Obituaries

Alvin Wayne Fowler

Alvin Wayne Fowler

Feb 8, 2022

Alvin Wayne Fowler, age 76, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 11:43 am Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Bob Hoehn will officiate. Burial with full military honors will be in the Missouri Veterans...

Charlene Louise Marshall

Charlene Louise Marshall

Feb 6, 2022

Charlene Louise Marshall, age 81, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 1:33 pm Sunday, February 6, 2022, at her home.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the Waters Funeral Home.  Rev. Melvin McCaleb will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery. 

Visitation celebrating Charlene's life will be held at 10:00 am until the...

Curtis Lee Belshe

Curtis Lee Belshe

Jan 27, 2022

Curtis Lee Belshe, age 64, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 12:37 pm Thursday, January 27, 2022, at his home.  

A celebration of life will be planned at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the Waters Funeral Home of Vandalia.

Curtis was born on October 13, 1957, in Mexico, Missouri the son of Robert and Dorothy...

Brenda Jean Galloway

Brenda Jean Galloway

Jan 21, 2022

Brenda Jean Galloway, age 82, of Vandalia, Missouri passed away at 6:10 pm Friday, January 21, 2022, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church in Vandalia with a visitation celebrating Brenda's life from 9:00 am until the time of service. Pastor Rick Watson...

Samuel Frederick Sutton

Samuel Frederick Sutton

Jan 18, 2022

Samuel Frederick Sutton of Columbia, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his home. He was 34 years old.

Sam was born on November 23, 1987, in Mexico, MO and was the first blonde-haired, blue-eyed baby of David and Lori Sutton. Sam grew up on a small pheasant and quail game farm in Farber, MO, where he developed a...

William "Gene" Stroker

William "Gene" Stroker

Dec 26, 2021

William "Gene" Stroker, age 96, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 8:18 pm Sunday, December 26, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, December 31, 2021, at Farber Christian Church. Preachers Dan Smith and Stan Henderson will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service. Visitation celebrating Gene's life...

Jimmie Lee Williams

Jimmie Lee Williams

Dec 25, 2021

Jimmie Lee Williams, age 75, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 1:06 pm Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Hannibal Regional Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Bob Hoehn will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service.

Visitation celebrating the life of Jimmie Lee Williams will be...

Alvin "Al" E. Wortman

Alvin "Al" E. Wortman

Dec 23, 2021

Alvin "Al" E. Wortman, age 83, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 5:00 pm Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Tri-County Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, December 30, 2021, at First Christian Church. Pastor Jamie Franke and Pastor Seth Wortman will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery.

Visitation celebrating the life of Alvin "Al" E....

Billie Lea Martin

Billie Lea Martin

Dec 12, 2021

Billie Lea Martin, age 71, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 12:03 pm Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Hannibal Regional Hospital.

No services are planned at this time. Cremation arrangement are under the direction of the Waters Funeral Home. Billie was born on December 21, 1949, in Mexico, Missouri the daughter of William and Mabel (Adams) Claywell. She was united...

Kathleen M. Lowe

Kathleen M. Lowe

Nov 27, 2021

Kathleen M (Robison) Lowe, age 92, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 5:40 am Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Tri-County Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, December 10, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rev. Philip M. Kane will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service.

Visitation celebrating Kathleen's life will...

Johney Belinda Baird

Johney Belinda Baird

Nov 26, 2021

Johney Belinda Baird, age 68, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 1:34 pm Friday, November 26, 2021, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Nathan Geesey will officiate. Burial will be in the Laddonia Cemetery following the service.

Visitation celebrating Johney's life will be held at 12:00...

Teresa Hendrix

Teresa Hendrix

Nov 26, 2021

Teresa Tess (Fielder) Hendrix, age 70, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 8:25 pm Friday, November 26, 2021, peacefully at her home.

At Teresa's request no services will be held. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the Waters Funeral Home.

Tess was born December 20, 1950, to David Lee and Ione Jewell (Terry) Fielder of Vandalia. She attended Saint Joseph...

Ida May Belt

Ida May Belt

Nov 20, 2021

Ida May Belt, age 95, of Warrensburg, MO passed away at 9:03 am Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia.

A private family graveside service and burial will be held at Sunset Hill Cemetery in Warrensburg on Friday, December 3, 2021, at 11:00 am. Densil Allen of Warrensburg will officiate.

Ida was born on August 20, 1926, in...

William E. "Bill" Bontz, Jr.

William E. "Bill" Bontz, Jr.

Nov 13, 2021

William E. "Bill" Bontz, Jr., age 66, of Vandalia, MO, passed away at 12:40 pm Saturday, November 13, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Jamie Franke will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service.

Visitation celebrating the life of William...

Larry Gene Smith

Larry Gene Smith

Nov 12, 2021

Larry Gene Smith, age 80, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 11:35 pm Friday, November 12, 2021, at the Tri-County Care Center.

A life-long resident of the Vandalia area, Larry was born in Bowling Green, MO on June 15, 1941 to Walter Clark Smith and Dorothy Jewel Christine Smith (Miller). As a young boy, he grew up in Estes, MO and...

Virginia Ann Fowler

Virginia Ann Fowler

Nov 6, 2021

Virginia Ann Fowler, age 89, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 8:45 pm Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Tri-County Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, November 12, 2021 at Spencer Creek Baptist Church. Pastor Bob Hoehn will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service.

Visitation celebrating Virginia's life will be held at...

James (Jim) Ray

James (Jim) Ray

Oct 31, 2021

James (Jim) Ray passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 31st, 2021, at the age of 65 in Springfield, MO. After fighting many years with Alzheimer’s, he finally won his battle and is at peace.

Jim was born on August 27, 1956, in Mexico, MO to Clarence and Doris Ray and raised in Vandalia, MO alongside 3 siblings. He learned a...

Teresa Gail Caldwell

Teresa Gail Caldwell

Oct 21, 2021

Teresa Gail Caldwell, age 60, of Vandalia, passed away at 5:50 am Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Mo.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, November 1, 2021, at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Jamie Franke will officiate. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens following the service.

Visitation celebrating Teresa's life will...

Malcolm M. Coose

Malcolm M. Coose

Oct 7, 2021

Malcolm M. Coose, age 94, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 8:17 pm Thursday, October 7, 2021, peacefully at home with his family by his side.

The family will host a memorial service at 3:00 pm Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center of Vandalia. Pastor Glenn Forman and Pastor Brian Lehenbauer will officiate.

Arrangements...

Bonita Sue Maiden

Bonita Sue Maiden

Oct 3, 2021

Bonita "Bonnie" Sue Maiden, age 62, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 4:32 pm Sunday, October 3, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 am Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Brian Lehenbauer will officiate.

Visitation celebrating Bonnie's life will be held from 10:00 am until the time of service...