GenealogyBuff.com - Benton County, Missouri Obituary Collection - 21
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Larry J. Kyle
December 12th, 2004
Larry John Kyle, age 56, died at home in Warsaw, on Sunday, December 12, 2004.
He had been a resident of Raytown, Missouri, until his retirement from Jack Cooper Transport Company a year and a half ago.
He was born in Parsons, Kansas, on November 15, 1948, the son of John and Marie Hudson Kyle.
He was a 1966 graduate of Raytown High School and a 1970 graduate of Central Missouri State University.
He received an honorable discharge from the Army National Guard in 1976 and was a graduate of the Kansas City School of Auctioneering.
He was preceded in death by his father, John Kyle, a stepfather, John "Jack" Spence, his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Lucion Hudson.
Surviving is his wife of 35 years, Sherry, of Raytown, Missouri, his mother, Marie Long, his sister, Shirley Bowen and her husband, Harry, two nieces, Kally Bowen and Michelle Day, three nephews, Kristofor Peterson, Mark Hansen and Michael Moreno.
Larry enjoyed fishing, hunting, and auctioneering and spending time with friends and family. He will be missed by many friends and loved ones.
Cremation.
Memorial Services will be held at the River Church in Warsaw, Missouri at a later date.
The family requests memorial donations to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements by the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Richard E. "Gene" Sailsbury
December 12th, 2004
Richard E. "Gene" Sailsbury, age 84, of Warsaw, passed away early Sunday morning, December 12, 2004, at the Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born on July 25, 1920, in Parsons, Kansas, the son of Richard B. and Marjorie O. Blackburn Sailsbury.
He grew up in Parsons, Kansas, and was there united in marriage to Ellen Robbins on May 27, 1932. They made their home in Parsons, and he was employed by the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad as an electrician. They later moved to Dennison, Texas, and to Kearney, Missouri. Upon his retirement in 1982, they moved to Warsaw.
He was a member of the Warsaw Assembly of God Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother died in infancy and a sister, Maxine Shields.
He is survived by his wife, Ellen, of the home, two sons, Richard Eugene Sailsbury of Kansas City, Missouri and Tim Sailsbury of Midwest, Oklahoma, a daughter, Linda Schmitt, of Edwards, 4 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, other relatives and friends.
Cremation.
Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Freeman officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Alzhemiers Foundation in care of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Mahlon K. White
December 8th, 2004
Mahlon Kelly (Jab) White, a fourth generation publisher of the Benton County Enterprise at Warsaw and co-owner of the Clinton Daily Democrat, Clinton, Missouri, died Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, on Saturday, December 11, 2004, at 10:00 A.M., with Fr. Richard Colbert officiating.
Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw.
Pallbearers will be Robert Drake, John Boise, Andy Boring, Jim Mathewson, Larry Freund and Stan Intelmann.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Ike, Skelton, Lou Breshears, Betty Brumbaugh, Larry Burditt, Randy Eaton, Ron Ollis, Mike White, Kathy Ireland, Matthew Boring and Charlu Brownfield.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday evening at the funeral home.
White was 69 years of age.
He was born on February 11, 1935, the son of Mahlon Neill and Kathleen Kelly White.
He graduated from Warsaw High School, Drury College in Springfield and the University of Missouri-Columbia .
He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. He served in the United States Army.
On September 20, 1958, he was united in marriage to Jo Murphy.
White’s great-grandfather, Thomas Benton White, founded the Enterprise in 1879, moving to Warsaw from Denver where he had worked on the Denver Post.
The Enterprise has also listed, as publisher, his grandfather, Edwin Mahlon White and his father, Mahlon Neill White. Jab White took over the helm of the Enterprise in 1962, and that same year, inaugurated his column "Jab’s Gab" which was widely quoted in other newspapers and magazines including Forbes.
Active in civic affairs, he served on the Warsaw R-9 Board of Education for three terms, was Warsaw City Alderman for 13 years and served as Mayor of Warsaw for 20 years from 1986 until 2000. White was also a past chairman of the Benton County Democrat Party and twice served as chairman of the Warsaw Jubilee Days committee. He was a member of the Warsaw City Board of Appeals and a director of the Benton County Community Foundation.
He is survived by his four children, Julie Lozenz of Lenesa, Kansas, John Kelly White of Farmington, Missouri, James Mahlon White of Overland Park, Kansas and Amy Tremain of Smithville, Missouri, six grandchildren, Kyle and Preston Tremain, Maeve and Gabrielle Lorenz and Sam and Allison White, three sisters, Jane Brown of Kansas City, Missouri, Kathleen Miles of Clinton, Missouri and Lydia White of Warsaw, Missouri.
