Funeral Announcements for December 4, 2020

A graveside service and burial for Ronnie Joe Ditzfeld, 72, of Sedalia, will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Full military honors will be conducted by the United States Army and Sedalia VFW Post #2591. Due to the pandemic, the family requested that it be a private family service. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Rea Funeral Chapel.

A private family graveside memorial service for William Carl Hammerly, 85, of Sedalia, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville. Full military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Marine Corp. and the Sedalia VFW Post 2591. A celebration of life service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

Friends of Dixie Ruth Byrum (Burns), 86, of Lee’s Summit formerly of Sedalia, may pay their respects and sign the guest book on Friday, Dec. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Heckart Funeral Home. A private family service will be held at the funeral home with a livestream starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.

A memorial service will be held at a later date for Agnes Irene Woolery, 76, of Sedalia. Arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

A private service for Bret Allen Grother, age 39, of La Monte, will be held at the La Monte cemetery.

No services will be held for Willis Daniel “Bill” Stokes Jr., 81, of Sedalia. Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Visitation for John Albert Snyder, 77, of Sedalia, will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at Heckart Funeral Home. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, followed by military honors provided by the Sedalia VFW Post 2591 and the United States Air Force.

The family of Haldor Gerald Barnes, 82, of Cole Camp, will receive friends beginning at noon with funeral services at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, at St. John's Lutheran Church near Cole Camp.  Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

Mass of Christian Burial for Patricia Josephine Bahner, 77, of Smithton, will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the St. John Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Bahner. Arrangements are by McLaughlin Funeral Chapel.

No services are planned for Opal May Donnell, 94, of Cole Camp, Arrangements are in care of Fox Funeral Home.

A graveside service for Dorothy Lee “Dot” Dunfee, 91, of Sedalia, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Masonic Cemetery, Jamesport. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Heckart Funeral Home.

There will be no formal service for Barry Lee Barnes, 69, of Sedalia. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

No formal service will be held for Hope Diane Lecchi, 56, of Smithton. Friends may pay their respects and sign the guest book between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, and Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Heckart Funeral Home.

A memorial service for Paul Richard Horne Sr., 73, of Windsor, will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7 at Rea Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service.