Obituaries

Ralph Lewis

Ralph Lewis

Oct 18, 2016

Ralph Lewis Ralph C. Lewis, 75 of rural Greentop, MO passed away Monday, October 18th at his home. Ralph was born August 17, 1941 in New Boston, MO, to Russel and Leola (Bruner) Lewis and they preceded in death; Russel on Sept. 20, 1944 and Leola in Jan. of 2002. He was also preceded in death by one sister,...

Bernadette Delaware

Bernadette Delaware

Oct 14, 2016

Bernadette Delaware, 87, finished her walk of life on Friday, October 14, 2016 in Kirksville, MO. The daughter of James and Esther Gilson, she was born April 27, 1929 in Gardiner, Maine. On November 15, 1947, she married Lewis Delaware at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gardiner, and to this union, six children were born. She is survived by...

Jesse Lee Klinginsmith

Jesse Lee Klinginsmith

Oct 11, 2016

J Lee Klinginsmith J Lee Klinginsmith, 88, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Jesse Lee Klinginsmith was born in the Lucerne area of Putnam County, MO, on April 30, 1928, the son of Jesse Jacob and Emma Ann (Newell) Klinginsmith, who preceded him in death. He was reared in that part...

Norma Mathes

Norma Mathes

Oct 9, 2016

Norma Mathes, 84, of Queen City passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016, at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Herbert and Goldie (Bowen) Kramer, she was born February 28, 1932, in Mexico, Missouri. On January 12, 1952 in Lancaster, MO, she was united in marriage to Harold David Mathes who preceded her in death on November 13,...

Dorothy Lucille Breeding

Dorothy Lucille Breeding

Oct 6, 2016

Dorothy Lucille (Hoyt) Breeding, 91, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, October 6, 2016, where she had been a resident for several years. Dorothy was born in Unionville, MO, on August 12, 1925, the daughter of George and Mary (Carter) Hoyt, who preceded her in death. She graduated from...

Sterling G. Reindel

Sterling G. Reindel

Oct 2, 2016

Sterling G. Reindel of Kirksville, Missouri passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016. The son of John C. and Lena Pearl (McElhinney) Reindel, Sterling was born May 5, 1927 on the family farm two and three quarter miles northeast of Queen City. He is survived by one niece, Jan Rauscher of Phoenix, Arizona and one nephew, Roy Crewz of Las...

Martin Cecil Hackney

Martin Cecil Hackney

Oct 1, 2016

Martin Cecil Hackney, 81, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Martin Hackney was born July 11, 1935, in rural Putnam County the son of Austin and Pearl (Alexander) Hackney who preceded him in death. Martin attended the Triumph Rural School in Putnam County and graduated from...

Criss Len Robertson

Criss Len Robertson

Sep 25, 2016

Criss Len Robertson, age 62, of Fulton, MO, formerly of Brashear, MO, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016, at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO, surrounded by his family. The son of Clarence L. Jr. and Marjory (Cowan) Robertson, he was born October 21, 1953 in Kirksville, MO. On May 23, 1975 in Novelty, MO, he was...

Merle Lewis

Merle Lewis

Sep 24, 2016

Merle Lewis, well-loved former counselor at Putnam County R-1 High School and Hartford, MO, resident has died. She will be sadly missed by her family and many friends in the area. She was 92. The daughter of Lawrence and Lelia Blanche (Kimmel) Barnhouse, Lois Merle was born in Laurel, IA, on September 12, 1924. The family moved to Hartford,...

Doris Dee Parsons

Doris Dee Parsons

Sep 19, 2016

Doris Dee (Crouse) Parsons of Lemons, Missouri passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at her home. Doris was born May 21, 1930 in McPherson, Kansas to Milford and Bernadine (Richards) Crouse. Her family moved back to the Hill Community when she was very young. Doris attended grade school at Anspach School and during her high school years she and...

