Columbia, MO Obituaries

Geraldine Leihaulani Koga passed on April 20, 2026, at the age of 82. A Special Procession will be held at D.W. Newcomers Sons Inc Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 BUSINESS LOOP 70 W, COLUMBIA, MO 65202...

Joyce May Anderson passed on April 9, 2026, at the age of 91, having been born on December 3, 1934, and residing in Columbia, Missouri.

Eddie Jean Burks, 93, a lifelong resident of Columbia, MO passed away, Thursday April 16, 2026, in Columbia. Visitation will be on Friday, April 24 from 10-11am at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business...

Thomas Ray Hughey passed on April 15, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on July 20, 1952, in South Greenfield, Missouri, Thomas lived in Columbia, Missouri.

Phillip “Mick” Herbert, 88, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026, at the Truman VA Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was born on December 28, 1937, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Charles and Ruth Herber...

Jan Smith passed on April 14, 2026, at the age of 68. Born on December 5, 1957, in Cole County, Missouri, Jan lived in Boonville, Missouri.

Marty Hartman, 83, of Columbia, MO passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at The Westbury in Columbia. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 19 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home 1217 Business...

Linda Joyce Carter passed on April 14, 2026, at the age of 80. Born August 1, 1945, in Bakersfield, California, Linda lived in Columbia, Missouri.

Peter Martin Orr III passed on April 12, 2026, at the age of 96, having been born on June 30, 1929, in Kearney, Nebraska, and residing in Columbia, Missouri.

Waterston Allen Martin, 70, of Columbia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2026. He was born on October 24, 1955, to Samuel Edward and Antoinette L. (Corbelli) Martin. Allen graduated from N...

Larry Ewing Burnett passed on April 12, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on March 12, 1944, Larry lived in Columbia, Missouri.

Carol Buening, 84, a longtime resident (1969 to 2021) of Columbia, MO passed away Wednesday April 9, 2026 in Hamburg, MI. Funeral Service will be 11 am, April 17, 2026 at Memorial Funeral Home with b...

Connie Caffrey, 74, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at University of Missouri Hospital. She was born on September 16, 1951, in Axtell, Kansas, to Eugene and Au...

Caren Colleen Brewer passed on January 16, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on September 17, 1949, in Washington, Missouri, Caren lived in Columbia, Missouri.

Joseph Augustine, 85, of Columbia, MO, passed away Saturday, April 4th, 2026, in Columbia. Friends and family may gather Thursday, April 9 from 5-7pm at Memorial Funeral Home 1217 Business Loop 70 Wes...

Sylvia Esther Roys, 93, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2026, at Lenoir Woods in Columbia surrounded by family. She was born September 20, 1932, in Goodrich, North Dakota to ...

Dianna “Diane” Norvell Shields, 79, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026. She was born on May 15, 1946, in Trumann, Arkansas. Diane was preceded in death by her parents, Jasper “Bud” and Marie (Bra...

Randy Mike Smith passed on April 2, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on November 11, 1950, in Marshall, Missouri, Randy lived in Columbia, Missouri.

Mark Allen Ewings, 69, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home on April 1, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Me...

Ghennet Telemariam, 55, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 29, 2026. She was born on December 29, 1970, in Adengefom, Eritrea, to her loving parents, Sebhatu Te...

Michael Eugene Selby passed on March 30, 2026, at the age of 65. Born on October 26, 1960, in Columbia, Missouri, Michael lived in Columbia, Missouri.

Robert Louis Drainer passed away on March 27, 2026, at the age of 79. He was a resident of Columbia, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in honor or Robert to The Diabete...

Jim Drexler, 67, of Columbia, MO passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Columbia. As per his wishes, there will be no services, and his ashes will be inurned in Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia. ...

Betty Lou Gray, 97, passed away peacefully in the early hours of March 25, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Betty was born on August 15, 1928, to Clyde and Clara Corn and was raised in the...

Thomas Ray Schaller, lovingly known as Tommy, was born on July 19, 1960, in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this world on March 21, 2026, in Columbia, Missouri. Tommy was born to Mary Evelyn Aker...

Judith Ann Jenkins, 79, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at Bluff Creek Terrace in Columbia. She was born August 18, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Raymon...

