Obituaries

Ruth A. Stewart

Ruth A Stewart of Columbia, born February 21, 1943 passed away August 11, 2018. Ruth leaves behind sons Brian and Stephen, grandsons lan and Sean, sisters Nancy and Jane, plus very close family members and dear friends Memorial Services will be held at a later date.  A private burial will be at the Clifton Hill…

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Marissa Bennett

Marissa Kaye (Stone) Bennett, age 61 of Jefferson City, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at her residence. Marissa was born April 24, 1957, in Columbia to the late Jerry Stone and Minnie (Surface) Stone Kirwan and her husband Gene who survive of Jefferson City. Marissa attended Jefferson City High School. On June 24, 1982,…

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Van Beurn Spratford

Van Beurn Spratford, 42, of Kansas city, MO passed away August 4, 2018 at home.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00am Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Grounds of Swope Park Pavilion, Kansas City, MO. Van was born in Colorado Springs, CO, on July 17, 1976 and spent his growing up years there.  He attended…

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Cathey Gayle Caruthers Clark

Cathey Gayle Caruthers Clark, age 45, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Ogliodendroglioma (she called it “OgreDragon”) and Glioblastoma Mulitiforme, both brain cancers, on Friday, August 3, 2018, at The Villa on Blue Ridge, in Columbia. Cathey was born June 11, 1973, in Columbia, Mo., to Earl F. Caruthers and Mariea Hall Caruthers.…

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Marsha Lee Tiffany

Marsha Lee Tiffany, age 59, of Fayette, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville. A funeral service will be held on Marsha’s 60th birthday, Monday, August 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 616 Jackson St., Columbia, MO 65203. The family will receive friends one…

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James DeWayne Smith

James DeWayne Smith, 61, of Jefferson City, passed away on August 4, 2018 in Columbia. DeWayne was born on July 15, 1957 in St. Louis, the dear son of the late James Leroy Smith and Violet Louise Darnell. DeWayne joined the U.S. Navy immediately following high school graduation in 1975, where he traveled the world…

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Tony Eugene Copenhaver

Tony Eugene Copenhaver, 50, of Columbia, passed away suddenly on August 1, 2018. A benefit BBQ and memorial service will be held September 15, 2018 at noon at Eldon City Park in Eldon. Tony was born April 2, 1968 in Jefferson City. He was preceded in death by an infant brother; his grandparents; his father,…

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Erica Marie Benton-Grover

Erica Marie Benton-Grover, “Big E” passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Monday, July 30, 2018. Born July 16, 1971, in Kansas City, Kansas to the late Alvin L. Finley and LaHoma Benton. Erica attended school in the Kansas City Area graduating from Van Horn High School in 1989. In her senior year…

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Deenie Ann Hillman

Hillman Deenie Ann (Ivey), 67, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away August 4, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; mother, Carrie; and father, Preston. She will be missed by her brother, David (Susan) Ivey, Irving, TX; sister, Darla (Ron) Filleul Regina, Saskatchewan; daughters, Donna (Michael) Lityma, and Tonya (Brian) Prowell; as…

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David Bruce Robbins

David Bruce Robbins, 64, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on July 28, 2018 at Cliff Drive. Mr. Robbins was born February 1, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Marily (Ross) Robbins and Kenneth Robins, and brother Douglas Robbins. Survivors include daughter Tina (Robbins) Conner, sisters;…

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