Obituaries

Apr 21, 2023

John William Hayes, 68, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 21, 2023, at his residence surrounded by family.

John was born on September 14, 1954, in Edina, Missouri, the son of Robert Monroe and Frances Georgena Hart Hayes.

He lived in Knox County most of his life, graduating from the Knox County High School...

Apr 17, 2023

Lois Marie Otte, 78, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday morning, April 17, 2023, at the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri.

Lois was born on June 30, 1944, near Colony, Missouri, the daughter of Herman and Elsie Schneider.

She attended the Colony Schools before graduating from the Knox City High School Class of 1962 and...

Apr 15, 2023

Wilbur Mast, 21 of Huntsville, Missouri, formerly of Pulaski, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023 at his home.

Wilbur was born on October 18, 2001, in Edgewood, Iowa.

Wilbur is survived by his parents; Phineas and Rosa Burkholder Mast; siblings; Sarah and John Stutzman; Lavern, Loretta, Verna, Melvin, Marie, Alvin, Allen, Stephen and Anna...

Apr 10, 2023

Ivan L. High, 82 years, 8 days, of Gorin, Missouri passed away peacefully, Sunday, April 10, 2023, at his home.

Ivan was born on April 2, 1941, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the son of Norman E. and Martha L. Lehman High.

On May 25, 1963, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he married Mary O. Martin and...

Mar 21, 2023

Harl "Tom" Thomas Harsell, 70, of Bessemer City, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at the Kirksville Manor Care Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

Tom was born on December 27, 1952, in Keokuk, Iowa, the son of George Thomas and Mary Francis Osbourn Harsell.

He attended Clark County, Missouri schools and graduated from the...

Mar 16, 2023

Marvin Maynard Blackwood, 98, of Knox City, Missouri; Maynard, the name best known by his friends, passed from an earthly life to his heavenly reward on March 16, 2023, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

He was born June 14, 1924, the son of Marvin Hugh and Bertha Cleveland Blackwood.

Maynard attended elementary schools in...

Mar 8, 2023

Glen J. Fugate, Jr. died on 8 March 2023 at age 91. He was born 25 September 1931 in LaPlata, MO to Glen Jay and Vesta Louis (Huggans) Fugate. Junior, as he was known, grew up in Memphis, Missouri with his older sister Lorraine and older brother Charles.

Junior was Valedictorian of the 1949 Memphis High School...

Mar 7, 2023

Margaret L. (Martin) Witmer, 83, of Cocoa Beach, Florida passed away at her home on March 7, 2023.  She was born on May 14, 1939 to O.G. "Buster" and Faye (Grabowski) Martin of Memphis, Missouri.

Margaret lived in Scotland County, MO for over 42 years. While attending Memphis High School, Margaret excelled in choir, receiving high ratings...

Mar 5, 2023

James Everett Chowning, 68, formerly of Dean Lake, MO, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at his home in Memphis, MO.

A visitation will be held at Breshears Memorial Chapel in Brunswick, MO on Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.

Jim, as he was known by his family and friends, was...

Mar 5, 2023

James Everett Chowning, 68, formerly of Dean Lake, MO, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at his home in Memphis, MO.  A visitation will be held at Breshears Memorial Chapel in Brunswick, MO on Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.

Jim, as he was known by his family and friends, was born on...

Mar 4, 2023

Doris "Darlene" Gunnell, 92, of Edina, Missouri formerly of Downing, Missouri, passed away Saturday morning, March 4, 2023, at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.

Darlene was born August 9, 1930, near Rutledge, Missouri, the daughter of Francis Edward and Hazel Beulah Harned Baker.

She attended Rutledge Elementary and graduated from the Rutledge High...

Feb 27, 2023

Betty Josephine Rupley, 89, passed away at Aspire Nursing Home in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.

Betty was born July 5, 1933 in Winnigan, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Francis Taylor and Thelma Agnes Pipes Taylor.

Betty was united in marriage to Arthur Lester Rupley on October 18, 1952.

Betty is survived by her four...

Feb 17, 2023

Ethan Nicholas Shahan, 31, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at the University of Missouri Hospital surrounded by family.

Ethan was born on August 7, 1991, in Kirksville, Missouri, the youngest son of Richard Craigg and Beverly Sparks-Shahan.

He attended Knox County High School and graduated in the Class of 2010. Ethan...

Feb 14, 2023

William Edward Dalton 84 of Memphis, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February, 14 2023 in his home.

William (Bill) was born May 07, 1938 on the family farm near west of Memphis, Missouri.  The son of Delbert Floyd and Opal Irene Aldridge Dalton.

He was a graduate of the Scotland County High...

Feb 10, 2023

Janis Marie Humpal, 79, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 10, 2023, at the University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

Jan was born on April 8, 1943, in rural Knox County, Missouri, the daughter of Joseph Lowell and Alice Marie Davidson Small.

She attended school in Paton-Churdan, Iowa and graduated from the Des...

Feb 10, 2023

Mildred G. Spilman, 102, of Bloomfield, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, February 10, 2023, at the Bloomfield Care Center of Bloomfield, Iowa.

She was born on June 24, 1920, in rural Davis County, Iowa, the daughter of Forrest C. and Alice O. Baker Grant.

At the age of ten, Mildred moved with her family to...

Jan 17, 2023

Tommy "Tom" Joe Deberry, 78, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Landmark Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Tom was born on March 21, 1944 in Springfield, Missouri, the son of William Frances and Cleo Irene Laquay Deberry.

He graduated from Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield, Missouri. He later moved to Memphis,...

Jan 14, 2023

Sharon Lynn Sponseller, 59, of Memphis, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023, at her residence in Memphis, Missouri.

Sharon was born on July 9, 1963, in Aurora, Illinois, the daughter of George "Curtis" and Beverly Bernice Wagner Glidewell.

She attended Yorkville High School and graduated from the Oswego High School in the Class of...

Jan 12, 2023

Janet Sue (Parsons) Sullivan, age 62 of Mattoon, IL passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at her residence.

Janet was born on January 3, 1961, in Kirksville, MO to the late Grant and Grace (Campbell) Parsons. Janet grew up on a farm in rural Edina, MO.

She attended Novelty Elementary...

Jan 9, 2023

Polly Ann Fuqua, 66, of Baring, Missouri, passed away Monday morning, January 9, 2023 at her residence in Baring, Missouri.

Polly was born October 18, 1955, in Atmore, Alabama, the daughter of William Kilby and Edna Earl Allen Bell.

On July 7, 1979, in Flomaton, Alabama Polly married Leroy Fuqua, Jr. and to this union...