Obituaries

Oct 17, 2025

Jay William Childress, 56, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, formerly of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025, at his home surrounded by family.

He was born August 7, 1969 in Kansas City, Missouri, and adopted by Jerry William and Minnie A. Karhoff Childress.

He graduated from the Knox County High School in the Class...

Oct 16, 2025

Beverly Sue Stober Daggs, 89, formerly of Memphis, passed away in hospice care in Columbia, MO on October 16, 2025 after a courageous 19 year battle with cancer.

Beverly was born May 26, 1936, in rural Saline County, MO, the only child of Hobert Wayne Stober and Lillian Pauline (Hays) Stober.

She was a 1954...

Oct 8, 2025

Vernon Harold Tippett, 84, of Quincy, Illinois formerly of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the High Point Residence in Quincy, Illinois.

Vernon was born on April 25, 1941, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Harold William and Helen Maurine Hicks Tippett.

In 1957 he was an Eagle Scout and attended the...

Sep 26, 2025

Allen W. Fox, 87 years, 5 months and 12 days of Memphis, Missouri peacefully went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 26, 2025, at home surrounded by his family.

He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on April 14, 1938, the son of Ivan H. and Hettie (Weaver) Fox.

On January 21, 1960,...

Sep 26, 2025

Allen W. Fox, 87 years, 5 months and 12 days of Memphis, Missouri peacefully went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 26, 2025, at home surrounded by his family.

He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on April 14, 1938, the son of Ivan H. and Hettie (Weaver) Fox.

On January 21, 1960,...

Sep 25, 2025

Lloyd L. Martin, 85, of rural Memphis, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the residence of a son-in-law near Edina, Missouri.

He was born October 8, 1939, in Napierville, Pennsylvania, the son of Amos O. and Annie Landis Martin.

On December 16, 1961, Lloyd married Anna Mary Weaver. They shared fifty-eight years together...

Sep 25, 2025

Lloyd L. Martin, 85, of rural Memphis, Missouri passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the residence of a son-in-law near Edina, Missouri.

He was born October 8, 1939, in Napierville, Pennsylvania, the son of Amos O. and Annie Landis Martin.

On December 16, 1961, Lloyd married Anna Mary Weaver.  They shared fifty-eight years together...

Sep 22, 2025

Shirley Marlene Hall, 81, of rural Novelty, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025, at the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri.

She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 25, 1944, the daughter of William Lorenzo and Louise Marie Derscheid Paulsen.

She attended school in Novelty, Missouri and graduated from the Novelty High School...

Sep 20, 2025

Jonathan Drake "Jon" Fuller, 68, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025, at his shop west of Memphis, Missouri.

Jon was born July 6, 1957, in Bloomfield, Iowa, the son of Phillip Francis and Colene Poole Fuller.

He attended school in Milton, Iowa and graduated from the Fox Valley High School in the...

Sep 15, 2025

Reta Mae Glasgow-Davison, 88, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025 at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

She was born on March 10, 1937, near Knox City, Missouri, the daughter of Millard Clifton and Opal Irene Weaver Goodwin.

She graduated from the Edina High School in the Class of 1955....

Sep 11, 2025

Lavon May, 97, of Quincy, Illinois, formerly of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the Adam's Pointe Assisted Living in Quincy, Illinois.

She was born October 4, 1927, in Novelty, Missouri, the daughter of Benjamin Leslie and Zylpha Maud Cowles Botts.

She attended the Small Rural Grade School near Novelty, Missouri, and...

Sep 10, 2025

Roberta Mary DeStefano, 68 of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at her residence in Kirksville, Missouri.

She was born November 12, 1956, in New Haven, Conneticut, the daughter of Anthony Phillip and Roberta Isabel Hayes DeStefano.

She attended Bassick High School and Park City Alternative School in Connecticut and graduated in the...

Sep 4, 2025

Theodore "Theo" Raymond Peterson, 94, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 4, 2025, at his home surrounded by family.

He was born on October 16, 1930, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Albert and Mary Underwood Peterson.

He attended high school in Omaha and his family moved to Gorin, Missouri when he was...

Aug 28, 2025

Richard Eugene Hurley, 66, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away, Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the Milan Health Care Center in Milan, Missouri.

He was born on January 28, 1959, in Unionville, Missouri, the son of Glenn and Josephine Lucas Hurley.

Richard attended Putnam County and Schuyler County Schools before attending Indian Hills in Ottumwa, Iowa....

Aug 21, 2025

Terry Lee Logsdon, 74, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025, at the Harry S. Truman VA Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Terry was born on February 15, 1951, in Monmouth, Illinois, the son of Frank and Lucille Faye Piper Logsdon.

He attended school on Monmouth, Illinois, and continued his education with two years...

Aug 21, 2025

Robert P Gordon, who lived to the incredible age of 104, peacefully departed this world on Thursday, August 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. To his family, he was simply "Grampa," who could always be counted on for a good story and a smile.

Born on December 23, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois, Robert was the beloved son...

Aug 17, 2025

George W. Egbert, 89, formerly of Memphis, Missouri, passed away on August 17, 2025 in Florida after a long battle with cancer.

He was born April 21, 1936 to Maenard and Reta Egbert in Gorin, Missouri.

He graduated from Gorin High School in 1954 where he excelled in basketball. George attended the University of Missouri...

Aug 13, 2025

Dorothea Lorainne "Dolly" Benner, 87, of Newark, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the Country Aire Retirement Center in Lewistown, Missouri.

Dolly was born on April 16, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Frank and Catherine Chavez.

She attended the Mt. Diablo School in Concord, California graduating in the Class of...

Aug 5, 2025

Gerald Joseph Sharp, 96, of rural Edina, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ottumwa, Iowa.

Gerald was born on October 7, 1928, in Edina, Missouri, the son of David Francis and Carrie Frances Kruger Sharp.

He attended the St. Joseph Catholic High School in Edina, Missouri.

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Jul 17, 2025

Rosalyn McKay Eyman, 95, of rural Knox City, Missouri, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, surrounded by family.

Rosalyn was born on June 5, 1930, in Watseka, Illinois, the daughter of Orion McKay "O.M." and Dorothea Arnold Warren Gillaspy.

She graduated from Edina High School in the Class...