Funeral Announcements for January 9, 2026

The family of Chester L. “Chet” Myers, Jr., 75, of Sedalia, will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at Heckart Funeral Home, where a funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Funeral service for Clyde "Gail" Demand, 87, of Smithton, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at Rea Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Burial will follow at Lake Creek Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the United States Army.

The family of Julia Ann (Barklage) Skinner, 23, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, formerly of Sedalia, will receive friends from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16 at Heckart Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be held at 12 noon Friday, Jan. 16 at Heckart Funeral Home. Wear vibrant colors in honor of Julia.

The family of Colleen Phyllis (Porter) Kauble, 89, will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Lutheran School Association Gymnasium in Cole Camp, where a celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at Sheffield Cemetery in Arcadia, Kansas.  Arrangements by Fox Funeral Home.

A celebration of life for Robert Earl "Bobby" Ellis, 68, of Sedalia, will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23 at Rea Funeral Chapel.

A private family graveside service and burial for Christopher Lee Burtis, 46, of Sedalia, will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sedalia, Missouri at a later date. Arrangements are in care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

Arrangements are pending at Heckart Funeral Home for Richard R. Dittmer, 82, of Smithton.