Obituaries

Bill Hartwig

Published by nathan@mexicole... on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 7:23am

William Edward “Bill” Hartwig, 77, of Middletown, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – Lake Saint Louis.

At Bill’s request, there will be no services.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Myers Funeral Home in Middletown.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.myersfuneralhome.biz.

Ron Azdell

Published by nathan@mexicole... on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 7:52am

Ron Azdell, 72, of Mexico, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at H.S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia.

Mary Lucille Gordon

Published by nathan@mexicole... on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 7:49am

Mary Lucille Gordon, 81, Fulton, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at her home in Fulton.

Betty Martin

Published by nathan@mexicole... on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 7:01am

Elizabeth "Betty" Layne Martin, 93, of Auxvasse, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at her home.

Private funeral services will be held at Pickering Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmie Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in Union Chapel Cemetery.
Betty was born on March 12, 1927 in Sedalia, the daughter of Luther and Anna Elizabeth Nichols. On Feb. 19, 1949, she married Andrew Thomas Crum, Sr. He passed away on Jan. 26, 1993. She then married Milton French Martin on June 27, 1998. He preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 2015.

Col. Caroline Lee Abshier

Published by circulation@mex... on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 11:38am

A celebration of life for Col. Caroline Lee Abshier, 59, Sturgeon, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 at The Crossing Church (3615 Southland Dr.) in Columbia.

Col. Caroline Lee Abshier passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family.

Ben L. Oligschlaeger

Published by circulation@mex... on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 11:27am

A Mass of Christian Burial for Ben L. Oligschlaeger, 88, of Laddonia, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at St. John's Catholic Church in Laddonia with Father Louis Dorn officiating.

Burial will be in Laddonia Cemetery with full military honors provided by American Legion Post 510. No visitation is planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Bienhoff Funeral Home.

Mr. Oligschlaeger passed away at 9:25 a.m. Jan. 5, at his home. He was born May 6, 1932 in Martinsburg, the son of John Anthony and Gertrude Matilda Schulen Oligschlaeger.

Carl Marion Lovelace

Published by circulation@mex... on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:57am

Carl Marion Lovelace, 75, of Morganton died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Born in Audrain County, on March 12, 1945, he was the son of the late Carl Wesley Lovelace and Katie Jane Williams Lovelace.

Carl was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and retired from Dana Corporation in 2008.

Carl is survived by his wife of 52 years, Virginia "Ginny" Lovelace; sons, Craig and Corey Lovelace; and sister, Mary Lou Woodward.

In addition to his parents, Carl was preceded in death by an infant son, Chad Michael Lovelace.

Ina June Kahmke

Published by circulation@mex... on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 10:56am

Ina June Kahmke, 99, of Auxvasse passed away on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 at King’s Daughters Home in Mexico.

She was born on July 5, 1921 in Swaledale, Iowa, the daughter of the late Jessie and Mildred (Hudson) Henderson.

She was married on June 29, 1940 in Charleston, to Marvin “Joe” Kahmke, who preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 1976.

Mary Lee Huss Beckett

Published by circulation@mex... on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 9:07am

Mary Lee Huss Beckett, 73, of Hixson, Tenn. passed away at her home on Jan. 3, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with cancer, in the loving care of her sister Connie and brother-in-law, Ray Speck.

LaUna M. Whittaker

Published by circulation@mex... on Mon, 01/04/2021 - 2:01pm

LaUna M. Whittaker, 99, of Mexico, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Graveside services will be on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery with Rev. Zane Whorton conducting the service. All attending are required to wear a mask.

Mrs. Whittaker was born on Nov. 30, 1921 in Callaway County at the family home, the daughter of Charles and Marylee (Peery) Boswell. On July 7, 1937, in Fulton, she married Glenwood “Glenn” Whittaker.

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