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. ...
Joyce 'Fly' Hall (4/1/21)

Joyce “Fly” Hall, 80, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo. Memorial graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Face masks are required, and social distancing will be observed. Memorials are suggested to the Buddy Pack Program in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
David L. ‘Skip’ Schmidt (3/30/21)

David L. “Skip” Schmidt, 81, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, March 29, 2021 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date in Marshall, and inurnment will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park, Kan. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Mary Montgomery Hospice or Jim the Wonder Dog Museum in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Joan Y. DeLong (3/30/21)

Joan Y. DeLong, 83 years young, Boonville native and eldest of six children, passed away peacefully, Feb. 27, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Joanie attended schools in Boonville, but during her high school years, her curriculum was interrupted to in order to help support their family. ...
Leonard J. Bradley (3/30/21)

Leonard J. Bradley, 72, of Lenexa, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. The family will hold graveside services on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Centralia City Cemetery in Centralia, Mo. The family asks that face masks be worn...
Lois Ellen Boyd (3/29/21)

Lois Ellen Boyd, 82, of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Legendary Nursing and Rehab in Marshall. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 1 to 1:30 p.m. ...
Shirley S. Malan (3/29/21)

Shirley S. Malan, 85, of Miami, Mo., died Saturday, March 27, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 2, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Miami Cemetery. Face masks are required, and social distancing will be observed. Memorials are suggested to Miami Cemetery. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Sharon Ann (Fouquet) Swift (3/26/21)

Sharon Ann (Fouquet) Swift, 68, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, Mo. Sharon was born in Belleville, Ill., to Paul and Lillian Ann (Cromley) Fouquet. She attended St. Peter’s Grade School and graduated from Marshall High School, 1971, in Marshall, Mo., before graduating from nursing school. ...
Max D. Wales (3/23/21)

Max D. Wales, 85, of Marshall, Mo., died March 14, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. A graveside gathering took place Monday, March 22, 2021, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Max was born Feb. 2, 1936, in Plano, Iowa, to the late Roland Wales and Blanche (Rosebery) Wales...
Daniel F. ‘Dan’ Payne (3/22/21)

Daniel F. “Dan” Payne, 89, of Independence, Mo., died Friday, March 19, 2021, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Nelson Cemetery in Nelson, Mo., with William W. Harlow officiating. ...
Virginia Clough O’Neal (3/22/21)

Virginia Clough O’Neal, 104, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Marshall. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 22, 2021, at Smith Chapel Cemetery in rural Marshall. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Smith Chapel United Methodist Church. Memorials are suggested to Smith Chapel United Methodist Church or Smith Chapel Cemetery in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Donna Christine ‘Chris’ Humphreys (3/19/21)

Chris (Donna Christine) Humphreys, of St. Louis, passed away March 12, 2021, at the age of 66 years. She was born and raised in Muncie, Ind., and attended Southside Senior High School. Chris later moved to St. Louis where she worked as an auditor for Super X Drug and then as a nurse at Delmar Gardens. ...
LaVerne Little (3/19/21)

LaVerne Little, of Corinth, Miss., formerly of Marshall, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. She was 92 years old. LaVerne was born Jan. 18, 1929, in Augusta, Ga., the youngest daughter of Joseph Newton and Juliaette Jones Epps. She graduated from Tubman High School in Augusta and Mercer University in Macon, Ga. ...
Donna Jean Hernandez (3/19/21)

Donna Jean Hernandez, 60, of Marshall, passed away Monday, March 15, 2021. She was born May 9, 1960, in Michigan, a daughter of the late Cleao and Jane (Keever) Wright. Surviving are two children, Carlos Schoolman III, of Marshall, and Misty Cenobio (Emanuel), of Branson; two brothers, Rick Wright, of Branson, and Jim Wright, of Marshall; a sister, Ruthann Aldridge, of Michigan; and four grandchildren, Autumn, Dametree, Joey and Jaymee...
Shyla Marie Cranmer (3/16/21)

Shyla Marie Cranmer, 28, of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, March 13, 2021, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 19, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with the Rev. Cliff Cato officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the charity of the donor’s choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Tony Duaine Phillips Sr. (3/15/21)

Tony Duaine Phillips Sr., of Lockwood, Mo., formerly of Marshall, Mo., passed away March 13, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Phillips was born Jan. 12, 1957, in Marshall to parents Alvin A. and Dollimae Phillips. He loved his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, cooking, watching wrestling, and telling stories of his life experiences...
Darrell W. Macumber (3/15/21)

