Obituaries

Sep 27, 2021

John Samuel Vincent 54 of Kirksville, Missouri formerly of Manhattan, Kansas, passed away Monday September 27,2021 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri. He had been vaccinated but tested positive for Covid on Wednesday September 22. He was born on January 25, 1967 to Ted and Betty Vincent. They preceded him in death.

On January 29,1994 he married...

Sep 22, 2021

Bette Jacobs, 89, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, surrounded by her loving family while holding a rosary in the hand of her loving husband of 67 years.

Bette Francis (Patterson) Jacobs was born in Sydney, Missouri, in Putnam County, on April 13, 1932, the daughter of Frank and Orpha...

Sep 21, 2021

Arthur Dee Gillispie 75, of Worthington, MO, passed away Tuesday night September 21, 2021, in the Harry S. Truman Memorial Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

The son of Odessa (Mckee) and Ray Glaspie, he was born July 4, 1946, in Worthington, Missouri. He grew up in Worthington and attended the Worthington and Jimtown Schools. Arthur served in the...

Sep 16, 2021

Kristen MaShelle (Wood) McReynolds, 44, of Unionville, MO passed away at her home on September 16, 2021.

Kristen was born on October 2, 1976, the daughter of Sonny and Debbie Wood.  She was born and raised in Unionville, MO.  Kristen graduated in 1995 from Putnam County R-I High School.

On March 13, 2004, Kristen was...

Sep 4, 2021

Bill Miller, 90, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, on Saturday, September 4, 2021.  He had been a resident of the Care Center for a brief time.

Billy Jim Miller was born in Clarence, Missouri, on November 23, 1930, the son of Taz and Juanita (Bilbro) Miller, who preceded him...

Sep 4, 2021

Wes Loughead, 70, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, September 4, 2021, after suffering the effects of Covid-19.

Wesley Jay Loughead was born in Columbia, Missouri, on December 5, 1950, the son of Ed and Idella (Connell) Loughead, who preceded him in death. He lived most of his...

Sep 3, 2021

Verna Branscom 91, of Queen City passed away Friday morning (September 3, 2021) in Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.

The daughter of David William and Elva Hazel (Alexander) McCollum, she was born April 6, 1930 in Mendon, Missouri. She grew up in Chariton County and attended school in Mendon, Missouri.

On September 30,...

Sep 3, 2021

Rose Lee Trammel, 93, of rural Queen City passed away Friday night, September 3, 2021 at her home in rural  Queen City, Missouri.

The daughter of R.V. and Ethel (Martin) Rhoades, she was born April 25, 1928 in Jimtown, Missouri. The family moved to Worthington, Missouri, when she was eleven years old.  She attended Worthington grade school...

Sep 2, 2021

James West III age 86 of LaPlata, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September, 2nd 2021. Jim was born December 7th, 1934 in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Neil E. and Anna Margaret Wright West. On December 12th, 1953 in Elkton, Maryland he was united in marriage to Mary Lou Parker who preceded him in death.

Surviving are...

Aug 30, 2021

Joyce Dague, 85, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the Schuyler County Nursing Home in Queen City, Missouri, on Monday, August 30, 2021.  She had been a recent resident of the Home.

Joyce Mae (Hilsinger) Dague was born in Clinton, Iowa, on February 8, 1936, the daughter of Orvile William and Tena (Teglar) Hilsinger, who preceded her...

Aug 30, 2021

Karen Sue Leffler, 73 of Gibbs, Missouri passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

The daughter of Homer and Dorothy (Epperson) Johnson, she was born August 19, 1948 in Kirksville, Missouri. On January 1, 1989 in Brashear, Missouri she was united in married to Bill Leffler.

Karen is survived by...

Aug 29, 2021

Collene Smith, 77, of Hartford, Missouri, passed away at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri, on Sunday, August 29, 2021, after a brief illness.

Collene F. Smith was born in Graysville, Missouri, on September 15, 1943, the daughter of Gay and Flossie (Sparks) Cain who preceded her in death.  She was reared in the Graysville area...

Aug 28, 2021

Gordon “Gene” Johnson, 90, of Lucerne, Missouri, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, Missouri, on Saturday, August 28, 2021.  He had lived at the Care Center for three years.

Gordon Eugene Johnson was born in Newtown, Missouri, on February 5, 1931, the son of Gordon Garold and Ivah Mae (Pauley) Johnson, who preceded...

Aug 26, 2021

Robert L. Owings, 62 of Green Castle, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at his home.

The son of Marvin and Sarah (Stutz) Owings, he was born October 13, 1958 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He moved to Kirksville area as a child and lived here the rest of his life. He graduated from the Novinger High...

Aug 22, 2021

Ray L. Catlett, 75 of Kirksville passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

The son of Pearl O. and Irene N. (Ames) Catlett, he was born July 18, 1946 in Green City, Missouri. On October 24, 1964 in the Methodist Church in Green City, Missouri he was united in marriage to...

Aug 21, 2021

Lois Eason, 86, of Queen City passed away Saturday., August 21, 2021, in the  LaBelle Nursing Home where she had been only a very short time.

The daughter of William Winfield and Stella Marie Overton Mullins, she was born May 27. 1935, in Glenwood, Missouri.

She attended grade school at Jimtown and graduated from high...

Aug 13, 2021

Katherine (Kathy) Jean Davis was born in Garden City, Michigan to Roger Harold & Mary Jean (Elick) Hanson on June 28, 1959.

She was married to Richard Hurley. To this union four children were born. She later was married to Danny Davis.

She worked in childcare and for many years she worked for the Bright...

Aug 6, 2021

Harley George Stinson, 58 died unexpectedly on August 6, 2021 near Shenandoah, Iowa.

Harley was born March 20 th , 1963 to Donald Eugene and Wilma Berniece (McKim) Stinson in KOH at Kirksville, Missouri. He went to school at Mehlville School District in Oakville, St. Louis County area. He also attended Kirksville Vo-Tech.

In August...

Aug 3, 2021

James H. Scearce, 85 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Kirksville Manor Care.

The son of William Dudley and Alma Maxine (Miller) Scearce, he was born July 26, 1936 in Edina, Missouri. On June 16, 1973 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Lavona Gordon.

James is survived by his wife,...

Jul 31, 2021

Marjorie Lee Fowler,74, passed away on July 31,2021 in Memphis Missouri.  She was the wife of Ricky Fowler of Greentop, Missouri. They shared 53 years of marriage together.

Born in Wright City Missouri on October 19, 1946, she was the daughter of James and Leona Mygatt. Margie graduated from Wright City High School in 1964.  She and...