Obituaries

Oct 18, 2017

Erma Lea Tipton, age 96, went home to the Lord October 18th, 2017. Erma was one of the eight children born to Willie Lee and Beulah Erma (Milner) Smith. She is survived by her sister Thelma Street of West Des Moines, Ia. And her beloved sister-in-law Mary Watson of Denver, Co. Three children Patricia Sue Tipton and Charles Lee...

Oct 13, 2017

http://videos.lifetributes.com/840345 Inez Meriam Terrell, age 90, passed away in the Kirksville Manor Care Center on Friday, October 13, 2017. She was born March 20, 1927 in Adair County, Missouri. Her parents were Curtis and Ada (James) O’Brien. On July 18, 1946 she was united in marriage to Howard Laverne Terrell, in Kirksville, Missouri. They were the parents of four...

Oct 7, 2017

Alan David Clark, 54 of Kirksville passed away Saturday (October 7, 2017) at Northeast Regional Medical Center surrounded by family. The son of David and Jeanne (Jackson) Clark, he was born June 14, 1963 in Kirksville, MO. On May 18, 1985 in Kirksville, MO he was united in marriage to Barbara Selby. Alan is survived by his wife, Barb;...

Oct 7, 2017

Bambi Fox, 53 of Hurdland, MO passed away Saturday (October 7, 2017) at her mother’s home. The daughter of Harry Paul and Bonnie F. (Rummerfield) Laird, she was born December 4, 1963 in Kirksville, MO. On July 30, 1982 in Kirksville, she was united in marriage to Gary Lee Fox. Bambi is survived by her mother, Bonnie Bennett and...

Oct 6, 2017

Donald Purkeypile, 81, formerly of Cincinnati, IA, passed away at the Lutheran Nursing Home in Concordia, MO, on Friday, October 6, 2017.

Donald Lee Purkeypile was born in Missouri on April 13, 1936, the son of Dewey and Verna (Story) Purkeypile, who preceded him in death. He grew up in the Mendota area of Putnam County and...

Oct 4, 2017

Funeral services are pending at Playle and Collins Family Funeral Home in Unionville, MO, for Joey Summers, 56, formerly of Unionville. Mr. Summers passed away at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO, on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. For more information contact Playle and Collins Family Funeral Home at 660) 947-2200.

Oct 3, 2017

Dorothy Myre, 83, formerly of Unionville, MO, passed away at Mason Pointe Center in Chesterfield, MO, on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.  She had been a resident there for six years.

Dorothy Pearl (Smith) Myre was born in Richland, MO, on December 19, 1933, the daughter of Pearl A. and Geneva G. (Geist) Smith, who preceded her in...

Sep 30, 2017

Margaret Austin, 81, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Hospital in Unionville on Saturday, September 30, 2017.

Margaret Josephine (Bruce) was born in Unionville, MO, on October 31, 1935, the daughter of John Ober and Pansy Lee (Womack) Bruce, who preceded her in death. She attended Unionville High School. On May 8 she married...

Sep 29, 2017

Ruby D. Owens passed away at home in Independence, MO, on Friday, September 29, 2017, after a brief illness.  She was born in Koshkonog, MO on September 24, 1933 to William E. and Mabel W. (Dixon) Buckallew.

Delphine graduated from Unionville High School and married Robert N. Owens of Cincinnati, IA, on November 17, 1956.  Together they...

Sep 29, 2017

http://videos.lifetributes.com/837921   Janie Sparks, 69, of Kirksville passed away Friday (September 29, 2017) at her home.    The daughter of Leo Francis and Mary Margaret (Knaack) Petree she was born August 4, 1948 in Kirksville, MO. On October 20, 1966 in Camp Pendleton, CA she was united in marriage to Preston Sparks.    Janie is survived by her husband, Preston; one...

Sep 25, 2017

Jeff Steele, 53, of Unionville, MO, passed away at his home on Monday, September 25, 2017, after an almost ten year battle with cancer. Jeff kept a positive attitude throughout his ordeal and stayed as active as possible until the end.

Jeffery Vance Steele was born in Centerville, IA, on December 10, 1963, the son of Garold...

Sep 19, 2017

http://videos.lifetributes.com/833914 Patricia Louise Green “Pat”, 93, Long-time resident of Kirksville, passed away on September 19, 2017 at Northeast Regional Medical Center. Born April 15, 1924 in Glasgow, Missouri to Irvin Edwin and Nellie (Norton) Schnell, She attended public schools and grew up in Fayette, Missouri. Pat graduated in 1946 with high honors and a Bachelor of Arts degree from...

Sep 14, 2017

http://videos.lifetributes.com/834031 William “Bill” Wyatt, 84 of Novinger, MO passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Macon Health Care. The son of Joseph H. and Alta E. (Ellsworth) Wyatt, he was born December 12, 1932 in Novinger, MO. On September 24, 1954 in Novinger, Mo he was united in marriage to Geneva L. Drummond. Bill is survived by his children,...

Sep 12, 2017

Mildred H. Karaff, age 100 of Searcy, AR passed away Tuesday (September 12, 2017) in Searcy, AR.

The daughter of Lewis and Nellie (Sportsman) Cupp, she was born July 6, 1917 in Elliott, Iowa. On May 5, 1937 in Pomona, CA she was united in marriage to Joseph Leroy Karaff.

Mildred is survived by her...

Sep 9, 2017

Doris Irene Pearce, 92 of Kirksville, MO passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Northeast Regional Medical Center. The youngest daughter of Rachel and Dewey Parrish in Knox County, MO. In San Pedro, CA on August 24, 1942 she married Private Tommy Kurl Small, to this marriage four children were born; Marcena Joy Small, Garry Kurl Small, Bobby...

Sep 4, 2017

Bob Stottlemyre, 93, of Unionville, MO, passed away at his home in Kirksville on Monday, September 4, 2017. Robert Arthur Stottlemyre was born in Spickard, MO, on August 30, 1924, the son of Lee O. and Esther V. (Smith) Stottlemyre, who preceded him in death. He was reared in the Spickard/Humphreys area until the family moved to Putnam County,...

Sep 2, 2017

Reverend Eugene Dewayne Wellborn, 83, of Kirksville passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home in Kirksville.  He is beloved and missed by his wife of 61 years, LaVerne Dudeck Wellborn.  Rev. Wellborn was born on May 5, 1934 in Kirksville, Missouri to Florence and Herman Wellborn.  He was the older brother to his sisters, Elaine Armbruster (and...

Sep 2, 2017

With his family at his side, Bailey Casady, 80, of Kansas City, MO, peacefully passed away at the North Kansas City Hospice House in North Kansas City MO on Saturday, September 2, 2017.

Bailey was born in Omaha, MO on July 23, 1937 to Fon and Vera (Abbott) Casady who proceeded him in death.  Bailey shared his...

Sep 1, 2017

Gene Crawford, 76, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, on Friday, September 1, 2017, after a six year battle with cancer and kidney failure. Garold Gene Crawford was born in Wayne County, IA, on October 4, 1940, the son of Hadley and Lula (Brown) Crawford, who preceded him in death. Gene...

Aug 30, 2017

William Schnelle, 87, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, after a brief stay. William J. “Bill” Schnelle was born on the family farm in Sullivan County, MO, on November 23, 1929, the son of E. J. and Doris (Mullins) Schnelle, who preceded him in death. He attended...