Obituaries

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...
Larry J. Nease (1/26/21)

Larry J. Nease, 75, of Slater, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Slater. The family will hold a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, at Calvary Baptist Church in Marshall with Pastor Rodney Haggett officiating. ...
Connie Jean Reichert | ‘Miss Connie’ (1/25/21)

Connie Jean Reichert, 62, of Marshall, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo. She was born on June 12, 1958, in Moberly, Mo., the daughter of Gerald and Shirley (Sparks) Sowers. Connie was a 1976 graduate of Brunswick High School and a 1994 graduate of Saline County Career Center. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Marshall...
Rook Evans (1/25/21)

Rook Evans, 87, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at The Arbors at Westport Estates in Marshall. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Marshall with Dr. Mike Parris and the Rev. Wayne Doolin officiating. ...
David A. Howard (1/25/21)

David A. Howard, 70, of Glasgow, formerly of Slater, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital. Per his request he will be cremated, no services will be held. Weiker Funeral Home in Slater is in charge of the arrangements...
Melvin D. Simmons (1/25/21)

Melvin D. Simmons, 85, of rural Armstrong, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at his home. Graveside services will be Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Slater City Cemetery, with the Rev. Paul List officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorials are suggested to the Missouri Department of Conservation...
Claude E. ‘Eddie’ Taylor Jr. (1/20/21)

Claude E. “Eddie” Taylor Jr., 79, of rural Miami, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Mo.
Georgia Sue Taylor (1/20/21)

Georgia Sue Taylor, 56, of Slater, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at her home. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, a private family service will be held Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Born Nov. 22, 1964, in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late George Taylor and Mandy Adams Taylor, who survives of Columbia...
Angie Lucille Washington (1/19/21)

Angie Lucille Washington, 92, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. Dr. Israel B.S. ...
Phillip Randall Hayes (1/18/21)

Phillip Randall Hayes, 60, of Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Presbyterian Health Care Services in Albuquerque. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating.
Robert P. Geisinger (1/18/21)

Robert P. Geisinger, 87, of Waverly, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Independence, Mo. A visitation was held on Dec. 29, 2020, at Park Lawn Funeral Home in Kansas City, Mo. A graveside service with full military honors, officiated by Gene Geisinger, was held Dec. 30, 2020, at Green Lawn Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo. Pallbearers were Ryan Carter, Stephen Carter, Keith Acree, Gene Geisinger, Ammie Geisinger and Cindy Coats...
Dr. Earl James Reeves Jr. (1/18/21)

Dr. Earl James Reeves Jr., 87, of Columbia, Mo., died January 11, 2021, in Tulsa, Okla. Burial will take place at rural Goltry, Okla., and a memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Memorials are suggested to the Wilma Reeves scholarship at Missouri Valley College, attention Eric Sappington, 500 E. College St., Marshall, MO 65340; or Community Bible Study International, 790 Stout Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80921...
JoAnn Olvera (1/18/21)

JoAnn Olvera, age 79, of Carrollton, Mo., passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at Life Care Center of Carrollton. JoAnn was the daughter of Millard and Glady (Brock) Racy, born on Jan. 25, 1941, in Norborne, Mo. She attended school in Norborne. On April 21, 1956, she married Ines Martinez Olvera in Carroll County. To this union, they were blessed with six children, Tina, Frank, Gary, James, Susan and JoAnn...
Belva Humburg (1/18/21)

Belva Humburg, 96, of rural Arrow Rock, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at The Arbors at Westport Estates in Marshall, Mo. Private family graveside services will be held in Arrow Rock Cemetery, with Pastor Patrick Overton officiating. Friends may come by Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall from 9 a.m. ...
Melvin Spreitzer (1/18/21)

Amazing husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, friend, boss, colleague, and human being left this material world to join his departed friends and family in Heaven on Sunday evening, December 13, 2020, at the age of 82. Born on July 16, 1938, on a small farm in Marshall, Missouri, Melvin shared a loving childhood with his parents, Louis and Mary Spreitzer, and his eight brothers and sisters (Katherine, Raymond, Margie, Shirley, Joan, Barbara, Don and Joyce). ...
Jason D. Higgins (1/13/21)

Jason D. Higgins, 41, of rural Houstonia, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at home. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at LaMonte Christian Church in LaMonte, Mo., with Pastors Fran Schmidt and Alan Morse officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. ...
Evelyn Ruth Fiene Tipton (1/12/21)

Evelyn Ruth Fiene Tipton, 71, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at her home. A Remembrance visitation will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Face masks are required at the visitation, and social distancing will be observed. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Jackie Gaddy (1/12/21)

Jackie Gaddy, age 57, of Marshall, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at Center Point Medical Center, Independence, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and are under the direction of Bittiker Funeral Home.
Laneta ‘Neta’ Grace Sanders (1/12/21)

