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We are focused on placing you on a healing path. We will thoughtfully listen to you, encouraging you to share and talk about your loved one.

Throughout our time with you and your family, we will be a guiding hand helping you make the right choices. The James O’Donnell Funeral Home has been serving Monroe City and the surrounding communities for over 100 years, dating back to 1895 from its Hannibal location. In 2018 the James O’Donnell Funeral Home opened the James O’Donnell Life Celebration Home of Monroe City when it acquired the former Yager-Kendrick Funeral Home. New renovations and furnishings have increased the comforts of this modern facility for the families of Monroe City. Jimmy O’Donnell and his fellow directors are the only Life Celebration Home in the area. This means that our funeral directors are specially trained to co-create with families a memorable, healing experience that truly remembers a life lived. Together with the families we serve we create a unique experience that celebrates the path of our loved one’s life and shares all that is special.

12/13/2025

Please join us Monday evening, December 15th at 6:00 pm here at the funeral home for our Memorial Candlelight Service.

All are welcome to attend!

12/08/2025

Sports Fan, Traveler and Devoted Father!

Sunday, we honored the life of Jared Kendrick at his Life Celebration. Jared grew up in Monroe City, where he played multiple sports, joined Boy Scouts, participated in plays, and developed talents in guitar and singing. He participated in TEC in high school, forming friendships that lasted throughout his life. He later graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a degree in political science and a minor in criminal justice. In recent years, he owned and operated his own washer and dryer repair and rental business. Jared was a devoted fan of the KC Chiefs and the St. Louis Cardinals and enjoyed those events with his son. Jared loved to travel and had many memorable trips with his son, including a trip to Puerto Rico, and Florida beaches.

12/02/2025

Jared Kendrick, 40, originally of Monroe City, MO, most recently of Kansas, in the Kansas City area, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the O’Donnell-Thurman Life Celebration Home in Monroe City, MO. Deacon Mik...

11/29/2025

Traveling, Pepsi and Elvis!

Yesterday, we celebrated Sandra Jean “Sandy” Moutray Shinn at her Life Celebration. Sandy enjoyed her many hobbies like yard saleing, traveling, gardening, and crafting. Sandy found joy in both travel and home, taking memorable trips, baking homemade cinnamon rolls, tending her gardens and collecting Pepsi memorabilia. She loved listening to the sounds of Elvis and classic country music. Sandy will be remembered for her joyful personality, her love of people, and the kindness she shared.

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we pause with grateful hearts for the families who place their trust in us during life’s most tender moments.

We are honored to walk beside you, not just in times of loss but in moments of reflection, love, and gratitude.

Wishing our community a peaceful and meaningful Thanksgiving.

11/25/2025

Join us for our Annual Candlelight Service

🕯️ December 15, 2025
🕯️ 6:00 pm
🕯️ 545 Stoddard, Monroe City, MO

Everyone is welcome to attend.

11/24/2025

Sandra Jean “Sandy” Moutray Shinn, 76, of Monroe City, MO, passed away at 5:34 PM, Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Monroe City Manor Care Center in Monroe City, MO.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 PM, Friday, November 28, 2025, at the O’Donnell-Thurman Life Celebration in Monroe City, MO. Pastor Bruce Bowman will officiate. Burial will follow at St. Jude’s Cemetery in Monroe City, MO.

Friends and Family are invited to Sandy’s Life Celebration at a visitation that will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Friday, November 28, 2025, at the O’Donnell-Thurman Life Celebration in Monroe City, MO.

Arrangements are under the direction of the O’Donnell-Thurman Life Celebration in Monroe City, MO.

11/20/2025

Every life is unique. Every farewell should be too.

We offer compassionate, personalized pre-arrangements—never cookie-cutter, always meaningful.

Now accepting new and transferred preneed arrangements.

11/19/2025

Cattle Farmer, Knights of Columbus and Sports!

Parker graduated from Monroe City High School and went on to earn his degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Missouri. His career with the USDA Soil Conservation Service took him across Kansas and Missouri, where he oversaw the building of watershed dams and later at the Palmyra Post Office as a mail carrier. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing. He stayed active in sports throughout college and beyond. Life on the farm suited him well, as he cared for cattle, continued his family’s chicken-raising tradition, and took pride in his fresh country eggs. Deeply devoted to his Catholic faith, Parker served his parish faithfully, including his years as a Fourth Degree Knight and Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus.

11/15/2025

🎉 Happy Birthday Brad! 🎉

Today we celebrate not only a wonderful funeral director, but someone who leads with compassion, strength, and unwavering dedication. Your guidance, support, and heart for the families we serve inspire us every day.

We hope your day is filled with the same kindness and warmth you show to others.

Wishing you a very happy birthday! 🎂✨

11/14/2025

Parker Kendrick, 73, of Monroe City, MO, passed away at 5:12 PM, Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the family farm.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Monroe City, MO. Father Christopher Hoffman will officiate. Burial will follow at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Monroe City, MO.

Friends and Family are invited to Parker's Life Celebration at a visitation that will be Monday, November 17, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Arrangements are under the direction of the O'Donnell-Thurman Life Celebration Home in Monroe City, MO.

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸

To all veterans and their families, we thank you for your sacrifice and dedication. May your bravery continue to inspire us all to live with gratitude and purpose every day.

From all of us at O'Donnell Thurman Life Celebration Home — thank you for your service.

We remember. We honor. We are grateful.

Post a picture of your favorite veteran below.

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545 Stoddard Street
Monroe City, MO
63456

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+15737351800

Website

http://www.odonnellthurman.com/

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James O’Donnell Life Celebration Home

The O’Donnell family has had the honor of serving the area since 1895. With the recent addition of the James O’Donnell Life Celebration Home, they are able to assist area families who have experienced a loss with a facility in Monroe City.

During the COVID 19 Crisis: For the family…call us. We know what to do. We will take care of your loved one and will meet with you via telephone, email and in person as the need arises. We will help you plan services. You can have a visitation and a funeral. Any public notices will say that funeral services are private. You will have the ability to invite people to be present with you; however, at no time can more than twenty-five people gather at one time. We will plan no more than one service per day in our facility to ensure that exposure to others is minimized. As new information becomes available protocols may change.

For everybody else…telephone your family member or friend who has suffered a loss so that they know that they are not alone. Offer words of love and support and a virtual hug…drop something delicious by the house and have a very brief visit…leave a condolence on the funeral home website…make a donation to the suggested charity…send a card or flowers or have a Mass said…remain in touch…and above all else…say prayers for the deceased and their family. These gifts of sympathy and charity are beyond measure and will give the family the courage they need to face a new day.

I have seen countless times when the good people of Monroe City and the surrounding communities have rallied together and lifted broken hearts and held them close and helped to heal them. No doubt, that will continue.