Obituaries

Mar 25, 2024

Charles James "Jim" Alderton, 70, of Wyaconda, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.

He was born August 24, 1953 in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Charles and Marjorie Whitehead Alderton.

He attended Wyaconda High School, and graduated in the class of 1971.

Jim married...

Mar 21, 2024

Janet Bruner, 89, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri.

She was born February 7, 1935 in Farmington, Iowa to George and Maxine Rigby Johnson.

She graduated from Memphis High School in the Class of 1953 and went to Gem City Business College...

Mar 14, 2024

David Ray Pinson,72, of Edina, Missouri, passed away March 14, 2024 following a courageous, hard fought battle of pancreatic cancer.

David was born July 26, 1951, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Jesse and Patricia (Day) Pinson.

He married the love of his life, Karen (Ingles) May 8, 1971 and to this union, 2 daughters...

Mar 14, 2024

Larry Keith Wood, 82, of Kirksville, MO passed away March 14, 2024, at his daughter's home in St. Louis after numerous complications from bladder cancer surgery last September.

Keith was born January 21, 1942, in St. Louis, MO to William Bryce and Willo Wanda Haney Wood.

On May 24, 1969, he married Beverly Henry of...

Mar 13, 2024

Albert Edwin "Eddie" Dye, Jr. 62, of Edina, Missouri formerly of Macon, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Eddie was born on May 28, 1961, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Albert Edwin and Donna Lee Gibbons Dye.

He attended Baring Elementary School and graduated...

Mar 11, 2024

George Edmund Mendenhall, 77, of Memphis, Missouri passed away Monday, March 11, 2024 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.

He was born June 11, 1946, in Granger, Missouri. The son of George Washington and Mable Otto Mendenhall.  He attended school in Granger, Missouri and graduated from the Wyaconda High School in the Class of 1964....

Feb 22, 2024

Gordon Paul Zimmerman, age 1 day and 3 hours, passed away peacefully, in his mother's arms, at his parents residence Thursday, February 22, 2024.

Gordon was born Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at his parents residence South of Memphis, Missouri.

Gordon is survived by his parents, Philip & Brenda (Martin) Zimmerman; two brothers, Aden Kordell and...

Feb 11, 2024

Clifford Eugene Miller, 77, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

Clifford was born November 13, 1946 in Bushnell, Illinois, the son of Harold Gale Miller and Ada Frances Hammond Miller.

He graduated Wyaconda High School in the Class of 1965.

He enjoyed coon hunting,...

Feb 5, 2024

Marjorie Therese Koellner, 83, of rural Milton, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, surrounded by family.

She was born on August 2, 1940 in Cantril, Iowa to Walter and Suzanne Pierre Birchmier.

On June 29,1968 Marjorie married Richard Norbert Koellner at St. Mary Magdalen Church in...

Jan 26, 2024

Carol Lee Ammons, 64, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 26, 2024, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri

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She was born on February 6, 1959, in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Hal B. and Susan Cook McIntosh Ammons.

Carol attended school in Gorin, Missouri and graduated from the Gorin...

Jan 23, 2024

Mary Joyce Horst, 76, of Baring, Missouri passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at her home north of Baring, Missouri.

She was born the daughter of Carmi and Emma Mae Eby Stauffer, on March 6, 1947, in Martindale, Pennsylvania.

On September 16, 1967, she was united in marriage to Leon B. Horst and to this...

Jan 12, 2024

Daniel William Mitchell, 76, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024, at his residence in Memphis, Missouri.

Dan was born December 5, 1947, in Lancaster, Wisconsin, the son of William F. and Caroline E. Lutz Mitchell.

He graduated from the Lancaster Senior High School in the Class of 1966 and continued his education...

Jan 3, 2024

Beverly Marie Billings, of Gorin, Missouri, passed away Wednesday morning, January 3, 2024, at her daughter's residence in Memphis, Missouri.

Beverly was born June 9, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was the daughter of Earnest D. and Emma Alice "Emerson" Hicks.

She graduated High school from Junction City, Oregon in the class of 1959....

Dec 18, 2023

Margaret Ann Delaney, age 84 of Edina, passed away December 18, 2023 at The Pines in Kirksville.

Margaret was born on March 9, 1939 in rural Knox City (Bee Ridge), Missouri to Ralph and Nancy (Ahern) Klocke.

She married William Thomas "Bill" Delaney on May 31, 1957 and he survives of the home.

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Dec 11, 2023

Ted Mitchell "Mitch" Gundy, 61, of Memphis, Missouri passed away Monday, December 11, 2023 at his home. He was born February 3. 1962 in Bloomfield, Iowa, the son of Harvey Edmund "Ted" and Martha Ellen (Fetters) Gundy. He attended Scotland County R-1 High School, graduating in the class of 1980. Together with Rhonda Morton, they had two children, Cody...

Dec 11, 2023

Jackie Lee Liles, 71, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones after a battle with cancer.

He was born February 6, 1952, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of David and Ethel Liles.

Jack was a Vietnam Veteran who in the end gave all he had; he always fought...

Dec 6, 2023

Letitia Marie Overstreet Roberts, 62, of rural Edina, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

She was born on September 23, 1961, the daughter of Larry Lee and Lois Ann Smith Overstreet.

Letitia attended Knox County High School and graduated in the Class of 1979. She...

Dec 3, 2023

Jessica Rae Antal was born on June 29, 1978, in Nevada, Missouri to Randy and Eileen Antal. She died at her home in Memphis, Missouri on December 3, 2023.

After they separated, Jessica and her dad lived with his parents and her uncles, Tim and Mark.  On December 18, 1982, Randy married Mary Cox and they became...

Dec 1, 2023

Wayne Lawrence Martin, 88, of Rural Memphis, Missouri passed away Friday, December 1, 2023 at the LaBelle Manor Nursing Home in LaBelle, Missouri.

Wayne was born on September 12, 1935, in Newton, Kansas the son of Earl and Ruth Emily Woodward Martin.

He graduated from the Lacey High School in New Sharon, Iowa and graduated...

Nov 20, 2023

Mary Rose Rimer Smith, 91, of rural Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday morning, November 20, 2023, south of Edina, Missouri.

She was born April 1, 1932, at the home of her maternal grandparents, Dave and Anna Fleak of Hurdland, Missouri. She was the fourth and youngest child of Thomas Jefferson "TJ" and Dora L. Fleak Rimer.