Obituaries

John Payne

John Payne

Dec 9, 2010

John Payne John Payne, 59, of Powersville, MO, passed away at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO, on Thursday, December 9, 2010. John Michael Payne was born in Unionville, MO, on August 6, 1951, the son of George and Jean (Duffy) Payne. He grew up in Unionville and graduated from Unionville High School in 1969. He married Mary...

Donna Jean Walker

Donna Jean Walker

Dec 6, 2010

Donna Jean Walker, 72 of Kirksville, passed away Monday December 6, 2010 at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville. Donna was born on November 1, 1938 in Adair County, Missouri, the daughter of Dolphus “Doc” and Vyron (Martin) Lloyd. She was united in marriage to Bennie Walker on May 18, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri who preceded...

Tony Lunsford

Tony Lunsford

Dec 6, 2010

Tony Lunsford Tony Lunsford, 25, passed away at his home in Green City, MO, on Monday, December 6, 2010. Tony Lee Lunsford was born in Ft. Worth, TX, on June 27, 1985, the son of Tony Marvin and Twyla (Rouse) Lunsford. Tony worked at various farms around Sullivan and Putnam County. He had recently moved to an apartment on...

Louis Edward Detwiler

Louis Edward Detwiler

Dec 2, 2010

Louis Edward Detwiler, 73 of Gibbs, Missouri passed away Thursday (December 2, 2010) at his home. The son of Earl O. and Edna (Kenagy) Detwiler, he was born May 5, 1937 in Garden City, MO. On September 23, 1961 in Lincoln Park, MI he was united in marriage to Gloria B. Miller. Louis grew up in Cherry Box, MO....

Edna Fern Rea

Edna Fern Rea

Dec 1, 2010

Fern Rea Edna Fern Rea, 89 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (December 1, 2010) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. Fern was born October 18, 1921 in Wyconda, MO, the daughter of Howard and Lona (St. Clair) Northcraft. On May 9, 1943 she married Dr. George Rea and he preceded her in death in May of 1973. She was also...

Hans Earl Scofield

Hans Earl Scofield

Nov 28, 2010

Earl Scofield Hans Earl Scofield, 50 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (November 28, 2010) at Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia. The son of Carl Leonard and Katharina Cristina (Boller) Scofield, he was born August 18, 1960 in Kirksville. He grew up in Kirksville and graduated from the Kirksville High School in 1978. He entered the U.S. Navy...

Teresa Garr

Teresa Garr

Nov 26, 2010

Teresa Garr Teresa Garr, 62, of Unionville, MO, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, November 26, 2010. She had endured a brief battle with cancer. Teresa May (Darrah) Garr was born in Unionville, MO, on February 26, 1948, the daughter of William Frank and Mary May (Rowland) Darrah, who preceded her in death....

Philip Eugene Shelton

Philip Eugene Shelton

Nov 22, 2010

Philip Shelton Philip Eugene Shelton, 77, of Unionville, MO, passed away Monday morning, November 22, 2010, at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO. He had been a resident of the Putnam County Care Center for ten years. The son of Oris Estes and Jessie Loretta (Thompson) Shelton, Philip was born in Pueblo, CO, on September 5, 1933....

Bina Leone James

Bina Leone James

Nov 20, 2010

Bina Leone James Bina Leone Erwin James, 86 of Brashear passed away Saturday (November 20, 2010) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. She was born May 12, 1924 in Downing, MO with her twin sister, Bula Lee Erwin, to Virgil O. and Bertha Clarkson Erwin. She attended the Hazel Green School and graduated from the Brashear High School in 1942....

Raymond Laverne Skipper

Raymond Laverne Skipper

Nov 20, 2010

Raymond Skipper Raymond Laverne Skipper, age 79, passed away Saturday, November 20, at Northeast Missouri Regional Hospital. Raymond Laverne Skipper was born in Putnam County, MO, on November 9, 1931, the son of John Leroy and Laura Mahala (Cullor) Skipper. On June 10, 1953 he married Lois Louise Deeds in Pennville, MO. Raymond and Louise spent all their married...

