Funeral Announcements for September 27, 2024

A Celebration of Life for Nancy Ann Arnold, 72, of rural Pettis County, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Lamine Baptist Church in Pilot Grove. Arrangements are in care of McLaughlin Funeral Chapel. Private inurnment will be at a later date.

A Celebration of Life for James E. Goss, 64, of Smithton, will be held the evening of Oct. 5 at the residence of Jimmy and Carmen Goss. Arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

Memorial service for Barbara A. Williams, 72, of Cole Camp, will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Coy's Automotive, 811 E. Main Street, Cole Camp.  Burial will be in Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor. Arrangements are in care of Fox Funeral Home.

A memorial service for Mary Ann Knowles, 92, of La Monte, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30 at Rea Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m., until service time at the funeral home.

A Celebration of Life for Hollie E. Barnes, 42, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be held on Saturday, October 5, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Rea Funeral Chapel.

Visitation for Ann K. Fravel 78, of Sedalia, will be held at Calvary Baptist Church Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m., followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 11 a.m. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

The family of Joyce Leigh Franklin, 84, of Sedalia, will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral chapel. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Rea Funeral Chapel. Graveside committal will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial service for Gene A. Steele, 62, of Cole Camp, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church near Florence. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

The family of Mary Frances McCleery, 82, of Otterville, will receive friends beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at First Baptist Church of Otterville, where funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Highland Sacred Gardens in Sedalia. Arrangements are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home.

A graveside service for Mark Charles Merrell, 63, of Sedalia, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

A celebration of life for Walter Dean Poynter, 69, of Sedalia, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at Rea Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the chapel.

A celebration of life for Richard A. Ballenger, 43, of Raytown, MO, formerly of Sedalia, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at New Hope Baptist Church, Sedalia. Arrangements are in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

A celebration of life for Jerry F. Crowley, 82, of Billings, Mo., will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Word of Life Church in Marionville, Mo. Burial will be at Lindsey Chapel Cemetery, in Republic at a later date.

Mass of Christian burial for Bennett Brooks Twenter, 16 months old, of Sedalia, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3 at Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Vincent de Paul Parish. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 10 a.m., with a visitation to follow from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery.