Obituaries

Nov 21, 2012

Agnes Delphina Miller, 80, of Chillicothe, MO passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Indian Hills – A Stone Bridge Community in Chillicothe. Agnes was born May 28, 1932 in Chillicothe, the daughter of Raymond Miller and Effie Brockman Miller. She was a graduate of the Catholic High School in Chillicothe. On August 22, 1959 Agnes married Larry Lee...

Nov 10, 2012

Norman C. Thieme, 96, of Chillicothe, MO formerly of Chula, MO passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at The Baptist Home in Chillicothe. Norman was born June 17, 1916 in Chula, MO, the son of Harry M. Thieme and Helen Elizabeth Ward Thieme. He was a graduate of Chula High School. On September 27, 1939 Norman married Louise Dorothy White...

Oct 31, 2012

Mariam (Midge) S. Campbell, 94, of Chillicothe, MO passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Morningside Center in Chillicothe under the care of her family and Hedrick Hospice. Midge was born August 23, 1918 in Holt County near Bigelow, MO the daughter of William Barton Couts and Eva May Mallon Couts. She was a graduate of Craig High School....

Oct 23, 2012

Wanda Jane Tucker Reiter, 77, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, MO. Wanda was born March 19, 1935 in Jameson, MO the daughter of Clarence Edward Cummings and Edna Sarah Hall Cummings. On August 27, 1953 Wanda married Ted Tucker in Gallatin, MO. He preceded her in death. On May 20, 2000,...

Oct 23, 2012

Jesse Lee Lamp, 59, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at his home, under the care of his family and St. Luke’s Hospice. Jesse was born April 19, 1953 in Jamesport, MO the son of Edward Lamp and Laura Mae Mackey Lamp. He worked for several years as a laborer for various saw mills in the area...

Oct 22, 2012

Janet Lee Girres, 58, of Chillicothe MO passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at her home. There has been a cremation. On-line condolences may be left at www.heritage-becausewecare.com . A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 2, 2012. There will be no funeral service. Burial will be at Utica Cemetery, Utica, MO at...

Oct 21, 2012

Robbie Jean Schick, 62, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Indian Hills – a Stonebridge Community under the care of her family and Hospice Advantage of Gallatin, MO. Robbie was born January 5, 1950 in Marshall, MO the daughter of Gilbert Leon Stephenson and Betty Jean Francis Stephenson. She was a graduate of Higginsville High School...

Oct 18, 2012

Michael David Shelton, 43, of Liberty, MO passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012 at North Care Hospice House, North Kansas City, MO. Michael was born August 9, 1969 in Amarillo, TX, the son of Fred Carl Shelton and Donna Lee Boner Shelton. He was a 1987 graduate of Chillicothe High School, Central Texas Police Academy, and Central Texas College. On...

Sep 22, 2012

Bishop Beryl Wayne Darnell Sr., 62, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at his home, under the care of his family and St. Luke’s Hospice. Beryl Darnell was born in Kansas City, Kansas on October 7, 1949  the son of Newton Darnell and Ola Mae Botts Darnell. He attended school in Burns, KS and Augusta, KS. On December...

Sep 20, 2012

Marjorie Rose Lewis, 75, of Chillicothe, MO, formerly of Morris, IL, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, Marjorie was born February 15, 1937 in DeKalb, IL the daughter of Charles Virgil Byars and Grace Charlotte Coan Byars. She attended school in Illinois. She was fondly known as  “Cricket” to all her friends. Marjorie worked for...

Sep 4, 2012

Lois Juanita Cox Firmin, a Chillicothe resident died Tuesday, September 4,   2012 at Morningside Center under the care of the Center and St. Luke’s Hospice. Juanita was born February 15, 1921 in Grundy County, MO to Joseph Oscar and Nellie Roberts Cox. Later that year they moved to Chillicothe where she spent her entire childhood. She was a graduate of...

Aug 25, 2012

Hattie Hazel Tharp, 90, of Breckenridge, MO died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at her home. Hazel Tharp was born November 4, 1921 in rural Mercer County near Cainsville, MO, the daughter of Byron Booth and Winnie Avis Harper Booth. On January 21, 1941 she married Wilbur Hadley Tharp in Trenton, MO. Hazel was a homemaker and enjoyed a “farmer’s wife”...

Aug 25, 2012

Joseph Franklin Hobbs, 88, of Chillicothe, MO passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Liberty Hospital, Liberty MO. Joseph Franklin Hobbs was born in Kellogg, Iowa on June 4, 1924 to Joseph Adam Hobbs and Lucinda Ruth Williams Hobbs. Joe was a World War II veteran and served in the United States Army from October 1945 to July 1946. On...

Aug 4, 2012

Kimberly Ann Rees, 49,  of Ludlow, MO passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at her home, under the care of her family and St. Luke’s Hospice. Kim was born February 10, 1963 in Chillicothe, MO. The daughter of John Russell Troeger, Jr. and Billie Lee Williams Troeger.  She was a 1981 graduate of Southwest High School. On June 25, 1993 Kim...

Aug 2, 2012

Pamela Kay Bristow, 59, of Tina, MO passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 at her residence, under the care of her family and St. Luke’s Hospice. Pamela was born October 7, 1952 in Chillicothe, MO the daughter of E. Edwin Haynes and Ellenore Marie Johnson Haynes. She was a graduate of Tina-Avalon High School. Pamela married Terry Merrill Bristow on...

Jul 30, 2012

Viola Jean Berry, “Jean Mason”, 62, of Hamilton, MO passed away Monday, July 30, 2012 at her son’s residence in Breckenridge, MO under the care of her family and Hospice Advantage of Gallatin, MO. Jean Berry was born in Hampton, Iowa on December 9, 1949 to Jesse Clay McVicker and Charlotte Aileen Rooks McVicker. She graduated High School in Forrest...

Jul 24, 2012

Eddice Mae Raney, 86, of Chillicothe passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at North Kansas City Hospital. Mae was born September 15, 1925 in Skidmore, MO the daughter of Joseph and Sadie Kemph Clester. On June 26, 1941 she married Leonard Franklin Snider in Maryville, MO. He preceded her in death in 1960. She then married Bill Raney in Las...

Jul 17, 2012

Jul 15, 2012

Doris Lee Packham, 91, a resident of Chillicothe MO passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 under the care of her family and Hedrick Medical Center Hospice. Doris was born the daughter of George Everett and Eula F. Coen BeVelle on April 14, 1921 in Chillicothe MO. She married Leonard Cowee in Kansas City MO in 1942. Five children were born...

Jul 14, 2012

Kathryn  B. Morrow, 87, of Chillicothe MO passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Kathryn was born November 14, 1924 in Brimson, MO the daughter of John Lemual Hammond and Frankie Schooler Hammond. On January 13, 1947 Kathryn married Lloyd Vernon Morrow in Long Beach, CA. He preceded her in death on April 17, 2004. Kathryn...