Darrell W. Macumber, 76, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Howard County, Mo. At Darrell’s request, burial was held at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. Memorials are suggested to Miami Cemetery in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Judy Brooks Vance (3/15/21)

Judy Brooks Vance, 74, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, March 11, 2021, at her home. At Judy’s request, no services will be held. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com.
John E. Maples (3/15/21)

John E. Maples, 65, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 18, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Marshall, with Dr. Mike Parris officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ...
Robert Edward Pollan (3/11/21)

Robert Edward Pollan, 74, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at his home in Marshall, Mo. He endured the devastation of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) with patience and dignity. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Marshall, with the Rev. ...
Mary Catherine Slater (3/11/21)

Mary Catherine Slater, 77, nee Dace, of Slater, Mo., died suddenly outside her home Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Born in Chicago Oct. 31, 1943, she was the daughter of John E. and Mildred Dace. The family moved to the suburb of Glen Ellyn in 1945. She attended St. Petronille’s Catholic School and graduated from St. Francis High School in 1961, working summers at the local library to pay the private school tuition...
Mildred A. ‘Sue’ Hager (3/9/21)

Mildred A. “Sue” Hager, 84, of Warsaw, formerly of Slater, died Monday, March 8, 2021, at Warsaw Health & Rehab in Warsaw, Mo. Memorial services will be Monday, March 15, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater, with the Rev. Paul List officiating. Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Auxiliary in Slater in care of the funeral home...
Viola Maxine McCoy Ault (3/8/21)

Viola Maxine McCoy Ault, 93, of Independence, Mo., formerly of Marshall, Mo., passed away March 2, 2021, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Born Nov. 16, 1927, in Marshall, Mo., she was the daughter of Lewis Fish and Orpha Lee Peterson McCoy. ...
Portica Kim ‘Kimmie’ Norris (3/8/21)

Portica Kim “Kimmie” Norris, 60, of Gilliam, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at her home. Graveside services will be Monday, March 8, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. at Gilliam Cemetery, with Charles Bare II officiating. Pallbearers will be William A. Norris II, Jason Himmelberg, Brian Norris, Travis Norris, Brent Young and Zach Kruger. Honorary pallbearers will be Galen...
H. Clay Mead (3/5/21)

H. Clay Mead, 96, of Marshall, died Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Graveside services with military honors will be Saturday, March 6, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Slater City Cemetery, with William W. Harlow officiating. Pallbearers will be Sam Mead, Floyd Alsbach, Jack Alsbach, Brandon Duran, Nathan Callahan and Isaac Christy. Honorary pallbearers will be Lee Bearden, David Diehm, William Watson, Bedford Knipschild...
Mary Catherine Slater (3/4/21)

Mary Catherine Slater, 77, of Slater, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Arrangements are currently pending.
Emma Lou Thomason (3/4/21)

Emma Lou Thomason, 86, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with Pastor Roger Nichols officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. ...
Roy L. Shively (3/2/21)

Roy L. Shively, 54, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. A memorial visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Face masks are required at the visitation, and social distancing will be observed. ...
Ralph Palmer Jr. (3/1/21)

Ralph Palmer Jr., 61, of Slater, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Slater Wildcat Football or the American Heart Association. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
David L. ‘Grady’ Hager (3/1/21)

David L. “Grady” Hager, 62, of Slater, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital. Per his request, he will be cremated, and no services will be held. Weiker Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Born Aug. 14, 1958, in Saline County, he was the son of the late William Fred and Helen Genell Hardin Hager. On Dec. 31, 2018, in Slater, he married Debra Sparks Johnson, and she survives of the home...
Erma M. Wilson (3/1/21)

Erma M. Wilson, 84, of Sunrise Beach, Mo., formerly of Slater, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at her home. Graveside services will be Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Slater City Cemetery, with Paul Durham officiating. Pallbearers will be Caleb Wilson, Tony Wilson, Josh Newman, Skyler Newman, Dallas Spence and Garry Durham. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the family choice in care of Weiker Funeral Home...
Charles A. Clark (2/26/21)

Charles Alfred Clark, 82, of the Lake Royale Community, Louisburg, N.C., died Tuesday evening, Feb. 23, 2021. Charles was born in Gilliam, Mo. He was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Mary Lorene and Charles Murdoch; and his daughter, Charla Sue Clark...
Natalie Owen (2/26/21)

