Obituaries
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:...
Cleta Ruth Altiser
Mar 22, 2016
Cleta Ruth “Babe” Altiser was born to Ernie and Thelma (Yardley) Altiser on June 13, 1928 at the family farm house east of Newtown, MO. She passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on March 22, 2016, at the age of 87. Cleta attended country school until transferring to Milan High School and graduating there....
Robert Slaughter
Mar 17, 2016
Robert Slaughter, 78, of Queen City passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The son of Irene (Figge) and Eugene Slaughter Jr., he was born March 2, 1938 in Queen City. He grew up in Queen City and attended the Queen City School, graduating with the class of 1956. He attended KSTC, now...
Cynthia Rea Blankenship
Mar 17, 2016
Cindy Blankenship, 51, of rural Unionville, MO, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Cynthia Rea (Klingsmith) Blankenship was born in Unionville, MO, on December 2, 1964, the daughter of Floyd and Linda (Rowland) Klingsmith. She was reared south of Hartford, MO, until moving with her family to the Omaha...
Jerry Dean
Mar 11, 2016
Jerry Dean, 86, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Friday, March 11, 2016. Jerry Dean was born on April 11, 1929, in Brazil, IA, the son of Clyde and Sarah (Watts) Dean, who preceded him in death. Jerry worked with Wilbert Vault Company in Rock Island, IL, after High School. He married Margery...
Austin Wayne Vanhoutan
Mar 11, 2016
Austin VanHoutan, 20, of Unionville, MO, died in a vehicle accident in Grundy County, MO, on Friday, March 11, 2016. Austin Wayne VanHoutan was born in Kirksville, MO, on August 30, 1995. He attended schools in Putnam County, MO, where he participated in baseball and football. Austin married Vanessa Snyder at Hartford Baptist Church on March 29, 2014, and...
Donald Wayne Veirs
Mar 4, 2016
Don Veirs, 79, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, on Friday, March 4, 2016, after an extended illness. Donald Wayne Veirs was born in rural Keytesville, MO, on March 19, 1936, the son of Raymond Edward “R.E.” and Georgia Erma (Smith) Veirs, who preceded him in death. Don grew up in...
Doris Edna Galbreath
Mar 2, 2016
Doris Galbreath, 94, formerly of Powersville, MO, passed away the Corydon Nursing and Rehab Center in Corydon, IA, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. She had lived there for eight months. Doris Edna Granger was born in Sargent, NE, on December 4, 1921, the daughter of Zera and Nan Edna (Seidel) Granger, who preceded her in death. She was reared...
Recil Mae Sayre
Mar 1, 2016
Recil Sayre, 85, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Tuesday afternoon, March 1, 2016. Recil Mae was born near Green City, MO, on August 10, 1930, the daughter and only child of Cecil L. “Sam” and Edith (Harding) Wallace, who preceded her in death. Recil received her education at the...
Carmelita Madden
Feb 24, 2016
Carmelita Madden, 74 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (February 24, 2016) at her home. The daughter of Kenneth Russell and Leota Fern (Osborn) Booth, she was born February 2, 1941 in Kirksville, MO. In 1960 she was united in marriage to James Madden. Carmelita is survived by her husband, James; one son, Douglas Todd Madden of Topeka, KS; one...
Teresa Pagliai
Feb 22, 2016
Teresa O’Brien Pagliai, age 55, lifelong resident of Kirksville, Missouri passed away February 22, 2016 surrounded by many of those she loved most. The beloved daughter of Leland and Crystal Terrell O’Brien was born on October 14, 1960. Teresa was united in marriage to Daniel Richard Pagliai on September 15, 1984. They are the parents of two children. Teresa...
Adrian Ernest Lewis
Feb 21, 2016
Adrian Lewis, 88, of rural Putnam County, MO, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016. Adrian Ernest Lewis was born near Stahl, in Putnam County, MO, on June 17, 1927, the son of John Herman and Margaret Ellen (Cowan) Lewis, who preceded him in death. He was reared in Putnam County and was part of the graduating class of...
John William Guffey
Feb 20, 2016
John William Guffey entered this world on August 3, 1969 in Macomb, IL, the oldest son of Jack William and Marilyn Joyce (Skipper) Guffey. John spent his childhood on the family farm in Powersville, MO. He started hunting and fishing as a young boy with his father on Grandpa James Skipper's ponds. John enjoyed life and lived it to...
Jaciel Pearson
Feb 19, 2016
Jaciel D. (Taylor) Pearson passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at Heisinger Bluffs, Jefferson City MO, where she had lived since 2007. A former resident of Kirksville MO, she was the daughter of Garry and Bess (Collop) Taylor. Jaciel was born in Kirksville on December 26, 1928. Jaciel was a life long member of First Presbyterian Church, Kirksville. She...
Shirley Ann Riley
Feb 18, 2016
Shirley Riley, 77, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville on Thursday, February 18, 2016. She had been in declining health for a couple of years. Shirley Ann Rennells was born in Unionville, MO, on August 13, 1938, the daughter of Loran Francis and Isa Mae (Hill) Rennells who preceded her in death....
Boyd Halford
Feb 18, 2016
Boyd Halford Boyd Halford, 73 of Greentop passed away Thursday (February 18, 2016) at his home. The son of Ervin and Pauline (Rhoades) Halford, he was born January 10, 1943 in El Paso, TX. On September 9, 2004 he was united in marriage to Connie Pinkerton. Boyd is survived by his wife, Connie; one sister, Judy Bradshaw and husband...
William "Billy" Michael Cullum
Feb 13, 2016
Billy Cullum, 61, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Saturday, February 13, 2016. William Michael Cullum was born in Unionville, MO, on October 7, 1954, the son of William and Mary Jo (Pickett) Cullum. He spent most of his childhood and youth years in Unionville and graduated from Unionville...
Carol Kruse
Feb 13, 2016
Carol Jean Myers Kruse, age 77, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, in Ozark, Missouri. Carol was born in Kirksville, Missouri, on May 23, 1938, the daughter of George H. “Jack” and Coleen Alphretta Steen Myers. Carol married Gerald Kruse on June 2, 1962, in Floris, Iowa. Carol and Gerald lived in Keokuk, Iowa for many years then later...
Donna Powell
Feb 13, 2016
Donna Jean Powell, 84, of Kirksville passed away Saturday (February 13, 2016) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Cecil and Lena (Norman) Carlyle, she was born October 31, 1931 in Sublette, MO. On May 13, 1946 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to James Powell. Donna is survived by one son, Randy Powell and wife Kathleen...
Sheila Nielsen
Feb 10, 2016
Sheila D. Nielsen, 72 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (February 10, 016) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Jesse and Ruth (Fairhill) Reigard, she was born March 7, 1943 in McMinnville, OR. On June 20, 1992 in San Diego, CA she was united in marriage to Keith Nielsen. Sheila is survived by her husband, Keith; one son,...
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