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Dean Allan Cooper

Dean Allan Cooper

Aug 2, 2016

Dean Allan Cooper Dean Allan Cooper, age 65, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Dean was born the son of Ross and Pearl (Hughes) Cooper on April 1, 1951, in rural Chillicothe, Missouri. He lived all of his life in Chillicothe, and graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1969. He worked over 33 years...

Wesley J. Powell

Wesley J. Powell

Aug 1, 2016

Wesley J. Powell Wesley J. Powell, 85, a resident of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, born in Marceline, Missouri, grew up in Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016, at his residence. Wesley was born the son of Charles Wesley Powell and Opal Racine (Brammer) Powell on September 2, 1930. Wesley served in the United States Air Force during...

Wanda Sowder

Wanda Sowder

Jul 30, 2016

Wanda Lee Sowder Wanda Lee Sowder, age 69, a resident of Marshall, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Wanda was born the daughter of Robert and Wanda (Seaman) Nichols on July 19, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Freddy Sowder on June 16, 1965, in...

Helen Shatto

Helen Shatto

Jul 30, 2016

Helen Louise Shatto Helen Louise Shatto, age 80, a resident of Hale, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at The Baptist Home, Chillicothe, Missouri. Helen was born the daughter of Melvin and Fern (Littrell) Wright on July 11, 1936, in Chariton County, Missouri. She was a 1954 graduate of Northwest Mendon High School, Mendon, Missouri. She was united...

Mary Lou Sterling

Mary Lou Sterling

Jul 28, 2016

Mary Lou Sterling Mary Lou Sterling, age 78, a resident of Trenton, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Mary was born the daughter of Arthur Lincoln and Velma Josephine (Courtney) Cunningham on April 13, 1938, at home in Galt, Missouri. She was a 1956 graduate of Pattonsburg High School, Pattonsburg, Missouri....

Mary Catherine Bethards

Mary Catherine Bethards

Jul 26, 2016

Mary Catherine Bethards Mary Catherine Bethards, age 97, a resident of Trenton, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Sunnyview Nursing Home, Trenton, Missouri. Catherine was born the daughter of James W. and Mary Josephine (Hinnen) Bowe on January 25, 1919, in Livingston County, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Everett M. Bethards on January 10, 1936,...

Larry Gene Lyman

Larry Gene Lyman

Jul 25, 2016

Larry Gene Lyman Larry Gene Lyman, age 76, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016, at his residence. Larry was born the son of Lloyd Clinton and Eunice T. (Foster) Lyman on February 27, 1940, in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was a graduate of Central High School, St. Joseph, Missouri. Larry was united in marriage...

Edward Austin Cosgrove, Jr.

Edward Austin Cosgrove, Jr.

Jul 24, 2016

Edward Austin Cosgrove, Jr. Edward Austin Cosgrove, Jr., age 53, a resident of Utica, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Utica, Missouri. Edward was born the son of Edward Austin and Delaine Marie (Curtis) Cosgrove, on February 2, 1963, in Chillicothe, Missouri. He was a graduate of Lockport High School, Lockport, Illinois. Edward worked as a welder...

Kathryn Lou Baker

Kathryn Lou Baker

Jul 20, 2016

Kathryn Lou Baker Kathryn Lou Baker, age 88, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Indian Hills Retirement Village, Chillicothe, Missouri. Kathryn was born the daughter of Ralph Charles and Gertrude (Bales) Baker on April 14, 1928, in Norborne, Missouri. Her childhood was spent in the rural areas of Tina and Hale. She was...

Carolyn R. Rawlins

Carolyn R. Rawlins

Jul 20, 2016

Carolyn R. Rawlins Carolyn R. Rawlins, age 89, a resident of Hale, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at her home. Carolyn was born the daughter of Herbert and Caroline (Myers) Walz on April 14, 1927, in Utica, Missouri. She was a 1945 graduate of Utica High School. On September 1, 1946, she was married to Ellis Rawlins...

