All Obituaries

William Dale Peterson, Sr. 1947 – 2019 William Dale Peterson, Sr., 71, of New Franklin, passed away March 17, 2019 at Pinnacle Hospital in Boonville. Mr. Peterson was born in Campbell, Missouri on August 17, 1947 a son of Edward and Flora Mae Whorton Peterson.  He married Sharon Mills on March 22, 1969 in St. Charles.  Sharon survives at their home. William was known to his friends and family as Dale or Pete.  He served his nation in the Air Force and National Guard...

Jarmila “Aba” Segert, 93, of Columbia, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Memorial services are planned for May. Aba was born January 26, 1926 to Svatomir and Alzbeta Stecher Zikmund in Prague, CZ.  On June 14, 1957, she married Stanislav Segert in Prague.  The family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1969 and after Stanislav passed in 2005 she moved to Columbia in 2007. She is survived by two children, Jan Segert (Ines) of Columbia, Eva Segert-Tauger (Mark...

   Lois Mae Willett Cook, 92 of Hallsville went to be with her Lord on March 16, 2019.    Funeral Services will be at 12 noon, Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel officiated by her son, Rev. Robert Cook.  Family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until time for the services.  Burial will follow at Red Rock Cemetery, Harrisburg.    Lois was born on September 20, 1926, in Hallsville to David Forrest and Esther Schooler...

Mark Edward Lester 1965-2019 Mark Edward Lester, 53, of Slater, Missouri passed away March 14, 2019 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Mark was born December 22, 1965 in Laudon County, Tennessee, a son of Jerome and Rose Wiicox Lester.  He was a self-employed carpenter operating his business The Remodel Genie and loved wood working. Survivors include his father, Jerome Lester of Gilliam; his life partner, Pam Hathaway of Slater; two sons, Alan and Joshua Lester of Excelsior...

    Donald Welter, 86, of Columbia, went home to be with the Lord on March 12, 2019.     Funeral Services will be Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Parkade Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 12:30 p. m. until time for the service. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.     Don was born January 20, 1933, in Kelso to Joseph and Teresa Heuring Welter and they preceded him in death.  On November 3, 1973 he married Carnetta...

Roberta "Robin" Ramirez, 58, of Sedalia MO, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019. Memorial services will be held at Poplar Baptist Church in Warsaw MO on March 22 at 4:00 pm. Robin was born on October 6, 1960, to Charles and Sarah Boose in Philadelphia, PA, where she was raised. She is survived by her sons Dondi and Chris Ramirez and their children, Zak, Donovan, Sydney, Zarana, Donell, Brenna, Dontae, and Darien. She was also survived by 11 of her siblings. Robin will be...

R. Dennis Scoville, 72, of Columbia, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Graveside services will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. Dennis was born April 19, 1946 to Raymond and Vera Mendenhall Scoville in Kirksville and they preceded him in death. On October 28, 1967, he married Katheryn Miller in Altoona, Iowa. He is survived by his wife, Katheryn; son, Paul Scoville (Caryn); daughter, Sheri Scoville (Beth Fears) and two grandchildren, Jack and Laura....

    Aaron Micheal Brantley, 41, of Columbia went missing on February 8th 2019 and was found March 7th 2019.     Celebration of life services will be Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a brief memorial service to follow.     Aaron was born September 27, 1977, in Lexington, MO to Carl and Connie (Blackwell) Brantley. He graduated from Odessa R-7 high school. Aaron...

Mescal “Dixie” Sell 1929 – 2019 Mescal “Dixie” Sell, 89, of Boonville, Missouri, passed away March 6, 2019 at Pinnacle Regional Hospital in Boonville. Mrs. Sell was born in Noble, Missouri on May 11, 1929 a daughter of Hardy and Martha Dunnegan Frazier.  She married Gerald Vivian Sell in St. Charles, MO on September 8, 1950.  Gerald preceded her in death on July 1, 2018 after sixty-seven years of marriage. Dixie was born and raised in Noble,...

Lisa Renee Clardy, 56, of Columbia, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019. Celebration of life service will be held 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2019, at Mexico Church of God Holiness, Mexico, Missouri. Lisa was born August 19, 1962 to Marvin and Mary Duckworth Clardy in Troy, Missouri and they preceded her in death.  Lisa is survived by a daughter, Jo Ellen Clardy of Columbia; a brother, Marty Clardy of Moberly. Arrangements entrusted to Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel, Columbia, Missouri.