Obituaries

Bruce W. Busse, 52, of Kansas City, formerly of Marshall, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at Advent Health-Shawnee Mission in Merriam, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshall, with the Rev. ...

Karilyn Kay Zimmerman, 65, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at The Arbors at Westport Estates in Marshall. Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. ...

Howard Franklin Johnson, age 67, of Waverly, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at Bittiker Funeral Home in Carrollton, with funeral services to follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Grand Pass Community Cemetery...

Robyn Angela Collins, 61, of Marshall, passed away on Feb. 13, 2019, at her home. A visitation was held on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Fox Funeral Home, 128 S. Main St, Licking, MO. A funeral service was held on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at 10 a.m. ...

Elaine Fizer, 46, of Slater, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at her parents’ home in Slater. Memorial services will be Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Slater United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Van Horn officiating. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

Carol D. McCord, 65, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at Sweet Springs Villa in Sweet Springs. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Sweet Springs Villa or University Hospital Burn Unit in Columbia. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Wanda V. King, 84, of Marshall, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at the Golden Oaks Living Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Marshall, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at the church. ...

Sherri Lynn Jones, 55, of Sweet Springs, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Sweet Springs. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Darlene Adreon, 86, of Kearney, formerly of Slater, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at noon at the Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 11 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society...

Faye Arnold, 93, of Marshall, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at Golden Oaks Residential Care in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ...

Carol McCord, 65, of Marshall, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at Sweet Springs Villa in Sweet Springs. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Darlene Adreon, 86, of Kearney, formerly of Slater, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Lana Jean (Brandal) “Lani Lu” Sanders, age 72, of Owosso, Mich., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at the Oliver Woods Retirement Village in Owosso, Mich. Visitation will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes in Ithaca, Mich., on Wednesday, Feb. ...

Dora Alice Shannon, 91, of rural Marshall, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Golden Oaks Residential Care in rural Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. Randy DeMasters and the Rev. ...

Claude L. Hankins, 84, of Marshall, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at The Living Center in Marshall. Graveside services with military rites will be held at 12 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at Missouri State Veteran’s Cemetery in Higginsville, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association or Parkinson’s Foundation. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Sammy L. Giger, 67, of rural Gilliam, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at his home. Memorial services will be Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at 2 p.m. at the Slater United Methodist Church, with Derrick Thomason officiating. Inurnment will be in the columbarium at the Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 until 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Hometown Home Care Hospice in care of Weiker Funeral Home...

Virginia Lee (Jenny) Eisenhouer, 75, of Cabool, and had recently moved to Marshall, passed away at her home on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at 2:35 p.m., surrounded by her family, after her struggle with a brain cancer for the past month. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. ...

Kenneth R. Ballenger, 68, of Marshall, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial with military rites will be in Fairview Cemetery in Sweet Springs. Memorials may be made to family choice. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Joseph D. (Joe) Riley, 61, of Marshall, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at First Christian Church in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ...

Dora Alice Shannon, 91, of rural Marshall, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Golden Oaks Residential Care in rural Marshall. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Sammy L. Giger, 67, of rural Gilliam, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Elleck N. Gibson, 77, of Slater, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at the Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Slater United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jess Spurgin officiating. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the family choice...

Mary Jane Fahrendorf, 87, of Blackwater, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 1, 2019, at Boone Hospital Center surrounded by her family. Visitation for Mary Jane will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Boonville with a Rosary being recited at 5:45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with Fr. Phil Kane officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery...

Kenneth R. Ballenger, 68, of Marshall, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Joseph D. Riley, 61, of Marshall, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Nora Sue (Mamma Sue/SueSue) Griffith Rinne, 100, of rural Marshall, MO, died Monday, January 28, 2019, at Golden Oaks Residential Care in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. ...

Evelyn Dean Nichols, 95, of Marshall, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. David Slusher officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Gill Memorial Baptist Church, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Kathryn Carroll, 86, of Liberty, formerly of Marshall, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at the Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty. Memorial graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Mt. St. Mary’s Cemetery in Shackelford, with Fr. Tom Alber officiating...

