Sedalia News-Journal

Quentin Lee Hudson, 47, of Sedalia, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. He was born Aug. 7, 1961, in Sedalia, a son of Larry and Joann Hatch Hudson.
On July 14, 1990, in Sedalia, he married Monica Sue Snapp, who survives of the home. He worked as a construction contractor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He loved NASCAR racing and tinkering around on vehicles. He especially loved his family and helping people. Quentin was especially proud of his Chickasaw heritage.
Other survivors include a daughter, Savanah Hudson, of the home; his father, Larry Hudson, and stepmother, Sharon Hudson, of Smithton; his mother, Joann Hatch, and stepfather, Jim Hatch, of Lincoln; his maternal grandmother, Irene Pauley, of Houstonia; and two brothers, Michael Hudson, of Kingsville, and Todd Hudson, of Sedalia. He was predeceased by a daughter, Ashton Quenn Hudson.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Anthony Martin officiating. Pallbearers will be Nick Mettenburg, Kent Shackles, Brian Shackles, Doug Shackles, Justin Snapp, Corey Snapp, Jaret Snapp, Shannon Snapp and Adam Marcum. Honorary pallbearers will be Sabrina Platt, Lynn Nielson, Josh Watts, Zack Watts, Colby Snapp, Trent Snapp, Austin Marcum, Alex Holsten, Jayden Hudson and Gene Fry. Burial will be in the United Methodist Cemetery in Florence.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Heckart Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Ashton Hudson Scholarship Fund at Morgan County R-I School.
Friends may sign the family's guest register at www.heckartfuneralhome.com

Charles Henry Green, 75, of Sedalia, died Aug. 12 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. He was born Oct. 11, 1932, in Sedalia, the son of Dan P. Jr. and Zona Ethel Todd Green.
On Feb. 10, 1957, he married Betty Jean Leiter, who survives of the home. He retired from Pittsburgh Corning in 1986. He was also a farmer. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1956.
Other survivors include a daughter, Julie Kaye NcNew and her husband Otis of Sedalia; two sons, John Charles Green and his wife Narsha of Nixa and Alan Henry Green and his wife Brenda of Sedalia; a brother Earl Wayne Green; three half-sisters: Mary Katherine Smith, Wanda Jean Green and Vicki Lynn Poort; 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: Dan Junior Green, Larry Gordon Green and Walter Robert Green, in infancy; and a sister JoAnn Merker.
Funeral services were held Aug. 15 at Heckart Funeral Home with Pastor Robert Jennings officiating. Pallbearers were Seth McNew, Ryan Green, Matthew Porter, Matthew Hargrave, Jason Estes and Patrick Green. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery with full military honors.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the charity of the donor's choice.
Friends may sign the guest book at www.heckartfuneralhome.com

Marie (Brauer) Klindworth, 91, of Cole Camp, died Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Good Samaritan Care Center, Cole Camp. She was born on Feb. 4, 1917, near Florence, the youngest child of Harry William and Emelia Augusta (Rages) Hampy.
She was baptized on Sept. 16, 1917, by Rev. Walter Wagner and confirmed on June 29, 1930, by Rev. Max Opp at Lake Creek Methodist Church near Smithton. She attended Black Jack Elementary School and Smithton High School, graduating as Valedictorian of the Class of 1935. In the fall of 1935, she enrolled in Warrensburg Teachers College and received a Bachelor's Degree as a Classroom Teacher. For six years, she taught at Bunker Hill School, a small rural school in Pettis County.
On June 23, 1940, at Lake Creek United Methodist Church near Smithton, she was united in marriage to Frederick August Brauer, who preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 1946. In August of 1951, she went back to college at Warrensburg and graduated in 1955 with a Master's Degree as Elementary Principal and Supervisor.
On Aug. 14, 1953, at the Brauersville Lutheran Church parsonage near Cole Camp, she was united in marriage to Ernest J. F. Klindworth, who preceded her in death on Jan. 23, 1971. She taught for 24 years in the Hermitage R-4 Public School, until retiring in May of 1977. While living in Hermitage, she was a charter member of Hope Lutheran Church and Hermitage Ladies Lions Club.
She was a member of the Brauersville Lutheran Church, rural Cole Camp. She enjoyed quilting, loved teaching and being with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by two sons, Frederick E. Brauer and wife, Nadine of Warrensburg and Harry L. Brauer and wife, Betty of Smithton; two step-daughters, Elleonora Downs of Warsaw and Elda Stevens and husband Alvin of Edwards; five grandchildren, Gerri Garten of Colorado, Carrie Brunkhorst of Warrensburg, James Brauer of Belton, Deena Beckett of Columbia, and Bethany Konecne of Iowa; six step-grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, Sara, Stephen, and Zachary Garten, Jonathon and Kaitlan Brunkhorst, Samuel and Frieda Brauer, Courtney and Liam Beckett, and Carter, Ryan, and Grant Konecne; 11 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Besides her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Melvin and Ira Hampy.
Funeral services were held Aug. 19 at Brauersville Lutheran Church, near Cole Camp, with Rev. Paul Kelly officiating. Burial was in Lake Creek Cemetery, rural Cole Camp.
Pallbearers were Jerry Downs, Gary Downs, Doug Stevens, Dr. Arthur Brauer, Michael Brunkhorst, Allen Konecne and Anthony Beckett.
A prayer service was held Aug. 18 at the Fox Funeral Home, Cole Camp.
The family suggests memorial contributions be given to St. Paul's Lutheran Lake Creek Cemetery or donor's choice of charity in care of the Fox Funeral Home, Cole Camp.

