Obituaries

May 6, 2009

Rex Dale Arment, 67, of Branson, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at his residence in Branson, Missouri. Rex was born on August 6, 1941, in Quincy, Illinois, the son of George M. and Nora "Marie" Gragg Arment. He was raised southeast of Edina attended the Clancy Rural School and graduated from the Edina High School in the Class...

May 2, 2009

Carl Raymond Kingsley, 58, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Carl was born on January 3, 1951 in Edina, Missouri, the son of Raymond Ray and Charlene Ona Shumate Kingsley.

He was raised in Edina, Missouri and attended the Edina Elementary School and...

Apr 20, 2009

Erma Imogene Guthrie 93 of Bloomfield Iowa died Monday April 20 2009 at the Davis County Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Bloomfield Iowa.She was born November 15 1915 in Scotland County Missouri to Riley and Sally Margaret Barnett Meeks. She grew up in the Bible Grove area and graduated from the eighth grade having attended Loe School. Erma married...

Apr 10, 2009

Nancy Louise Moore Gifford of Higginsville Missouri and formerly of Memphis Missouri passed away April 10 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City Missouri.She was born October 28 1923 at 10:00 A.M. at the farm home of her parents Charles Holland and Myrtle Irene Myers Moore in Knox County Missouri near Knox City Missouri.She moved with her parents...

Mar 15, 2009

Virginia Sarah Ellen Claybrook "Tudy" Busch, 85, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Tudy was born May 25, 1923, in Green Castle, Missouri, the daughter of Mike Mitchell and Novea Mae Stoneking Claybrook.

She moved around with her parents from...

Mar 14, 2009

Andrew J. Miller, Jr., age 95 of West Lafayette, Indiana, formerly of Edina, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009 at his residence.

Born in Maywood, MO on October 24, 1913, he was the son of the late Andrew J. and Alice Cardwell Miller, Sr.

His first 26 years were spent farming...

Mar 13, 2009

Abigail Jean Parsons infant daughter of Lynnette Jean Green and Chris O. Parsons of Memphis Missouri passed away at Childrens Hospital in St. Louis Missouri March 13 2009. She was born March 12 2009 at Childrens Hospital in St. Louis.She is survived by her parents Lynnette and Chris grandparents: Stanley and Shirley Green of Memphis Missouri Teresa and Lynn Parsons...

Mar 13, 2009

Rufus Lee Allen, 68, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 13, 2009, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Rufus was born on August 6, 1940, in Plevna, Missouri, the son of Rufus and Juanita Walker Allen.

He was raised in the Plevna area, attended the Plevna Elementary School and graduated from the...

Mar 6, 2009

Ellen Gundy 83 of Memphis Missouri died Friday evening March 6 2009 at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis Missouri. She was born April 24 1925 at Baring Missouri to John and Mary Cecelia Delaney Fetters. Ellen graduated from Memphis High School Class of 1943. She married Ted Gundy November 28 1945 at the St. Michaels rectory in Kahoka...

Feb 9, 2009

Mary Ann Hines 67 of Memphis Missouri passed away Monday February 9 2009 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy Illinois.She was born February 16 1941 at Marshalltown Iowa to Ernest Neff and Elise Mae Dowell Davis. She grew up in the Marshalltown area and attended school through the ninth grade at Anson Junior High School in Marshalltown.Mary Ann married Norman Francis...

Feb 8, 2009

Catherine "Katy" Burk, 94, of the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri, formerly of Dallas City, Illinois died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 8:35 a.m. at the Knox County Nursing Home. She was born January 12, 1915 in Knox County, Missouri, the daughter of Harve and Sylvia Runquist Arment. On October 29, 1939, Katy married William H....

Feb 6, 2009

Ricky L. Fox, 50, of Baring, Missouri, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, February 6, 2009.

Born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Marian (Hersh) Fox of New Holland, Pennsylvania, and the late Paul W. Fox.

He was a truck driver for Amos Zimmerman, Jr., Cantrell, Iowa and he enjoyed hunting and...

Jan 20, 2009

Alan Craig Weeks 61 of 415 North Main Street Milton Iowa died at 10:15 P.M. January 20 2009 at the V.A. Medical Center in Iowa City.He was born November 29 1947 in Ottumwa Iowa to William W. and Doris I. Bowers Weeks. He married Carol Evelyn Collett June 8 1968. They divorced. He married the love of his life Cherie...

Jan 19, 2009

Mary Louise Schroeder, 81, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Mary was born on April 30, 1927, in Baring, Missouri, the daughter of Walter Shubert Jr. and Margaret Anna Coslett Shubert.

She was raised in the Baring and Edina Community...

Jan 16, 2009

Kevin Eugene Yoakum, of Brashear, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Kevin was born on November 3, 1963, the son of Eugene and Reta Frances Rowlison Yoakum.

Kevin was a graduate of Knox County High School Class of 1982. Kevin lived his whole...

Jan 14, 2009

LITTLE BUT MIGHTY Ruby L. Purvis 88 life long resident of Scotland County Missouri died Wednesday January 14 2009 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis Missouri. She was born February 26 1920 in Scotland County to Emmor Rolla and Marjory Blanche Shook Spees. She attended Spees Country School. Ruby married Phillip Elmer Purvis on January 29 1936 in...

Jan 14, 2009

Jesse Howard Shrouf, 22, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, in an automobile accident near Edina, Missouri.

Jesse was born on December 28, 1986, the son of Gary Dean Sr. and Lisa Lanae Slaughter Shrouf.

Jesse lived in Hurdland, Missouri his entire life and was a member of the...

Jan 14, 2009

Franklin "Tyler" Lonberger, 20, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009, in an automobile accident near Edina, Missouri.

Tyler was born on July 9, 1988, in Perry, Georgia, the son of Samuel L. and Tina K. McCabe Lonberger.

At the age of 6 months he moved with his family  to Edina, Missouri, attended...

Jan 12, 2009

Joy Isabelle Campbell 80 of Bloomfield Iowa died January 12 2009 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines Iowa.She was born October 7 1928 to Dorcie D. and Cleo H. Hulen Lunsford at Savannah Iowa. She grew up in the Savannah area and attended Bloomfield High School.She married William Timothy Campbell at Memphis Missouri on August 24 1946 and...

Jan 10, 2009

Ronald S. "Ronnie" Simmons, 73, of Novelty, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

He was born on May 18, 1935, in Knox County, Missouri, near Leonard, the son of Arthur and Blanche Shofstall Simmons.

Ronnie attended the Rhoades Rural School and graduated from the Edina High School...