Funeral Announcements for December 24, 2020

A funeral service for Doris Dean Goalder, 90, of Sedalia, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28 at Heckart Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 at Heckart Funeral Home. Those attending are asked to wear a mask. Inurnment will be in Crown Hill Cemetery at a later date.

Friends of Milagros Romarate Sumilang, 87 years old, may pay their respects and sign the guest book from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27 at Heckart Funeral Home. Funeral services will start at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. It will be live-streamed on the Heckart Funeral Home facebook page.

A private, family-only memorial service with strict pandemic precautions for William J. “Bill” Morris, 72, of Sedalia, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 at Heckart Funeral Home. The private service will be live-streamed on Heckart Funeral Home's Facebook page. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. Full military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Navy and VFW Post 2591.

A Celebration of Life for Rockie Correll Bartel, of Cole Camp, will be held in the spring.  There will be a private family service in Olathe, Kansas.  Arrangements are under the direction of Fox Funeral Home.

A service will be held at a later date for Flora “LaVerne” Stansberry, 77, of Sedalia. Arrangements are in care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Services will be held at a later date for Clarice Maxine (Cole) Ruckman, 98, of Sedalia. Burial will be in Gillette, Wyo. Arrangements are in care of Heckart Funeral Home.

No services will be held for Richard Emmett Burton, 86, of Chillicothe. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

A Celebration of Life for Donald D. Howard Jr., 56, of Sedalia, will be announced at a later date. Arrangements in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

A private, family-only funeral for Gary Dale Payne, 77, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Heckart Funeral Home. The service will be live-streamed on Heckart's Facebook page. The public is invited to a graveside service which will occur at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Florence. Those attending are asked to wear a mask and observe social distancing. Friends may pay their respects and sign the guest book between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, at Heckart Funeral Home.

A private family Celebration of Life for Gary Gene Weller Sr., 80, of Sedalia, will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel.
Graveside service and burial for Cynthia Joy Woolery, 60, of Sedalia, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28 at Mt. Herman Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel.