Obituaries

Ruth Ann Knox

Ruth Ann Knox

Dec 30, 2009

Ruth Ann Knox Ruth Ann Knox, 66 of St Charles, IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 30th 2009 at Provena Geneva Care Center in Geneva, IL after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born on October 28th 1943 in Kirksville, MO, the daughter of Herbert and Grace (Patterson) Moncrief. On March 22nd 1964 in Brashear, MO...

Robert Pavesic

Robert Pavesic

Dec 30, 2009

Robert Pavesic Robert Pavesic, 85 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (December 30, 2009) at his home. The son of Anton and Helen (Sanderto) Pavesic, he was born June 3, 1924 in Kirksville, Missouri. On September 30, 1945 in Kirksville, MO he was united in marriage to Doris Julia Wimber and she preceded him in death on June 16, 2006....

Sidney Osborn

Sidney Osborn

Dec 30, 2009

Avery Sidney “Sid” Osborn, lifelong area resident, well know businessman, and active community member passed away December 30th, 2009 in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 73. The son of Lloyd and Clella Osborn, Sidney was born November 24th, 1936 near Elmer Mo. On November 5th 1955 he was united in marriage to Peggy Clark in Kirksville. Peggy preceded...

Dorothy Marie Ratliff

Dorothy Marie Ratliff

Dec 29, 2009

Dorothy Marie Ratliff Dorothy Marie (Pearson) Ratliff died at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Reliable Oaks Personal Care Home in Needville, Texas, at the age of 94 years, 7 months, and 14 days. She was born on May 15, 1915 in Unionville, Missouri, to Roy Nathan Pearson and Olof Dora (Husted) Pearson. She married Norman Lester Ratliff...

Laura Carol Combs

Laura Carol Combs

Dec 28, 2009

Carol Combs Laura Carol Combs, 61 of Kirksville, passed away Monday (December 28, 2009) at her home. Carol was born on June 26, 1948 in Edina, Missouri, the daughter of Alfred and Betty May (Bachman) Stull. On February 14, 1997 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Danny Combs who survives. She is also survived by three sons,...

Octa Ray

Octa Ray

Dec 28, 2009

Octa Ray Octa Ray, 91, of Cincinnati, IA, passed away at the Centerville Nursing and Rehab Center in Centerville, IA, on Monday, December 28, 2009. She had been a resident there for a short time. Octa Blanch (Cowan) Ray was born in Putnam County, MO, near Mendota, on January 21, 1918, the daughter of Ora and Nora Alice (Johnson)...

Major Michael Eichemier

Major Michael Eichemier

Dec 25, 2009

Major Michael Eichemier Major Michael Eichemier, U. S. Army retired, age 54 passed away December 25, 2009 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Michael was born on March 6, 1955, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Elgin (Ike) Labert and Velma Louise (Griswold) Eichemier. He was united in marriage to Rita Sue Wulff on April 24, 1996 at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Michael...

Richard Kingery

Richard Kingery

Dec 24, 2009

Richard Kingery Richard Kingery, 81, of Lucerne, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, December 24, 2009 after a brief battle with cancer. Richard Carl Kingery was born in Unionville, IA, on March 15, 1928, the eldest child of Noah and Winnie (Hanes) Kingery, who preceded him in death. He was reared...

Darrell Vernon Day

Darrell Vernon Day

Dec 24, 2009

Darrell V. Day Darrell Vernon Day, 80 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (December 24, 2009) at Kirksville Manor Care. The son of James Marion and Arvilla Elizabeth (Hershey) Day, he was born July 31, 1929 in Leonard, Missouri. On August 28, 1954 he married Darlene Hettinger and to this union two daughters were born. On October 23, 1976 he...

Sam L. Murdock

Sam L. Murdock

Dec 18, 2009

Sam L. Murdock Sam L. Murdock 95 of Mendota, Illinois passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Mendota Lutheran Home in Mendota, IL. The son of John and Marietta (Casteel) Murdock, he was born October 11, 1914 in Lancaster, Missouri. On August 2, 1941 in Kirksville, MO he married Maxine Green who preceded him in death on September...