Nellie Voncille Vance

Nellie Voncille Vance

Nov 18, 2010

Nellie V. Vance, 89 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (November 18, 2010) at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center. Mrs. Vance was born on December 23, 1920 in Novelty, MO, the daughter of Edgar E. and Mary (Leckbee) McCarty. She was united in marriage to Leo Carl Smith Sr. on May 9, 1939 in Edina, MO and he preceded...

Judith Lynn Devlin

Judith Lynn Devlin

Nov 17, 2010

Judith Lynn Devlin Judith Lynn Devlin 67 of Kirksville passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Charles and Zella Guinn, she was born July 5, 1943 in Olney, Illinois. A graduate of the Flora Community High School class of 1961, Judith worked as a bookkeeper for General Motors dealerships in Flora,...

Betty Lou Grimes

Betty Lou Grimes

Nov 14, 2010

Betty Lou Grimes Betty Lou Grimes, 85, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville on Sunday, November 14, 2010. Betty Lou (Smith) Grimes was born near Leon, IA, on September 14, 1925, the daughter of Albert and Opal (Bennet) Smith who preceded her in death. She was reared in southern Iowa and on...

Michael Tyrone Fulbright

Michael Tyrone Fulbright

Nov 8, 2010

Michael Tyrone Fulbright Michael Tyrone Fulbright was called to rest on November 8, 2010 at the age of 44. Michael was born in Paris, Texas, on June 23, 1966. He graduated from Van Horn High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Michael was a Veteran in which he served in the United States Army. Preceding him in death are his...

John White

John White

Nov 4, 2010

John White John Dean White, 83, Bettendorf, Iowa, died Nov 4, 2010 at ManorCare Nursing Home, Bettendorf. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Nov 8th at St. John Cemetery, Livonia, Missouri. Playle & Jones Family Funeral Home in Unionville, Missouri is in charge of the service. Mr. White was born on September 9th, 1927 to Ernest & Elva...

Sierra Machelle Andrews

Sierra Machelle Andrews

Nov 4, 2010

Sierra Machelle Andrews Sierra Machelle Andrews was delivered at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, at 12:20 pm on Thursday, November 4, 2010. She was lovingly carried by her mother for a full six months as she was delivered exactly three months before her due date of February 4, 2011. Sierra was loved deeply by her parents,...

Dennis Gene Dunlap

Dennis Gene Dunlap

Nov 2, 2010

Dennis Dunlap Dennis Dunlap, 60, of rural Unionville, MO, passed away at this home on November 2, 2010, after a three year battle with various health issues. Dennis Gene Dunlap was born in Kirksville, MO, on November 16, 1949, the son of Eugene and Janice (Guy) Dunlap. He grew up in Green City, MO, and graduated from Green City...

Opal Bernice Gordon

Opal Bernice Gordon

Oct 27, 2010

Opal Berniece Gordon Opal Berniece Gordon, age 90, left this world peacefully to be with Jesus on October 27, 2010 at the Neighborhoods of Quail Creek Skilled Nursing Home in Springfield, MO. Surviving are her children, Opal Ann (Gordon) McKim and husband Richard from Kansas City, MO, Wanda Lou (Gordon) Martens and husband Walter from Ozark, MO and Carl...

Earl Patton

Earl Patton

Oct 25, 2010

Earl Patton Earl Patton, 86, of Lucerne, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO on Monday, October 25, 2010, after a three year battle with cancer. Earl Leroy Patton was born in La Monte, MO, on February 17, 1924, the son of William Joseph and Prudie Pearl (Robinson) Patton who preceded him in death....

Joseph "Joe" E. Morton

Joseph "Joe" E. Morton

Oct 25, 2010

Joseph (Joe) E. Morton Joseph (Joe) Morton, 73, of Kirksville died Monday, October 25, 2010 at the University Hospital in Columbia. The son of Orville and Ruby (Clark) Morton, born January 23, 1937 in Greentop, MO. On March 31, 1962 in Kirksville, he was united in marriage to Karreon Selby who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Todd Morton...

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