Obituaries

Marla Ann Halsey, 51, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at home, surrounded by her loving family.

Elmer Raymond Stark, Jr., 78 of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at home surrounded by his loving family.

Omar Lee Bredehoeft, 79, of Concordia, MO, died Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO.

Betty Sue Brown, 87, of Columbia, MO, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at The Bluffs Senior Living Facility in Columbia.

Garland Ray McMullin, 64, of Marshall, MO, died Saturday, December 13, 2025, at his home.

Gallatin resident, Mary Jewell (Mohler) Sullenger, 78, died Monday, December 15.

Lewis “Doc” Bybee, 86, of Sweet Springs, MO, died Monday, December 15, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Care Community in Concordia, MO.

Susan “Sue” Wolfe, 71, of Marshall, MO, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2025.

The vibrant, feisty, sociable, adventurous world traveler, Virginia (Ginny) Mae Pollman- Finuf, passed away on December 15, 2025, one day after her 88th birthday. She was born in Humboldt, Kansas in 1937 and after high school moved to Topeka, Kansas…

Chester “Chet” William Towles, 95 of Odessa, Missouri passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the Warrensburg Veterans Home in Warrensburg, MO surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Friday, December…