The family request donations be made to the Benton County Community Foundation-Malkon K. White fund or the Nelson Rold Memorial Animal Shelter in care of the Reser Funeral Home, P.O. Box 910, Warsaw, MO 65355.
Leona M. Bunton
December 6th, 2004
Leona M. Bunton, age 89, passed away Monday, December 6, 2004, at the Warsaw Health & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, Missouri.
She was born in Weir City, Kansas, on December 30, 1914, the daughter of James Henry and Clara Bush Danner Majors.
On September 16, 1929, she was united in marriage to Arley Ralph Bunton in Coffeyville, Kansas. They made their home in Coffeyville, for a short time and then moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Her husband preceded her in death on March 11, 1969.
She then made her home with her daughter’s family in Kansas City, and moved with them to Warsaw, Missouri, in 1992.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Anita Goens, in 1994, and Wanda Bunton in 1939, one sister, Doris Buttonhoff in 1998, and two brothers, Wayne Majors in 2003 and Lewis Roth.
Leona is survived by one son, Richard Bunton, of Belton, Missouri, two granddaughters, Deborah Clark, of Olathe, Kansas, and Nita Ward, of Ft. Madison, Iowa, three great-granddaughters, Cacey Clark, Mary and Anna Ward, one brother, Carl Majors, of Derby, Kansas, several nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Graveside funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 11, 2004, at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri, under the direction of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, Missouri.
No Visitation.
James Mock
December 5th, 2004
James was born to Arthur and Ester Mock on December 17, 1925 in Camdenton County, Missouri, about ½ mile from the homesteaded farm of his grandfather, Mock.
He was born James Hubert Mock, however, when his dad went to register all his children for a ration book during World War II, he forgot his middle name, so he said just put down HENRY. So, he has been called JIM HENRY ever since.
James was raised on the homesteaded farm until he went to Kansas City to get his first "real" job. He was working at the Pickwick Hotel scrubbing the floor when the president of the hotel noticed his extra large hands and asked him how old he was. He said that he was 18 years old and the president told him to get a hair cut, finger nails cleaned and a uniform and to report back to him for a different job. When he returned to the president, he said that with hands that large, James had to be 18 and changed his position to BELL HOP.
James met Mary "Lee" Brooks on a blind date set up by his brother, Norman, at the Jordan church. After a three month period, he and Lee were married. All their friends and family said "it would never last", 60+ years later, they proved them wrong.
Three months later, he was inducted into the United States Army at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. He was stationed on the Hawaii Island, and packed and loaded to go to Saipan, when the "A Bomb" was dropped. So his orders were cancelled and he was sent to Camp Crowder where he was honorably discharged as a Supply Staff Sergeant on May 15th, 1946. He was always very proud of his service to HIS country.
James & Lee moved to Kansas City, Kansas, in 1947, then on to Independence, MO, where they lived and raised two daughters, Sharon & Karen.
James worked several different jobs during his life, however, he worked and retired from Shoco Awning Company, Independence, Mo. During the last 10 years of employment, James & Lee worked together night and day. They had the opportunity to retire when they were still young, a little over 23 years ago, and got to do some traveling and fishing that they had always wanted to do.
James & Lee were very proud of their gardening ability. They always had a very productive garden and loved to give away the various produce to all their friends and relatives. He would never sell any of his huge tomatoes because he believed that they were gifts from God. However, if someone insisted on paying for the produce, James would not take the money and ask them to just put the money into the offering plate on Sunday morning.
James is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary "Lee", of the home, two daughters, Sharon Jobe and her husband, Steve and Karen Caskey, and her husband, David, all of Blue Springs; one sisters, Edna Greene, of Raytown and one brother, Norman Mock of Independence, four granddaughters, and twelve great-grandchildren.
James was a devoted Christian and family man. He always showed his love and took great pride in his family. He was a very caring and kind gentleman. He enjoyed visits from his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, but was happiest when the great love of his life, Mary Lee, was by his side. James will be missed by his family and all that knew him.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Cross Timbers, Missouri.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 P.M., Wednesday, at the Reser Funeral Home, 101 W. Main Street, Warsaw, MO.
Gary Ragsdale
December 2nd, 2004
Gary L. Ragsdale, 63, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2004 at the home.
He was born in St. Joseph, MO, but lived most of his life in Independence, MO, and the Lake of the Ozarks.
Gary was preceded in death by his father, Gaylord Ragsdale.
Survivors include, wife, Joy Ragsdale, son, Mitchell Ragsdale and his wife Lori, of Lone Jack, MO, daughter, Michelle Adams and husband, Dave, of Grain Valley, MO, granddaughters, Kramer, Madie and Josie, parents, Jack and Geri Leisure, of Clinton, MO, stepmother, Rose Ragsdale of St. Joseph, brother, Dennis Ragsdale and sister, Diane Pearson of St. Joseph, MO.
