Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Edina, Missouri
Delores Louise Smith-Eggers
Aug 14, 2015
Delores Smith Eggers, 88, of Memphis, Missouri, was given the gift of life January 18, 1927 and returned to God's arms August 14, 2015. She lived most of her life in Bushnell, Illinois with her parents, Edmund and Lula Hulett, a brother, Herschel and a sister, Hazel. She married Fred Kendall Smith on May 27, 1945. They had three children:...
George Arthur Eggers
Aug 14, 2015
George Arthur Eggers, a faithful servant of Jesus, was born on May 28, 1926, in Bushnell, Illinois and died on August 14, 2015. He was 89 years old. He was the son of Russell H. and Rilla Brewer Eggers. He had one sister, Laverna Eggers Parham and one brother, Vern Eggers, who are both deceased. George served in the United...
Donna V. Houghton
Jul 28, 2015
Donna Vee Houghton, 77, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born March 3, 1938, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Earl Roy and Dorothy Pearl Goldsberry Hunt. Donna grew up in Scotland County, attended Memphis High School, graduating with the class of 1956. She married Vaughn Biggs and...
Kenny Swann
Jul 10, 2015
Kenneth Lee Swann, 63, formerly of Knox City, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Missouri.
Kenny was born on December 27, 1951, in Novelty, Missouri, the son of Charley Howard and Inez Lee Swann.
Leah Jane Colbert
Jul 9, 2015
Cremation has been accorded. A Celebration of Life will be at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, memorials are suggested to the Gorin Cemetery. They may be left at or mailed to the Memphis Funeral Home, 378 South Market Street, Memphis, Missouri 63555 Leah Jane Colbert, 63, Gorin, Missouri, formerly of Chickamauga, Georgia, died Thursday, July 9, 2015,...
Anne Byland Downing
Jul 1, 2015
Anne Helene Byland Downing, 83, formerly of Edina, MO passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at the Lake George Assisted Living Home in Columbia, Missouri.
Anne was born on October 6, 1931 in rural Monroe City, MO, the daughter of Thomas E. and Ruby Umstaddt Byland.
She attended Public Schools in Hannibal,...
Byron Ewalt
Jun 25, 2015
Byron Fred Ewalt, 91, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015, at his residence in Edina, Missouri.
Byron was born on May 25, 1924, in rural Knox County, Missouri, the son of Fred and Nellie Rae House Ewalt.
Helen Janene Purdy
Jun 22, 2015
Helen Janene Purdy, age 82, of Rutledge, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. The daughter of Roy Audrey and Hilma Eugenia (Windsor) Parrish, she was born June 30, 1932, on the family farm north of Colony, Knox County, Missouri. On September 26, 1967, she married Floyd Eugene Purdy who preceded her...
Helen Y. Gochnauer
Jun 19, 2015
Helen Yoder Gochnauer, 88, of Gorin, Missouri, passed away June 19, 2015, with family present at her side, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis, Missouri. She was born March 29, 1927, in Nappanee, Indiana, to Cephas J. and Bernice B. (Weldy) Yoder. Helen moved to Tampa, Florida, in 1950, where she met Norman Kreider Gochnauer and they were...
Leroy Oberholtzer
Jun 18, 2015
Leroy W. Oberholtzer, 76, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015, at his residence in Memphis, Missouri, with his family by his side.
Leroy was born on March 10, 1939, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, the son of Levi and Lizzie Weaver Oberholtzer.
...Jack N. Dannenhauer
Jun 11, 2015
Jack N. Dannenhauer, 80, passed away Thursday evening, June 11, 2015, at his home near Bible Grove, Missouri. He was born January 22, 1935, at Arbela, Missouri, to Harry Christian and Beulah Irene Power Dannenhauer. Jack attended Memphis High School, graduating with the class of 1952. Jack was married to Darlene Grosenkemper on February 3, 1957, at the Baptist Church...
Bobby Glasgow
Jun 5, 2015
Bobby Carlyle Glasgow, 89, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 5, 2015, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.
Bobby was born on January 17, 1926, near Rutledge, Missouri, the son of Carl and Hallie Rector Glasgow.
Sam Crawford
Jun 5, 2015
Sam Crawford, 99, of Columbia, Missouri and formerly of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Friday evening, June 5, 2015, at his home in Columbia. He was born May 10, 1916, near Crawford, Missouri, to Elbert Hamilton and Nora Alice (Smith) Crawford. Sam attended Cox and Prairie View country schools in Scotland County through the eighth grade. He served four years in...
Mary Boltz
May 26, 2015
Mary C. Boltz, 94, of Hurdland, MO, formerly of Davenport, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, MO.
Mary was born on December 7, 1920 in Baring, MO, a daughter of Charles and Lillian (King) Haffernan.
On February 24, 1946 she married Roy H. Boltz in...
Wayne Harrell
May 25, 2015
Hubert âWayneâ Harrell, 75, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015, at his sonâs residence with his family by his side, near Edina, Missouri.
Wayne was born on October 25, 1939, in Arkansas, the son of Hubert and Georgia Robertson Harrell Sr.
...Donna Jean Farris
May 21, 2015
Donna Jean Farris, 40, of Edina, Missouri, passed away, Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.
Donna was born on November 7, 1974, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of John Eugene and Noreen Connie Dagenhart Farris.
...Charles Kelley
May 20, 2015
Charles Robert Kelley, 95, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.
Charles was born on October 18, 1919, in Edina, Missouri, the son of John and Florence Mae Parcell Kelley.
Mary Jane Primm
May 13, 2015
Mary Jane Primm, 93, of Baring, Missouri formerly of Colony , Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at the LaBelle Manor Care Center in LaBelle, Missouri.
She was born on May 22, 1921, in Warren County near Roseville, Illinois, the daughter of Earl H....
Ronald Rupert
Mar 21, 2015
Ronald Lee Rupert, age 68, of Emden, MO, entered into peaceful rest on March 21, 2015 in his home.
Ron was born December 23, 1946, son of Ernest Lee (Bud) Rupert and Pearl (Betty) Rains in Quincy, IL.
Ron was joined in marriage to Kathy Ethridge Lunsford on August 2, 1974 in Muscatine, Iowa.
...Doris Madeline Atwater
Mar 21, 2015
Doris Madeline Atwater, 90 , of Memphis, Missouri, died March 21, 2015, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri. She was born, July 13, 1924, at Etna, Missouri, to Charles Dye and Mabel Irene (Medus) Arnold. She attended Gorin High School, graduating with the class of 1941. Doris married Leasle Lewis "Johnnie" Atwater on April 3, 1943, in Colorado...
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