Funeral Announcements for March 5, 2026

A Celebration of Life for Brenda J. Eckhoff, 82, of Smithton will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, March 13 at Maplewood Church. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. prior to the service at the church.

e family of Margie Louise Amos, 83, of Sedalia, will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 6 at Heckart Funeral Home, where a funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Highland Sacred Gardens.

A Celebration of Life for Gary S. Bennett, Sr., 70, of Sedalia, will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 21 at the Heckart Family Center, 915 S. Ohio Ave., Sedalia.

A private burial for Juanita Marie Burford, 64, of Sedalia, will be held at a later date at Potter's Cemetery in rural Cooper County, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel.

Visitation for Donna Marie Bradford, 67, of Sedalia, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14 at Heckart Funeral Home with a funeral service beginning at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery at a later date.

The family of Elaine M. (Tagtmeyer) Marriott, 83, of Stover,  will receive friends at 10 a.m. Friday, March 6 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stover, with a funeral service at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Stover. Arrangements are in the care of Page-Dady Funeral Home.

Visitation for Rhonda Ann Johnson, 55, of Sedalia, will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, March 13 at Heckart Funeral Home, followed by a Celebration of Life at 7 p.m.