Funeral Announcements for January 13, 2026

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 Celebration of Life for George Andrew Willard, 61, of Sedalia, formerly of Tacoma, Washington will be held at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Sedalia at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of Rea Funeral Chapel.

Cremation arrangements for Judith Marlene Rogers, 83, of Sedalia, are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel.

A graveside service and burial for Dolores A. Parks, 85, of Sedalia, will be held at 12 p.m.  Friday, Jan. 16 at Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery in Florence. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the graveside service at Rea Funeral Chapel.

No services are planned for Nellie Arlene McConnell, 99, of Sedalia, formerly of Independence.  Cremation arrangements are in the care of Heckart Funeral Home.

The family of Thomas Richard Burlingame, 73, of Sedalia, will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 at Rea Funeral Chapel, followed by a private graveside service at Highland Sacred Gardens. There will be no formal funeral service.

A prayer service for Nadezhda Ivanovna Zalozh, 77, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, formerly of Sedalia, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23 at Word of Life Church, Sedalia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 24, also at Word of Life Church. Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rea Funeral Chapel.

Arrangements are pending at this time for Charles Freeman, 84, of Clinton, formerly of Windsor.

Visitation for Collin Thomas Hulse, 18, of Versailles, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles. A celebration of life and inurnment will be held at a later date.

The family of Dorothy Louise Garrett, 93, of Sedalia, will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at Heckart Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Cole Camp.