Frances Georgene “Jean” Redford, 97, of Marshall, MO, died Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. ...

William “Otto” Erickson, 97, of rural Malta Bend, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at Golden Oaks Residential Care. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Darrell B. “Jack” Riggs, 93, of Maryville, died on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, at the Maryville Living Center. Services were provided under the direction of the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home with a memorial service to be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church of Marshall or Friends of Arrow Rock...

Frances Georgene “Jean” Redford, 97, of Marshall, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Marshall, with the Rev. Sandy Nenadal officiating.Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. ...

Evelyn D. Nichols, 95, of Marshall, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Carl O’Dell, age 92, of Marshall, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at Katy Manor Nursing Home in Pilot Grove. Visitation will be at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, from 10 to 11 a.m. and funeral at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Optimist Club of Marshall or Friends of Jim the Wonder Dog. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

David Daniel Thompson, 58, of Marshall, MO, died Sunday, January 20, 2019, at home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall, with Fr. Mark S. Smith officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. ...

Russell Edward “Rusty” Wilder, 62, of Marshall, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials may be made to the Automotive Program at Saline County Career Center. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com.

Carl O’Dell, 92, of Marshall, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove. Funeral services are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

David D. Thompson, 58, of Marshall, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Marion Earlene Rust, 93, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Marshall, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Reflection Living in Wichita. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at Reflection Living. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. ...

Leona C. (Markes) Fladung passed away January 15th, 2019, at the age of 81. Leona was born March 17, 1937 and grew up in the Shackelford and Marshall, Missouri area. As a young woman, Leona moved to Kansas City where she married John R. Fladung (divorced 1986). ...

Rosario A. (Rosie) Fizer, 65, of Slater, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at her home. Memorial services will be Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Slater United Methodist Church, with Pastor Matt Arni officiating. Inurnment will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas. Memorials are suggested to Slater Ambulance District or American Kidney Foundation in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

Frank McCarty, of Whittier, Calif., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. A memorial service was held on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Memorials are suggested to PIH Health Hospice House, 15050 Imperial Hwy., LaMirada, CA 90638. He was the son of William and Maud (Rader) McCarty. He graduated from Marshall High School in 1956. He married Marjorie Vawter, also of Marshall, in 1960...

Diane Weathers, 56, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Rosario (Rosie) Fizer, 65, of Slater, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Virgil C. Scott, 91, of Marshall, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will follow at Heath Creek Cemetery in rural Nelson. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Marshall Philharmonic Orchestra, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Kathryn Carroll, 86 of Liberty, formerly of Marshall, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at the Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty. A Mass of Christian burial will be held in the chapel at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home at a later date. Per Kathryn’s wishes, cremation. ...

Keith A. Diamond, 74, of Marshall, formerly of Spring Hill, Kan., died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. ...

Margie Ann Creason, 76, of Sedalia, formerly of Marshall, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Sedalia. Memorial graveside services will be held at a later date in Sunset Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to family choice in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Keith A. Diamond, 74, of Marshall, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

James Robert Lyon, age 91, of Sunrise Beach, passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at his home.  There are no services planned at this time. Memorial contributions are suggested to the charity of the donor’s choice. Expressions of sympathy may be left online at www.kidwellgarber.com...

Jeff Luebrecht, 53, of Marshall, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. ...

Michael W. Divine, 61, of Nelson, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Columbia. A celebration of life service will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. Dale Hopkins officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Nellie J. Geisinger, 83, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.  Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 8, with funeral services at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9, both at Park Lawn, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery...

Robert L. Van Dyke, 76, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 11, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Marshall, with the Rev. Sandy Nenadal officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. ...

