OBITUARIES
Steven Craig Morse
Jun 9, 2025
Steven "Steve" Craig Morse, 71, of Ashland, Missouri passed away at his home on June 9, 2025, surrounded by family.
Steve was born to Lowell and Johnnie Morse on February 6, 1954, in Melbourne, Arkansas. He grew up in Kansas City and Columbia and was a 1972 graduate of Hickman High School. Steve married Kathy Neville on January 30th, 1981. The...
Dale "Wes" Wesley Donley
Jun 6, 2025
Dale Wesley "Wes" Donley, 92, of Ashland, Missouri passed away on June 6, 2025, surrounded by family and friends.
Wes was born to Dale and Winifred White Donley on June 3, 1933, in Big Neck, Adams County, Illinois. He grew up on the family farm, graduated from Unity High School in Mendon, IL, completed specialized Cummins Diesel certification in St. Louis...
Deanna Sue Woods
May 31, 2025
Deanna Woods, 79, a resident of Columbia, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Boone Hospital Center.
Deanna was born on August 14, 1945, the daughter of Robert Lawson Crump and Neville Elizabeth (Holzhauser) Crump. On August 17, 1963, in Ashland she married Ronald Dee Woods, and he preceded her in death on January 18,...
Debra Elaine McDowell
May 27, 2025
Debra Elaine McDowell gained her wings on May 27, 2025.
Debra was born on May 27, 1953, in Vandalia, MO. She was the daughter of the late Presley J. Nelson and Eleanor Francis (Babb) Nelson. She graduated from Centralia High School in 1971. She married her high school sweetheart, the late Ken Ingebritson, on November 24, 1971. They had two children...
Joyce Marie Allen
May 27, 2025
Joyce Marie Allen, 86, of Hartsburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Boone Hospital Center.
Joyce was born in Hartsburg, Missouri on March 12, 1939, to the late Raymond William and Martha (Johnson) Ahmann. On August 27, 1955, she married James E. Allen in Jefferson City. He preceded her in death on April 13, 2016, after 60 years of...
Norman Wayne Martie
May 21, 2025
Norman Wayne Martie, 68, of Holts Summit, peacefully passed away at home on May 21, 2025, with his loving family by his side.
Norman was born on August 14, 1956, in Columbia, Missouri to the late Charles Earl and Elizabeth Mae (Graham) Martie. On July 5, 2002, he married Cynthia Craghead in Columbia, Missouri. He served his country in the U....
Ray Freeman
May 9, 2025
Ray Freeman, 70, of Ashland, MO passed away at his home on May 9, 2025.
Ray was born in Moberly, MO on August 3, 1954, a son of Wilbert R. and Doris Smith Freeman. Prior to retirement, he was self-employed as the owner and operator of Freeman Tile in Ashland. He loved his family and friends and enjoyed going on vacation....
John Wisely Hull
May 7, 2025
John Wisely Hull, age 50, of Richland, MO, passed away at his home on May 7, 2025.
John was born on September 28, 1974, a son of David Lee Hull and Jean Sapp Hull. He was a graduate of Hickman High School and while there was a part of their swimming team and drama club. He also attended the University of...
Stephanie Lin Cossairt
May 6, 2025
Stephanie Lin Cossairt passed away May 6, 2025, in Ashland, Missouri at the home of her mother and stepfather. She was 50 years old.
Stephanie was born in Springfield, Missouri on July 13, 1974. She is the daughter of Stephen Louis Cossairt and Nita Ruth Pace Purcell. She was a graduate of Logan-Rogersville High School and attended Ozarks Technical Community College.
Along...
Emma "Kathleen" Klemme
May 3, 2025
Emma “Kathleen” Klemme, 92, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, after a short but courageous battle with colon cancer at home with her loving family by her side.
Kathleen was born in Wilton, Missouri on October 31, 1932, to Derby and Ida (Sapp) McDow. On September 1, 1951, she married Paul “PK” Klemme in Harrison, Arkansas. He passed...
