Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Edina, Missouri

Faye Humphrey

Faye Humphrey

Feb 29, 2008

Faye Humphrey 78 of Memphis Missouri passed away February 29 2008 at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City Iowa. She was born on March 26 1929 in Hamilton Missouri. She spent some time in a childrens home before she and her little sister June were adopted by Paul and Mabel Rice of Memphis Missouri.She attended Brock grade school and...

Roberta Head

Roberta Head

Feb 27, 2008

Hazel Roberta Head, 78, of Novelty, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at her residence in Novelty, Missouri. Roberta was born on September 11, 1929, in Leonard, Missouri, the daughter of Robert and Mildred Maddox Ray. She attended the Leonard Grade School and High School before she married Merle Head on June 25, 1945, in the Knox County...

Wayne Eggleston

Wayne Eggleston

Feb 6, 2008

Fred Wayne Eggleston 89 of Memphis Missouri passed away February 6 2008 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis Missouri where he had been a resident since September 11 2007.The son of Fred Clay and Nellie Merritt Eggleston he was born October 18 1918 in Brock Missouri. He was united in marriage to Ruth Herring on June 15 1940...

Sanford P. Padgett

Sanford P. Padgett

Feb 4, 2008

Sanford P. Padgett 82 formerly of Cherokee Village Arkansas Died February 4 2008 at the VA Hospital at Hines Illinois.He was born October 21 1925 at Arbela Missouri to Irwin F. and Verona O. Dye Padgett.He served in the United States Army during WWII with Co E 409th Infantry Regiment having earned a good conduct medal and the purple heart....

Richard Brantner

Richard Brantner

Jan 14, 2008

Richard Erman Brantner , 73, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 14, 2008, at his daughter's residence near Kirksville, Missouri.

Richard was born on June 22, 1934, in Browning, Missouri, the son of Erman Glen and Lavenia Linhart Brantner.

He graduated from the Linn County High School of Browning, Missouri, in the class of...

Marjorie Burke

Marjorie Burke

Jan 12, 2008

Marjorie E. Burke , 98, of Edina formerly of Baring, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2008, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri.

Marjorie was born on November 20, 1909, in Paris, Missouri, the daughter of Lawrence and Isabelle Rose Nooning Hayes.

She graduated rural school near Knox City, Missouri before attending...

Donald Downing

Donald Downing

Jan 7, 2008

Donald Anderson Downing , 96, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 7, 2008, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, Missouri.

Donald was born on February 20, 1911, rural Newark, Missouri, the son of Claude and Estelle Anderson Downing.

He attended school in Newark, Missouri and graduated from the...

Wayne Rudd

Wayne Rudd

Dec 17, 2007

C. Wayne Rudd 86 died Monday December 17 2007 at the Sunrise Health Center at Roseville California after an extended illness. Wayne was born August 29 1921 at Drakesville Iowa to Earl and Murlie Wintermote Rudd. He graduated from Ottumwa High School Class of 1941. He married Areta Speer at Ottumwa Iowa on October 18 1947. To this union a...

James E. Branch

James E. Branch

Dec 12, 2007

James E. Branch 82 of Gorin Missouri was born January 20 1925 at Fort Madison Iowa to Frank Blake and Jenny Lenore Curl Branch. He married Lois T. Thomas. To this union three sons were born. Jim was an electrical engineer and retired in 1990. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Sterling - Rock Falls Illinois.

Leonard E. Gordy

Leonard E. Gordy

Dec 7, 2007

Leonard E. Gordy was born May 23 1924 at Downing Missouri to George and Vera Gordy. Leonard served in the US Army WW II from April 28 1943 to December 16 1945. He was a member of Co M 413th Inf 104th Division. Leonard was wounded in action November 1944 and received a Purple Heart. He married Donna Clyman at...

James William

James William

Nov 6, 2007

James William "Bill" Woods, 78, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2007, while working at his residence near Edina, Missouri.

