Obituaries

Joanne Moritz

Joanne Moritz

May 1, 2016

JoAnne Moritz, 91 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (May 1, 2016) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Glen W. and Dixie M. (McReynolds) Novinger Sr., she was born December 28, 1924 in Kirksville, MO. On June 30, 1946 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Leonard L. Moritz. JoAnne is survived by two sons, Robert Lee...

Trudy Sanders

Trudy Sanders

Apr 30, 2016

Trudy Irene Sanders age 50, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at her home. The daughter of Robert Eugene and Judith Carol Levings Pickett, she was born July 19, 1965 in Wheat Ridge, CO. On June 23, 1984 in Kirksville, MO she was united in marriage to Trent Gaines who preceded her in death and to this...

William Clark Carter

William Clark Carter

Apr 30, 2016

William Clark Carter, 80, passed away peacefully at Twin Pines Nursing Home in Kirksville, MO on Sat., April 30, 2016, surrounded by love. Clark was born Aug. 30, 1935 in Lucerne, MO, to William Oscar and Estella Leora (Guyman) Carter. Clark married his high school sweetheart, Arabelle Johnson, on August 28, 1954. They began married life on the family...

Robert Ovid Davis

Robert Ovid Davis

Apr 30, 2016

Robert Davis, 83, of Unionville, MO, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA, on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Robert Ovid Davis was born at the family farm in Unionville, MO, on January 27, 1933, the son of Albion Stanley and Josie Mae (Scrivens) Davis, who preceded him in death. Robert graduated 8th grade from the Halley country...

G.E. "Shag" Grossnickle

G.E. "Shag" Grossnickle

Apr 25, 2016

G.E. "Shag" Grossnickle, age 100, passed from this life peacefully on April 25, 2016 in Kirksville, Missouri. But what a life it was! And what a legacy this well-spoken, humorous and stately gentleman left as son, brother, husband, father, Papa, public servant, sportsman and raconteur. He was from another era, and he was steady of hand and steady of...

Sandra Morton

Sandra Morton

Apr 22, 2016

Sandra Morton, 73 of Winfield, MO formerly of Queen City, MO passed away Friday (April 22, 2016) in St. Lukes Hospital in Chesterfield, MO. The daughter of Leonard and Maude (Harris) Griggs, she was born in rural Unionville, MO, on July 13, 1942. She attended the Pickering Elementary School and graduated from the Unionville High School with the class...

Maxine Clinkenbeard

Maxine Clinkenbeard

Apr 20, 2016

Maxine Clinkenbeard, 88, of Unionville, MO, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO, on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, after a brief illness. Vivian Maxine (Cullum) Clinkenbeard was born in rural eastern Putnam County, MO, on January 5, 1928, the daughter of Cloyd and Hattie (Husted) Cullum, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Livonia High...

Bertha Barlow

Bertha Barlow

Apr 15, 2016

Bertha Belle Barlow, 84 of Kirksville passed away Friday (April 15, 2016) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Paul Frank and Laura Dorthea (Morey) Lutz, she was born January 6, 1932 in Ashland, NE. On January 3, 1953 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Grover Harold “Buck” Barlow. Bertha is survived by her children, Julia...

Arlene Carter

Arlene Carter

Apr 15, 2016

Arlene Carter, 70, passed away at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO surrounded by family, on Friday, April 15, 2016, after a brief battle with cancer. Beverly Arlene Carter was born in Centerville, IA, on December 6, 1945, the daughter of Harold and Bea (Campbell) Exline, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by three...

Nellie Maxine Schmitter

Nellie Maxine Schmitter

Apr 14, 2016

Nellie Maxine Schmitter, 89, passed away Thursday, April 14th, 2016 at her home in Kirksville. She was surrounded by her family at the time of her passing. The daughter of Emmett and Edna Kent, she is survived by her daughter, Glenetta Lynn Robbins Oliver and James Oliver, and Jimmy Robbins. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Daniel Robbins...

Doris Anderson

Doris Anderson

Apr 12, 2016

Doris Avalee Anderson May 30, 1934 - April 12, 2016 Doris Avalee (Shoop) Anderson, 81, of Queen City, Missouri, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The daughter of Cecil and Lois Shoop, Doris was born May 30, 1934, in Rural Kirksville. She attended rural elementary...

Mollie Rebecca Beach

Mollie Rebecca Beach

Apr 12, 2016

Mollie Beach, 91, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. She had been a resident there for two years. Mollie Rebecca (Fitzwater) Beach was born in Colorado Springs, CO, on August 4, 1924, the daughter of Daniel and Mattie (Callison) Fitzwater, who preceded her in death. She was...

Delores Dae Scott

Delores Dae Scott

Apr 6, 2016

Delores Scott, 82, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. She had been a resident there for about three months. Delores Dae (Guffey) Scott was born in Centerville, IA, on March 5, 1934, the daughter of Edward Ross and Olive Marie (Coffrin) Guffey, who preceded her in death....

Billy Wayne Hill

Billy Wayne Hill

Apr 4, 2016

Billy Wayne Hill, 73, of Pollock, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Monday, April 4, 2016. He had been a patient there for about two weeks. Billy Wayne Hill was born at home on June 27, 1942, in the same bedroom in which his father had been born in the same house...

Robert Daniel Feese

Robert Daniel Feese

Mar 29, 2016

Robert Daniel Feese, 66 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (March 29, 2016) at his home. The son of Lincoln R. and Ann (Scarborough) Feese, he was born April 17, 1949 in Springfield, MO. Danny is survived by his sister, Sue Lobina of Kirksville; two nephews, Sam Lobina of Raymore, MO and Danny Lobina of St. Joseph, MO; two great...

Joann Baughman

Joann Baughman

Mar 26, 2016

Joann Baughman, 87, passed away unexpectedly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Saturday, March 26, 2016. Sara Joann (Cook) Baughman was born near Omaha, MO, on August 24, 1928, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Newland) Cook, who preceded her in death. She grew up around Omaha, attending the Abbott School and graduating from Livonia...

Loretta Cowles

Loretta Cowles

Mar 26, 2016

Loretta Mae Cowles, 77 of Novinger, MO passed away Saturday (March 26, 2016) at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, IL. The daughter of Virgil L. and Rose Lea (Gillispie) McFarland, she was born November 17, 1938 in Connelsville, MO. On December 17, 1960 in Novinger, MO she was united in marriage to Donald Cowles. Loretta is survived by her husband,...

Lawrence Earl Riggs

Lawrence Earl Riggs

Mar 24, 2016

Lawrence Riggs, 94, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville on Thursday, March 24, 2016. He had been a resident there for about four years. Lawrence Earl Riggs was born in Princeton, MO, on March 15, 1922, the son of Orda and Hazel (Clapham) Riggs, who preceded him in death. He was reared...

Austin D'Souza

Austin D'Souza

Mar 24, 2016

Austin Eugene D'Souza, fondly known as the" PIANO MAN" by his family and friends died unexpectedly on March 24, 2016 in California, at age 57. He had been ill, yet in spite of his incredible pain worked as much as he could. His friends and co-workers loved him and he was the top seller at his employment. He is...

Clifford Garrett

Clifford Garrett

Mar 22, 2016

Clifford Wayne Garrett, 61 of Brashear, MO passed away Tuesday (March 22, 2016) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The son of Charley Elson and Juanita Fern (Long) Garrett, he was born July 1, 1954 in Kirksville, MO. On December 4, 1977 in Downing, MO he was united in marriage to Jane L. Binkley. Clifford is survived by his children:...

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