Obituaries

Jan 30, 2015

Kathie Mae Thrasher, 61, of Memphis, Missouri, died Friday, January 30, 2015, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. She was born January 15, 1954, at Edina, Missouri, to Kenneth Earl and Margie Corinne (Spray) Thrasher. She was a Scotland County RI graduate, Class of 1972. She also attended beauty school in Keokuk, Iowa. Kathie loved to cook. She worked...

Jan 25, 2015

Deloris Barnes, 81, of Mexico, Missouri formerly of Knox County, Missouri, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Mexico, Missouri.

She was born on March 4, 1933, in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Gertrude Lohman Schnelle.

Deloris attended Quincy High School, in Quincy, Illinois and...

Jan 23, 2015

Verna B. (Horst) Brubaker, 86, of Rutledge, Missouri went to her reward, January 23, 2015, at her residence near Rutledge, Missouri. (She had a home on the Mark Martin property the past four years.)

Verna was born on October 27, 1928, in Goodville, Pennsylvania, to the late Rufus and Lizzie (Burkholder) Horst.

Jan 19, 2015

Virginia Louise Luciani (nee Gifford) died peacefully in the early afternoon hours of January 19, 2015, at Morningstar Senior Living in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Frank, her husband of 61 years; her daughter Patricia Vitelli; granddaughter Nicole DeHerrera; and a grandson Richard Vitelli were at her bedside as she passed over to join the Lord.

Virginia...

Jan 16, 2015

The Rudicil family invites everyone to share lunch and fellowship following the committal service at the Edina United Methodist Church at 12:30 P.M. George Raymond Rudicil, 78, of Edina, Missouri, died Friday, January 16, 2016, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina. He was born January 29, 1936, at Colony, Missouri, to Hiram Roosevelt and Frances Irene (Dailing) Rudicil....

Jan 7, 2015

Mary “Elizabeth” Poore, 84, of Edina, Missouri formerly of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Elizabeth was born on November 3, 1930, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of Lee Claude and Mary Roena Prosser Garnett.

She attended the Novelty Schools graduating...

Jan 2, 2015

Patricia Maxine Shelley, 87, of Memphis, Missouri, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. Patricia was born March 25, 1927, in Azen, Missouri, to Robert Eugene and Martha Amelia Russell Biggs. Patricia attended Clay Point School and completed the eighth grade. She attended Granger High School and left to become a homemaker and then was...

Dec 27, 2014

Paul Herbert "Bud" Burns, 95, of Memphis, Missouri, died Saturday, December 27, 2014, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. Bud was born February 2, 1919, in Schuyler County, Missouri, to Leslie Edwin and Ollie May Casteel Burns. He was raised on a farm near Glenwood, Missouri and attended country schools for eight years. He attended high school in...

Dec 15, 2014

Joy Jean Nicoli, 82, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri. She was born July 21, 1932, in Scotland County, Missouri, to Leo Adron and Bessie Jewel Ketchum Cook. Joy was a lifelong resident of Scotland County, Missouri. She attended school in Scotland County and graduated from Memphis High School, Class...

Nov 29, 2014

Erlene B. Kelley, 99, of Edina, Missouri passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Erlene was born on September 11, 1915, in Shelby County, Missouri, the only child of James Hurley and Sarah Rebecca Green Brown.

She attended the Shelbyville High School graduating from...

Nov 27, 2014

Jay Tee Doss, 67, of LaBelle, Missouri formerly of Baring, Missouri, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014, at the LaBelle Manor Care Center in LaBelle, Missouri.

Jay Tee was born on January 6, 1947, in Edina, Missouri, the son of Harvey...

Nov 15, 2014

Timothy “Tim” Frank McCauley, 50, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at his home with his family by his side.

Tim was born on July 2, 1964, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of John “Jack” Edward and Elnor “Evie” Yvonne Hettinger McCauley.

He graduated from the St. Joseph Catholic...

Nov 13, 2014

The family requests no flowers - your thought and prayers please. Laura W. Nolt, 71, of Memphis, Missouri, entered into rest Thursday, November 13, 2014, at her home. Laura was born November 10, 1943, at home in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Aaron S. and Mabel G. Weaver. She was raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and was united...

Nov 8, 2014

As per Darlene's wishes a cremation and no service or visitation will be held at this time. A private Celebration of Life will be at a later date. Darlene Dannenhauer, 75, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014, at her home near Bible Grove, Missouri surrounded by her family. She was born June 12, 1939, at Greensburg, Missouri, to Joseph H....

Nov 5, 2014

Florence May “Midge” Shepard, 74, of Kirksville, Missouri formerly of Edina, Missouri, passed away Wednesday morning, November 5, 2014, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Midge was born on February 14, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of...

Oct 3, 2014

Maurine Elizabeth Myers, 84, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday morning, October 3, 2014 at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Maurine was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on January 5, 1930, the daughter of Dr. Charles B. and Lola Smith Myers.

Oct 1, 2014

Betty Rae Bondurant, 88, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away October 1, 2014, at the Scotland County Hospital. She was born June 22, 1926, in Cantril, Iowa to Ray and Bertha (Work) Swank. Betty and her family moved to Memphis in 1936 from Moberly, Missouri. She was a member of the 1944 graduating class from Memphis High School. She was united...

Sep 27, 2014

E. Muriel Blaine was born August 31, 1922, in Scotland County near Bible Grove, Missouri and departed this life Saturday, September 27, 2014 in Memphis, Missouri, at the Scotland County Hospital. Muriel was the 5th child of eight born to Elmer and Addie (Roberts) Wright. She grew up on a farm near Bible Grove and attended school at Bible Grove....

Sep 26, 2014

Donna Beth Halliday, 85, of Los Altos , California , passed away Friday evening, September 26, 2014 , at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville , Missouri , while visiting her son.

She was born on January 25, 1929 , in Wichita , Kansas , the daughter of Schuyler Everett and Maude Bedigrew Clark....

Sep 23, 2014

Elma Elizabeth Seals, 85, of Arbela, Missouri, died Tuesday evening, September 23, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. She was born June 22, 1929, in Sutter, Illinois, to Albert and Edna Matilda (Wollbrink) Beeler. Elma grew up and attended school in Illinois. She married Dale Franklin Seals on February 27, 1949, at Tioga,...