Obituaries

Jul 19, 2016

Mervin M. High, 70, of Cantril, Iowa, entered into rest July 19, 2016, at his home, following a brief illness.

He was born November 26, 1945, in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the son of Melvin and Verna (Musser) High.

On August 6,...

Jun 28, 2016

John Alexander Stutsman Jr., 86, Florissant, died Tuesday June 28, 2016, at Saint Sophia's Nursing Home, Florissant, Missouri. He was born September 20, 1929, in Edina, Knox County, Missouri, to John Alexander Sr. and Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth (Thacker) Stutsman. He served in the United States Navy during Peacetime and the Korean conflict. He...

Jun 22, 2016

Amelia “Fern” Small Gudehus, 97, of Memphis , Missouri formerly of Edina , Missouri , passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 , at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis , Missouri .

Fern was born on April 30, 1919 , in Lewis County, Missouri...

Jun 20, 2016

Robert Allen "Bob" Bulen, 79, of Eldon, Missouri died at his home in Eldon on June 20, 2016.

He was born April 8, 1937 to George Coe and Ida Pauline Sparling Bulen.

He was a 1956 graduate of Moline High School in Moline,...

Jun 2, 2016

Jane Lynn, "Janie" Upton, 66, died peacefully and surrounded by her family at her home in Centerville , Utah , on June 2, 2016.

She was born July 10, 1949 in Keokuk , Iowa to Clayton Wayne and Twila Bernice Adams Fulk. She grew up on a farm north...

May 30, 2016

Ronald Stephen “Ronnie” Waibel, 62, of West Monroe, Louisiana, formerly of Knox County, Missouri, passed into a loving world with Jesus Christ on Monday, May 30, 2016 at the LSU Health Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Ronnie was born in Kirksville, Missouri on December 8, 1953....

May 30, 2016

Theodore Eldon “Ted” Mann, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Ted was born on December 19, 1931 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Noble E. and Imogene Gertrude Leinweber Mann.

On September 3, 1955, in Petersburg, Illinois, Ted married Bonnie Beryl...

May 30, 2016

LaVina Lou Sellman, 75, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly of Benson, Minnesota, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

She was born on March 14, 1941, in Benson, Minnesota, the daughter of Leo and Dorothy Wilson Atchison.

May 29, 2016

Kathy Elizabeth Doss, 65, of Baring, Missouri, passed away at her home on May 29, 2016.

Kathy was born on October 9, 1950, in Edina, Missouri, the daughter of Joe Wayne and Evelyn Lucille Clark Parrish.

She...

May 25, 2016

Joan Rowlison, 81, of St. Joseph, MO passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.

She was born January 15, 1935 in Sandhill, MO. the daughter of Claude & Rachel (Hathaway) Henry.

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Apr 29, 2016

Velva Mae Freburg, 84, of Memphis, Missouri, died April 29, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis.

She was born January 10, 1932, at Cantril, Iowa, to Leonard Edgar and Norma Esther Eichelberger Stockdale.

She attended school in Bushnell, Illinois and...

Apr 24, 2016

Kenneth Guy Gardine, 92, of Memphis, Missouri, died April 24, 2016, at the Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

He was born April 17, 1924, in Lancaster, Missouri, to Ernest Mikel and Iva Maude Derigo Gardine.

Guy grew up in the Lancaster area and...

Mar 27, 2016

Betsy Lynn Gundy, 57, of Montrose, Iowa, died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at her home.

She was born November 12, 1958, at Kirksville, Missouri, to Kenneth Guy and Opal Hildred (Aeschliman) Gardine.

Betsy attended Scotland County R-1 High School, graduating with the class...

Mar 20, 2016

Toni Jo "Baby Bird" Schultz, 33, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

She was born November 10, 1982, at Iowa City, Iowa, to Billy Charles and Nikki Jo (Peterson) White.

She attended Scotland County...

Mar 17, 2016

Geraldine "Jerri" Baker, 94, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away March 17, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis.

She was born June 29, 1921, in Knox County, Missouri, to Cecil and Ruth (Slocum) Blaine.

From an early age, Jerri grew up...

Mar 17, 2016

Lester Leroy “Roy” Hall, 78, of the Locust Hill Community, west of Novelty, Missouri, passed away at his home on Thursday, March 17, 2016.

Roy was born on March 9, 1938, near Newark, Missouri, the third son of Lester Emmett and Evia Louise Rudd Hall.

He attended the Locust Hill Rural School...

Mar 7, 2016

John "Poppy" Dodge, 67, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016,  at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis.

He was born January 10, 1949, at Kirksville, Missouri, to Ezra Dee and Vada Victoria (Woods) Dodge.

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Mar 7, 2016

Helen Arlene Stone, 81, of Memphis, Missouri, died Monday, March 7, 2016, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.

She was born January 4, 1935, at Queen City, Missouri, to Vern Edwin and Vivian Irene (Steen) Riney.

She attended Memphis High School...

Mar 2, 2016

Charles Samuel Bell, 74, of Arbela, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016. at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

He was born August 30, 1941, in Trenton, New Jersey. He received a Bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Oklahoma State University.

Charles was united...

Feb 21, 2016

Chester Lee Smith, 95, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away February 21, 2016, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis.

He was born June 7, 1920, in Scotland County, near Memphis, Missouri, to Frank Rodney and Bertha Irene Crawford Smith.

He graduated from...