Obituaries

May 22, 2012

Mary Jane (Gittings) Sanders, 85, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Mary was the youngest daughter of Walter and Ruth (Klinginsmith) Gittings and was born August 24, 1926 near Lucerne, MO. She attended the rural schools in Putnam and Sullivan counties, graduating from Newtown High School in 1945. After working with...

May 22, 2012

Gladys N. Claybrook

Gladys Naomi Claybrook died at 7:34 a.m. at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, where she had been a patient since May 22, 2012, but had been ill since February, 2012.

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May 15, 2012

Hazel I. Korsmeyer Hazel Irene Korsmeyer 102, of Kirksville, MO passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of Henry L. and Orlena (Ford) Hurdle, Hazel was born May 13, 1910 in Milan, MO. On March 6, 1938 in Olatha, KS she was united in marriage to Wesley Ernest Korsmeyer...

May 15, 2012

Mary Myers, 89, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. She had been a resident there for about seven months. Mary Jane (Triplett) Myers was born in Green City, MO, on August 7, 1922, the daughter of Fred and Laura Alice (Nichols) Triplett, who preceded her in death. On September...

May 15, 2012

Randy Hopkins, 62, passed away peacefully at this home, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. Randy D. Hopkins was born in Des Moines, IA, on July 12, 1949, the son of Joe and Mary (Collins) Hopkins, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Des Moines East High School...

May 14, 2012

Kathleen L. Wilson Kathleen L. Wilson, 95 of Kirksville passed away Monday (May 14, 2012) at Kirksville Manor Care. The daughter of Bert and Lola (Elmore) Jones, she was born September 27, 1916 in Adair County, Missouri, East of Kirksville. On September 27, 1939 in Lancaster, MO she was untied in marriage to Russell V. Wilson. Kathleen grew up...

May 14, 2012

Carol Ridgeway Carol Ridgeway, 67, of Livonia, MO, passed away suddenly on Monday, May 14, 2012. Carol Jeannine (Stull) Ridgeway was born July 27, 1944, in the Omaha area of Putnam County, MO, the daughter of Rex and Juanita (Montgomery) Stull, who preceded her in death. After attending rural schools in Putnam County she graduated from Unionville High School...

May 12, 2012

Billie Bruce Collier Passed away peacefully in his home on May 12, 2012. Bruce was born and raised in Mumford, Texas. He moved to Waco in his teens where he graduated from high school. Bruce attended Baylor University and graduated with degrees in Chemistry and Math, and minors in German and Physics. He did post-graduate studies at The Ohio...

May 11, 2012

Richard E. Scarff Richard E. Scarff, 84, of Kirksville passed away Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, MO. Richard was born March 4, 1928 in Washington, D.C. On May 30, 1960 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Mary C. Dromey who survives. He was placed in an orphanage at an early...

May 10, 2012

Mary Marguerite Shepard Mary Marguerite Shepard, 92 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (May 10, 2012) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Maurice and Victoria Rosa (Rogerson) Christopher, she was born July 23, 1919 in Hurdland, MO. On April 29, 1941 in Edina, MO she was united in marriage to Myron L. Shepard and he preceded her...

May 9, 2012

Eleanor Viola Ellebracht Eleanor Viola (Kirks) Ellebracht, 75 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (May 9, 2012) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. Born April 23, 1937, in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, she was the daughter of Henry Gregory and Tressie Lillian Kirks. On December 17, 1966, in Sidney, Arkansas, she married Pat Ellebracht. Surviving are son Rex Ellebracht and...

May 7, 2012

Lavinnia Worley, 80, of Unionville, MO, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, May 7, 2012, after a six month battle with cancer. Lavinnia Pearl (Andrew) Worley was born in Mendota, MO, on March 7, 1932, the daughter of Frank Lee Clifford and Dulcie Pearl (White) Andrew, who preceded her in death. She married...

May 5, 2012

Leslie Fowler, 93, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at his home Saturday, May 5, 2012. Edward Leslie Fowler was born near Omaha, MO, in Putnam County, on February 14, 1919, the son of Asa and Laura (Durbin) Fowler, who preceded him in death. He married Blanch Louise Johnson in Unionville, MO, on February 5, 1941, and she survives...

May 5, 2012

Mikel Wayne Jones

Mikel Jones of Queen City passed away Saturday (May 5, 2012) in Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, after a courageous four year battle with cancer.

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May 3, 2012

Verle W. Kins Verle W. Kins of Kirksville, Missouri passed away on Thursday morning, May 3 at 12:10 a.m. The following obituary was scribed by Verle. The son of Arthur Kins and Elsie Moats Kins, he was born January 25, 1918 in Whitehall, Wisconsin. On June 7, 1939, he was united in marriage to Ada Parr who passed away...

Apr 28, 2012

Larry Land Larry Lee Land, 72, passed away at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, April 28, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. Larry Lee Land was born in Kansas City, MO, on March 16, 1940, the son of Nolan and Lucile Land, who preceded him in death. Larry graduated from Central Missouri State University...

Apr 26, 2012

Danna Lea Boston Danna Lea Boston 72 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (April 26, 2012) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Wilbur and Zenda Johnson, she was born February 25, 1940 in Chillicothe, MO. Danna is survived by he husband, William Nelson Boston; one brother, J.W. Johnson; two sisters, Helen Runnells and Mildred Spade; four children, Danny...

Apr 25, 2012

Loyal “Lucky” Kramer Loyal Kramer 84 of Queen City passed away at his home late Friday (April 25, 2012) under Hospice Care after a short illness. The son of Herbert Leroy and Goldie (Bowen) Kramer, he was born April 6, 1928 in Mexico, Mo. As a young boy he moved with his family to a farm west of Queen...

Apr 22, 2012

George Montgomery George Arthur Montgomery was born August 30, 1936 in Putnam County, Missouri to George Daniel and Hazel Alvira (Alexander) Montgomery. His childhood was spent southwest of Unionville, Missouri on a farm with his parents and siblings Bill, Mary, Glen, Marie, and Jean. Early in life, he learned to work hard, a trait that carried through all his...

Apr 16, 2012

Bob Smiley, 86, of Unionville, MO, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA, on Monday, April 16, 2012. Robert Leon Smiley was born north of Lemons, MO, on August 3, 1925, the son of Harley Orval and Alta Mae (Perkins) Smiley, who preceded him in death. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in...