Obituaries

Jul 10, 2024

Carleena Brown 54, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday evening (July 10, 2024) at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The daughter of Carl Lee and Saundra (Robinson) Davis she was born April 8, 1970 in Kirksville. She grew up and attended school in Putnam County, graduating from Unionville High School with the class of 1988.

Jul 5, 2024

Gareld “Gary” Everett Salisbury, 79 of Excelsior Springs, MO, (formerly of Putnam County) passed away at the Linden Woods Village in Gladstone, MO on July 5th, 2024.

Gary was born in Kentucky on September 13, 1944, the son of Basil and Mary (Millett) Salisbury. He graduated from Putnam County High School before serving in the Air Force...

Jul 3, 2024

Mary Catherine (Reeves) Stansberry, 89, of Kirksville, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024.  She was born on February 8, 1935 in Rockdale, CO to Owen and Laura Lillian (Hotchkiss) Reeves.  On October 2, 1954 she was united in marriage to Richard Clarence Stansberry and to this union five children were born.

Mary is survived by...

Jun 29, 2024

Shiela Fonda Davis, 75, of Unionville, Missouri passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on June 29th, 2024.

Shiela was born in Ottumwa, IA, on April 6th, 1949, the daughter of Wilford Rick and (Hildred) Daniels. Shiela and her sisters were raised by their grandparents, John and Mattie Rick from an early age.  On November 12th,...

Jun 26, 2024

Nancy Kay Peterson, 69, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at the Northeast Regional Medical Center. She had been a resident at the Kirksville Manor Care Center for the past two years. Nancy was born in Kirksville on August 1, 1954 to her late parents, Jim and Edith Young. She was...

Jun 25, 2024

Jerry Ross, 79, of Lucerne, Missouri, passed away at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, surrounded by his family, after a brief struggle with cancer.

Jerry Wayne Ross was born in Putnam County, Missouri, on February 13, 1945, the son of Lester and Mary (Kusyak) Ross, who preceded him in death.  He...

Jun 25, 2024

Tony Wayne Robertson, 76, passed away June 25, 2024 at his home in Kirksville, MO.

Born in Poteau, OK to Bill Robertson and Louise Farrar Robertson on October 7, 1947, he grew up in Garden Grove, CA spending summers with his grandparents in Oklahoma.  Tony graduated from Garden Grove High and attended Culver Stockton college to play...

Jun 18, 2024

Bruce Oertell, 71, of Livonia, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.  Bruce had been battling cancer for over four years.

Bruce Stephen Oertell was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of Clarence and Maxine (Rollins) Oertell.  He spent childhood years in Portland, the state of Idaho, and Dubuque, Iowa.  He graduated...

Jun 16, 2024

Betty Grace England, 81 of Kirksville and wife of David England, went to the lord Sunday morning June 16th, 2024 in her home with family at her side after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. Betty was born June 4th, 1943 in Edina, Missouri to Olin and Grace Mason. Her life was dedicated to the love of...

Jun 16, 2024

Theresa McClellan, 75, passed away at her home in Kirksville, Missouri, Sunday, June 16, 2024, following a long illness.

The daughter of Charles Woodrow and Alice Cook Kelly she was born September 19, 1948 in Kirksville, Missouri. She grew up in Kirksville and attended Kirksville High School, graduating with the class of 1968.

On February...

Jun 15, 2024

Betty F. Hines, 79 of Kirksville, MO passed away Saturday (June 15th, 2024) at Kirksville Manor Care in Kirksville.

Funeral Arrangements are in the care of Playle-Rimer-Millard Funeral Chapel.

Jun 14, 2024

Libby- Maude Elizabeth (Beall) Mills 90, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Friday (June 14, 2024) at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville.

The daughter of Joshua and Bonnie (Round) Beall. She was born December 27, 1933, in LaPlata, Missouri. On August 10th, 1949, she was united in marriage to Franklin Virgil Mills, Sr. who preceded her in...

Jun 12, 2024

Donald Lee Farmer 80, passed away Wednesday (June 12, 2024) at his rural Glenwood, Missouri, home. The son of Rondy and Ruth (Sparks) Farmer he was born September 20, 1943, and grew up and attended grade school in the Worthington and Queen City area. He and his family moved the the Quad Cities where he attended high school and...

Jun 3, 2024

Ira “Bud” Clovis Niccum, 88 of Kirksville, MO passed away Monday (June 3rd, 2024) at La Plata Nursing Home in La Plata, MO.

The son of Robert and Lola (McCoy) Niccum, Bud was born December 3rd, 1935 in Wayne County, IL. On July 12th, 1958 in Quincy, IL, he was united in marriage to Pearl Arlene Sprinkle....

Jun 3, 2024

Jerry McGee, 82, of rural Unionville, Missouri, passed away in the Putnam County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Unionville early Monday morning, June 3, 2024.  He had been in declining health.

Jerry Gordon McGee was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on January 29, 1942, the son of Neil John McGee, II, and Virginia Sue Hartness, who preceded him...

Jun 1, 2024

Lydia A (Kauffman) Yoder, 83, of Unionville, Missouri, entered into the presence of Jesus on Saturday, June 1st, 2024, following a stroke on May 15, 2024.

Lydia was born in Dover, Delaware on Oct. 31st, 1940, to Alvin and Annie Kauffman. On Sept. 20, 1962, she married William J. Yoder who preceded her in death on Feb....

May 30, 2024

Carol Elaine (Miller) Yantis, age 88, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully at Villa Saint Francis Nursing Home on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Carol was born on July 20, 1935 to Ernest and Leta Miller in Brashear, Missouri. Carol graduated from Brashear High School and spent much of her adult life in the Brashear area. She relocated...

May 28, 2024

Bobette (Bauer) Vorkink, 82, of Kirksville, MO passed away peacefully at home on May 28, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. Bobette was born to John Carlos Bauer and Aurelia Worthen Bauer, on December 22, 1941 in Cedar City, UT. She was the 8th of 9 children and graduated from high school in Cedar City, UT.

She...

May 17, 2024

Kathryn (Katy) Anne Rich, born on August 19, 1987, in Bryan, Texas, went home to her Heavenly Father on May 17, 2024, in Springfield, MO, surrounded by her loved ones.

Katy, as she was affectionately known, touched the lives of many with her vibrant spirit.

In 2006 Katy graduated from Logan-Rogersville High School and spent...

May 9, 2024

Martena (Marty) Louise Yadon, 82 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2024, at The Pines Post-Acute Rehab and Retirement Center.

The daughter of Harry and Frances (May) Miller, she was born April 27, 1942, south of Worthington, Missouri. She attended school in a small, one-room schoolhouse known as Independence and graduated from Livonia High School.