Ronald Maynard Hannon, 74 years old, of Chester, VA, passed away at his home on January 1, 2019. He was born on October 21, 1944, to John Maynard and Wanda (Williams) Hannon of Slater, MO. Maternal grandparents were Jesse and Bessie (Pope) Williams, formerly of Armstrong. Paternal grandparents were John Horace and Margaret Elaine (Beeler) Hannon formerly of Glasgow. Parents and grandparents have preceded Ron in death...

Joshua Charles Smith, 31, of Marshall, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will follow at Hazel Grove Cemetery near Herndon. A visitation will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to family choice, which will be used for his three sons. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com. Josh was born on Oct. 5, 1987, in Columbia, and was the son of Clark and Michelle Smith, who survive of Marshall. On Sept. 7, 2010, he married Amanda Gerlt, who survives of the home. Josh lived in Marshall all of his life and was a 2006 graduate of Marshall High School. He had worked for Marty Bryan on his farm for several years, and was currently the operations manager for J & S Pallet Company of Marshall. In addition to his parents and wife, he is survived by three sons, Lane Charles Smith, Briar Lewis Smith and Bennett Smith, all of the home; two brothers, Clark Smith Jr. (Elisabeth) and Corey Smith, both of Marshall; two sisters, Desiree Thompson of Kansas City and Amanda Medina (Luis) of Marshall; a sister-in-law, Kristen Hayes (Chay) of Marshall; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and extended family.

Juanita Mae Stewart, 84, of Malta Bend, formerly of Kansas City, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. ...

Harold Wray Scott, 80, passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at a nursing center in Olathe, Kan., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Visitation will be held Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Cremations, Funerals & Receptions in Olathe, Kan., with memorial service to follow at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations in Harold’s name to be given to the Alzheimer’s Association. To leave a message for the family visit www.penwellgabelolathe.com...

Robert “Bob” Mahoney, 61, of Alma, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at the Kaiser-Wiegers Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Services will be Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Higginsville at 10 a.m. Memorials are suggested to Relay for Life...

Vernon E.C. Lueck, 89, of Alma, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia, where he had been a resident for the last 4 1/2 years. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alma, with the Rev. ...

William Franklin “Frank” McCarty, husband of Marjorie (Vawter) MCarty, of Whittier, Calif., formerly of Marshall, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2018. Funeral services are pending.

Ida Lou Rieks, 93, of Marshall, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at The Living Center in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshall, with Pastor William Voelker officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. ...

Gary D. Blumhorst, 62, of rural Nelson, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Salem Evangelical Church at Saline City, with Tom Blumhorst officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Salem Evangelical Church Cemetery...

Velma Jean Eads, 84, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. ...

Ida Lou Rieks, 93, of Marshall, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at The Living Center in Marshall. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Velma Jean Eads, 84, of Marshall, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Gary Blumhorst, 62, of rural Nelson, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Melvin R. Farris, 76, of Marshall, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at his home in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. ...

Tolliver Jay Simonton, age 70, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Missouri. There will be a period of remembrance with the family on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. This will be held one hour before the service or at 1 p.m. at the Gary Fire Hall in Gary, S.D. ...

Glasgow resident, Maryalice Straatman, 97, passed away at her home Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Glasgow. Visitation will be Wednesday, Dec. 26, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Glasgow...

Ronald E. “Ronnie” Bloss, 19, of Columbia, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at his home. Graveside services will be Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Slater City Cemetery, with James Gray officiating. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. Friday at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorial contributions are suggested to the University of Missouri Children’s Hospital in care of the funeral home...

Charles E. “Billy Jim” Meinershagen, 91, of rural Blackburn, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Concordia, with the Rev. ...

Vernon W. Vaught, 88, of Elkton, and formerly of Saline County, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Warrensburg. At Vernon’s request, cremation will take place and a private family service will be held. Inurnment will be in Ridge Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Parkinson’s Foundation in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Edna L. Head, 87, of Slater, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at her home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Weiker Funeral Home, with the Rev. David L. Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery with Andrew Stewart, Gary Stanley, Jeremy Head, Charlton Head, Mark Klasing, Wyatt Head and Kris Head serving as pallbearers. ...

