Obituaries

Feb 9, 2024

Judith Ann Ballinger, 76 of Kirksville, MO passed away Friday (February 9th, 2024) at The Pines in Kirksville. The daughter of Harvey and Clara (Eastman) Reed, Judith was born on August 7th, 1947. On December 23rd, 1967, she was united in marriage to Ira Dee Ballinger.

Judith is survived by her husband Ira; Children, Tracy (Robert) Taylor,...

Feb 9, 2024

Cheston Bleything, 48, of Kirksville, MO passed away Friday (February 9th, 2024) at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO.

The son of Rick and Tammy (Ogle) Bleything, Cheston was born October 14th, 1975 in Kirksville, MO.

Cheston is survived by his Parents; Sisters; Sasha Bleything and Aubrey Bleything; Uncle, Joseph E. Bleything and...

Feb 6, 2024

Brandon Eugene Ault, 20 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (February 6th, 2024) at his home in Kirksville. The son of Jerry & Betty (Mills) Ault, Brandon was born December 22nd, 2003 in Kirksville, MO.

Brandon is survived by his Parents; his Girlfriend, Paige Williams and their little boy, Waylen Ault of Kirksville; Siblings, Bobby Ault of Oregon,...

Feb 5, 2024

Roger Dean Wilcox, 65, of Livonia, MO, passed away of natural causes at his home  on Monday, February 5th, 2024.

Roger Wilcox was born on September 23, 1958, in Kirksville, MO, at Grim-Smith Hospital, the son of Ralph and Nettie (Tietsort) Wilcox.  Roger was saved as a child, receiving the Lord Jesus Christ into his life, but...

Jan 27, 2024

Paul Porter Ross, 89, of Cincinnati, Iowa, passed at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, IA, on Saturday, January 27, 2024.

Paul Ross was born in rural Appanoose County on May 31st, 1934, the son of Homer and Grace (Porter) Ross.  Paul graduated from Cincinnati High School in 1951.  Following high school he farmed and worked...

Jan 27, 2024

Zola Nadean Logan, 91 of Kirksville passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024 at The Pines in Kirksville.

The daughter of Earnest and Della (Halley) Carter, she was born September 14, 1932 in Kirksville, Missouri. On April 29, 1951 Zola was united in married to Edwin Logan and he preceded her in death on August 24, 2009.

Jan 24, 2024

Betty Morrow, 87, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.

Betty Jean (Henricksen) Morrow was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on August 1, 1936, the daughter of Albert and Sadie (Wilks) Henricksen.  She was raised in the Quad Cities area and moved back to Unionville to begin...

Jan 21, 2024

Dorothy Jean Gardner, 92 of Unionville, Missouri, passed away peacefully at her home at Lake Thunderhead on Sunday, January 21, 2024, surrounded by her family.  She was born in Richmond Heights, Missouri, to George and Dorothy McGregor on July 20, 1931.  She was baptized in the Kirkwood Presbyterian Church as an infant and later, in the Kirksville Presbyterian Church,...

Jan 17, 2024

Ray Klinginsmith, age 86, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away on January 17th, 2024.

Ray Edward Klinginsmith was born on June 19, 1937, in a farmhouse on the Iowa-Missouri state line, and he lived on three different farms during his first eight years, which fostered his love of farm life. His parents were Ted and Alta (Williamson) Klinginsmith,...

Jan 17, 2024

Emmabelle Fast, age 93, passed away January 17, 2024 at Country Aire Retirement Estate. She was born in Oakwood, OK, November 3, 1930, the daughter of Oscar and Ethel (Green) England.

Surviving are three children, Dawn Bunfill of Edina, MO, Darell Faust of Quincy, IL, and Debbie (Donald) Cowans of Leavenworth, KS. Four grandchildren, Kimberly (Robbie Mauck)...

Jan 12, 2024

Jan MaShelle Trimble, 64, of Unionville, Missouri, entered eternal life on Friday January 12, 2024, at her home surrounded by family.

MaShelle was preceded in death by her father Larry Robinson, granddaughter Gwyna Trimble, father-in-law Dean Trimble and grandparents Roscoe and Carol Lightfoot.

Left to honor her memory is her husband Jim of 45 years;...

Jan 8, 2024

Elsie (Peggy) Byland, 100 of Columbia, Missouri passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at South Hampton Place in Columbia, Missouri.

The daughter of Elzea and Ruby (Umstaddt) Byland, she was born February 9, 1923 in Monroe City, Missouri.

Peggy was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Jim...

Dec 29, 2023

Mary Ellen Followwill, 85 of Kirksville passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The daughter of Harry and Frances (May) Miller, she was born November 27, 1938, south of Worthington, Missouri.

She attended school in a small, one-room schoolhouse known as Independence, also attending Queen City school, and graduating High School...

Dec 28, 2023

Thomas Manning 82 of Brashear, Missouri passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Clarence Care Center in Clarence, Missouri.

The son of Thomas and Esther (Bartels) Manning, he was born September 15, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri. On August 5, 1968, in Hawaii, he was united in marriage to Janet (Kraushaar) Manning.

Thomas is survived...

Dec 26, 2023

Paul Ebert, 74 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Milan Health Care in Milan, Missouri.

The son of Ora and Mildred (Owings) Ebert, he was born April 5, 1949 in Rock Island, Illinois.

A small service will held Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home....

Dec 26, 2023

Steven Benowitz, 66 of Elmer, Missouri passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The son of Stanley R. and Marceille (Carter) Benowitz, he was born September 23, 1957 in Washington D.C.. In 1985 in Maryland, he was united in marriage to Kelley Wills.

Steven is survived by his wife, Kelley; three...

Dec 24, 2023

Michael Francis French was born July 25, 1948, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and died December 24, 2023 in Kansas City, Kansas.  Michael was the only son of Albert Frank French, Jr., and Kathryn Patricia (MacKoske) French.

Michael graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in La Crosse in 1966 and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in...

Dec 19, 2023

Dorothy Jean Miller 91 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at the LaPlata Nursing Home.

The daughter of Dean Christman and June Page, she was born November 28, 1932 in Brashear, Missouri. On October 13, 1951 she was married to Dale C. Miller Jr. and he preceded her in death on April 1, 2010. She...

Dec 19, 2023

Elaine Mathes, 86, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Lois Elaine (Beeler) Mathes was born in Putnam County, Missouri, on March 31, 1937, the daughter of Charley E. and Aletha (Pearson) Beeler.  Her mother passed away when Elaine was two years old, and...

Dec 17, 2023

Virginia R. Lancaster, 92 of LaPlata, Missouri passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville.

The daughter of Fredrick William and Violet Minnie (Riley) Stribling, she was born September 9, 1931 in Adair County, Missouri. She attended school in Brashear and graduated from the Brashear High School. Most of her adult life...