Allen Wayne Stock, 75, Holts Summit, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. He was born Dec. 11, 1950, in Jefferson City, a son of Ernest and Lola Sowders Stock. He attended Jefferson City High School, …

Tonny Lee Curry, 63, Pilot Grove, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. He was born July 29, 1963, in Sedalia, the son of Donald Sterling Curry and Lucille …

Chase Michael Walker, 15, California, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. He was born Aug. 19, 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital, the son of Jeremy Walker and Beth Green Walker. He was a freshman at …

Dorothy Ann O’Brien, 89, of Syracuse, Mo., passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.  She was born on March 7, 1937, in Boonville, Mo., to William and Elizabeth …

Ronald Fred Dick, 85, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. He was born April 3, 1941, at Cotton, a son of Fred William and Georgia May Draffen Dick. He married Juanita Wilson on Aug. 1, 1968. She preceded …

Officially, he was James Edward Bell. But you probably knew him as Jim Bell. Or Jimmy, or Jimbo, or Bimbo, or the Little Debbie Man.   If you grew up in Tipton, Mo., in the ’60s and …

Ruth Allee, 90, Sedalia, died Thursday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2026, at Loving Arms Memorial Care. She was born Dec. 2, 1935, in Fortuna, the daughter of Glenn and Katie (Moore) Fisher. On May 6, …

Michael David Lehman, 68, California, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at his home. He was born June 18, 1958, the son of David “Dutch” and Evelyn Linhardt Lehman. He graduated from …

Barbara Belle Sparks, 85, of Milton, Fla., formerly of Tipton, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 10, 1941, a daughter of Roy and Blanche Adams.   …

Lynne Stewart, 69, California, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at her home. She was born Nov. 16, 1956, the daughter of Wayne and Juanita Schmidt Stewart. She graduated from Prairie Home High …

Betty Jo Bunfill, 93, Otterville, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. She was born March 12, 1933, in Marshfield, the daughter of M.I. and Lois Carrick …

Graveside services for William K. Betteridge and Patricia A. Pummill Betteridge, husband and wife, will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Bunceton Masonic Cemetery located at 462 Elm …

Laurie Ann Newberry, 50, Tipton, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. She was born Dec. 23, 1975, in De Soto. On Oct. 16, 2017, at Top of the Rock in Branson, she married Wayne Newberry who survives …

Stephanie Nicole Edwards, 38, Syracuse, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia, following a health battle. She was born April 29, 1988, in Sedalia, the …

Dorothy Ann Poe, 91, Jefferson City, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia. She was born Jan. 4, 1935, one of seven children of William and Veronica …

Carolyn Sue Prestage, 93, of Tipton, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, MO. She was born on August 14, 1933, in Bloomington, Indiana, a daughter …

Eileen Rose Crawford, 90, of California, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. She was born Oct. 3, 1935, near Centertown, the daughter of Karl and Rosa Haldiman. She married Bobby "Bob" Crawford on …

Phillip Neil Burger, 87, of Rock Island, Ill., formerly of Tipton, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Friendship Manor (Silver Cross) in Rock Island. Visitation will …

Dennis A. Lafever, 71, Tipton, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. He was born March 9, 1955, in Long Beach, Calif., a son of Arthur and Kathryn Doss Lafever. On May 9, 2002, he was married to Fern …

Deborah Lynn Diefendorf, 74, Otterville, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at her home. She was born Feb. 23, 1952, in Sedalia, a daughter of George Gorrell and Norma Fiedler. On June 23, 1990, in …