Obituaries

Sep 17, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/922251 Howard Eugene Jones, age 71, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 at the Kirksville Manor Care Center. The son of Norman Keith and Amilee Inez (Lambert) Jones, he was born February 21, 1947 in Kirksville, Missouri. On November 6, 1965, in Adair County, he was united in marriage to Linda Lee Terrell. To this union two sons were born....

Sep 10, 2018

Margaret Jane Groff, 86, of Sachse, Texas passed away Monday morning, September 10, 2018 at Oxford-Glen Memory Care. Her health had been in decline the past three years.

Margaret was born in Brashear, Missouri on April 30, 1932 the daughter of Ira and Alta (VanWye) Winslow. She attended Kirksville Senior High and graduated in 1950. She also...

Sep 5, 2018

James E. Winslow, 85 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday. September 5, 2018 at Kirksville Manor Care.

The son of William Maurice and Eunice Gertrude (Clark) Winslow, he was born September 17, 1932 in Adair County, MO. On August 28, 1955 in LaPlata, MO he was united in marriage to Ardella Marlene Campbell.

Jim is survived...

Sep 3, 2018

Ruth Shaffer-Altiser, 95, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away at the Excelsior Springs Hospital Convalescence Center in Excelsior Springs, MO, on Monday, September 3, 2018. Vera Ruth (Fry) Shaffer-Altiser was born in Lucerne, MO, on June 2, 1923, the daughter of John Edgar and Dolly Ann (Duncan) Fry, who preceded her in death. She married William Earl Shaffer on July...

Aug 30, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/919045 William Thomas Minor

Bill Minor, 97, of Kirksville passed away on Thursday August 30, 2018 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was surrounded by his loving family. The son of James (Jay) and Geneva (Jones) Minor, Bill was born on October 10, 1920 at his grandmother’s home in Macon, MO. On November...

Aug 30, 2018

Hilda Eldora Harrelson, 97 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (August 30, 2018) at Kirksville Manor Care.

The daughter of Joseph and Elsie (Hedricks) Glaspie, she was born November 28, 1920 in Connelsville, MO. She was married to Cecil Craig and to this union three children were born, Charlene, Carlos and Darlene. She later married William M. Harrelson...

Aug 29, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/918077 Gerald B. Crow 90 of Kirksville, peacefully when to be with Jesus Wednesday (August 29, 2018) at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The son of Emery and Bonnie (Barclay) Crow, he was born December 5, 1927 in Kirksville, MO. On July 27, 1964 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Annabel Long.

Gerald is...

Aug 29, 2018

Dorothy Montgomery, 88, of Green City, MO, passed away at the Kirksville Manor Care in Kirksville, MO, on Wednesday, August 29, 2018.  She had been a resident there for about 2 ½ years.

Dorothy Juanita (Dye) Montgomery was born in Mystic, IA, on January 22, 1930, the daughter of Virgil and Edna (Hooten) Dye, who preceded her...

Aug 28, 2018

Joe Anne Burris, 82 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

The daughter of Robert (Bob) Schreckhise and Josie Hall Schreckhise, she was born April 29, 1936 on a farm near Bucklin, MO. She married Martin Lee Burris on March 6, 1954.

She is survived by her daughters, Toni Hamilton and husband Steve of...

Aug 28, 2018

Mary Harlan, 81, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO, on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, after battling cancer. Mary Elizabeth (Hill) Harlan was born in Putnam County, MO, on December 30, 1936, the daughter of Blaine and Emogene (Summers) Hill, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Unionville High School in 1954. Mary...

Aug 27, 2018

Doris Wade, 97 of Kirksville passed away Monday (August 27, 2018) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center.

Doris was born March 28, 1921 in Newtown, MO the daughter of Zebedee (Z.D.) and Stella (Winder) Johnson. When she was 3 years old her family moved to the Sperry community. She attended Olive Hill Grade School. In November 1935...

Aug 26, 2018

Arlen R. McGuire, 84 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (August 26, 2018) at Kirksville Manor Care.

The daughter of Earl H. and Myra Hammond (Rose) Kisler, she was born January 15, 1934 in Havana, IL She was raised by “mom” Dorothy Kisler. On June 29, 1957 in DeSoto, MO she was united in marriage to Dr. Kenneth...

Aug 21, 2018

Louise Maring, 93, of Powersville, MO, passed away at her home in the company of her two sons on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. She had been in declining health the past year. Helen Louise (McCollom) Maring was born in Sullivan County, MO, on February 28, 1925, the daughter of Guy and Nellie (Scott) McCollom, who preceded her in death. She...

Aug 15, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/915118 Jeny, age 47, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018 in the University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri from complications of Lupus.

Born February 13, 1971 in North Platte, Nebraska, she was the daughter of Jack Lee and Carol June (Bell) McAdams.

On June 1, 1991 in Adair County, Missouri she married Thomas Eugene Jones. They...

Aug 14, 2018

Junior Whitworth, 74, of Worthington, MO, passed away at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. Junior Lee Whitworth, Jr., was born in Worthington, MO, on November 26, 1943, the son of Junior Lee and Fern (Schoonover) Whitworth. His father was killed in action on May 7, 1943,...

Aug 9, 2018

After a brief but determined battle with cancer, Dr. Timothy Morris Thompson passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Although he had conquered cancer in 2010 with innovative treatment received at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas the enemy won this round.

“Timmy” was welcomed into the rollicking household of parents Charlotte Hanson Thompson and...

Aug 7, 2018

Leland Phillips, 90 passed away Tuesday (August 7, 2018) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center.

The son of Lon and Kate (Powers) Phillips, he was born June 11, 1928 in Chillicothe, MO. In November of 1948 in Utica, MO he was united in marriage to Goldie McCoy.

Leland is survived by one son, Ron Phillips...

Aug 7, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/913026 Margaret Ellen Leckbee Blodgett Kinard was born on a farm in Knox County, near Novelty, Missouri, the daughter of Edgar and Iva (McEvoy) Leckbee. She graduated as Valedictorian from Knox City High School in Knox City, Missouri in 1942. She began working long distance for the Wisconsin Bell Telephone Company in Milwaukee Wisconsin in August 1942 and transferred...

Aug 6, 2018

http://videos.lifetributes.com/913520 Phyllis P. Frank age 98, passed away on August 6, 2018 in Fort Collins, CO where she had been a resident since February, 2016.

The daughter of Ralph and Lila (Young) Curl, Phyllis was born November 18, 1919 in Green Castle, MO.  On February 5, 1939 she was united in marriage to Clayton R. Terry. To...

Jul 28, 2018

Kathy Doolin, 59, of rural Lucerne, MO, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, July 28, 2018. She had been battling cancer for seven months. Kathy Jo Doolin was born in Milan, MO, on March 21, 1959, the daughter of Leonard Wayne and Verla (Wattenbarger) Doolin, who preceded her in death. She was reared...