Funeral Announcements for January 8, 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.

A celebration of life for Sydney Chauntay Holt, 46, of Kansas City, will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at Rea Funeral Chapel.

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.

A celebration of life for Terry Joe Roberts, 76, of Sedalia, will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 at Rea Funeral Chapel.

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.