James G. “Jim” Chevalier, 95, of rural Marshall, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at Golden Oaks Residential Care, in rural Marshall. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. ...

Debbie “Hoo” Kochs, 62, of rural Slater, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, with the Rev. Cliff Cato officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Southside Assembly of God in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to Southside Assembly of God in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Edna L. Head, 87, of Slater, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at her home.  Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Dr. James I. Spainhower, age 90, of Raymore, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at Foxwood Springs Living Center. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at the Raymore Christian Church, 500 Peace Dr., Raymore, MO 64083. ...

James G. Chevalier, 95, of Marshall, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at Golden Oaks Residential Care, in rural Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. ...

Allen Duffer, 71, of Marshall, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at his home. Funeral services with military rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. ...

Richard L. Clemens, 73, of rural Marshall, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza in Kansas City. Funeral services will be Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, with Pastor William Voelker officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later date at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Visitation will be Saturday, Dec. ...

Dorothy Maddox, 93, of Topeka, Kan., passed away on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in Topeka, Kan. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Topeka, Kan. Memorials can be made to Kansas Family Stroke Foundation...

Ricky Duane Montgomery, 62, of Buffalo, passed in his home on Dec. 5, 2018. Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the Concord Cemetery in Marshall. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Cantlon Otterness & Viets Funeral Home in Buffalo. Interment will be in the Concord Cemetery in Marshall under the direction of the Cantlon Otterness & Viets Funeral Home of Buffalo...

Richard Morrow, 58, of Slater, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Allen Duffer, 71, of Marshall, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.

Margaret Granger Robinson, 89, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away Dec. 8, 2018. Margaret was a gifted and extremely talented woman who was always pursuing her passions. Her creative curriculum vitae included four clever children; a flair for interior decorating; two successful fashion businesses and world-famous sticky buns for every holiday...

Anna (Ann) Sleeper, 80, of Blackburn, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at her home. At Ann’s request, no services will be held. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials may be made to Missouri State Veterans Cemetery or family choice. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Barbara Sayer, age 94, of Marshall, formerly of Canandaigua, N.Y., died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall after a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall, with Fr. ...

Audrey L. Stafford, 76, of Sedalia, formerly of Slater, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Slater, with Danny Jones officiating. Burial will be in the Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Slater Animal Shelter in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

James E. “Jimmy” Mills, 59, of Marshall, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials may be made to family choice. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Katherine Ann (Kathy) Lair, 56, of Marshall, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall. At Kathy’s request, no services will be held. Arrangements are in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Patricia C. Bieberly, 77, of Marshall, passed away in her sleep Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Overland Park, Kan. She was surrounded by her family during her brief illness and at the time of her passing. She was born on Oct. 31, 1941, to the late Elizabeth and Ralph McCallister...

Audrey L. Stafford, 76, of Sedalia, formerly of Slater, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Debora S. Hays, 62, of Slater, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Slater, with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery with Joe Pycke, Jeff Pycke, Tony Pycke, Andy Pycke, Delbert Bullock and Jake Winston serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be Monday from 9:30 a.m. ...

Donald Lee Evans, 84, of Overland Park, KS, peacefully left this earth on November 24, 2018. He was born on Feb 18, 1934, to Elizabeth and Miles Evans in Marshall, MO. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Alaska. ...

Debora S. Hays, 62, of Slater, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.  Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.

Sadly, for the first time, when we refer to the late Russ Eckert, it is not because he’s running behind as usual. Russell Leroy Eckert, 77, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospice House on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, after battling a variety of health issues, from cancer to Alzheimer’s...

Sandra Jane Dixon, 82, of Marshall, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. David Stevens officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Parklawn Cemetery in Brookfield. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Matt — he went by Matt — was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 29, 1967, to Jane Kay and Rodman Taylor Johnson, being the third of three sons. He lived his younger life in New Jersey and Texas, before finally moving to Marshall, the summer when he was 14 years old. ...