Bill was born on December 26, 1928, in Cass County, Illinois, just outside of Ashland, the son of Everett Jefferson and Helen Collins Woods.

He was raised near Ashland, Illinois,...

Gerald Stanley Doss

Gerald Stanley Doss

Oct 28, 2007

Gerald Stanley Doss, 74, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2007, at his residence near Edina, Missouri.

He was born on March 13, 1933, in Greensburg, Missouri, the son of Otho "Bill" and Lavon Pruett Doss.

Gerald grew up in the Greensburg, Missouri area before moving to the farm Northeast...

Gary Graham

Gary Graham

Oct 7, 2007

Gary Dean Graham 63 of Memphis Missouri died Sunday October 7 2007 at Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis.He ws born on September 28 1944 at Kirksville Missouri to Ernie E. and Ethel Virginia Vail Graham.He lived in Memphis Missouri until age five and then moved to Stockport Iowa. He attended school in Iowa City Iowa.He served in the United...

Warren L. Forquer

Warren L. Forquer

Sep 28, 2007

Corky Forquer 64 of Gorin Missouri died Friday September 28 2007 as the result of injuries received in a house fire. He was born in Wyaconda Clark County Missouri on February 21 1943 to Walter Eugene and Juanita Lucille Murphy Forquer. He was a graduate of the LaHarpe High School in LaHarpe Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army enlisting...

Stuart M. Mcdermott

Stuart M. Mcdermott

Sep 19, 2007

Stuart Miller McDermott 82 of Tempe Arizona died Wednesday September 19 2007. He was born July 2 1925 at Kansas City Missouri. He completed one year of junior college at Jefferson City Missouri. Stuart was a meteorologist at the U.S. Weather Bureau in Washington DC and resided in Maryland. He retired in 1991 and moved to Arizona. Even after retirement...

Marilyn Elma Cunningham

Marilyn Elma Cunningham

Aug 9, 2007

Marilyn Elma Cunningham 77 of Memphis Missouri died Thursday August 9 2007 at the Northeast Regional Medical Center at Kirksville Missouri. She was born June 29 1930 in rural Davis County Iowa to Frank and Alice Campbell Cortum. She graduated from Pulaski High School Pulaski Iowa Class of 1948 She married Clarence Ray Sug Cunningham on November 19 1949 at...

Jillynda Sue Hurley

Jillynda Sue Hurley

Jul 3, 2007

Jillynda Sue Sue Hurley 43 of Memphis Missouri died at her home July 3 2007. She was born May 6 1964 at Kirksville Missouri to Dewey John Fry JR and Mary Louise Boone Fry. She was a graduate of Scotland County R-I High School Class of 1982. She received a diploma from Indian Hills Community College at Ottumwa Iowa in...

Veva Frogge

Veva Frogge

Jun 13, 2007

Veva Mariw Frogge of Wanatah Indiana formerly of Merrillville Indiana passed away on June 13 2007 following a lon battle with Alzheimers disease.Veva was born on January 13 1918 in Mount Sterling Iowa the daughter of Harry and Olivia Corruthers Heath. On October 291936 in Memphis Missouri she married Orville L. Frogge who preceded her in death on March 12...

Robert Rowe

Robert Rowe

Jun 10, 2007

Robert Pearl Rowe 88 of Memphis Missouri left this life on Sunday June 10 2007 at University Hospital in Columbia Missouri.He was born December 8 1918 to Earl and Delora O. Marlow Rowe near Downing Missouri. Robert attended country school and Downing High School. On March 16 1939 he was united in marriage to Beulah Vetra Acton at Memphis Missouri....

Berneice Lancaster

Berneice Lancaster

Jun 5, 2007

Berneice Lancaster 95 of Memphis died June 5 2007 at the Scotland County Care Center in Memphis Missouri. She was born April 16 1912 in Scotland County Missouri to Talmadge Delbert and Lena A. Meeks Wortman. Berneice was a homemaker telephone operator care giver worked in several restaurants and was a correspondent for area newspapers. She was very active with...

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