Obituaries

Apr 11, 2021

Theresa Marie Hammond Wilson, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Tri-County Care Center, Vandalia, MO.

Theresa Marie Hammond was born in Warrensburg, Missouri on December 7, 1924 to Perry and Lula Amanda Marie Markham Hammond, the second of three children. She had an older brother Perry Kenneth Hammond and a younger sister, Katherine Nadine Hammond Skinner....

Mar 31, 2021

Vincent Norman Connor, age 69, of Louisiana, MO passed away at 8:35 am Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia.  

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Monday, April 5, 2021 at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Pastor Samuel Lee will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service.

A visitation celebrating the...

Mar 19, 2021

Mar 15, 2021

Marvin P. Burnett, age 95, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 1:55 am Monday, March 15, 2021, at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia.  

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Brian Lehenbauer will officiate. Burial with full military honors will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service.

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Feb 28, 2021

Lena "Mae" Luebbers, 96, of Curryville, MO passed away at 5:10 am Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Tri-County Care Center, where she had resided for several years.  

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Bro. Kenny Haddock will officiate. Burial will be in the Curryville Cemetery following...

Feb 22, 2021

Mr. Terrence Eugene “Terry” Shaw, 78, of Eufaula, Alabama, died Monday, February 22, 2021, at his residence.

Graveside services will be held Friday, February 26, 2021, at 3 P.M., at the Vandalia City Cemetery in Vandalia, Missouri with Waters Funeral Home directing.  Visitation will be held from 1:30 P.M. until 2:30 P.M. prior to the service at the funeral home.

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Feb 22, 2021

Feb 15, 2021

Charles L. Bartison, age 85, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 4:35 am Monday, February 15, 2021, at The Neighborhoods by TigerPlace Skilled Nursing facility in Columbia, Missouri.

Due to Covid-19 private family services will be held at the Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Jamie Franke will officiate. Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction...

Feb 6, 2021

Doris D. (Haverich) Pease, age 87, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 9:20 am Saturday, February 6, 2021, with her family by her side at her daughters home in Bluffs, IL.  

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Mount Olivet Church. Rev. Dr. Raymond I. Massey II and Rev. Dr. Robert H. Balwanz will...

Feb 1, 2021

Alma Doris Fern (Terry) Price, age 82, of Columbia, MO, formerly of Farber, MO passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at 2:55 am while residing at South Hampton Place Nursing Home.

A visitation celebrating the life of Alma Doris Fern Price will be held Monday, February 8, 2021 starting at 12 pm.  Funeral services are to follow beginning at 1...

Jan 30, 2021

Mary Eloise Nelson, age 78, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 9:30 am Saturday, January 30, 2021, at her home.  

Funeral services will be held at 6:00 pm Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Waters Funeral Home. Pastor Jamie Franke will officiate. 

A visitation celebrating the life of Mary Eloise Nelson will be held at 4:00 pm until the time of...

Jan 27, 2021

Delores A. Love, age 78, of Harrison, AR passed away at 10:19 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, AR.  

Due to Covid-19 a small family funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Pastor Bob Hoehn will officiate. Burial will be in...

Jan 16, 2021

Jan 8, 2021

Renee I. Horton, age 66, of Curryville, MO passed away at 5:38 am Friday, January 8, 2021, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.  

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Father Francis Doyle will officiate. Burial with full military honors provided by the...

Jan 1, 2021

Donald (Donnie) Gale Chatman, age 58, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 2:25 pm Friday, January 1, 2021, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Vandalia. Pastor Samual Lee will officiate.  Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service. 

A visitation...

Dec 31, 2020

Bonny Askey, age 74, of Monroe City, MO passed away at 8:52 am Thursday, December 31, 2020, at her home.  

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Monroe City. Brother Milton Baumgardner will officiate.  Burial will be in the Vandalia Cemetery following the service.  The service will be...

Dec 19, 2020

Veta R. Trower, age 86, of Farber, MO passed away at 3:36 pm Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia.  

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Pastor Bob Hoehn will officiate. Burial will be in the Farber Cemetery following the service.

The family asks...

Dec 8, 2020

Roy Edward Toppings, Jr., age 57, of Bowling Green, MO passed away at 4:40 pm Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital in Lake Saint Louis, MO.  

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Monday, December 14, 2020 at Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia, MO. Pastor Gene Hamilton will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Dec 6, 2020

Eldon Wayne Gessman, age 78, of Vandalia, MO passed away at 2:46 am Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Missouri. 

The family will host a memorial service at a later date.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia, Missouri. 

Eldon was born on January 25, 1942, in Eolia, Missouri...

Nov 25, 2020

Colleen Wright, 93, a lifelong resident of Hannibal, MO died at 11:00 pm Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia, MO where she had resided in assisted living for the last six years.  

Private family services were held at 1:30 pm on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Waters Funeral Home in Vandalia. Pastor Brian...