Obituaries

Feb 10, 2023

Janis Marie Humpal, 79, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023, at the University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

Jan was born on April 8, 1943, in rural Knox County, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph Lowell and Alice Marie Davidson Small.

She attended school in Paton-Churdan, Iowa and graduated from the Des...

Feb 10, 2023

Mildred G. Spilman, 102, of Bloomfield, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, February 10, 2023, at the Bloomfield Care Center of Bloomfield, Iowa.

She was born on June 24, 1920, in rural Davis County, Iowa, the daughter of Forrest C. and Alice O. Baker Grant.

At the age of ten, Mildred moved with her family to...

Jan 17, 2023

Tommy "Tom" Joe Deberry, 78, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Landmark Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Tom was born on March 21, 1944 in Springfield, Missouri, the son of William Frances and Cleo Irene Laquay Deberry.

He graduated from Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield, Missouri. He later moved to Memphis,...

Jan 14, 2023

Sharon Lynn Sponseller, 59, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023, at her residence in Memphis, Missouri.

Sharon was born on July 9, 1963, in Aurora, Illinois, the daughter of George "Curtis" and Beverly Bernice Wagner Glidewell.

She attended Yorkville High School and graduated from the Oswego High School in the Class of...

Jan 12, 2023

Janet Sue (Parsons) Sullivan, age 62 of Mattoon, IL passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at her residence.

Janet was born on January 3, 1961, in Kirksville, MO to the late Grant and Grace (Campbell) Parsons. Janet grew up on a farm in rural Edina, MO.

She attended Novelty Elementary...

Jan 9, 2023

Polly Ann Fuqua, 66, of Baring, Missouri, passed away Monday morning, January 9, 2023 at her residence in Baring, Missouri.

Polly was born October 18, 1955, in Atmore, Alabama, the daughter of William Kilby and Edna Earl Allen Bell.

On July 7, 1979, in Flomaton, Alabama Polly married Leroy Fuqua, Jr. and to this union...

Jan 7, 2023

Joseph "Duane" Fountain, 87, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, surrounded by family.

Duane was born January 25, 1935, in Colony, Missouri, the youngest son of Nolan and Hazel Baltzell Fountain.

At a young age his parents moved to Edina, Missouri and Duane attended school in Edina and graduated from the Edina...

Dec 28, 2022

Evelyn Dale Johnston, 83, of Newark, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

Evelyn was born on August 28, 1939, in Leonard, Missouri, the daughter of Roy Alton and Frances Hopper Wood.

She attended Plevna Elementary and graduated from the Edina High School in the Class of 1957....

Dec 28, 2022

Dean R. Jensen, 85 of Streator passed away Wednesday evening (Dec. 28 th ) at St. Mary’s Hospital.

A memorial visitation will be held Monday from 10AM until 11AM at the Winterrowd Funeral Home.

Memorial services will be held on Monday at 11AM at the funeral home with full military honors...

Dec 15, 2022

Blanche Belliston Keller passed away December 15, 2022 at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.

She was born May 27, 1950 in Payson, Utah to Lester Howell and Leona Peterson Belliston.

Her family moved from Nephi to Ogden, Utah where she graduated from Ben Lomond High School. She attended Brigham Young University before serving a...

Dec 6, 2022

Dorothy Louise (Duley) Young, know to her friends as "Dee" was born March 10, 1947 in Kirksville, Missouri and went to the Rainbow Bridge on December 6, 2022.

Although contracting polio at the age of 4 years, she led a very active life, graduated from Scotland County High School in Memphis, Missouri in the Class of 1965...

Dec 5, 2022

Willis O. Martin, 81 years 6 days, of Arbela, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, surrounded by family.

Willis was born on November 29, 1941, in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, the son of Moses W. and Lizzie N. Oberholtzer Martin.

On January 6, 1962, in Lebanon County,...

Dec 3, 2022

Joan Lea (Morgan) Nunan passed away peacefully on December 3, 2022, at her home in Edina, MO surrounded by her family.

Born July 30, 1933 in Brighton, Iowa, Joan was the daughter of the late Bryan and Mildred (Lowe) Morgan. She was one of seven children. She was united in marriage to William E. Nunan on June...

Nov 7, 2022

Michelle Colleen Devlin passed away unexpectedly on November 7, 2022, in Columbia, MO.

Michelle was born on January 24, 1975, in Quincy, Illinois, to Eugene and Sandra Carter Devlin.

She grew up on a farm in rural Knox City and graduated from Knox County High School in 1993. Following high school, she attended the University...

Nov 7, 2022

Lawrence Raymond "Larry" Kelly, 93, of Santa Marta Retirement Center, Olathe, Kansas, formally of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 7, 2022, surrounded by family.

He was born July 21,1929 in Edina, the son of Leo B. and Lorraine Berberet Kelly.

Larry married Dorothy Ann Cahalan in November 1959 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in...

Oct 28, 2022

Gregory Lee Porter, 76, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 28, 2022, near Macon, Missouri as a result of an automobile accident.

Greg was born on August 9, 1946, in rural Macon County, Missouri, the son of Gerald Leonard and Gertrude Stella Weber Porter.

On April 26, 1969, Greg married Alice Faye Tucker at...

Oct 21, 2022

Martha Frances Burns, 95, of Ashland, Missouri formerly of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 21, 2022, at the Ashland Villa in Ashland, Missouri Surrounded by her family. She was born on October 24, 1926 in Hannibal, Missouri, the daughter of Hubert Franklin and Edna Lee (Farris) Morgan. On January 3, 1945, at the Memphis Christian Church, Martha married...

Oct 20, 2022

Leslie S. High, 39 of rural Cantril, Iowa, passed away unexpectantly Thursday October 20, 2022 from a farm incident.

He was born December 7 1982, in Keosauqua, Iowa, the eighth son of Mervin and Martha High.

Leslie married Charlene Zimmerman on August 28, 2004, and they were blessed with four children. He was a member...

Oct 19, 2022

Mark Masden, 62, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away on October 19, 2022, peacefully at his home north of Kirksville.

He was born on November 10, 1959 at Grim Smith Hospital, in Kirksville, Missouri to P. Perry and Edith Maxine Jacobs Masden.

Mark attended Gorin High School where he met Melinda Darlene Steele and they were...

Oct 17, 2022

Walter B. Shirk, of Ephrata, passed away suddenly on Monday, October 17, 2022.

He was born on September 4, 1941 in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, PA, to the late Aaron M. and Amanda (Brubacher) Shirk.

He was the loving husband of Irene (Sensenig) Shirk. His first wife was the late Marian Martin, who passed away...