Obituaries

Ina Lee Varns, age 92 of Butler, Missouri died November 21, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born February 22, 1917 to Blueford and Nellie Theresa Koon Howard in Bates County, Missouri.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri with Rev. Art Ellsworth officiating. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Contributions, Ohio Street United Methodist Church. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

Marjorie Lucille Kueser, age 82, of Louisburg, KS, passed away on November 16, 2009, at her home.
Marge was born July 26, 1927 in Parker, KS, to Ed and Josephine Wheeler Henry. She married Harold J. Kueser, Sr. on November 3, 1951, in Bentonville, AR, and they were married for 51 years.
Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 20, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 606 S. Elm, Louisburg, KS, with burial to follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Louisburg. Visitation will be Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Catholic Church.

Sally A. Murphy, 67 of Drexel, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Olathe Medical Center.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel, with the Rev. Dr. Marilyn Niemeyer officiating. Burial followed in Sharon Cemetery near Drexel. Memorial contributions in Sally’s name are suggested to the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home. Written messages may be sent to the family at www.mullinaxfh.com.

Callie Bartholomew, 93, of Drexel, went home to be with the Lord September 16, 2009 at Adrian Manor, Adrian, Mo.
Visitation was at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Drexel. Funeral services followed at 2 p.m. with Rev. Steve Bartholomew officiating. Burial followed in Sharon Cemetery, Drexel. Memorial contributions in Callie’s name are suggested to the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, or Adrian Manor, in care of the funeral home. Written messages may be sent to the family at www.mullinaxfh.com. (Arr.: Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel).

Callie Bartholomew, 93, of Drexel, went home to be with the Lord September 16, 2009 at Adrian Manor, Adrian, Mo.
Visitation was at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Drexel. Funeral services followed at 2 p.m. with Rev. Steve Bartholomew officiating. Burial followed in Sharon Cemetery, Drexel. Memorial contributions in Callie’s name are suggested to the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, or Adrian Manor, in care of the funeral home. Written messages may be sent to the family at www.mullinaxfh.com. (Arr.: Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel).