Funeral Announcements for March 18, 2025

The family of James “Jimmy” Rodney Henson, 77,  will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at Heckart Funeral Home, where funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Knob Noster Cemetery.

A celebration of life for Mary Annette "Netta" Pettis, 69, of Sedalia, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Rea Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia.

A private family graveside memorial for Thomas W. Grimes, 84, of Lenexa, Kan., formerly of Sedalia, will be held at Salem Cemetery, Smithton. Arrangements are by Rea Funeral Chapel.

Visitation for Santiago Lorenzo Cano, 38, of Sedalia, will be held on Monday, March 17 at 5 p.m., followed by recitation of the rosary at 5:45 p.m., followed by the funeral mass at 6 p.m., at St. Patrick Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul. Burial will be at Nurio Cemetery, Michoacan, Mexico at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel.

A graveside service for James P. Johnson, 66, of Sedalia, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at Calhoun Cemetery.  Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

A celebration of life for Nathan Merdick Paxton Smith, 29, of Sedalia will be held at a later date. Arrangements in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

A celebration of life for Pamela Kay Chisholm, 67, of Sedalia,  will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28 at Rea Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the chapel.

The family of Treasa Janalene Stockwell, 64, of La Monte, will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22 at New Hope Baptist Church, where memorial services will begin at 2 p.m. Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

Visitation for Marcella Rose (Goodwin) Butler, 92, of Sedalia, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Heckart Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 22 at United Pentecostal Church (Church on the Move), 2805 South Ohio Ave. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

A graveside service and burial for Ruth Christine Williams, 94, of Sedalia, will be held at Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

Graveside service for Geraldine L. “Jeri” Holeman, 100, of Sedalia, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 21 at Antioch Cemetery near Green Ridge. Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.