Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Edina, Missouri

Dorothy Delaney

Dorothy Delaney

Feb 17, 2021

Dorothy Elizabeth Delaney, 89, of Kirksville, formerly of Baring, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2021, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. Dorothy was born on May 23, 1931, in Rutledge, Missouri to Alex Clinton and Leona Mae McAlister Snyder; moving to Baring after the death of her father where her mother began working as telephone operator...

Kimbria Skye Burkholder

Kimbria Skye Burkholder

Jan 16, 2021

Kimbria Skye Burkholder, age 2 ½ years, passed away peacefully in her mother's arms at 9:18 p.m. on January 16, 2021, at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The precious daughter of Jeffrey and Leann Burkholder, she was born on July 5, 2018 at Kirksville, Missouri. At the age of four months, she was diagnosed with I-cell disease,...

Rev. David Lee Howald

Rev. David Lee Howald

Jan 16, 2021

Rev. David Lee Howald, 75 of Edina, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, on January 16, 2021. David was born December 21, 1945, to the late John R. and Betty Jo (Rubison) Howald of Center, Missouri. David grew up on a farm near Huntington, Missouri, then later moved to Palmyra Missouri. He attended rural Gentry school and Palmyra...

Beth Primm

Beth Primm

Dec 15, 2020

Berna "Beth" Primm, 76, of Novelty, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri. Beth was born on February 13, 1944, in Macon, Missouri, the daughter of Bernard and Bernice McConnel Frazee. She graduated from the Novelty High School in the Class of 1962, and continued her education with Northeast Missouri State Teachers...

John Funk

John Funk

Dec 14, 2020

John Earl Funk, 63, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at the Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. John was born on August 30, 1957, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Vernon Francis Jr. and Dorothy Estella Bowen Funk. He was raised in Hurdland, Missouri and graduated from the Knox County High School, in...

Doug Freburg

Doug Freburg

Dec 9, 2020

Douglas Wayne "Doug" Freburg, 65, of rural Memphis, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, due to complications from COVID-19.

He was born on July 21, 1955 in Macomb, Illinois, the son of James Nelson "Pete" and...

Leonard Stanek

Leonard Stanek

Dec 4, 2020

Leonard J. Stanek, 86, of Baring, Missouri, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis, Missouri. Leonard was born on July 8, 1934, in Shelby, Nebraska the son of Joseph and Agnes M. Kastl Stanek. His family moved around a lot to find work but Leonard graduated from the Fox Rural School north of...

John  Sparks

John Sparks

Nov 23, 2020

John William Sparks, 57, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away at his home southwest of Hurdland, Missouri. John was born on July 6, 1963, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Sam Ellis and Jennie Sue Jacoby Sparks. He attended Knox County High School, graduating in the Class of 1981. He attended Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri before earning a...

Wanda Shannan

Wanda Shannan

Nov 22, 2020

Wanda Joan Shannan, 72, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020, at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Wanda was born on August 1, 1948, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Forrest W. and Elizabeth O. Miller Shelley.

On May 14, 1966, at the Christian Church in...

Mary Ann Priester

Mary Ann Priester

Nov 8, 2020

Mary Ann Priester, 71, of Bloomfield, Iowa, died at her home on Sunday, November 8, 2020.

She was born March 10, 1949, at Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Frank Roy and Bertha Matilda (Lagerstrom) Maxwell.  She attended school in Ottumwa, graduating from Ottumwa High School in 1967 and Iowa Technical School in 1968.

Mary Ann...

Charles Thomas King

Charles Thomas King

Oct 20, 2020

Charles Thomas King, 95, formerly of Milton, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 3:58 AM at the Keosauqua Health Care Center in Keosauqua, Iowa.

He was born April 2, 1925, at Salem, Henry County, Iowa to George Marion and Gladys Rebecca (White) King. He was the third of twelve children.

Charles attended...

Paul "Tony" Webb

Paul "Tony" Webb

Oct 15, 2020

Paul Anthony "Tony" Webb, 79, of rural Edina, Missouri, passed away Thursday evening, October 15, 2020, at the LaBelle Manor Care in LaBelle, Missouri. Tony was born on May 9, 1941, in Centerville, Iowa, the son of Howard Alexander and Sarah Leota McCabe Webb. He graduated from the Hurdland High School in the class of 1959 and served his country...

Stacy Snyder

Stacy Snyder

Oct 15, 2020

Stacy Robert Snyder, 54, of rural Memphis, Missouri, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his work in Kirksville, Missouri.

He was born on July 13, 1966, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Charles Robert and Cheryl E. McKeehan Snyder.

Stacy graduated from the Kirksville High School in the...

Elmer Halley

Elmer Halley

Oct 10, 2020

Elmer Forrest Halley, 96, of Huntsville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020, at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran's Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

He was born in Huntsville, Missouri on September 5, 1924 to James Earl and Lucy Grace Halley.

He grew up in Huntsville, attended Huntsville High...

Buddy Funk

Buddy Funk

Oct 8, 2020

Vernon Francis "Buddy" Funk, Jr., 87, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Buddy was born on December 19, 1932, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Vernon Francis Sr. and Alpha Avis Peavler Funk. He was raised in Kirksville and graduated from the Kirksville High School, graduating in...

Leslie Clark

Leslie Clark

Oct 8, 2020

Leslie Jane Clark, 70, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.

Leslie was born on November 19, 1949, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of Earl Othello and Josephine M Bordeaux Beeler.

She spent most of her life in Scotland County, graduated from the Scotland County...

Elverean Logston

Elverean Logston

Sep 19, 2020

Elverean Logston, 92, a resident of the Scotland County Care Center, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Scotland County Hospital.

Mrs. Logston was born April 9, 1928, near Green City, Missouri, the daughter of Granvil and Christena (Jones) Creason.  She was a graduate of Green City High School and attended Northeast Missouri State College to...

Chuck Barton

Chuck Barton

Sep 14, 2020

Barton, Chuck, of Novelty, Missouri was born December 16, 1962, in Saint Louis, Missouri, to LeeRoy and Pamela (nee Hopkins) Barton and entered into rest, Monday, September 14, 2020 at the age of 57 years, 8 months and 29 days. He is preceded in death by, his father and sister-in-law Debbie. He is survived by, one (1) son, Travis (Kristi)...

Helen Marie Becraft

Helen Marie Becraft

Sep 14, 2020

Helen Marie Becraft, 87, of Memphis, Missouri passed away, Monday, September 14, 2020 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri

Helen was born, September 5, 1933 at home in rural Scotland County to William Dawson and Iva Olive Moon Morrison.  She attended...

Daylon Eugene Troutt

Daylon Eugene Troutt

Sep 9, 2020

Daylon Eugene Troutt of Clever, Missouri, was born May 16, 1929 in Bird City, Kansas to Howard and Effie (Hoyt) Troutt, oldest of seven children. Daylon went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Daylon accepted the Lord at the tender age of 12 and put God first in all he did. A...

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