Funeral Announcements for August 24, 2026

Visitation for Sharon Kay (Berry) Vannoy, 77, Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Hughesville, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30 at Heckart Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31 at Green Ridge Cemetery.

Cremation arrangements for Darren E. Stratton, 65, of Sedalia, are under the direction of Heckart Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville with full military honors.

The family of Reta L. Lema, 70, of Sedalia, will have a private graveside service in Greer Cemetery, in rural Johnson County at a later date. Cremation arrangements are in the care of Rea Funeral Chapel.