Funeral Announcements for August 7, 2025

Visitation for Larry Wayne Swillum, 74 of California, will be on Thursday, Aug. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m., at Windmill Ridge Funeral Service. Mass will be held Friday, Aug. 8 at 10 am at Annunciation Catholic Church with burial following at Annunciation Catholic Cemetery.

A celebration of life for Joseph Kenneth Ream, 93, of Sedalia,   will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 at Rea Funeral Chapel, with full military honors conducted by the United States Army and VFW Post #2591 at 6:30 p.m. Inurnment will occur at a later date at Crown Hill Cemetery.

The family of Lori J. Johnson Sholly, 65, of Sedalia, will receive friends from 12 to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 at Heckart Funeral Home, where s funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.

A funeral service for Viola Gordon, 96, of Sedalia, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 at Heckart Funeral Home. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Lohman.

The family of  Mary Ellen Young, 95, of Sedalia, will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12 at Heckart Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.