Obituaries

Feb 12, 2023

Joyce L. (Crawford) Pinkerton, 58 of Kirksville passed away at her home on Sunday, February 12, 2023, after battling cancer.

Joyce was the youngest child of the late Carol D. Holloway and Sylvia E. Bayler. Joyce was born April 17, 1964 in Columbia, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Rick Pinkerton.

Joyce is survived...

Feb 11, 2023

Jeri L. Scriven, 67 of LaPlata, Missouri passed away after an illness on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

She was born in Peoria, Illinois on January 22, 1956 to Harvey Leon and Margie Lou (Young) Head. On October 23, 1977 in Horseheads, New York she was united in marriage to Thomas R....

Feb 9, 2023

Dan Wilson, 71, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

Danny Ray Wilson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on February 4, 1952, the son of Don and Norma (Spencer) Wilson. Dan attended Des Moines Tech High School where he graduated in 1970.  He served in the United States Air Force...

Feb 6, 2023

Dr. Richard (Dick) Herron Mercer, D.O., of Kirksville, MO, died peacefully with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law by his side on Feb. 6, 2023. He was born Sept. 13, 1929 in Grove City, PA to William D. and Marie (Herron) Mercer. He graduated from Denison University in Granville, OH in 1951, and received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from...

Feb 3, 2023

Bryan David Reckrodt, 61, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023, in Lemons, Missouri. Bryan was born March 12, 1961, in Blue Island, IL, to George and Donna Reckrodt. He was proceeded in death by his mother, Donna. Bryan married Brenda Kennedy on September 24th, 1983, in Trenton, she survives him of the home. Surviving him are...

Feb 3, 2023

Claude Eugene Conley, 71 of Kirksville passed away Friday (February 3 rd , 2023) at Samaritan Hospital in Macon, MO.

The son of Carl and Ruth (Lawson) Conley, Claude was born December 30 th , 1951 in Kirksville. Claude was united in marriage to Patricia Johnson in Greentop, MO.

Claude is survived by his children,...

Feb 1, 2023

Myrth Stull, 85, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri, on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

Myrth Nadine Stull was born in Beloit, Kansas, on September 29, 1937, the daughter of Earl and Loretta (Sheeley) Wicks.  She was raised in Kansas.  Myrth married George Stull on January 17, 1955.  Four...

Jan 25, 2023

Lane Campbell Novinger, 66, of Holts Summit, Mo died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday 1/25/23.

Lane was born in Kirksville, MO on 05/29/1956, to Orville Wayne and Mary Ellen Novinger. Growing up he and his brother Terry moved to various towns in N.E. Mo attending different schools, then Lane graduated from Madison High School where his father...

Jan 25, 2023

Betty Darlene James left this earth to be with her savior on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.  Darlene (as she was known by her friends) was born on a farm near Lucerne, Missouri, on November 26, 1934, to John Hartley and Velma (Collins) Vorreiter.  She married Hobart L. James on May 25, 1952, at the Powersville Christian Church, Powersville, Missouri. ...

Jan 24, 2023

Jerry Rowland, 82, of Queen City passed away Tuesday morning, January 24, 2023, in the Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois.

The son of Orval and Golda (Veach) Rowland, he was born October 2, 1940, at the family home in Livonia, Missouri. He graduated from the Livonia High School with the class of 1959, and soon after moved...

Jan 23, 2023

Letitia Marie “Tish” McBee 96, of Queen City passed away Monday evening (January 23, 2023) in the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri.

The daughter of Vernie and Minnie (White) Wheeler, she was born April 15, 1926, in rural Queen City. She grew up in the Queen City area where she attended the Brushy Rural...

Jan 20, 2023

Lloyd Allen, 84, of Unionville, MO passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, January 20, 2023.

Lloyd Wayne Allen was born near Omaha, MO on February 3, 1938, the son of Homer and Elsie (Mitchell) Allen.  He attended the Berry Rural School and graduated from Livonia High School in 1955.  Lloyd married Arlene Brown in Livonia...

Jan 20, 2023

Dr. Robert (Bob) Sprehe, 89, formerly of Kirksville, MO, died on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 in Clearwater Beach, Florida, where he resided. Bob was a resident of Kirksville for over 50 years. Born in Buckley, IL, and was one of 11 children.

Bob received his PhD from the University of Iowa in Iowa...

Jan 19, 2023

Please note the passing of Michael Terrence “Terry” Casady, 67, of Seymour, Iowa, at Centerville Specialty Care in Centerville, Iowa, on Thursday, January 19, 2023.  Private family services will be held at a later date.  Terry is survived by a brother, Dr. Stephen (Linda) Casady and his family of Unionville, Missouri.  Memorials may be made payable to the Seymour...

Jan 17, 2023

Leon Williams, 74, of Marceline, Missouri, (formerly of Unionville, Missouri) passed away at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

Leon Ellsworth Williams was born in Graysville, Missouri, on July 8, 1948, the son of Wilbert Ellsworth “Doc” and Sarah Marie (McGhahy) Williams.  He graduated from Unionville High School in 1967 and began...

Jan 17, 2023

William Nova Johnson, 85, of rural Queen City, MO, passed away at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL on January 17th, 2023.

William was born on October 11th, 1937 to Nova and Kathleen (Gosser) Johnson on the family farm north of Queen City, MO. His family attended the New Hope Methodist Church.  He attended West Linn Grove School...

Jan 9, 2023

Beverly Hurley, 89, formerly of Livonia, Missouri, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, Missouri, on Monday, January 9, 2023.

Beverly Mae (Blackburn) Hurley was born in Monroe, Wisconsin, on December 31, 1933, the daughter of Gardner and Alta Jane (Stigel) Blackburn.  She married Bobbie Hurley in the state of Washington on June 23,...

Jan 5, 2023

Lori Hanley, 54, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics on Thursday, January 5, 2023, after a month-long stay.

Lori Ann Hanley was born January 13, 1968, in Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Linda Durbin and Dave Cranford.  She was adopted by Eugene and Shirley (Yocum) Woods five days later. She...

Jan 4, 2023

Jerry Lee Boatman, 82, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away surrounded by his loving family in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

Jerry was born in Mercer County, Missouri, on November 29, 1940, the son of Arthur Edwin “Jack” and Velda Kathleen (Clapham) Boatman. He spent his childhood years in Harris, Missouri, where his parents ran the...

Jan 1, 2023

Charles Wayne Chace, 91, of Kirksville, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 12:07 pm.

Charlie was born in Morrison, Oklahoma on July 26, 1931, to Leland and Hazel L. (Akers) Chace. He also had a brother, William (Bill) Chace, and a sister LaWanda (Chace) Dunivan.

Charles served in the United States Air Force and...