Natalie Owen, 96, of Slater, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at Glasgow Gardens in Glasgow.
Helen E. Merrell (2/26/21)

Helen Elizabeth (Treece) Merrell, 94, a longtime Liberty resident, passed away Feb. 25, 2021, at her home with family at her side. Helen was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Sweet Springs, Mo., the daughter of Leroy Joseph and Nellie Lee (Gregg) Treece. She was married to Raymond Merrell on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1946, in Sweet Springs. ...
Vaneissa Clemens (2/23/21)

Vaneissa Clemens, 66, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. ...
Luetta ‘Lue’ Soendker (2/23/21)

Luetta “Lue” Soendker, 89, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ...
William E. ‘Sonny’ Green (2/23/21)

William E. “Sonny” Green, 82, of rural Blackwater, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at Brunswick Nursing & Rehabilitation in Brunswick. Graveside services with military honors will be Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. at Gilliam Cemetery, with the Rev. ...
Ann Elaine Heinzler (2/22/21)

Ann Elaine Heinzler born April 4, 1951, passed due to complications of lung cancer on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. Ann was preceded in death by her father, Frank Anthony Heinzler, and mother, Lucille West Heinzler; and husband, Neale Eugene Sowers Jr. Ann is survived by one sister, Jane Weiland; two children, Patrick Sowers (Megan Radcliffe) and Rebecca Sowers (Larry Williams Jr.); five grandchildren, Jayden Sowers, Josiah Sowers, Alexis Smith, Jewel Sowers, and Abigail Sowers; one uncle, Carl Heinzler (Edythe Heinzler); and numerous cousins.. ...
William L. ‘Sonny’ Smith (2/18/21)

William L. “Sonny” Smith, 83, of Marshall, Mo., passed away at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia, Mo., on Feb. 11, 2021, following a courageous battle with the coronavirus. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, in Higginsville, Mo...
Irene (Pete) Metzger (Hinton) (2/18/21)

Irene (Pete) Metzger (Hinton), 91, of California, died Feb. 7, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. Burial will take place March 14, 2021, in San Jose. Irene was born Oct. 23, 1929, in Napton, Mo., to Enoch Hinton and Mabel Nicely. She moved to California in 1950 and married Arnold Metzger on June 17, 1950, in San Jose...
Thomas M. ‘Tom’ Sullivan (2/18/21)

Thomas M. “Tom” Sullivan, 67, of Merriam, Kan., formerly of Slater, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. Visitation will be from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. ...
Patricia Ann Divine (2/17/21)

Patricia Ann Divine, 60, of Oak Grove, Mo., formerly of Marshall, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at her home. Due to the current pandemic, no services will be held at this time. Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor’s choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Henry C. Young (2/16/21)

Henry C. Young Jr., 85, of Akron, Ohio, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Henry was born to the late Henry C. Young and Mildred D. Young of Marshall, Mo. He is survived by a brother, John (Diana) Young of Benton, Ark.; a niece, Robin (Jay) Bray of Benton; and a great-nephew, Justin Bray, also of Benton...
Stephen Russell Patton (2/16/21)

Stephen Russell Patton, 71, of Jackson, Mich., passed away on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at his apartment in Jackson. He was the son of Dorothy and Caster Patton, born on Oct. 20, 1949, in Detroit, Mich. He is survived by his brother, Paul (Bethany); nieces, Jessica, Emily and Grace; and nephews, Ryan and James; 10 grandnephews and one grandniece...
Marvin H. Arndt Jr. (2/16/21)

Marvin H. Arndt Jr., 72, of Columbia, Mo., was called home on Feb. 9, 2021, at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Cremation. Due to COVID-19, services will be held at a later date. Burial will take place at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Mo...
Patricia L. Feltner (2/16/21)

Patricia L. Feltner, 85, of Marshall, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. Randy Shannon officiating. ...
Leonard J. Bradley (2/12/21)

Leonard J. Bradley, 72, of Lenexa, Kan., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at K.C. Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Darrel Martin Kueker (2/11/21)

Darrel Martin Kueker, 57, Marshall, Mo., was born Oct. 10, 1963, to Leroy and Shirley (Shrader) Kueker in Marshall, and departed this life for his Heavenly home February 9, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Leroy Kueker; his maternal grandparents, Herbert and Marie Shrader; and his paternal grandparents, Harry and Virginia Kueker...
Carl Morrow (2/9/21)