Janice Elaine Holland
Apr 29, 2025
Janice Elaine (Hancock) Holland, of Milton, FL, formerly of the Kansas City area, peacefully passed away April 29, 2025, at the age of 81 surrounded by her three sons and their families.
Janice was born on June 19, 1943, in Trenton, MO, the second child of six (and only daughter) of Lowery Chesten and Cleoria Mae (Garriott) Hancock. She graduated from...
Vera "Gertrude" Sappington
Apr 17, 2025
Vera “Gertrude” Sappington, 94, of Ashland, Missouri peacefully passed away at her son’s home in Columbia surrounded by her family.
Gertrude was born in Ashland (Fox Hollow), Missouri on April 9, 1931, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Lena (Pauley) Wilson. She attended four one-room schoolhouses from the first through the eighth grades, graduating from Ashland High School in 1950....
Wilson James Tyree
Apr 16, 2025
Wilson James “Butch” Tyree, 67, of Poplar Bluff, MO formerly of Ashland, MO passed away at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital on April 16, 2025.
Butch was born in Jefferson City, MO on January 8, 1958, a son of Ronald Allen, Sr. and Wanda (Turpin) Clevenger. He attended Southern Boone R-1 High School and lived in Ashland for 46 years before moving...
John Burdett Henderson
Apr 4, 2025
John B. Henderson, 87, of Jefferson City, MO passed away April 4, 2025, at River City Living Community.
John was born on April 14, 1937, a son of the late Robert and Ruby Hassler Henderson. John was employed with Cheeseborough Ponds prior to retirement. He was a member of New Salem Baptist Church in Ashland and enjoyed Bible study.
He is survived...
Robert Michael Bruns
Apr 1, 2025
Robert Michael “Bob” Bruns, 80, died peacefully at his home in Ashland, MO on April 1, 2025.
He was born on October 12, 1944, in St. Louis, MO to Isabelle and Bernard Bruns, who preceded him in death as well as five siblings: Bud Bruns, Mary Jane Bruns Hellman, Don Bruns, Joe Bruns, Patty Bruns Wyble and daughter Elizabeth Bruns Costello.
Bob...
Frances Gwen Duvall
Mar 28, 2025
Frances Gwen Duvall, 80, of Hartsburg, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025, at home with her loving husband by her side.
Frances was born to the late Bill and Ellen Frances (Latimer) Crane on February 1, 1945, in Sapp, Missouri. On June 1, 1962, she married Clifton Duvall in Columbia. She had previously been a member of Nashville Baptist Church....
Lawson "Doug" Douglas Baylous
Mar 9, 2025
Lawson Douglas “Doug” Baylous was born December 14, 1948 in Inmon VA to Lawson and Nellie (Anderson) Baylous. Doug passed away March 9, 2025 at the Truman Veterans Hospital.
Doug graduated from Plant City High School (Florida) in 1968 and served in the Vietnam War. Doug was awarded a Bronze Star Medal while in service to his country. After returning home...
Julia "Julie" Catherine Taggart
Feb 13, 2025
Julia Catherine “Julie” Taggart, 55, of Arcata, CA, formerly from Ashland, MO passed away on February 13, 2025.
She was born on January 14, 1970, in Columbia, MO to Roger “Rex” Taggart and Ila “Lois” Ashlock. Julie graduated with the class of 1988 from Southern Boone County R-1 High School. After high school she attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville,...
Donald "Pappa Don" Hilgedick
Feb 10, 2025
Donald Julius Hilgedick, lovingly known as “Pappa Don” passed away at Glasgow Gardens on Monday, February 10, 2025, at the age of 95.
He was born in Boone County, Hartsburg, Missouri on June 14, 1929. He was the fifth child of six born to Otto F. and Hulda Marie Meyer Hilgedick. His family moved to the country just outside of Hartsburg...
Liselotte Johanna Nichols
Feb 10, 2025
Liselotte J Nichols, (Grandma German), 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 10th, 2025, in Columbia, MO. She was born May 3rd, 1932, in Mannheim, Germany to Christian and Katharina (Knapp) Rey.
She along with the family escaped France at the outbreak of the war. They survived the bombings and Hitler's reign. She married Derby P. Nichols...
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