Obituaries

Sep 14, 2014

Norma Jean Dodds age, 73 passed away September 14th, 2014 in Springfield, Missouri.

Norma was born January 20th, 1941 in Hurdland, MO.

Norma is survived by three daughters, Diane "Dee Dee" Mendenhall, and her husband Phillip, Becky Millard, and her husband Dennis, and Julie Dodds.

Private family services will...

Sep 6, 2014

Toni Rae Sears, 59, of Gorin, Missouri, died Saturday, September 6, 2014, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born October 23, 1954, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Frank U. and Harriette Jane Wagner Bass. Toni grew up in Columbus Junction, Iowa and was a graduate of Columbus Junction High School, Class of 1971. She moved to Gorin, Missouri,...

Aug 29, 2014

Neva Pearl Henderson, 101, of Memphis, Missouri, died Friday, August 29, 2014, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. She was born September 21, 1912, in Schuyler County, Missouri, to Oscar and Effie Pindell Ketchum. Neva married Elmer Barrickman in 1927 and to this union three daughters were born. She married Fred Henderson in 1947. Neva was a member...

Aug 17, 2014

William Darrell "Bill" Glasgow, age 65, of Republic, Missouri, passed away August 17, 2014, in his home with family at his side.

He was born on November 13, 1948 in Edina, Missouri, the son of Bobby Glasgow and the late Virginia Glasgow.

Bill was united in marriage to Linda Susan Rekus on...

Jul 17, 2014

Reta Frances Yoakum, 70, of Brashear, Missouri, passed away Thursday evening, July 17, 2014, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Reta was born on July 11, 1944, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of Richard and Irene Bowen Rowlison.

She attended the Hurdland Elementary and High School, graduating in the Class...

Jul 7, 2014

Lathen Mikel Hartley Yoakum, 18 month old, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014, at the Northeast Regional Hospital in Kirksville, Missouri.

Lathen was born on December 15, 2012, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Katie Yoakum.

Lathen enjoyed Mickey Mouse, toy planes and his stuffed animals. He liked playing...

Jun 23, 2014

James Henry “Jack” Vaughan, Jr., 90, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Jack was born on July 16, 1923, in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of James Henry and Grace Martha Washburn Vaughan.

He attended the Wells Carey Elementary and graduated...

Jun 21, 2014

Donald James “Donnie” Campbell, 79, of Edina and Knox City, Missouri, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Donnie was born January 3, 1935, near Knox City, Missouri, the son of Raymond E. and Rosemary Miller Campbell.

Donnie attended Center Ridge Rural School near...

Jun 20, 2014

Opal Eilene Huckey Findley, 91, of Gorin, Missouri, entered into heaven, Friday, June 20, 2014 at 5:42 AM in her home in Gorin, Missouri. She was born the youngest of three children of Benjamin J. and Daisy Pearl Boyer Huckey on August 26, 1922, at Gorin, Missouri. Eilene attended Price School and graduated from Gorin High School with the class...

Jun 19, 2014

Gordon Clavern Edwards, 63, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Missouri.

Gordon was born on February 4, 1951, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Lester Thomas Sr. and Elizabeth Hortense Mason Edwards.

He attended the Edina Elementary School and graduated from the...

Jun 10, 2014

Ruth Berneice Shanes, 87, of Memphis, Missouri, died June 10, 2014, at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri. She was born in rural Hitt, Missouri, on August 14, 1926, to Virgil Benjamin and Mary Violet Fincher Peck. Berneice grew up in rural Scotland County in her early years and then with her mother and sister, moved to...

May 28, 2014

Dolores Ann “Dottie” Kriegshauser, 78, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Dottie was born on October 19, 1935, in Hurdland, Missouri, the daughter of Bill and Cleta Henry Gonnerman.

She grew up in Hurdland, Missouri and attended the Hurdland Elementary and graduated...

May 21, 2014

Dorothy Lucille Hunolt, 87, of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Baring, Missouri.

She was born on March 24, 1927, in Atlanta, Missouri, the daughter of Roy and Helen G. (Bull) Sanders.

Dorothy attended school in La Plata, Missouri and later Rose Hill, Iowa. Her family moved...

May 13, 2014

Reverend Wilda Geraldine Clark Conn of Jamesport, Missouri, 87, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton, Missouri. Wilda was born November 7, 1926, near Hopkins, Missouri ,to Allen Glen Clark and Nellie B. Hall Clark Brown on the farm of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cloud Hall. Wilda was raised by her grandparents, due to...

May 13, 2014

Millicent “Mitzie” Wiskirchen, 81 of Edina, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Mitzie was born on April 1, 1933, in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Lawrence John and Gertrude Elizabeth Koetters Niehaus.

She was raised in Quincy, Illinois and graduated from the Notre Dame...

May 7, 2014

Leland Clinton Ewalt, 90, of Knox City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at the Sunset Home in Quincy, Illinois.

Leland was born on November 2, 1923 on the family farm near Knox City, Missouri, the son of John Edward, Jr. and Vern Snell Ewalt.

He attended rural school and graduated...

May 5, 2014

Ricky Lynn Phillips, 54, of Gorin, Missouri, died Monday, May 5, 2014, at Gorin, Missouri. He was born June 12, 1959, In Evansville, Indiana, to James Everett and Bertha Virginia Applegate Phillips; one of eleven children. He grew up in Indiana and Florida and attended Fort Lauderdale High School, completing the eleventh grade. He married Denise Lynn Tetlow on June...

Apr 18, 2014

Victor Merle “Vic” Shubert, 81 of Edina, Missouri, formerly of Hannibal, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Vic was born in Edina, Missouri on August 13, 1932, the son of Walter Jr.and Margaret Anne Coslett Shubert

He was raised in Edina, Missouri...

Apr 7, 2014

Amy Elizabeth Head, 42, of Moberly, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014, in Columbia, Missouri.

Amy was born on November 27, 1971, in Kirksville, Missouri, the daughter of James Clifford and Elizabeth Ann Grice Head.

She attended school in Monroe City, Missouri and received her degree in Graphic Design from Moberly...

Apr 5, 2014

Coleen McWilliam, 89, of Memphis, Missouri, died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis. She was born March 24, 1925, in Schuyler County, Missouri, to Wilber A. and Clara Gatts Puttoff. Coleen was raised in the Downing, Missouri, area and attended school in Downing before moving to Memphis and graduated from Memphis High School, Class...