Rebecca Dahl Mansfield

Rebecca Dahl Mansfield

Jul 19, 2016

Rebecca Dahl Mansfield Rebecca Dahl Mansfield, age 90, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, formerly of Grandview, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Morningside Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Rebecca was born the daughter of Forrest and Dora (Bartlett) Case on May 6, 1926, in Sedalia, Missouri. She was a 1943 graduate of Sedalia High School. She worked as an...

Shirley Sharon Ashlock

Shirley Sharon Ashlock

Jul 18, 2016

Shirley Sharon (Cranmer) Ashlock Shirley Sharon Cranmer Ashlock, age 78, formerly of Chillicothe, and most recently a resident of The Arbors Alzheimer's Memory Care Facility in Marshall, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016. Shirley was born on January 15, 1938, in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was the oldest daughter of Clyde and Pauline Cranmer. On April 8, 1995, she...

William Delvin Gardner, Sr.

William Delvin Gardner, Sr.

Jul 17, 2016

William Delvin Gardner, Sr. William Delvin Gardner, Sr., age 81, a resident of Wheeling, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his residence. William was born the son of Claude and Pearle (Morse) Gardner on October 14, 1934, in Trenton, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Theresa Ford on December 18, 1960, in Santa Barbara, California, she...

Virginia Blanche Wall

Virginia Blanche Wall

Jul 17, 2016

Virginia Blanche Wall Virginia Blanche Wall, age 94, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Virginia was born the daughter of William Warner and Mary Lydia (Stephens) Wall on May 10, 1922, in the family home in Morton, Missouri. She was a 1939 graduate of Hardin High School. She...

Ardell Baugher

Ardell Baugher

Jul 17, 2016

Ardell "Dell" Baugher Ardell Baugher, age 93, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his residence. Ardell was born the son of Harley E. and Madge H. (Cook) Baugher on March 5, 1923, in Dunlap, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Margaret Kimber on July 24, 1946, in Chillicothe, Missouri, she preceded him...

Franklin Everette Mcelwee Sr

Franklin Everette Mcelwee Sr

Jul 17, 2016

Franklin Everette McElwee Sr. Franklin Everette McElwee Sr., a resident of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Parkside Manor, Columbia, Missouri. Franklin was born the son of Frank Thomas and Lula Mae (Davis) McElwee on February 28, 1934, in Braymer, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Mary Louise Prewitt on July 13, 1956, in Chillicothe,...

Carol Lee Mehrhoff

Carol Lee Mehrhoff

Jul 16, 2016

Carol Lee Mehrhoff Carol Lee Mehrhoff, age 72, a resident of Chula, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Life Care Center in Brookfield, Missouri. Carol was born the daughter of Robert and Marjorie (Thurlo) Breeden on February 9, 1944, in Rock Island, Illinois. She was united in marriage to Paul Mehrhoff on August 10, 1963, in Chillicothe,...

William "Bill" L. King, Jr.

William "Bill" L. King, Jr.

Jul 13, 2016

William "Bill" L. King, Jr. William "Bill" L. King, Jr., age 90, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Saint Luke's North Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Bill was born the son of William L. and Pauline (Fries) King on June 28, 1926, in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a 1944 graduate of Bellevue High...

Barbara Arnold

Barbara Arnold

Jul 8, 2016

Barbara Arnold Barbara Arnold, age 81, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016, in Cameron, Missouri. Barbara was born the daughter of William Howard and Lula (Wellborn) Beall on October 17, 1934, in La Plata, Missouri. She was a 1952 graduate of St. Charles High School. After graduation, she attended Kirksville State Teachers College. She...

Ruth E. Cooper

Ruth E. Cooper

Jul 5, 2016

Ruth E. Cooper Ruth E. Cooper, age 87, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, surrounded by her four children. Ruth was born the daughter of Harry R. and Fannie M. (Mathews) Rose on March 5, 1929, in Livingston County, Missouri. She was a 1947 graduate...