Milestones

Chris Riley, 53, of El Dorado Springs, Mo., died Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Memorial graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. FRIDAY, AUG. 13, 2021, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall with Dale Swift officiating. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Janet Mae Swedberg Barlow was born in Worthington, Minn., early in the morning on a beautiful Saturday on May 25, 1935, to the Rev. Wesley and Helen Swedberg. Jan went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 31, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her older brother, Jerome Swedberg (Elaine). ...

Betty C. Williams, 86, of Slater, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral services will be Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Slater, with Pastor Walt Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 until 2 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Peace Lutheran Church in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...

Barbara S. Fizer, 94, of rural Slater, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Graveside services will be Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Slater City Cemetery, with the Rev. Jess Spurgin officiating. Pallbearers will be Brent Land, Matt Thies, Jim Dobbins, Zach Smith, Jake Winston and Caleb Griffitt. Visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. Tuesday at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorials are suggested to Gilliam Public Schools...

Judy K. Hazell, 73, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will follow at Old Lamine Cemetery in rural Cooper County. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Old Lamine Cemetery, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...

Timothy Eugene Hackett, 25, of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Rodney Haggett officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens Cemetery. ...

The world lost a kind soul. Charles L. Mason, son of Charlotte and the late Henry Mason, passed on July 20, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Charles was born April 11, 1961, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Mo. He graduated from Marshall High School in 1979 and attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo...

Lois Anne Crawford, 83, of Clinton, Mo., passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, July 21, 2021, at her daughter’s home. She was born Nov. 24, 1937, in Saline County, Mo., the daughter of William R. Smith and Lela C. (Thomas) Smith. She married A.J. Boillot on Jan. 7, 1956. He died tragically in an automobile accident five months later on June 10, 1956. She later married Ken Brown...

Doris L. Barnes, 87, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Lincoln Community Care Center in Lincoln. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. ...

Shelby “Skip” Price Jenkins III, 74, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away peacefully Sunday, July 18, 2021, at his home. He was born on March 19, 1947, in Camden, N.J., the son of Shelby Price Jr. and Alviest Fairbanks Jenkins. He shared his life with two amazing women and was married for over 50 years...

The following marriage licenses were issued May 29-June 27, 2021, by Saline County Recorder of Deeds Jamie Franklin Nichols: Courtney Louise Carr of Marshall to Brian Eric Sullins of Marshall Nathaniel Duayne Lee Sisney of Marshall to Paige Aleece Smith of Marshall...

Following is a list of marriage licenses issued April 30 through May 22, 2021, by Saline County Recorder of Deeds Jamie F. Nichols: —Kenni Richar Molina Ruiz of Marshall to Oneyda Patricia Funez Bustillo of Marshall —Reatein Tenry Alexander of Sedalia to Joshua Timothy of Sedalia...

Kevin and Cheryl Lines, of Marshall, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter Charlotte Lines to Aaron Jackson, son of Devin and Melanie Jackson, of Palestine, Texas. Charlotte is a 2017 graduate of Marshall High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from Concordia University, Nebraska in 2021. She is currently pursuing a Master in Music degree in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Houston...

Denny and Judy McSparin, of rural Marshall, will celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 17, at Montague’s and at their home with family. Denny McSparin and Judy Jamieson were married Aug. 3, 1960, at a Lutheran church in Denver, Colo. They have three children, Alan McSparin of Kansas City, Patrick McSparin of Kansas City, and Brett McSparin of Blue Springs; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...

Edgar and Authorene Phillips celebrated 60 years of marriage on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Edgar A. Phillips and Verna Authorene Wilson were married at the First Baptist Church, Buffalo, Okla., on June 17, 1961. They were teachers at Independence, Mo., and Marshall, Mo., and retired a number of years ago. ...