Obituaries

Aug 14, 2022

Margaret Faye "Maggie" Allen, age 88, of Clarence, MO, formerly of Edina, MO, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Clarence Care Center in Clarence, MO. Maggie was born on February 14, 1934, in Woodville, MO the daughter of Raymond and Lola (Hard) Green. She was united in marriage to Rufus Allen on August 10, 1984 in Novelty, MO....

Aug 13, 2022

Donald Leroy "Don" Troutman, 83, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Saturday evening, August 13, 2022, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Don was born on October 28, 1938, in Farmington, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Nina Bradford Troutman.

He proudly served his country in the United States Navy and attended many ship...

Jul 30, 2022

Linda Lee Smith, 79, of Granger, Missouri, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, at her residence.

Linda was born on December 29, 1942, in Rutledge, Missouri, the daughter of James and Vera Faye Watson Glasgow.

She attended school in Rutledge, Baring, and Memphis and graduated from Baring High School in the Class of 1960.

Jul 22, 2022

Joann Folkerts Swanson, 90, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday morning, July 22, 2022 at the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri. Joann was born on July 18, 1932, in Donna, Texas, the daughter of Hikko Bernard and Alma Gertrude Terveen Brown. She graduated from the Donna High School in Donna, Texas, in the Class of 1950. On December 31, 1954,...

Jul 15, 2022

Dorothy I. Ewalt, 84, of Knox City, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, in Edina, Missouri, surrounded by family. Dorothy was born May 29, 1938 in Newark, Missouri, the daughter of Archie Fisher and Edith Frances Latimer Plunkett. She attended school at Newark, Nelson Rural School, LaBelle, and graduated from the Edina High School in the Class of 1956....

Jun 28, 2022

Ella Wenger Martin, 75 years, 5 months, twenty-six days, of rural Arbela, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at her residence surrounded by family. Ella was born January 2, 1947, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Phares and Annie Wenger Zeiset, one of fifteen children. On March 11, 1967, near East Earl, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County, Ella married...

Jun 28, 2022

Ella Wenger Martin, 75 years, 5 months, twenty-six days, of rural Arbela, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at her residence surrounded by family.

Ella was born January 2, 1947, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Phares and Annie Wenger Zeiset, one of fifteen children.

On March 11, 1967, near East Earl, Pennsylvania,...

Jun 20, 2022

Margaret "Ruth" Crim, 99, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri surrounded by her family. Ruth was born on October 17, 1922, in Edina, Missouri, the daughter of Frank William "Pop" and Adaline C. Millmeyer Hunolt. She was affectionately known as "Ruth" because Pop's favorite baseball player was Babe...

Jun 3, 2022

Betty Lucille Drage, 83 of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born on August 19, 1938, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of William Henry and Ruby Pauline Wood Prather. Betty attended the Kirksville Schools before her family relocated to Edina where she graduated from the Edina High School in...

Jun 1, 2022

Cheryl Primm "Sheri," of St. Charles, MO passed away June 1, 2022. She was born October 24, 1941 to LW "Bill" and Helen Early. Cheryl was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jim Primm in 2001 and her parents. Jim and Cheryl were parents of Brian Primm, Christine (Kenny) Sutton, Mindy (Scott Kestler) Primm, and Craig (Tracy) Primm and...

May 30, 2022

Susan Kathryn Baker Ahern, 95, of Plevna, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty, Missouri, surrounded by loved ones. Susan was born on January 2, 1927, in Portland, Oregon, the daughter Louis A. and Susan Mae Davis Baker. Before WWII her family returned to Des Moines, Iowa and she graduated high...

May 30, 2022

Bonnie Frances Dalton, 79, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Bonnie was born September 7, 1942, in Moline, Illinois, the daughter of George Coe and Ida Pauline Sparling Bulen.

Her family moved to Memphis, Missouri, her sophomore year and she graduated from the...

May 25, 2022

Virginia L. Kinnamon, 88, of Altoona, Iowa, formerly of Bloomfield, Iowa passed away at Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines, Iowa, May 25, 2022 at 2:58 pm.

Visitation will be held June 9, 2022 from 4 to 6 pm at Bloomfield Christian Church Fellowship Hall in Bloomfield, Iowa.

Graveside services will be held at 11am...

May 18, 2022

Barbara Lee Smith, 83, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

She was born on October 10, 1938, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of Ralph and Mabel Cunningham Adams.

Barbara attended Pleasant Hill Rural School, Memphis Elementary School and graduated from the Memphis High...

May 15, 2022

Dixie Lee Drummond, 84, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Dixie was born on March 3, 1938, in Twin Falls, Idaho the daughter of Earl Roy and Dorothy Pearl Goldsberry Hunt.

She graduated from the Scotland County High School in the Class of...

May 9, 2022

Douglas Brett Hauk, 58, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away at his sister's home in rural Putnam County, Missouri.

He was born on December 5, 1963 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Kenneth Olin and Marie Joyce Vassholz Hauk.

Douglas lived most of his life in Memphis, Missouri and...

May 8, 2022

Helen Louise Peterson (Louise), 85, of Wentzville and formerly of Troy, MO passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at SSM – Lake St. Louis.

She was born on June 20, 1936 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Dale and Velma (Ensminger) Snodgrass.  Louise was an only child and so special to her parents.

After graduating from...

May 4, 2022

Veda "Darlene" Steeples, 81, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Darlene was born on September 28, 1940, in Baring, Missouri, the daughter of Emerald Glenn and Rebecca Ann Aldridge Garrison.

She graduated from the Granger High School, of Granger, Missouri, in the Class...

Apr 3, 2022

Ruth Ann Mann, 89, of rural Newark, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her family. Ruth was born on January 15th, 1933, in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of LeRoy R. and Anna LeVada Curl Edmundson. She grew up in Denver, Colorado, and at the age of 7 her family moved to Omaha, Nebraska. She...

Mar 30, 2022

John Marion De Groot, 88, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away at his home, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.

John was born on April 11, 1933, in Orange City, Iowa, the son of Ryndert and Johanna Marie Muilenburg De Groot.

On June 2, 1956, in Le Mars, Iowa, John married Clarissa Pearl Caulkins and to this union...