Mary Ann Flanagan

Mary Ann Flanagan

Dec 15, 2009

Mary Ann Flanagan Mary Ann Flanagan, 77 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at her home. The daughter of L. Boyd and Pearl D. (Vincent) Funk, Mary Ann was born February 20, 1932 in Kirksville, MO. On January 10, 1954 in Kirksville, MO, she was united in marriage to Frank D. Wayman. On November 25, 1990 in...

Janice Elinor Slaughter

Janice Elinor Slaughter

Dec 8, 2009

Janice Slaughter Janice Elinor Slaughter of rural Queen City passed away Tuesday December 8, 2009 in the Schuyler County Nursing Home. The daughter of William J. and Pansy (Campbell) Muff, she was born in Queen City, Missouri on September 20, 1925. On February 16, 1947 she was united in marriage to Victor Junior Slaughter who preceded her in death...

Edward O. "Ed" Christy

Edward O. "Ed" Christy

Dec 3, 2009

Edward O. “Ed” Christy Edward O. Christy, 86 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (December 3, 2009) at Macon Health Care in Macon, MO. Ed was born October 13, 1923 in Kirksville, MO, the son of Eva Wilson. He was raised in the Quincy, IL and Kirksville area. He served in the United State Army during World War II. He...

Georgia Anderson

Georgia Anderson

Nov 29, 2009

Georgia Anderson Georgia Anderson, 95, of Kidder, MO, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at the North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO. She had been a patient there about a week. Georgia Hazel (Davids) Anderson was born in the Omaha area of Putnam County on January 27, 1914, the daughter of Harlan O. and Lulu...

Rosa Amanda Lawson

Rosa Amanda Lawson

Nov 29, 2009

Rosa Lawson Rosa Amanda Lawson, 75 of Kirksville passed away Sunday November 29, 2009 at the Boone Hospital center in Columbia, MO. Rosa was born on November 30, 1933 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the daughter of Louis R. and Rosa San Juan-Quevedo. She was united in marriage to Vicente Gil in Buenos Aires, Argentina and to this marriage three...

Patricia Lexton

Patricia Lexton

Nov 28, 2009

Patricia Laxton Patricia Carol Laxton, 78 of Kirksville passed away Saturday (November 28, 2009) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of R.E. and Mora (Simmons) Downing, she was born March 16, 1931 in Vinton, Iowa. Patricia is survived by her daughter, Tammy Ward of Kirksville, four grandchildren, Shane Ward and Whitney Ward of Kirksville, Kristi Zentz of Brashear...

Peggy Middleton

Peggy Middleton

Nov 23, 2009

Peggy Middleton, 83, of Downing, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 23, 2009, in Kewanee, IL. She was born July 28, 1926 in rural Scotland County, the daughter of Homer and Cleota (Allison) Mullinix. She graduated from the Downing High School in 1944. Peggy is survived by her husband, H Middleton; son Terry (Jean) Dufur of Queen City, MO; granddaughter...

Edward Leroy Vansickle

Edward Leroy Vansickle

Nov 22, 2009

Click Here for Video tribute Edward Leroy VanSickle, age 87, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2009, at Kirksville manor Care Center in Kirksville, Missouri. He was born February 25, 1922, at Hurdland, Missouri, the son of Bernard Edward and Nora Rehm VanSickle. He was united in marriage to Mary Wilburn Tracy on...

Julian Williams

Julian Williams

Nov 20, 2009

Julian Williams Infant Julian Williams, 3 months old, passed away at his home of natural causes on November 20, 2009. Julian was born on August 17, 2009 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Chad and Liberty (Griffin) Williams. From the beginning Julian was an easy tempered baby which was quickly noticed by his caregivers and relatives. Julian was...

Judith Lynn Skipper

Judith Lynn Skipper

Nov 19, 2009

Judy Skipper Judith Lynn “Judy” Skipper, 62, of Battle Ground, IN, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Clarian Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, IN. Judy was born July 12, 1947, in Centerville, IA, and was the daughter of the late Elbert and Carol (Pollock) Gadberry. She graduated from Unionville High School in Unionville, MO. On November 6, 1965, she married...

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