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Elizabeth L. Boosinger, 1916-2006, Warrensburg
Elizabeth Lucile Boosinger, 90, of Warrensburg, born March 26, 1916, in Holden, a daughter of Virgil Emerson and Lizzie Fettic Bowers. On April 26, 1941, she was died Feb. 5, 2004.
Mrs. Boosinger was a member of the Knob Noster Restoration Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ. She graduated from Holden High School and Central Missouri State Teacher's College in Warrensburg. She taught in one-room schools in the Leeton area and at Oak Grove School, north of Montserrat.
When the one-room schools closed, she taught third grade at the Knob Noster Elementary School until her retirement. She did substitute teaching for several years after that.
Surviving are a daughter, Betty Hunter, and her husband, Freddie, of Warrensburg; a son, Don Boosinger, and his wife, Deanna, of Knob Noster; two grandsons, Michael Hunter, of Independence and Steven Hunter, of Warrensburg; and three step grandsons, Mark Murphy, Jeff Murphy and Michael Murphy.
She was also predeceased by two brothers, Oren Bowers and Stanley Bowers; and a sister, Ruby Bowers.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home in Warrensburg, with the Rev. Wesley Pulis and Elder Floyd Hursh officiating. Pallbearers will be Michael Hunter, Steven Hunter, Cody Murphy, Jeff Murphy, Mark Murphy and Scott Sader. Burial will be in the Fairview died Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at the Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles.
She was married to Harley R. Morton, who died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
She was married to Harold E. Vogel, who Cemetery in Weaubleau, near Wheatland. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at McLaughlin Funeral Chapel.
The family suggests memorial contributions to First Christian Church Abiding Memorial Fund or Habitat for Humanity, in care of the funeral chapel.
Bill G. Beach, 1930-2006, Sedalia
Bill G. Beach, 76, of Sedalia, formerly of Marshall, born Feb. 17, 1930, in Armstrong, a son of Walter Scott and Mildred Braymer Beach.
Mr. Beach lived in Sedalia the last three years, moving from Marshall. He was a retired business owner. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Post 191 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2646 in Marshall.
Surviving are his mother, of Marshall; a sister-in-law, Vonda Beach, of Sedalia; his business partner and friend, Kathryn Hines, of Marshall; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his father; a brother, Bob Beach, and a sister, Barbara Beach.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall, with William W. Harlow officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Gardens died Friday April 14, 2006, at her home.
She was married to Clair Ranum from 1941 to 1976. In 1978, she was died earlier.
Ms. Sanders grew up in La Monte. She later moved to Kansas City, where she raised her family. She was a pioneer in the field of special education. She helped start the first school for the severely handicapped in North Kansas City. This school became State School No. 9. It is now called the Maple Valley State School, which Gov. Kit Bond dedicated to Violet in 1976. She was a teacher and principal of the school for 32 years. She dedicated her life to the improvement of services for the handicapped. She served on several boards, campaigned for legislation, promoted the Special Olympics and other activities for the developmentally disabled.
Surviving are three children, David Ranum, and his wife, Shirley, of Macon, Brian Ranum, and his wife, Chris, of Liberty, and Tina Senter, of Jefferson City; a sister, Ellen Scott, of Mesa, Ariz.; a brother, Carl Smith, of Sedalia; seven grandchildren, Jeff Ranum, of Watertown, S.D., Cyndi Falzone and Michael Ranum, both of Dallas, Courtney Kessler, of Mentor, Ohio, Nathan Ranum, of Liberty, Lee Senter, of Columbia, and Thomas Senter, of Jefferson City; and four great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a son, Paul Ranum; a sister, Evelyn French; and a brother, Ed Smith.
Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday at McGilley Antioch Chapel in Kansas City. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at La Monte died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the New Florence Nursing and Care Center in New Florence.
He was married to Meda McClain, who survives of Montgomery City.
Mr. Murphy was a cook on a riverboat, before he married, he lived in the Sedalia area. In 1939, he moved to Moline, Ill., where he worked for International Harvester.
During World War II, he worked for Ordinance Steel Foundry supervising 300 welders in the tank division. In 1945, he moved to Wellsville. He was the owner of Murphy's Lime Quarry in Big Spring. In 1959, he bought a farm near Smithton and later moved west of Sedalia. He worked for Orschlen Trucking Co. from which he retired.
He was a member of the First United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Montgomery City, the Teamsters and was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge. As a youngster, he learned to play the violin and as a boy growing up on the farm, he and his brothers played for several dances throughout the Pettis County area. The violin was a major comfort to him when he was nearly housebound. He spent several hours practicing or playing the violin once his vision was gone and he could no longer drive. When he retired, he was actively engaged in refinishing and restoring antiques until he lost his vision. He enjoyed life and visiting with family and friends. He was a faithful caregiver, when his wife's health began to fail.
Also surviving are a daughter, Jacqueline Bishop, and her husband, H. Calvin, of Montgomery City; a son, William Hall "Bill" Murphy II, and his wife, Sara, of Valparaiso, Ind.; three brothers: Earl Murphy, of Athens, Ga., James E. Murphy, of Richmond, and Robert Murphy, of Sedalia; a sister, Juanita Williams, of Sedalia; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a sister, Etta Jean Murphy.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist-Presbyterian Church in Montgomery City, with the Rev. Keith Janis and the Rev. Jim Kane officiating. Pallbearers will be Bill Stearns, Eric Vernelson, Bob Smith, Larry Brooks, Carrol Dempsey, Ed Oberhaus, Joe Stevens and Mike Poindexter. Honorary pallbearers will be Jackie and Ben March, Marilyn Stevens, Dewey and Mary Lou Homan, Dan and Ann Bayles, Terry Hadfield, George "Dub" Griffin and Bob Marsh. Burial will be in Montgomery City died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at Boone Hospital Center after a long illness.
He was married to Judy Sue Stouffer, who survives.
Mr. Thomas was a 1954 graduate of Slater High School. He joined the Army in September 1958. He retired with the rank of sergeant major in 1988. During his military career, he was stationed in several states and foreign countries.
He enjoyed music and often participated in church choirs. In the 1970s, while he was stationed in Germany, he was the lead singer and guitarist for The Country Starlighters, a local country and western band that played on weekends at various venues in West Germany.
Also surviving are a daughter, Susan J. Bybee, and her husband, William, of Kumi, South Korea; a son, John H. Thomas, and his wife, Dawn, of Pittsburgh, Kan.; a brother, Joseph L. Thomas, of Grandview, Kan.; three sisters, Kathleen Smith, of Owensboro, Ky., Juanita Epperson, of Clarkston, Wash., and Patricia Grisby, of Tennessee; and two grandsons, Richard Jackson, of Cape Girardeau, and Alec Thomas, of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Thomas donated his body to science. There was no funeral.