Laneta “Neta” Grace Sanders, 71, of Excelsior Springs, passed away Jan. 9, 2021. Neta was born in Mexico, Mo., on July 13, 1949, the daughter of James and Louanna Halsey. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1965, and Magna Cum Laude from Missouri Valley College in 1971. On June 8, 1969, she married Robert Edward Sanders, who preceded her in death...
Benjamin Lewis Wade (1/11/21)

Benjamin Lewis Wade, 82, of rural Sweet Springs, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Concordia, Mo., with the Rev. Eric Kurz and William W. Harlow officiating. ...
Clarence Workcuff (1/11/21)

Clarence Workcuff, 55,of Marshall, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at Centerpoint Hospital in Independence, Mo. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at Powerhouse Church in Marshall at 2 p.m. There will be no visitation...
Tenia R. Wright (1/11/21)

Tenia R. Wright, 92, of Slater, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at her home. Private family funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church in Slater, with the Rev. Patrick Dillard officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Slater. Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorials are suggested to the St. Paul Baptist Church in care of the funeral home...
Eutoka ‘Tokie’ Piper (1/11/21)

Eutoka “Tokie” Piper, 92, of Marshall, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. Cliff Cato and the Rev. ...
Scott Allen Frakes (1/8/21)

Scott Allen Frakes of Sweet Springs, Mo., passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at his home in Emma. He was born on Dec. 27, 1978, in Carrol, Mo., the son of Raymond Michael Frakes and Delilah Lynn (Swearingin) Baldwin, both who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Teresa (Hemphill) Frakes; his daughter, Ashley; son, Ryan; and his brother, Mark Wintch of Corpus Christie, Texas...
Tenia Wright (1/8/21)

Tenia Wright, 92, of Slater, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.
Terrie Lynn Jones (1/7/21)

Terrie Lynn Jones, 67, of Sedalia, Mo., passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at her home. She was born on July 30, 1953, in Independence, Mo., a daughter of Norman Martin and Evelyn Nadine (Lamar) Martin, who preceded her in death. On Feb. 29, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nev., she was united in marriage to Leslie Ray Jones, who resides in the home...
Veronica ‘Kay’ Jamison (1/5/21)

Veronica “Kay” Jamison, 57, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. ...
Billy Harper (1/5/21)

Billy Harper, 58, of Columbia, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at his home. Memorial services will take place at a later date with inurnment at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Launita Marie Melton (1/4/21)

Launita Marie Melton, 94, of Grain Valley, Mo., passed away at her home on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. She will be buried at Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall and will be forever missed. Launita was born Nov. 5, 1926, to Autice and Mayme (Woods) Hack in Shackleford, Mo...
Rev. Dale Eugene ‘Gene’ Ekstrand (1/4/21)

The Rev. Dale Eugene “Gene” Ekstrand, 79, of Windsor, Mo., went to be with his Lord and Savior late Wednesday evening, Dec. 30, 2020, at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, with his wife at his side. He was born Dec. 30, 1941, in Windsor, Mo., the son of Walter Dale Ekstrand and Thelma Irene (Kindle) Ekstrand. ...
David J. Thompson (1/4/21)

David Joseph Thompson, 83, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Marshall, Mo. (Shackelford), passed away on Jan. 3, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Michael Raymond, Gregory, Lawrence; and four sisters, Cecilia Ryan, Joan Flynn, Sister Mary Paula Thompson and Rita...
Nellie Bailey (1/4/21)

Nellie Bailey, 74, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at The Living Center in Marshall. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to Family Worship Center for Children’s Worship in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Marilyn Odell (12/31/20)

Marilyn Odell, 91, of Slater, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Glasgow Gardens in Glasgow, with her children by her side.
Mary Ann Stanley (12/31/20)

On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, Mary Ann Stanley, loving Nana, passed away at the age of 75. She had love, compassion and mercy in her heart. Mary Ann loved her grandchildren more than anything and relished her role as Nana. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, as well as crocheting prayer shawls and blankets for the United Methodist Church...
Jacqueline Lee Miller (12/28/20)

Jacqueline Lee Miller, 94, of Missouri, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at her home. Burial will take place at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, in St. Louis, Mo. Jacqueline was born Dec. 12, 1926, to Jesse and Margaret Hayes. She married J. Wayne Miller, was a housewife, and attended Christ Lutheran Church in Webster Groves, Mo...
Gary Dean Bell (12/28/20)

Gary Dean Bell, 73, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at Life Church in Marshall with Pastor Bobby Godwin officiating. ...
Leonard T. Stephens (12/28/20)

Leonard T. Stephens Jr., 89, of Triplett, Mo., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Brunswick Nursing and Rehab in Brunswick, Mo., with family by his side. Leonard, or “LT,” as he was known by his family and friends, was born on Nov. 20, 1931, in Marshall, Mo., the son of Leonard T. ...
Kenneth P. “Kenny” Pittman (12/28/20)

Kenneth P. “Kenny” Pittman, 84, of Slater, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at The Living Center in Marshall. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Slater, with Father Mark Smith officiating. ...
Anita Rose Copeland (12/24/20)

