Obituaries

Jun 12, 2017

Betty Rowland 86, of Queen City passed away Monday (June 12, 2017) in the Schuyler County Nursing Home where she had been for about a week. The daughter of John and Marie (Guffey) Shrake she was born May 7, 1931, in Stahl, Missouri. She attended the Graysville Elementary and the Unionville High Schools. On May 5, 1951 she was...

Jun 5, 2017

Hallie Robbins, 63, passed away early Monday morning June 5, 2017 in her home at Worthington, Missouri. The daughter of Elgie Lusher and Mary Bellamy sapp was born January 8, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois. At a very young age she moved with her parents to Missouri. She lived in the Schuyler and Putnam County areas all her life. She...

Jun 4, 2017

Gary R. Knotts Jr, 60 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (June 4, 2017) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. Gary was born March 2, 1957 in Chulavista, CA, to Gary R. Knotts Sr. and Alberta M. (Schultz) Knotts. On May 26, 2001 in Kirksville Gary was united in marriage to Nancy Porter who survives. Gary is also survived by...

May 31, 2017

Thomas Higgins, 71 of Kirksville passed away after a brief illness, Wednesday (May 31, 2017) at his home. Born March 8, 1946 in Kirksville, MO, Tom was the son of the late Thomas Patrick and Lavena Fay (Knight) Higgins. On May 29, 1971 Tom was united in marriage to Suzanne Marie Smith. Tom is survived by his wife, Suzanne;...

May 30, 2017

Velma Ruth Johnson, 59 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (May 30, 2017) at her daughter’s home in Kirksville. The daughter of Billy June and Beatrice Viola (Booth) Sayre, was born February 27, 1958 in Newton, Iowa. Velma is survived by her husband, Rick Johnson of Kirksville; her mother, Beatrice Harger of Kirksville; one daughter, Angela Jill Danielson and husband...

May 27, 2017

Stella Imogene Sevits, age 88 of Kirksville passed away, May 27, 2017, at her home under the care of Hospice of Northeast Missouri. The daughter of Elmer and Sylvia Slaughter Steele, she was born October 9, 1928 in Adair County, MO. She was united in marriage to Harold L. Sevits in 1947. Imogene is survived by two daughters, Janice...

May 27, 2017

Charles Atkinson, 87, of Queen City passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017, in the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The son of Arthur and Clorene Atkinson he was born November 11, 1929, in Winterset, Iowa. At two years of age he moved with his parents to Glenwood, Missouri and was raised in the Schuyler County area...

May 25, 2017

Carl Dale Fortney, 72, formerly of Kirksville, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Dale was a retired teacher and family counselor. He was an avid card player, competing in bridge tournaments nationwide and achieving the rank of Silver Life Master with the American Contract Bridge League. He enjoyed painting, gardening, a good pun, and...

May 25, 2017

Robert “Skeeter” Myers, 77, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

James Robert Myers, a direct decedent of Henry Clay Dean, was born in Centerville, IA, on February 10, 1940, the son of James Junior and Eugenia Francis (Dean) Myers, who preceded him in death.  He was reared near Rebel’s...

May 24, 2017

Janet Moore, 64, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. She had been in failing health for several weeks. Janet Leigh (Butler) Moore was born in San Diego, CA, on February 22, 1953, the daughter of Ronald Leon and Virginia (Govan Busch) Butler. She moved to Iowa...

May 23, 2017

Garnet Peek, 89 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (May 23, 2017) at his home. The son of Gordan J. and Minnie Ellen (Sykes) Peek, he was born March 27, 1927 in Kirksville, MO. He grew up in Kirksville and attended the Kirksville Schools. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked for Built Rite Plumbing and Heating most of...

May 23, 2017

Marilyn Barrett, age 90, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at her home. Marilyn was born November 16, 1926, in Maryville, Missouri. She was the third child of Dale Lincoln Partridge and Roxie Edith McGinness Partridge. Her siblings included Robert D. Partridge; Marjorie E. Partridge, and youngest brother, Don Dale Partridge, all of whom are deceased. Marilyn is survived...

May 18, 2017

Marilyn Jarman, 82, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO, on Thursday, May 18, 2017.

Marilyn Louise (Berry) Jarman was born in Unionville, MO, on April 1, 1935, the daughter of George and Pauline (Johnson) Berry, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Unionville High School in 1953 and married...

May 16, 2017

Gerald “Jerry” Bruce Anders, 73 of Batesville, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at his home. He was born August 10, 1943 in Everett, Washington to Sig and Patricia Eileen (Crane) Anders. He lived in Everett, Washington until the age of 8 when his parents moved to Unionville, Missouri to be on the farm.

As a...

May 14, 2017

Madison Roberts, 2, died in a vehicle accident south of Unionville, MO, on Sunday, May 14, 2017.

Madison Ann Roberts (named after her Grammy) was born in Kirksville, MO, on January 8, 2015, the daughter of Joseph and Emily (Villarreal) Roberts.  She joined big sister Mia who is five years older.  Maddie was a bright, loving, and...

May 14, 2017

B.D. “Bud” Hunter was born on February 28, 1930, raised in Wilson Town, Missouri, near Kirksville, and attended high school in Brashear, MO. The first job he held was working for the Jack Sprat grocery store where he delivered groceries in a 1929 Chrysler. After graduating from high school, Hunter went on to attend college at Truman State University....

May 13, 2017

Roberta Gleason, 81 of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Stonebridge Senior Living in Maryland Heights, MO.

The daughter of Robert “Bob” Scobee Jr. and Esther (Bennett) Scobee, she was born August 27, 1935, in Kirksville, MO. On April 10, 1954, in Kirksville, MO, she was united in marriage to Meredith “Pete” Gleason....

May 13, 2017

Coe Ann Bailey, age 82, of Kirksville, MO, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO. She was born January 11, 1935, in Centerville, IA the daughter of Floyd B. and Velma E. Shankster Bailey. She was married to David D. Conyers and to this union five children were born. Surviving are five sons, Mark...

May 5, 2017

Russell Crawford, 66, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, May 5, 2017. Russell Neal Crawford was born in Centerville, IA, on May 17, 1950, the son of Victor Neal and Dorothy Irene (Law) Crawford, who preceded him in death. Russell was reared in Putnam County and graduated from Unionville High School in 1968. He...

May 3, 2017

Marie Lenore (Pensis) Reasbeck, passed away at 7:17 AM, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Warrensburg, MO.  She was born March 31, 1937 in Dillonvale, Ohio, to Henry and Josephine (Ooms) Pensis.  She married Jack Reasbeck on March 21, 1958, and he survives in Warrensburg.

Also surviving are their children, Tina (Mike) McCormack of Unionville, Kenny (Suzanne) Reasbeck...