A visitation will be held at Speaks Memorial Chapel, 39th Street, Independence, MO, Saturday, December 4th from 4:00 – 6:00 PM.
Graveside services will be held at Shawnee Cemetery, Warsaw, MO, Sunday, December 5th, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. under the direction of the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw.
Gary truly enjoyed life and the company of his granddaughters. He will always be remembered for his sharp wit, unique sense of humor and tremendous generosity. His laughter will be missed by all.
Dean Arnold
December 1st, 2004
Merle Dean Arnold, age 75, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away Wednesday night, December 1, 2004, at the Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Missouri.
He was born in Johnson County, Iowa, on June 23, 1929, the son of Ira and Edna Mae DeSpain Arnold.
He grew in the Annabelle, Missouri, area and graduated from Macon High School in Macon, Missouri, in the class of 1946.
On February 3, 1951, he was united in marriage to Virginia E. Baker in Van Buren, Arkansas.
In March of 1951, he was inducted into the United States Army serving overseas in Korea, as a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He returned to the United States in December of 1952, and was soon discharged. He and Virginia made their home in Kansas City until moving to Raytown in 1958 and then to Warsaw, Missouri, in the spring of 1973.
Over the years, Dean had been employed as an assembly worker at the Leeds Plant of General Motors for thirteen years, and held a second job with George Grigsby Excavating company in Kansas City for most of that time. He later worked as a backhoe operator for Earl Baker installing sewer lines and septic tanks and George Kiser Plumbing & Heating in Warsaw. He then owned and operated his own equipment as Dean Arnold & Sons Backhoe Service from 1977 until his retirement in 1994.
Dean was preceded in death by his only brother, Norman Arnold.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia, of the home, two sons, Donald Arnold, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Lorne Arnold, of Warsaw, one daughter, Yvonne Moore, of Tampa, Florida, three grandchildren, Justin Moore, David Moore and Rebecca Moore, all of Tampa, three step-grandchildren, Michael Foster, of Kansas City, Missouri, Stephen Foster, of Clear Lake, Iowa, and Jeana Bailey, of Urbana, Missouri, one great-grandson, Jacob Moore, thirteen step-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday afternoon, December 6, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw, Missouri, with Dr. Larry Nail officiating.
Burial will be in the Shawnee Cemetery, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. Monday prior to the services at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or the Building Fund of VFW Post #5894 in Warsaw.
Jared Vogler
(December 6, 1986 - June 6, 2011)
Jared L. Vogler, age 24, of Warsaw, passed away Monday morning, June 6, 2011, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri.
He was born on December 16, 1986, in Sedalia, Missouri, the son of James L. and Linda F. Sanderson Vogler.
He grew up in Lincoln, Missouri, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 2005. He received his Bachelor's of Science degree in secondary education from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg in 2010.
On June 5, 2010, he was united in marriage to Ashden Swearngin at Meadow Lakes Country Club in Clinton, Missouri. They made their home in Warsaw, and Jared began his teaching at Warsaw High School and Middle School as a social studies teacher.
He also was assistant football coach and track coach.
Jared and Ashden had been blessed recently with a son, Jordan.
Jared was a faithful member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church of Warsaw. He loved the outdoors and hunting and fishing in the Ozarks. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan and anytime spent with his family and friends was special to him.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Janice Vogler.
Surviving is his wife, Ashden, and son, Jordan, all of the home, his mother, Linda McIntyre and step-father, Alan, of Clinton, his father, James Vogler, and step-mother, Lesta, of Windsor, a brother, Justin Vogler and sister-in-law, Mica, of Warsaw, his paternal grandfather, Jesse Vogler, of Lincoln and maternal grandparents, Betty and Alexander Sanderson, of Sedalia. Also surviving is a half-brother, Dylan Dunlap of Kansas City, MO, a half-sister, Shania Vogler, of Sedalia, three step-brothers, Zeke and his wife, Jamie, Cade and Boone, all of Windsor, his mother and father-in-law, Mark and Cathy Swearngin, of Warsaw, a sister-in-law, Mary Swearngin, also of Warsaw, two nieces, Hensley and Brecklin and two nephews, Ashton and Jaxon, other relatives, co-workers and many friends.
Funeral services for Jared Vogler will be at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, June 9, 2011, at the Warsaw High School Gymnasium with Rev. Barry Edwards officiating.
Burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, MO. No visitation.
Friends may call after 9:00 A.M., Wednesday at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, MO.
Memorials may be made to establish a scholarship fund for his son; Jordon Vogler Scholarship Fund and may be left at the Reser Funeral Home or First Community Bank of Warsaw.
