All Obituaries

Nina Jordan 1930 – 2018 Nina Jordan, 87, of Armstrong, Missouri, passed away peacefully Thursday morning November 15, 2018 at the Fayette Caring Center surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday, November 20th at the Carr-Yager Funeral Home in Fayette. Funeral services will be at 10 am, Wednesday, November 21st at the Armstrong First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Sharon Cemetery in rural Armstrong. Nina Nell Jackson was born December 2,...

James S. Sorenson, 74, of De Queen, Arkansas, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018, in Ashland surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 17, at the Courtyard by Marriott, 3301 Lemone Industrial Blvd, Columbia, MO 65201.  Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 16 at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel.  Burial with Military Honors will take place 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 19 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville.  The family...

Roger D. Morris, 73, of Columbia passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Private graveside services are planned at Columbia Cemetery. Roger was born March 15, 1945 in Columbia to Leon R. and Linda L. Vandiver Morris and they preceded him in death. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. January 1968, he married Judi Scott in Miami, Oklahoma and she survives. Roger retired from the University of Missouri after 35 years working as a plumber.  He could fix...

John R. Weed 1948 – 2018 John R. Weed, 70, of Omaha, Nebraska, former Boonville area resident, passed away October 30, 2018 at his home. John was born in Boonville July 17, 1948 to the late Robert Weed, Sr. and Helen Becker Weed.  He married Patricia Conti October 7, 1992 and she survives at their home.  John’s profession dealt mostly with data processing, computer mainframe work and management in Omaha. In addition to his wife, Patricia, John is survived by a...

Paulene Louise Weber 1963 – 2018 Paulene L. Weber, 55, of Boonville, Missouri died November 2, 2018 at her home.  She was born in Polk County, Missouri May 14, 1963, to Ronald and Ruby Fern Brown Wray. Paulene had been employed as a dental assistant in Boonville, the Boonville Correctional Center and Dillard’s in Columbia.  She loved her Pug dogs. Survivors include brother, Rick Smith; niece, Azzline Rockett Smith; aunts and uncles, Paul and Wanda Wells, Rick and...

Katherine J. Hartley, 70, of Fayette went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 26, 2018.    Services will be held at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel with visitation at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 3, 2018 and funeral services following at 2:00 PM.  Burial at Yates Cemetery, Ava, Missouri will be on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 1:00 PM. Katherine was born August 31, 1948 in Evans, Missouri to William Walter and Wilma Mae Wright Woolman and they preceded her in death. She was a...

John F. Turner, Jr., 68, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018. There will be a casual celebration of life at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Cosmo Park. John was born March 17, 1964, in Mexico, Missouri. He is survived by his daughter, Johnna Turner; soul mate, Beth Owens;  two step sons, Jacob and Joshua; his mother, Mary Shepherd and two sisters, Marie and Tammy.  He was loved by lots of extended family, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Arrangements by:...

Betty J. Farris, 87, of Boonville passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2018 surrounded by family at Boone Hospital Center. Celebration of life gathering will from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Markland-Yager Funeral Home, 3855 Highway 5 North, New Franklin.  Betty was born July 21, 1931, in Boonville to Harry Ray and Opal Oswald Prewitt and they preceded her in death.  She was a 1949 graduate of Bunceton High School.  On December 16, 1951, she married...

Mary Ann Burgan, 78, of Columbia passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Memorial services will be at 11:30 AM, Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Dripping Spring Christian Church, 2701 W Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202. Mary was born March 23, 1940, to Russell and Lois Beatty Rogers in Moberly and they preceded her in death.  On February 14, 2011 she married Kenneth E. Burgan, Sr. in Columbia and he survives.  Mary graduated from Moberly High School and attended Moberly...

Cliffa June Yeager Becker, 72, of Columbia passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018. Private graveside services are planned. June was born June 21, 1946, in Atlanta, Missouri to Americo and Jettie Bogeart Contratto and they preceded her in death.  On October 28, 1988 she married Robert Becker in Chicago and he preceded her in death on November 7, 1994. She is survived by three children, Robin Elkthunder of Columbia, Randy Jackson of Chicago and Tim Murphy (Mary) of Auxvasse; two...