Obituaries

Sep 30, 2015

Betty Lou Mallett, 82, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away September 30, 2015, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. She was born June 17, 1933, in Adair County, Missouri, the daughter of Gordon and Violet (Kirkpatrick) Ingraham. Betty attended Kirksville High School, graduating with the class of 1951 and Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. During her time at college,...

Sep 25, 2015

Hazel Florine (Garrett) Forrester, age 99, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away September 25, 2015, at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born January 11, 1916, in Scotland County, Missouri, the daughter of Ozro Clyde and Hazel Aleyne (Sweeney) Garrett. She had one younger sister, Clarice Louise (Mrs. L. Paul Burns). Florine (Garrett) Forrester attended Jayne Grade School, Oak Ridge...

Sep 22, 2015

Joy Summers Coblentz, age 2, died September 22, 2015 in rural Scotland County due to accidental drowning. She was born May 26, 2013, in Memphis, Missouri, the precious daughter of Steve C. and Kendra Sue (Hahn) Coblentz. Left to share little Joy's memory are her parents; her maternal grandparents, Amos and Erma Hahn, of New Holland, Pennsylvania; her paternal grandparents,...

Sep 20, 2015

Margie Mae Porritt, 88, of Edina, Missouri, passed away on September 20, 2015 at St. Mary's Manor of Blue Springs, Missouri.

She is survived by her children Bobbi (Bob) Bragg, Randy (Lynn) Meredith, Renee (Sam) Smith, Roxie Kreiling,5 Step children, 6 siblings, 9 grandchildren, 15...

Sep 19, 2015

Wilma June Kapfer, 92, of Memphis, Missouri, died September 19, 2015, under the care of Hospice, at Good Samaritan Home in Quincy, Illinois. She was born, a twin, on July 1, 1923, near Arbela, Missouri, the daughter of Willis Newton and Drusie Pearl (Riebel) Adams. She was raised near Arbela, attending the Morning View country school for eight years and...

Sep 12, 2015

Ronnie Keith Robinson, 49, of Scotland County, passed on at his rural farm Saturday, September 12, 2015 . He was born September 15, 1965, in Kirksville, Missouri, to Larry Wayne Robinson and Carolyn Sue (Walker) Blake. He attended Scotland County R-1 High School, graduating with the class of 1983. He met his future wife shortly after that and in 1989...

Aug 26, 2015

Lela Vetrice Goins, age 101and 7 months, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away August 26, 2015, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. She was born January 27, 1914, in rural Scotland County, Missouri, to William and Bessie Lee (Mathes) Becraft. She grew up in rural Scotland County and attended Barker school for eight years. On December 24, 1935, she...

Aug 26, 2015

Dail Winford White, 81, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away August 26, 2015, at his home in Memphis. He was born May 28, 1934, in Alexandria, Missouri, to Oma Ray and Evalenah Marie (Mayer) White. Dail attended grade school in Alexandria, Missouri, graduating from the eighth grade. He attended Kahoka High School, graduating with the class of 1952. He served for...

Aug 19, 2015

Osborn McCracken “Mackie” Johnston , 78, of Newark , Missouri , passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015 , at the LaBelle Manor Care Center in LaBelle , Missouri .

Mackie was born on March 16, 1937 , in Newark , Missouri , the son of...

Aug 16, 2015

Ronnie G. Kraus, 62, of rural Memphis, Missouri, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. He was born June 16, 1953, in Keokuk, Iowa, to Karl Junior and Claris Hopp Kraus. He attended Scotland County R-1 High School, graduating with the class of 1972. He was a Mason with Memphis Lodge #16 AF & AM and...

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:...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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,...

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.

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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...

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...

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.