All Obituaries

Eugene Kenneth Buchholz PhD, 89, a resident of Columbia passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at Lenoir Healthcare. Eugene was born on February 11, 1933, in Westfield, Wisconsin the son of Arthur Henry Buchholz and Bertha Alvina Erdman Buchholz. On November 9, 1957, he married Barbara Gee in Madison Wisconsin and she preceded him in death. Eugene was a professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Mechanical Power Technology Department at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and...

Earl Howard Ray, Jr., 97, of Harrisburg, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 at the Missouri Veterans Home, Mexico, Missouri. Howard was born December 11, 1924 in Fayette to the late Earl, Sr. and Willie (Beaman) Ray.  On March 31, 1951, he married Marva Teller and she preceded him in death.  On May 3, 1980, he married Leona Kay Acton in Harrisburg. Howard served with the 2622nd Army Air Force Base Unit during WWII from 1946 to 1947.  After his military service, he began...

Wayne Turner 1937 – 2022 Wayne Turner, 84, of Boonville, Missouri passed away at his home on August 5, 2022. Wayne was born on November 6, 1937 in Pilot Grove, Missouri a son of Emil and Margaret Harris Turner.    He married his wife of sixty years, Jane Ellen Downey on June 16, 1962 at the United Church of Christ parsonage in New Franklin.  She survives at their home. Wayne was a 1955 graduate of New Franklin High School and was a U.S. Army veteran.  He...

Laurie Jean McBee, 64, of Clark, passed away on August 3, 2022, at her home surrounded by her son, daughter, and granddaughters. Laurie was born on September 22, 1958, in Columbia, MO. Laurie was one of four children to Larry and Laura McBee. She is survived by her son Patrick Southerland (Angie) and daughter Amanda Southerland-Hargis (Joey), her five grandchildren, her mother Laura McBee, and her siblings Larry E. McBee (Linda), Kevin McBee (Kathleen), and Kerri McBee-Black (Greg), as well...

Eddie “Sheep” Carlos, 77, of Columbia, passed away on July 28, 2022.          A Celebration of Life service will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel.  Family will receive friends starting at 11:00 AM until time for the service.  Family will continue celebrating the life of “Sheep” at their home starting at 6:00 PM that evening. “Sheep” was born on January 22, 1945, in...

James “J.D.” Roberts, 81, of Columbia, passed away on July 27, 2022 at home with his wife, Jen, by his side. J.D. was born on August 6, 1940, in Bemidji, Minnesota, to the late James G. and Alma (Gingirich) Roberts.  On November 8, 1962, he married Bonnie Lewis in Columbia and she preceded him in death on May 9, 1999.  He later married Jen Barneso in the Philippines on January 28, 2014 and she survives.  J.D. was an airline pilot for many years before retiring in 1985. A...

Aubrey Eugene Ivy 1939 – 2022   Aubrey Eugene Ivy, 82, of New Franklin, passed away July 26, 2022 at Aspire Senior Living in Fayette.   Aubrey Eugene Ivy was born in Boonesboro, Missouri on September 19, 1939 a son of Arthur and Lorena Potthast Ivy.  He married Leona Weber on October 7, 1961 in Boonville.     Mr. Ivy was a U.S. Army veteran.  He was employed with Central Bridge and APAC in Columbia. In retirement, he operated Ivy’s...

Junior L. McClure, 92, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at HST Veterans Hospital. Junior was born November 9, 1929 in Phillipsburg, Kansas to the late Thomas L. and Delsie T. (Williams) McClure.  On June 17, 1950, he married (Goldie) Darlene McDermed at the Presbyterian Church in Phillipsburg, Kansas.  He was widowed on March 27, 2012 and moved from Salina, Kansas, where he lived for 44 years, to Columbia, Missouri to live with his youngest daughter, Julie...

Judith Ann Hinch  February 12, 1967 – July 10, 2022                                     "Time is Short.  Be Brave."  Judith (Judi) Ann Hinch beloved mother, sister, daughter, friend, and teacher in Harrisburg, Missouri, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer.  Surrounded by the love of family and friends, she left her loved ones with a...

Howard Randall “Randy” McClammer 1954 – 2022 Howard Randall “Randy” McClammer, 67, of Columbia, passed away at his home on July 24, 2022. He was born on November 3, 1954 at Lee Hospital in Fayette a son of John and O’Dell Moyer McClammer.  Randy graduated from Fayette High School in 1973.  He served his nation in the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in San Diego, California, Quantico, Virginia and Okinawa, Japan.  After...