Funeral Announcements for May 31, 2023

A celebration of life for Robert "Bob" Paul Cranfill, 93, of Smithton, will be held at 11 a.m. June 2 at Rea Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, with full military honors by the Whiteman Air Force Base Honor Team and VFW Post #2591.

Graveside service and burial for  Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Johnson, 92, of Sedalia, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home in Sedalia, and Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.

Memorial service for Lowell F. “Frank” Johnson, 90, of Sedalia, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 31 at Heckart Funeral Home with full military honors conducted at the funeral home following the memorial service. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., until service time.

Memorial service for Trevin Brice Umbles, 32, of Columbia, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 2, at Heckart Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Visitation for Erma Lee Booth, 85, of Lincoln, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 16, at Mt. Pleasant Church near Lincoln with memorial services to held at 11 a.m.  Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Lincoln. Arrangements are in care of Fox Funeral Home, Cole Camp.

A funeral service for Tony Marvin Didier, 81, of Sedalia, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, with Full Military Honors conducted by the United States Navy and Sedalia VFW Post #2591.

A private gathering will be held at a later date for Doris Monika Evans, 78, of Pilot Grove, formerly of Columbia and Sedalia. There will be no visitation. Per her request, Doris’ body was donated to Still University for the advancement of medical research. Arrangements are in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.