All Obituaries

  George E. Mott - age 94 of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday morning, May 19th, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  George was born on March 3rd, 1925 the son of Roy William and Mabel Lucille (Dolan) Mott in Hamilton, MO.  He served the United States Navy during World War II from December 29th, 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1945.  George served on the Day Star ship in the Pacific.  On March 3rd, 1947 he was united in marriage to Betty Rae...

  Billy Orndorff -age 82 of Cameron, MO passed away Sunday afternoon, May 19th, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Billy was born on February 17th, 1937 the son of Oral and Gussie (Beverage) Orndorff in Mercer County, MO.  He grew up in Princeton and attended Princeton High School.  On March 17th, 1958 he was united in marriage to Donna Ratliff in Trenton, MO.  They made their home in Brimson until moving to Cameron in 2015.  Billy loved to...

  Leona "Johnnie" Lewellen - age 98 of Excelsior Springs, MO passed away Monday night, May 13th, 2019 at Liberty Hospital. Leona was born on December 16th, 1920 the daughter of John and Ora (Stiles) Pfaff in Berlin Heights, OH.  She was a 1939 graduate of Berlin Heights High School.  November 29th, 1945 in Hawaii.  Leona was a Navy Veteran of World War II.  She enjoyed Campbell’s soup, Ritz Crackers, Little Debbie Coffee Cake, White Cake and...

Jerry M. Bashford – age 73 of Gallatin, MO, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 12th, 2019 at Daviess County Nursing and Rehab.  Jerry was born on September 24th, 1945 the son of Herschel and Mildred (Stevens) Bashford in Carlow, MO.  He was a graduate of Gallatin High School.  On July 26th, 1986, Jerry was united in marriage to Ruth Blades at the Hamilton Federated Church.  He worked as a self-employed electrician for the majority of his life but also worked for the...

Elvert Efton Price – age 97 of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Gallatin, Liberty and Osborn, MO, passed away Sunday evening, May 12, 2019 at his home.  Elvert was born on August 29, 1921 the son of Charles Edgar and Cora Pearl (Enfield) Price in Gallatin, MO.  He was a 1939 graduate of the Gallatin High School.  On August 9, 1947, Elvert was united in marriage to Betty Butcher at the Gallatin Presbyterian Church. Elvert served in the United States Army during WWII where he...

Jill Suzanne Rardon – age 51 of Polo, MO passed away Saturday morning, May 11th, 2019 at her home with loving family at her side after a courageous fight with a lengthy illness.  Jill was born on October 11th, 1967 the daughter of LeRoy and Sue (Vance) Kern in Richmond, MO.  She was a 1986 graduate of Polo High School.  On March 15th, 1991 she was united in marriage to Shane Rardon at the Knoxville Community Church.  Jill worked in human resources for 14 years at...

Raymond "Ray" Payton of Cameron, MO passed away Saturday night, May 11th, 2019 at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Stith Family Funeral Home in Lathrop. Online guestbook at www.stithfamilyfunerals.com 

  George “Dick” Walker age – 85 of Lathrop, MO and formerly of Kansas City, MO and Pattonsburg, MO passed away Thursday morning, May 9th, 2019 at his home.   Dick was born on February 1st, 1934 the son of Harry James and Beulah (Randall) Walker in Kansas City, MO. Dick served our country in the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1960 at the rank of Sergeant.  He worked for the Olin Corporation and retired from Inland Corporation...

  Patricia "Irene" Dowell - age 75 of rural Trenton, MO lost her battle with cancer on Thursday, May 9th, 2019 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO.  Irene was born on May 27th, 1943 the daughter of Elvin and Jane (Langford) Turner in Cainsville, MO.  She was a graduate of Spickard High School.  Irene was a waitress at Shirley’s Café and Crown Restaurant. She was first married to Larry Tuttle and they later divorced. On December 31st, 1996 Irene...

  Donald Loyd Townsend - age 85 of Gallatin, Missouri passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at his home from natural causes. Memorial graveside services will be held at the Lick Fork Cemetery on June 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Gallatin Fire District,  a charity Don supported throughout his life. Don was born October 13, 1933 in Carlow, Daviess County, Missouri. He was the son of Loyd and Lola Stackhouse Townsend and was the fifth...