Anita Rose Copeland, 92, of Slater, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall, with the Rev. Paul List officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorials are suggested to Big...
Willie Hudson (12/23/20)

Willie Hudson, 81, of Marshall, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater.
Lennie Fisher (12/23/20)

Lennie Fisher, 88, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. ...
Norman Eugene Wettlaufer (12/23/20)

“He loved to socialize and talk to everyone. He was always a charmer.” A wonderful soul left the world but left behind his legacy. Norman Eugene Wettlaufer passed away in his home on Nov. 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family members. He was 77 and had bravely battled with cancer. We mourn his loss, but celebrate the fruitful life he had and his impact on others...
Edith Jean ‘Edie’ Utlaut (12/23/20)

Edith Jean “Edie” Utlaut, 82, of Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit. Private family services will be held, and burial will be at Sunset Gardens Cemetery. There will be no visitation, but friends may call from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church or American Heart Association. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Michael Ray Meek (12/22/20)

Michael Ray Meek, 55, of Marshall, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Tony George (12/22/20)

Tony George, 70, of rural Slater, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Marshall. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Matthew ‘Matt’ Hall Yeagle (12/22/20)

Matthew “Matt” Hall Yeagle, 94, of rural Marshall, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at his home. At Matt’s request, cremation will take place, and no services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Marshall Community Cancer Center in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Elsie Caton Allen (12/22/20)

Elsie Caton Allen, 94, of rural Nelson, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Big Bend Retreat in Slater. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Salt Fork Cemetery in rural Nelson, with William W. Harlow officiating. Memorials are suggested to Big Bend Retreat in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Judy Ann Bartlett (12/22/20)

Judy Ann Bartlett, 64, of Marshall, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia.
John W. Short Sr. (12/22/20)

John W. Short Sr., 85, of Carrollton, Mo., formerly of Slater, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Clarks Chapel Cemetery in Howard County, Mo. Memorials may be made to Clarks Chapel Cemetery in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
William ‘Billy’ Norris (12/21/20)

William A. "Billy" Norris, 64, of Gilliam, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at his home.
Milagros Romarate Sumilang (12/21/20)

Milagros Romarate Sumilang, 87 years old, passed away with her family by her side on December 17, 2020, around 10:45 p.m. Central Standard Time and December 18, 2020, around 12:45 in the afternoon Philippine time at Sweet Springs, Missouri, USA. She was born on Feb. ...
Donald Junior ‘Donnie’ Stark (12/21/20)

Donald Junior “Donnie” Stark, 60, of Nevada, Mo., formerly of Saline County, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. ...
Kathryn Colleen Brown (12/18/20)

Kathryn Colleen Brown, 82, Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Marshall, MO, died at home on December 16, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Colleen was born August 3, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of James Ervin ‘Mike” Oden and Sarah Louella “Tootie” Oden...
Roy Lee Hinton Jr. (12/17/20)

Roy Lee Hinton Jr., 90, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at The Living Center in Marshall. Graveside services with military rites will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. ...
Kimberly (Weaver) McKay (12/15/20)

Kimberly (Weaver) McKay, 51, of Kansas City, Kan., crossed over to be with the Lord Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Stith Funeral Home, 901 Clinton St., in Lathrop. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. ...
Shirley Ann Smith (12/14/20)

Shirley Ann Smith of Grand Pass, Mo., passed away at 7:19 a.m., Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at The Living Center, Marshall, Mo. She was granted an earthly life of 83 years, 10 months, and 22 days. She was born Jan. 16, 1937, to Romey and Cora (Hostetter) Smith. Shirley attended school in Tina, Waverly and Santa Fe...
Keith Allen Nathaniel Colbert (12/14/20)

Keith Allen Nathaniel Colbert, 52, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at his home in Columbia.
Stan Cooksey (12/14/20)

It is with great sadness that Stan Cooksey, 76, of Carrollton passed on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to Wakenda Masonic Lodge No. 52 A.F. & A.M., 18 N. Main St., Carrollton, MO 64633 in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Carson Smith Jacques (12/14/20)

Carson Smith Jacques, 79, of Marshall, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Fairview Cemetery in Marshall. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Fairview Cemetery in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Robert ‘Bob’ Hemme (12/10/20)

Robert “Bob” Hemme, 84, of Marshall, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at the home of his daughter in Houstonia. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating. Inurnment will follow at Sunset Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Randy E. Garner (12/10/20)

Randy E. Garner, 63, of Marshall, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Graveside services with military rites will be held at noon on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville with William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials are suggested to family choice, and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Arthur Eugene Brown (12/10/20)

Arthur Eugene Brown, 82, passed away on Nov. 25, 2020, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Mo. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene Arthur Brown and Sadie Pearson Brown; and his sister, Thelma Stephenson. At an early age, Arthur accepted Christ as his personal Savior. ...