Alvin Henderson

Alvin Henderson

Sep 14, 2016

Alvin R. Henderson Alvin Ray Henderson, 77 of Lewistown, MO passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in his home with his family, under the care of Hospice. Born December 11, 1938 in Madison County in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina to William “Burlin” and Mandy (Payne) Henderson. He lived most of his childhood in Buncombe County, NC...

Billie "Tillie" J. Mcfarland

Billie "Tillie" J. Mcfarland

Sep 10, 2016

Billie J. “Tillie” McFarland Tillie McFarland, 82 passed away at home Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Novinger, MO. She was born March 2, 1934 the daughter of Virgil and Rose (Gillispie) McFarland. Tillie is survived by son, John Lee McFarland of Novinger, MO; sisters, Florence Waddell of Blue Grass, IA and Lexlie Bland of Novinger, MO; grandchildren, Liac, Jennifer,...

Marilyn Cowan

Marilyn Cowan

Sep 9, 2016

Marilyn Jean Cowan, age 85 of Kirksville, was called home to be with the Lord on Friday morning, September 9, 2016. She was born October 17, 1930, in Liscomb Iowa to Harlan H. and J. Voilet (Billington) Lay. Marilyn was united in marriage to E. Earl Cowan on December 24, 1948 and to this union two children were born....

Anna Lou De Witt

Anna Lou De Witt

Sep 8, 2016

Anna Lou De Witt, age 89, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away September 8, 2016 at Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, Missouri. Born April 20, 1927, in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, she was the daughter of William Wesley “Wes” and Grace Ellen (Elliott) Pickens. On April 23, 1948, she was united in marriage to Harold Bruce De Witt, Sr....

Stanley Darl Casady

Stanley Darl Casady

Sep 6, 2016

Stanley Darl Casady, 80, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, after a battle with leukemia. Stanley was born in Graysville, MO, on April 10, 1933, the son of Clifford and Amolee (Scott) Casady, who preceded him in death. Stanley graduated from Unionville High School with the...

Robert Thomas Watson

Robert Thomas Watson

Sep 5, 2016

Robert Watson, 88, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Kirksville Manor Care in Kirksville, MO, on Monday, September 5, 2016. He had been a resident there for a little over two years. Robert Thomas Watson was born in Lineville, IA, on June 14, 1928, the son of Thomas Melvin and Reva Pearl (Rollins) Watson, who preceded him in...

Wanda Steele

Wanda Steele

Sep 5, 2016

Wanda Steele, 72, of Liberty, MO, passed away at the Liberty Hospital in Liberty on Monday, September 5, 2016. Wanda (Montgomery) Steele was born in Centerville, IA, on October 5, 1944, the daughter of Jess and Nellie Mae (Morgan) Montgomery, who preceded her in death. She was reared near Hartford, MO, and attended the Halley rural school and Livonia...

Katheryn Louise Carson

Katheryn Louise Carson

Sep 4, 2016

Kathy Carson, 72, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Sunday, September 4, 2016. She had been in declining health the past few months. Katheryn Louise (Thompson) Carson was born in Unionville, MO, on February 3, 1944, the daughter of Lloyd Laverne and Ruby Maxine (Wortz) Thompson, who preceded her...

Kelly Van Vleck

Kelly Van Vleck

Aug 31, 2016

Kelly Lynn (Baybo) Van Vleck age 50 passed away August 31st, 2016 peacefully in her husband’s arms at their home near Greentop, Missouri. Kelly was born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 29th, 1966. Her father Robert Baybo survives. Her mother Peggy Barton is deceased. She is also survived by her Brother Brian Baybo and two sisters, Karen Baybo...

Donald Eugene Claypool

Donald Eugene Claypool

Aug 30, 2016

Donald E. Claypool, 79, of Kirksville, MO, (formerly of Morris, IL), passed away unexpectedly at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO, on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Donald Eugene Claypool was born in Morris, IL, on January 30, 1937, the son of Ersie and Clarence Claypool. He graduated from Morris High School in 1957 and began a longtime career with...

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