Obituaries
Ruth Brown
Mar 8, 2011
Ruth Brown Ruth Brown, 80, of Unionville, MO, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Ruth (Hart) Brown was born in Chariton, MO, on May 24, 1930, the daughter of Paul and Olive (Neagle) Hart. She was reared in that area of Putnam County and graduated from Livonia High School. On...
Esther Conley
Mar 7, 2011
Esther Conley, age 98, of Independence, MO and formerly of Kirksville, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Rosewood Health Center in Independence, MO. The daughter of John Reuben and Eva Lena (Hanlin) Bowers, Esther was born July 9, 1912 in Novinger, MO. On June 9, 1935 in Kirksville, MO she was united in marriage to Clifford Ross...
Maxine Casto
Mar 6, 2011
Maxine Casto Maxine Casto, 96, of Excelsior Springs, MO, (formerly of Pollock, MO) passed away March 6, 2011. She was born January 26, 1915 in Pollock, MO, the daughter of Lawrence and Birdie (Morlan) Tucker. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Henry Casto, her parents, her brother Ardis Tucker and her sisters Arlean Lull and Bernadean...
Helen Jo Larson
Mar 5, 2011
Helen Jo Larson, age 67, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of Dr. Joseph R. and Marian (Pickell) Hunt, Helen Jo was born July 16, 1943 in Kirksville, MO. On September 1, 1968 in Kirksville, MO she was united in marriage to Donald E. Larson. She was preceded...
Tina Marie Deierling
Mar 4, 2011
Tina Marie Deierling, age 50, of Kirksville, MO passed away Friday, March 4, 2011, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of Casper Stephen and Shirley May (Howser) Shears, Jr., Tina was born December 26, 1960 in Kirksville, MO. On November 22, 1980 in Greentop, MO she was united in marriage to Clifford Deierling, who survives....
Leonard Johnson
Mar 3, 2011
Leonard Johnson Leonard Johnson, 95, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, March 3, 2011. He had been a resident at the Care Center for about a year. Leonard Miller Johnson was born in Newtown, MO, on September 25, 1915, the son of Alfred Webster and Louisa (Miller) Johnson, who...
Thomas Tommy Lewis
Feb 27, 2011
Thomas Franklin (Tommy) Lewis 75, of Greentop passed away unexpectedly Sunday (February 27, 2011) at his home. The son of Russell and Leola (Bruner) Lewis, he was born November 4, 1935 at Downing, Missouri. On October 31, 1964 at St Charles, Missouri he was united in marriage to Beatrice Aldridge who preceded him in death on November 22, 1993....
Dorothy M. Welte
Feb 20, 2011
Dorothy M. Welte, age 75, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011, at her home in Kirksville. She was born June 21, 1935, at LaPlata, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest John and Grace Marie Nihiser Cribb. She was the fifth of six children. She had many aunts, uncles and cousins which were very important to her. She...
Harry E. Schuster
Feb 20, 2011
Harry Schuster Harry E. Schuster, 93, of Cedar Rapids, died February 20, 2011 at his home. Memorial services will take place at Playle and Jones Family Funeral Home in Unionville, MO, on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be held at Lone Pine Cemetery, Martinstown,...
Patricia Ann Hart
Feb 19, 2011
Patricia Ann Hart Patricia Hart, 69, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville, IA, on Saturday, February 19, 2011. Patricia Ann Hart was born in Graysville, MO, on May 31, 1941. She grew up in Graysville with her grandmother, Lucy Ann Sparks and uncles Clifford Sparks, Doyle (Doc) Sparks and Junior (Bill) Sparks who preceded her in death....
Bobbie Jean Keener
Feb 12, 2011
Bobbie Jean Keener Bobbie Jean Keener, 66, of rural Livonia, MO, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, February 12, 2010. Bobbie Jean (Gibson) Keener was born in Hopkins County, KY, on December 21, 1944, the daughter of Neely and Opal (Ipoc) Gibson, who preceded her in death. She was reared in Kentucky. On November 28, 1977 she...
Betty Lou Stamper
Feb 8, 2011
Betty Lou (Speak) Stamper originally of Kirksville, Missouri passed away on February 8, 2011 in Wichita, Kansas. She graduated from high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1939 and married Wesley “Bud” Stamper on March 22, 1943. They never had children, but were fortunate enough to see many parts of the world because of Bud’s job of over thirty five...
Phyllis Barnes
Feb 8, 2011
Phyllis Barnes, 72 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (February 8, 2011) at her home. The daughter of Thomas and Nellie (Day) Tippett, she was born April 26, 1938 in Kirksville. In 1981 in Edina, MO she was united in marriage to Richard Barnes and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one...
Mary Kathlyn Cochran Propst
Feb 4, 2011
Mary Kathlyn Cochran Propst, 89, wife of the late Harold R. Propst, entered into her heavenly home on Friday, February 4, 2011 in Okeechobee, Florida at the Hamrick Home, Hospice of Okeechobee. She was a long time resident of Kirksville. Upon Harold’s death in November, 2000, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee and then on to Florida to live with...
Victor "Neil" Slaughter
Jan 28, 2011
Victor Neil Slaughter, 55 of Queen City passed away Friday (January 28, 2011) at his home in rural Queen City. The son of Victor Junior and Janice (Muff) Slaughter, he was born July 30, 1955 in Kirksville. Neil is survived by one sister, Linda Bowers and husband Richard of Jefferson City, MO; one brother, Larry Slaughter and wife Karen...
Willard K. Lewis
Jan 25, 2011
Willard Lewis Willard K. Lewis, 85, of Unionville, MO, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. He was at his home at the time. Willard Keith Lewis was born in Putnam County, MO, on December 26, 1925, the son of Roy and Bertha (Abbott) Lewis, who preceded him in death. On April 6, 1947 he...
Gary Wayne Swearingen
Jan 20, 2011
Gary Wayne Swearingen Gary Wayne Swearingen, 32, of Unionville, Missouri passed away on January 20, 2011. Gary was born on February 19, 1978 in Galesburg, IL, the son of Ruth Porterfield and Kevin Swearingen. As a young man Gary attended the Putnam County Schools and enjoyed working at a fish farm in Bevier, MO. Being a member of the...
Florence L. Wicklund
Jan 19, 2011
Florence Wicklund, 94 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (January 19, 2011) at Kirksville Manor Care Center. The daughter of Daniel V. and Aggie (Botts) Smith, she was born April 23, 1916 in Queen City, MO. She graduated from the Queen City High School in the class of 1934. While working in Des Moines, IA she met her future husband,...
Orie Mcclanahan
Jan 17, 2011
Orie B. McClanahan, 89, of Kirksville passed away Monday, January 17, 2011, at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The son of James T. and Leona (Higgins) McClanahan, Orie was born February 12, 1921 in Eckley, CO. On June 10, 1943 in Kirksville, he was united in marriage to Betty Irene Bauer who preceded him in death on July...
Betty Deacon
Jan 10, 2011
Betty Deacon, 74, of Kirksville died Monday, January 10, 2011 at her home. The daughter of Jack and Nela (Peavler) Patterson, born July 12, 1936 in Kirksville. On November 19, 1954 she was united in marriage to Rolland "Rod" Deacon who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her parents; one brother, Bobby Lee, in infancy;...
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