OBITUARIES

Melferd Edward "Mel" Bartel

Melferd Edward "Mel" Bartel

Jul 28, 2023

After 97 years of faithful service, Melferd Edward (Mel) Bartel’s heart of gold gave out, and he passed peacefully from this life on July 28, 2023.

Mel was born July 24, 1926, to August Edward and Hattie Farrell Bartel in Franklin County, MO. He graduated from Union High School in 1944 and enlisted in the United States Navy, where he...

Mary Jo Little

Mary Jo Little

Jul 16, 2023

Mary Jo (Widener) Little, age 72, of Columbia, MO (formerly of Quincy, IL) passed away peacefully at Caring Hearts and Hands Hospice House in Columbia, MO on Sunday, July 16, 2023, on what would have been her late husband’s 73rd birthday. 

Mary Jo was born August 25, 1950, at St. Francis Hospital in Macomb, IL to Hoyt & Doris (Fowler)...

Dr. Kevin G. Dooley, DMV

Dr. Kevin G. Dooley, DMV

Jul 15, 2023

Kevin G. Dooley DVM, 66, a resident of Hartsburg, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, July 15, 2023. 

Kevin was born on October 15, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Robert Lee Dooley and Theola (Witte) Dooley. On July 8, 1977, in St. Louis, Missouri he married Judy Moore, and she survives of the home. 

Kevin...

Elder Thomas A. Lutz

Elder Thomas A. Lutz

Jul 12, 2023

Elder Thomas A. Lutz, 56, a resident of Ashland, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. 

Thomas was born on April 24, 1967, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Joseph Lutz and Peggy Bennett Lutz. On December 13, 1998, in the Philippines, he married Cora Caraan.

Thomas was minister of Woodcrest Primitive Baptist Church in...

William Edward "Ed" Bullard

William Edward "Ed" Bullard

Jul 6, 2023

 

William Edward “Ed” Bullard, 83, of Ashland, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at River City Living Community in Jefferson City. 

Ed was born on April 3, 1940, in Columbia, the son of Raymond Nelson Bullard and Thelma Reba (Burnham) Bullard. On July 16, 1961, in Columbia, he married Sharon Diane Howe, and she survives. 

Ed was respected...