Carl Morrow, 94, of rural Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at Hartland Residential Care Center in rural Marshall. Graveside services with military rites will be held 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Malta Bend Cemetery in Malta Bend, Mo., with Pastor Bob Stewart officiating. ...
Ann Hartnett (2/9/21)

Ann Hartnett, 71, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Private family services will be held with burial at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall to sign the register book and pay their respects. ...
Charles Henry Henke (2/9/21)

Charles Henke, 81, of Concordia, died Feb. 3, 2021. He was born Oct. 10, 1939, in Marshall and was raised in Malta Bend. Visitation from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Concordia. A private family burial will be held. A Celebration of Life is planned for May 30...
Riley Ray Crawford (2/4/21)

Riley Ray Crawford, 80, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial with military rites will follow at Blue Lick Cemetery south of Marshall. Visitation will be 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Ruth Marie Kalthoff (2/3/21)

Ruth Marie Kalthoff, 96, formerly of Marshall, Mo., passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Springfield, Mo., where she had resided for the past 13 years. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshall, with Pastor William Voelker officiating. ...
Greta Hagenah (2/3/21)

Greta Hagenah, 83, of Gilliam, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at the Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center in Sedalia. Graveside services will be Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Old Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Cole Camp, with the Rev. Robert Sisney officiating. Pallbearers will be John Allan Shaffer, Dennis Boles, Doug Kemp, Joe Trapp, Ron Nolting and Tom Shroeder. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Russell Shaffer and Kenneth Meredith. Memorial...
Nellie Bailey (2/2/21)

Nellie Bailey, 74, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at The Living Center in Marshall. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at Family Worship Center in Marshall, with Mark Gooden officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. ...
Hector Aquino Franco (2/1/21)

Hector Aquino Franco, 68 of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall with Fr. Tom Alber officiating. ...
Christopher Shadwick (2/1/21)

Christopher Shadwick, of Marshall, Mo., passed away on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at the H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Boonville at 2 p.m. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Columbia Cemetery...
Larry E. Gauldin (2/1/21)

Larry E. Gauldin, 71, of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Malta Bend, Mo., died Thursday, January 28, 2021, at The Living Center in Marshall, Mo. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall, with Fr. ...
Norbert Melies (2/1/21)

Norbert Melies, 85, of Slater, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. ...
Mitchell Hager (1/29/21)

Mitchell Hager, 64, of Slater, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at his home. Per his request, he was cremated, and no services will be held. Memorials are suggested to an education fund for his daughter in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Born May 30, 1956, in Marshall, he was the son of the late William Fred Hager and Helen Genell Hardin Hager. On Jan. 9, 1986, in Marshall, he married Patricia Windmiller, and she survives of the home...
John William ‘Bill’ Vardiman (1/29/21)

John William “Bill” Vardiman, 77, of Marshall, Mo., died at Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital Living Center in Marshall on Jan. 22, 2021. He peacefully passed into the arms of his Heavenly Father, surrounded by his loving family. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the family will not hold an in-person funeral service at this time. ...
Wm. E. Sharp (1/28/21)

William Sharp died Jan. 27, 2021, in Sun City, Ariz. He farmed at Nelson for over 20 years and was a member at New Salem Baptist Church. Survived by wife Patricia; son William Brian (Jody); daughter Ann Wright; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Connie...
Charles W. ‘Chuck’ Gooden (1/28/21)

Charles W. “Chuck” Gooden, 97, of Marshall, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in Sunset Gardens Cemetery. ...
Robert J. Whitney (1/26/21)

Robert J. Whitney, 52, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Tulsa. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time. Born June 25, 1968, in Abilene, Texas, he was the son of the late Bobby Joe Whitney and Margaret Sauble Whitney. He was a 1986 graduate of Marshall High School and served in the U.S. Navy for eight years...
William ‘Scott’ Secor (1/26/21)

William “Scott” Secor, 71, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at Evergreen Estates I. Private family gathering at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids is serving the family Scott is survived by his son, Brady (Christal) Secor of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren, Brandon Secor, and Cassie and Aiden Moeller; brothers, Tom (Barb) Secor and Kevin Secor; and sister, Jodi Secor. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Bryce; and brother, Daniel. Scott was born on May 7, 1949, in Cedar Falls the son of William and Hermina Ploeger Secor. ...
Margaret Anne Dickson (1/26/21)

Margaret Anne Dickson, 76, of Slater, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Graveside services will be Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Slater City Cemetery, with Bobby Godwin officiating. Friends may call Friday at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorials are suggested to Life Church Slater...