Obituaries

Mar 20, 2022

Otho Emmerson Harbur, 88, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at his residence in Memphis, Missouri.

Otho was born November 22, 1933, in Milton, Iowa, the son of Ellis Emmerson and Bessie Ona Akins Harbur.

His family moved around a lot with work and Otho worked as a mechanic most of his...

Mar 14, 2022

Anna W. Good, 91, of Rutledge, Missouri went to be with her Lord, on Monday, March 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. She was born September 30, 1930, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Martha Martin. Anna was raised in Pennsylvania and on January 12, 1952, she married Ivan Good. They moved to Missouri in...

Mar 14, 2022

Anna W. Good, 91, of Rutledge, Missouri went to be with her Lord, on Monday, March 14, 2022 at her home surrounded by family.

She was born September 30, 1930, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Martha Martin.

Anna was raised in Pennsylvania and on January 12, 1952, she married Ivan Good....

Mar 10, 2022

William Arlan, "Bill" Barnes, age 77, formerly of Knox County, Missouri, passed away March 10th, 2022, in Des Plaines, Illinois. Bill was born August 4th, 1944, in Highland Park, Illinois, the son of William Arlan "Bill" and Blanche Mildred Sultz Barnes. He attended Edina High School and graduated in the Class of 1962. After graduation he served his country in...

Mar 7, 2022

Minnie A. Childress of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday morning, March 7, 2022 at her residence, with her son by her side, in Edina, Missouri. She was born May 10, 1941, in Edina, Missouri, the daughter of James Edwin Sr. and Coleta Gail (Goodwin) Karhoff. She was raised in Knox County, Missouri and attended the Baring High School in Baring,...

Mar 1, 2022

Helen Louraine Petersen, 74, of Newark, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at her residence surrounded by family. She was born May 5, 1947, in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Wesley John and Shirley Swadinsky Wainwright. On July 19, 1965, in Peoria, Illinois, Helen married Robert Loren Petersen and to this union two children were born. She was raised...

Jan 24, 2022

Ann was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on February 4, 1944, one of four children of James William and Mary Catherine "Kack" Sandknop Ragland of Edina, Missouri. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, and graduated from Edina High School in 1962. After high school, Ann went on to beauty college to become a hair stylist. She had her own beauty...

Jan 24, 2022

Jewel See, 86, of Rutledge, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at the LaBelle Manor Care in LaBelle, Missouri. She was born on January 4, 1936, near Knox City, Missouri, the daughter of Fred and Nellie Rae House Ewalt. She attended Island Rural School northeast of Knox City, Missouri and graduated from the Knox City High School in Knox...

Jan 21, 2022

Anna Faye Nelson, 87, of Lakeland, Florida, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at the Clark County Nursing Home in Kahoka, Missouri.

Anna was born on January 29, 1934, in Packwood, Iowa the daughter of Cecil and Loretta Wheatley Williams.

Her family moved to Lost Nation, Iowa and Anna attended school. She then moved to...

Jan 18, 2022

Sandra Kay "Sandy" Hunolt, 74, of rural Edina, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri. Sandy was born March 31, 1947, in Edina, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest Cecil and Helen Louise Phinney Shultz. She was raised in the Millport area near Rutledge, Missouri. On November 18, 1966 Sandy married Donald Lee Miller...

Jan 4, 2022

Titus R. Martin, 87, of Memphis, Missouri, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at his son's residence surrounded by family. Titus was born on October 17, 1934, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the son of Amos Z. and Lydia Rissler Martin. On November 10, 1956, he was united in marriage to Florence G. Hackman. After fifty-six years together, she...

Jan 4, 2022

Titus R. Martin, 87, of Memphis, Missouri, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at his son's residence surrounded by family.

Titus was born on October 17, 1934, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the son of Amos Z. and Lydia Rissler Martin.

On November 10, 1956, he was united in marriage to Florence G. Hackman....

Jan 2, 2022

Mary Jane Martin, 62, of Rutledge, Missouri, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. She was born on January 22, 1959, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Alvin and Verna Brubaker. Mary moved to Northeast Missouri in 1976, and on November 26, 1981 she married Mark M. Martin, and they shared forty...

Dec 29, 2021

Cathy Nell Lay, 70, of rural Edina, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Cathy was born on December 27, 1951, the daughter of Clifford and Carolyn Saxbury Lay, in Kirksville, Missouri. She attended Davis Rural School and graduated from the Queen City High School in the Class of 1969. She was a...

Dec 29, 2021

Clark Dale Peterson, 89, of Wentzville, Missouri, and formerly of Troy, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at his residence in Wentzville, Missouri.

He was born on July 27, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska the son of the late Albert and Mary (Underwood) Peterson.

He was united in marriage to Louise Snodgrass on August...

Dec 24, 2021

Millie D. Jennings, 89, of Newark, Missouri, passed to her heavenly home on December 24, 2021. Millie was born on September 16, 1932, in Grinnell, Iowa to Carl E. and Edith (Hanson) Breeden. Millie was raised on a farm and schooled in a one room school. Later in life, Millie got a GED and took business courses. Millie owned Millie's...

Dec 12, 2021

Judy Ann Walker, 72, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 at her residence surrounded by loved ones. She was born on September 3, 1949, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of Glennon Ray and Martha Adeline Binkley Davis. Judy graduated from Knox County High School in the Class of 1967. She worked as a CNA at the Knox...

Dec 9, 2021

Allen Keith "Casey" Barnhill, 66, of Baring, Missouri, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at his residence at the Baring Country Club near Baring, Missouri. Casey was born on July 14, 1955, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Elwood Leon and Betty Laurine Henry Barnhill. He was a graduate of Knox County High School in the Class of 1973. Two...

Dec 8, 2021

Irma K. Martin, age 81, of Rutledge, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at her residence surrounded by family. Irma was born on July 15, 1940, in East Earl, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Phares M. and Lena B. Kurtz Huber. On September 24, 1960 Irma married David B. Martin and to this union eleven children were born. Irma and...

Dec 7, 2021

Mary Ann Creek, 71, of Gorin, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.

Mary was born on August 14, 1950, in Washington, Missouri, the daughter of Chester and Gladys Franklin Holzschuh.

She graduated from the Bland High School in Bland, Missouri, in the Class of 1968.