James Will Dunfee, 83, of Sedalia, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. He was born Nov. 26, 1924, in Allendale, the son of John Isaac and Janet Pringle Dunfee.
On April 30, 1948, in Jamesport, he married Dorothy Lee Shuler, who survives of the home. He was saved and baptized as a young boy into the Christian faith. He graduated from Chillicoth High School before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a cargo master and aborad an LSD in the Pacific Ocean near the end of the war. He worked construction most of his life as a bulldozer operator and heavy equipment mechanic building roads throughout the state. His hobbies were rock collecting, hunting, fishing, whittling, gardening and being outdoors. He enjoyed doing all of this with his sons.
Other survivors include four sons: Larry Dunfee and his wife Sherilyn of Claremore, Okla., Harry Dunfee and his wife Ronda of Oxford Junction, Iowa, Mark Dunfee of Sedalia, and Timothy Dunfee and his wife Sharion of Sedalia; 13 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Rodney Dunfee and James Dunfee; a brother, Harry Preston Dunfee; and a sister, Elizabeth Leah Riley.
Funeral services were held Aug. 18 at Broadway Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Donald Allcorn officiating. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery in Jamesport. Pallbearers were Joe Wolfskill, Phillip Huckleberry, Danny Shuler, Steven Painter, Jason Shuler, and Gordon Hale. Honorary pallbearers were David Vyrostek, Jimmy Painter, Jeffery Hale, Scott Shuler, Daniel Shuler, Josh Shuler, and John Wolfskill.
The family suggests memorial donations to Broadway Baptist Church or to the American Cancer Society.
The arrangements were under the direction of Ewing-Schutte-Semler Funeral Home.

Walter Calvin Dillon, 82, of Sedalia, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at Bothwell Regional Health Center. He was born Sept. 2, 1925, in Corder, the son of Roy and Ethel Crrico Dillon.
On July 15, 1948, in Hanford, Cal., he married Betty Schutte, who survives of the home. He ws proud of his fruit and vegetable gardens. He worked as the produce manager at Bing's for 35 years. He was an active genealogist and enjoyed fishing. He was known for his Sunday morning breakfasts. He was a great father and grandfather.
Other survivors include four sons: Walter D. Dillon and companion, Cheryl, James E. Dillon, Patrick E. Dillon and his wife Chong, and Calvin E. Dillon, all of Sedalia; five daughters: Helen M. St. Cin and her husband Edwin of Renton, Wash., Elizabeth L. Lewis and her husband Gary of Green Ridge, Hannah L. Hebert and her husband Ricky of Sedalia, Amy S. Bradley and her husband Alvin of Sedalia, and Stephanie L. Dillon of St. Louis; two brothers, Leroy Dillon and H. Matt Dillon; three sisters, Helen Rothgain, Dolly Cobb and Ada Walters; 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Loretta Rosendale and Ethel Hackler.
Funeral services were Aug. 15 at Ewing-Schutte-Semler Funeral Home with Mike Burton officiating. Burial was in Highland Sacred Gardens. Pallbearers were Ricky Hebert, Gary Lewis, Alvin Bradley, Jonathan Dillon, Matthew Dillon and John Spencer, with Phil Rayl as an honorary pallbearer.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society in care of the Ewing-Schutte-Semler Funeral Home.

Virginia E. Beyer, 87, of Windsor, formerly of Sedalia, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at Windsor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1920, the daughter of Julius A. Bruns and Lillie Mae Tonjes Bruns.
On Sept. 15, 1940, in Sedalia, she married Edgar "Bud" Boyd Beyer, who preceded her in death on May 4, 1989. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sedalia, where she was active in the Ladies Aid until her health declined. She loved the outdoors, especially fishing and spending quiet time near the water's edge. She was an avid bowler and was the Missouri State Singles Champion two years in a row in the 1960s.
Survivors include a son, David Beyer and his wife Charlotte of Warsaw; a daughter, Kathy Lutjen of Clinton; a sister, Dorothy Wilckens of St. Louis; four grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, James A. Beyer, who died in 1993.
The body was cremated. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ken Tatkenhorst officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Paul's Lutheran School in care of McLaughlin Funeral Chapel, who was in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be left at www.mclaughlinfuneralchapel.com.

Lenora June Semler, 57, of Sedalia, died Aug. 13, 2008, at her home. She was born June 9, 1951, in Bolivar, the daughter of Grant and Zelma Brown Chastain.
She graduated from Fair Play High School in 1969, She then graduated from St. John's School of Nursing in Springfield in 1972. She was a Registered Nurse for 35 years and worked at Bothwell Regional Health Center in the nursery. She was a lactation specialist for Riverside Pediatrics. She was raised in the Assembly of God Church and later attended First Baptist Church in Sedalia. She was in the Woodlawn 4-H Club in Polk County and was also an adult leader. She enjoyed traveling, attending her nursing training classes, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her mother Zelma Chastain of Dunnegan; two sons, Nicholas Semler and his wife Kristina of Sedalia, and Jonathan Semler and his wife Julie of Antioch, Tenn.; two sisters, Zelma Gene Noble of Clinton and Joetta Reetz of Ft.Worth, Texas; one brother, Jimmie Chastain of Dunnegan; four grandchildren: Nick Semler, Kayla Semler, Grant Semler and Farren Semler.
Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at Ewing-Schutte-Semler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Donald Allcorn officiating. Pallbearers will be Bill Broxterman, Terry Crabtree, Stacy Rambo, Scott Rambo, Rene Malcuit II, Zach Zaremba. The honorary pallbearers will be the grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ewing-Schutte-Semler.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Lenora June Semler Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.

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