Obituaries

Jan 3, 2012

Benjamin Ralph Smith 1918- 2012 Benjamin Ralph Smith, 93, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife on (January 3, 2012). The son of Orie J. and Essie (Holmes) Smith, he was born on August 31, 1918 in Kirksville MO. He served in the 32nd Infantry (Red Arrow) Division Company M, 128th, Buna Campaign (New Guinea). The...

Jan 3, 2012

Marilyn J. Barnhill Marilyn Joyce Barnhill, 75 of LaPlata, MO passed away Tuesday (January 3, 2012) at the LaPlata Nursing Home. The daughter of Owen Newman and Dorothy (Lee) Houston, she was born December 16, 1936 in Greentop, MO. She grew up in the Greentop area and attended the Hazel Creek School. For several years she worked at nursing...

Dec 31, 2011

Adam Lee Thomas, 23 of Kirksville passed away Saturday (December 31, 2011). Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday (January 7, 2012) at Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home with Reverend Charles Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home....

Dec 30, 2011

Janice Riekeberg Janice Riekeberg, 71 of Queen City passed away unexpectedly Friday (December 30, 2011) at her home. The daughter of Victor Rush and Sibyl Evalee (Boggs) Henderson, she was born June 2, 1940 in Schuyler County, MO. On March 14, 1959 she was united in marriage to Earl Riekeberg who preceded her in death on April 4, 2003....

Dec 30, 2011

Clyde Stutler Forbes Jr. Clyde S. Forbes Jr. passed away suddenly in Gilchrist, FL, on December 30, 2011 at the age of 74. Clyde was born in Unionville, MO, on June 20th, 1937 the son of Clyde S. Sr. and Mary Hoover (Auten) Forbes. He was a graduate of Unionville High School (class of '55) and Northeast Missouri State...

Dec 26, 2011

Helen P. Schnirch Helen Pauline Kreissler Schnirch, 81 of Kirksville passed away Monday (December 26, 2011) at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. The beautiful daughter of Arthur and Alma (Jaekel) Kreissler born December 7, 1930 in Lincoln, MO. She grew up one of four children, and attended school in Lincoln and graduated from the Lincoln High School, where she...

Dec 25, 2011

Clifford E. Johnson Clifford E. Johnson, 63, of LaPlata died Sunday, December 25, 2011 in LaPlata. He was born on January 24, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, the son of William and Velma (Sumpter) Johnson. On April 20, 1968, in Kirksville, he was married to Sue Jones who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Mike Johnson and special friend,...

Dec 24, 2011

Deloras M. Booth Deloras Maxine Booth 76 of Kirksville passed away Saturday (December 24, 2011) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Alfred and Marjorie (Kitchen) Cox, she was born August 30, 1935 in Macon County, MO. In 1952 Deloras was united in marriage to Jack Booth. Deloras is survived by two sons, Thomas Booth and wife Kimco...

Dec 19, 2011

Howard L. Platte Howard L. Platte, 69, of Brashear died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Kirksville Manor Care Center. Howard was born on October 3, 1942 in Sumner, Iowa, the son of Erwin and Clarice "Clara" (Schneider) Platte. On April 26, 1964, in Hawkeye, Iowa, he was married to Goldie Suhr who survives. Also surviving are one son, Anthony...

Dec 9, 2011

Carol M. Vance

Carol M. Vance 69 passed away Friday (December 9, 2011) at Kirksville Manor Care Center.

The daughter of Forrest and Cora (Watts) Davis, she was born July 10, 1942 in McLean,...

Dec 5, 2011

Helen Geraldine (Gerry) White was born on June 19, 1919 in Brashear, Missouri and died on December 5, 2011 in Yuma, AZ where she had lived for the past eight years.

Gigi, as she was affectionately known by family and friends, was a registered nurse,...

Dec 4, 2011

Sarah Grossnickle passed away peacefully at age 88 on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri, the town where she was born, where she married, and where she and her beloved husband Shag raised their family and shared a life for sixty-nine years, eight months, and two days....

Nov 30, 2011

Patricia Ruhl Patricia Ruhl, 58, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, after an eight month battle with cancer. Patricia Ann Ruhl was born in Davenport, IA, on February 1, 1953, the daughter of Eldon and Wanda (Richmond) Ruhl. She was reared in the Quad-Cities area and...

Nov 27, 2011

Bernell Eugene Keller, 89 of Queen City passed away Sunday (November 27, 2011) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Bernell was born to Theodore (Jack) and Edith (Miller) Keller, on January 12, 1922 in rural Brashear, MO by a country doctor...

Nov 20, 2011

Jerry Bob Shultz Visitation for Jerry Bob Shultz, 67, of Unionville, MO will be held on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 between the hours of 5:00-7:00pm at the Playle and Jones Family Funeral Home in Unionville, MO. Mr. Schultz’s body was cremated according to his wishes. A private family service will be held at a later date. Jerry Bob passed...

Nov 18, 2011

Bonnie Butler Bonnie Butler, 103, of Unionville, MO passed away at the North East Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO on November 18, 2011. Bonnie Butler was born in the Richland Township, Putnam County, Missouri on May 18, 1908, the daughter of Perry Leonidas Minear and Lena Frances (Wood) Minear. Bonnie attended the Lone Star School and loved her...

Nov 18, 2011

Larry Shepherd Larry Shepherd, 71, of Unionville, MO, passed away at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Friday, November 18, 2011, after battling cancer for almost a year. Larry Joe Shepherd was born in Hyden, KY, on June 11, 1940, the son of Elisha and Rebecca (Feltner) Shepherd, who preceded him in death. Larry was reared near...

Nov 17, 2011

George Clayton Branscom, 69 of the Jimtown community passed away Thursday (November 17, 2011) at his home.

The son of Truman (Buck) and Dorothy (Boggs) Branscom, he was born June 6, 1942 in the home where he lived his entire life....

Nov 15, 2011

Viola Mae Snyder, 81 of Lancaster, MO, passed away Tuesday evening (November 15, 2011) in Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, MO where she had been a patient about three weeks.

The daughter of Charles and Irene (Conley) Taft,...

Nov 12, 2011

Marjorie A. Brown, 70 of Kettering, Ohio passed away peacefully Saturday (November 12, 2011) at her daughter’s home in Kirksville surrounded by her loved ones, after a long and courageous fight with cancer.

The daughter of Stephen Thomas and Helen Martha...