Obituaries

Mar 24, 2018

Darrell Dean Pepper

Darrell Dean Pepper, 83, of Chillicothe, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 24, 2018, under the care of his family and St. Luke’s Hospice.

Darrell was born July 29, 1934, in rural Chillicothe, the son of Karl Dixon Pepper and Eva Elnora Davis Pepper. He was a 1952 graduate of...

Feb 15, 2018

Donna Oletha Joyce Ewing Dowell went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 15, 2018 following a short illness, hospitalization and hospice care. She was born on April 1, 1935 to Harry Otis and Ida Mae Ewing. She resided most of her life in Chillicothe where people lovingly referred to her as “Precious” Joyce.

She...

Feb 6, 2018

Mrs. Sharon Wheeler, age 67, of Jefferson City passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born February 1, 1951 in Savannah, Missouri a daughter of the late Forrest Alvin Hess Sr. and Francis Marie (Searcy) Hess.

On June 10, 1968 she was united in marriage to Gary Michael Wheeler...

Feb 4, 2018

Floyd Junior Thomas, 85, of Chillicothe, MO died Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Floyd was born March 20, 1932 in Dawn, MO, the son of Floyd Earl Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Triplett Thomas. He was a graduate of Avalon High School.

He was a United States Navy Veteran...

Feb 2, 2018

Shirley Ann Pollock, 71 of Chillicothe, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018 at her residence in Chillicothe.

Shirley was born in Trenton, MO, on February 6, 1946, the daughter of George Wesley Goodman and Amanda Ellen Whitworth Goodman. She attended Sampsel School. Shirley was 16 when her father died and she went to work at Lambert...

Jan 30, 2018

Patricia May Arthaud died at her home in Trenton, Missouri, January 30. 2018. She was born in Berkeley, California, April 27, 1943, daughter of William Clarence and Juanita Marie (Seratt) Garrett. She married Fred Lee Arthaud in Pagedale, Missouri, January 27, 1963. Dr. Arthaud retired in 2002 from the faculty of North Central Missouri College.

She is...

Jan 28, 2018

Raymond Lee Sanson

It is always hard see to the light of a loved one leave after they get called home.

Raymond Lee Sanson passed away Sunday January 28, 2018 at the age of 74. He was born March 22, 1943 to parents Charles and Leona Sanson in Chillicothe, MO.

Raymond worked at...

Jan 12, 2018

Obituary for Herbert Gehrig Coleman

Herbert Gehrig (Gehrig) Coleman, 64, died Friday, January 12, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City of a ruptured aorta. Gehrig was a talented writer and orator, and an enthusiastic scholar of music, history, and culture. He was a champion of diversity, and people of all races and social classes were his...

Jan 3, 2018

Dorene Hussey of Braymer, Mo. passed away January 3, 2018.  Dorene was born on June 30, 1939 in Dawn Mo.  She was a graduate of Tina Avalon School.  On October 31, 1957,  she united in marriage to Robert Dale Kirkendoll.  To this union a son, Robert “Kent” Kirkendoll was born.  Dorene spent most of her...

Dec 5, 2017

Rob P. Kellison, 59, of Chula, MO passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at his home, under the care of his family and Hospice Compassis.

Robin Park Kellison was born September 26, 1958 in Denver CO, the son of Kent Kelly Kellison and Dotty Glee Moore Kellison. He was a 1977 graduate of Chillicothe High...

Nov 18, 2017

Forrest Alvin Hess, Jr., 72, of Chillicothe, passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017 at North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO.

Forrest was born in rural Linn County near Trenton MO on April 3, 1945, the son of Forrest Alvin Hess, Sr. and Wilma Claire Pryor Hess. He was a 1964 graduate of...

Oct 23, 2017

Barbara Maxine Hightower, 74, of Utica, MO passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 at her home in Utica, under the care of her family and St. Luke’s Hospice.

Barbara was born in Salem, IA on June 10, 1943, the daughter of Fay Sylvester Cosgrove and Nevada Pearl Norman Cosgrove. She was a graduate of Southwest High School...

Oct 13, 2017

Ronald Eugene Buttz, 83, of Mooresville MO, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 at his home in Mooresville.

Ronald was born October 2. 1934 in Fort Dodge Iowa, the son of Lewis Eugene Buttz and Pearl Ann Cibert Buttz.

He served in United States Navy on the USS Cadmus AR14.

On...

Oct 5, 2017

James  Boyd Love, 72, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.

James was born June 22, 1945 in Gallatin, MO the son of Manford Nelson Love and Josephine Sharp Love. He attended Gallatin schools.

In 1965 he married Marilyn Sue McCoy at St. Columban’s...

Sep 28, 2017

Randy Lee Garst, 58, of Chillicothe, MO, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017 at his residence in Chillicothe.

Randy was born in Chillicothe, the son of Rufus Sherman Garst and Donna Marie Caldwell Garst. He was a 1978 graduate of Southwest R 1 High School.

He worked for several years at the Chillicothe...

Sep 26, 2017

DONALD E UNDERWOOD   1931 - 2017

Donald  E Underwood, 85, of Chillicothe, Missouri, went to be with the Lord while surrounded by his loving family at home on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.

Visitation will be on Saturday, September 30, 2017 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home in Chillicothe,...

Sep 23, 2017

Steven Dale Jones, 57, of Gravois Mills, MO passed away September 23, 2017.

Steven was born December 28, 1960 in Kansas City Missouri.

He is survived by his daughters Ladonna Harris and Stephanie Rodriguez of Chillicothe; mother Wyletta Jones of Chillicothe; Sister Debra Head of Chillicothe; Brothers Michael Jones of Michigan, Jeffery Jones of Bosworth, seven...

Sep 4, 2017

Evelyn Skipper, 98, of Chillicothe MO passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at her home, under the care of her family and St. Luke’s Hospice.

Martha Evelyn Skipper was born in rural Chillicothe on August 30, 1919, the daughter of Fred Hargrave and Della Maude Boon Hargrave. She attended school at the Gibbs School House in...

Sep 3, 2017

Jerry Lee Condron of Dawn, MO, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 at his home in Dawn, under the care of his family and hospice. He was 73 years old.

Jerry was born December 12, 1943 in Chillicothe MO the son of Ralph Kirby Condron and Ruby Leona Perry Condron. He was a graduate of Tina-Avalon High...

Aug 26, 2017

Bobby Lee Russell, 76, of Kingston, MO passed away Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, MO.

Bob was born May 2, 1941 in Polo, MO the son of Harold Grafton Russell and Coleta Clute Russell. He was a graduate of Polo High School.

On July 23, 1961 Bob married Anita Gayle...