Kenneth Canada, 78, of Columbia, MO passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Columbia. Family and friends may gather 10-11am, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Memorial Funeral Home 1217 Business Loop 70 W ...

Leroy Buescher, 98, a life-long resident of Boone County, MO, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. A private family graveside service will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery in Co...

Henry Craig Lamm, 65, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away at his home on Friday, March 20, 2026. Craig was born on July 27, 1960, in Fayette, Missouri, to Henry Herman Lamm, Jr. and Lee Raye (Hopkins) ...

Lillian (Yin-Ling Chang) Sung, 78, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2026. She was born on September 8, 1948, in Taipei, Taiwan. Lillian was a devoted educator and accomplishe...

Clifton Charlie Thornton Jr., age 89, of Columbia, Missouri passed away in his home on March 20, 2026 after a brief illness. He was born on October 3, 1936 in Fulton, Missouri a son of the late Clifto...

Dr. Ross Edward Duff, 78, died on March 18, 2026, at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. He lived at home with his wife of 55 years (married June 6, 1970), Shirley (Koch) Duff, up until the time of his de...

Robert "Bob" Perry of Columbia, returned to the Lord on March 17, 2026, at the age of 87. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend, and mentor, Bob is survived by his beloved wife, Miriam, his s...

Ruby Kimball, 85, of Columbia, MO went home to the Lord peacefully with family by her side Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Columbia. Graveside service will be 11:00am, Thursday April 9th in Memorial Park...

LeMone, Sara Alice Maguire (“Sally”), 71, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2026, at University Hospital with her children by her side. An Orlando, Florida native, Sara was born on February 7, 1955...

Milo Gene Dahl passed on March 17, 2026, at the age of 95; he was born on October 19, 1930, and was a resident of Columbia, Missouri.

Annette McDonald, 69, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully at Columbia Manor on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. She was born on January 6, 1957, to James and Clara (Johnson) Howard. Annette spent he...

Bernice (Bee) Jo Neeley Kuckelman departed this world, at home in Columbia, Missouri, surrounded by loved ones on March 17, 2026, at the age of 100. She was born in El Dorado, Kansas to Ted and Leola...

Rowan Lane Lepper was born sleeping, but deeply loved, at 35 weeks gestation on March 17th, 2026. Though his time here was far too brief, Rowan’s life was filled with love, hope, and dreams from the v...

Harold Ray Ehler, 83, a life-long resident of Boone County, MO passed away Monday, March 16, 2026, in Columbia. Friends and family may gather at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 West Colum...

Jasper “Jazzy” Cutter, 22, of Columbia, Missouri, peacefully slipped over to the other side of the rainbow, at his home on Saturday, March 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born N...

Henry W Hancox, 68, of Columbia, MO passed away Friday, March 13, 2026, in Columbia. Graveside services will be 3pm, Wednesday April 1st at Memorial Park Cemetery 1217 Business Loop 70 West Columbia, ...

Michelle Dietrich, 74, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home on March 11, 2026. She was born on August 5, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Jack Hays and Darlene (Haefner) Hays. Mic...

Norma Fay Showers, 90, of Overland Park, formerly of Columbia, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Overland Park, KS surrounded by her loved ones. Visitation will be Thursday, March 19th from 1...

Joyce Ann (Morris) Schlemper modeled her faith and commitment to God through kindness and giving generously to others. Above all, she embraced the charge to “love one another” (John 13:34-35). Often p...

Nancy Leigers, 68, of Columbia, MO passed away Monday, March 9, 2026, after a long battle with cancer. A graveside service will be 1pm, Thursday, March 19th, in Memorial Park Cemetery 1217 Business Lo...

Thomas Edward Brooks, 77, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 3, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri, to the late Thomas Floyd Brooks and ...

Sharon Grace Carl passed on February 28, 2026, at the age of 80. She was born November 9, 1945, and resided in Columbia, Missouri. She is survived by her daughters, Angella Siddall and Dawn Colster...

Elba Womack, 97, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Baptist Homes in Ashland, Missouri. Elba was born on February 2, 1929, in Fredericktown, Missouri, to ...

Robert Bigelow passed on March 4, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on November 7, 1937, Robert lived in Columbia, Missouri.