Obituaries

Margaret Hindman

Margaret Hindman

Jan 7, 2015

Margaret Hindman Margaret Varley Hindman 90, of Kirksville passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. Margaret was born October 22, 1924 in Granite City, IL the daughter of Charles and Olga Varley. On October 2, 1945 she was united in marriage to Arlie C. Hindman who preceded her in death on September...

Lavan O. Smith

Lavan O. Smith

Jan 7, 2015

LaVan Smith LaVan Smith, 86, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. He had been a patient there for just a few days. LaVan O. Smith was born in Putnam County, MO, the son of Bernard H. and Velva (Crawford) Smith, who preceded him in death. He...

Kenneth Alexander

Kenneth Alexander

Jan 1, 2015

Kenneth Willard Alexander Kenneth Willard Alexander of Queen City, Missouri passed away on January 1, 2015. The son of William Jennings Bryan and Ruth (Brenizer) Alexander, he was born December 6, 1924 near Greentop, Missouri. On August 10, 1947 he was married to Doris Thurman who survives. On August 10th, 2014 they celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. Also surviving...

Carl Lovekamp

Carl Lovekamp

Dec 30, 2014

Carl Lorenz Lovekamp Carl Lovekamp, 82, of Greentop, Mo. passed away Tuesday night (December 30, 2014) in Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The son of Lorenz E. and Jessie Opal (Beck) Lovekamp he was born April 18, 1932 in Queen City. On February 1, 1958, he was united in marriage to Kathryn Heaton and to this marriage two...

Alice Coleen Lawson

Alice Coleen Lawson

Dec 23, 2014

Alice Coleen Lawson Alice Coleen Lawson, 82 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (December 23, 2014) at her home. The daughter of Ferrel and Virginia (Phillips) Brown, she was born October 13, 1932 in Trenton, MO. On June 11, 1951 in Memphis, MO she was united in marriage to James Lawson. Coleen is survived by her husband, James; one son,...

Richard Crooks

Richard Crooks

Dec 22, 2014

Richard L. Crooks Richard Lee Crooks, 80 of Florissant, MO passed away Monday (December 22, 2014) at Parkwood Nursing Center in Maryland Heights, MO. The son of Kermit Elgin and Edith Mae (Cassady) Crooks, he was born May 23, 1934 in Putnam County, MO. On September 23, 1961 at First Baptist Church in Kirksville he was united in marriage...

Leonard Wayne Doolin

Leonard Wayne Doolin

Dec 22, 2014

Wayne Doolin Wayne Doolin, 78, of rural Lucerne, MO, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, December 22, 2014. Leonard Wayne Doolin was born in rural Pollock, MO, on October 5, 1936, the son of Virgil “Paul” and Opal (Hill) Doolin, who preceded him in death. He was reared in rural Putnam County and...

Charles Oliver

Charles Oliver

Dec 22, 2014

Charles Norman Oliver Charles Norman Oliver 83, of Queen City passed away Monday (December 22, 2014) in Northeast Regional Center in Kirksville, Mo. The son of Norman and Elsie (Collins) Oliver he was born July 23, 1931 in Worthington, Mo. On May 31, 1956 he was united in marriage to Rosemary Sue DeVault who preceded him in death. He...

Norma Jean May

Norma Jean May

Dec 21, 2014

Norma Jean (Mason) May Norma Jean (Mason) May, 84 of Connelsville, Missouri passed away Sunday (Dec. 21, 2014) at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville. The daughter of Oscar G. and Beulah A. (Lewis) Mason, she was born May 7, 1930 in Quincy, IL. On May 7, 1948 in Adair County, MO she was united in marriage to Joseph...

Garrey Kneedler

Garrey Kneedler

Dec 20, 2014

Garrey Kneedler Garrey Kneedler, 74, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center on Saturday, December 20, 2014. He has joined his wife LaDonna who preceded him in death on September 7, 1997. Garrey was born in Decatur, IA, on May, 5, 1940, the youngest child of Guy and Martha (Snethen) Kneedler, who preceded him in...

Julia Francis Robb

Julia Francis Robb

Dec 20, 2014

Julia Robb Julia Robb, 95, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Saturday, December 20, 2014, after a brief illness. Julia Francis (Tingley) Robb was born in Pollock, MO, on December 10, 1919, the daughter of William Thomas Tingley and Easter Isabelle Casteel, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Unionville...

Ronald Snider

Ronald Snider

Dec 15, 2014

Ronald Charles Snider Ronald Charles Snider, 82, of Queen City passed away Monday, December 15, 2014. The son of Cecil Cyrus and Emma (Armstrong) Snider he was born May 4 1932, in Palisade, Nebraska. On December 31, 1955 he was married to Carol Gross and to this marriage two sons were born. Ronald is survived by one son, David...

Laura Jean Nevins

Laura Jean Nevins

Dec 12, 2014

Laura Jean Nevins Laura Jean Nevins, 83, of Kirksville passed away Friday (December 12, 2014) at her home. The daughter of Max Harlan and Mina Rose (Mulford) Green, she was born January 30, 1931 in Kirksville, MO. She was united in marriage to James Nevins on August 28, 1954 in the Methodist Church in Browning, MO. Jean is survived...

Marjorie Collins

Marjorie Collins

Dec 10, 2014

Marjorie L. Collins Marjorie Louise Collins, 76 of Kirksville passed away Wednesday (December 10, 2014) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The daughter of Emmett M. and Kathryn M. (Cooper) Brown, she was born March 16, 1936 in Stahl, MO. On February 29, 1964 in Brashear, MO she was united in marriage to Mervin L. Collins. Marjorie is survived...

Steven Dale "Shorty" Jones

Steven Dale "Shorty" Jones

Dec 2, 2014

Steven Dale Jones Steve Jones, 33, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the University Of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO, on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, after being in declining health the past three years. Steven Dale “Shorty” Jones was born in Unionville, MO, on August 15, 1981, the son of Steve and Glenda (Wood) Jones who survive at home...

Mildred Kollar

Mildred Kollar

Nov 30, 2014

Mildred Irene Kollar Mildred Irene Kollar, 91 of rural Queen City passed away Sunday evening November 30, 2014 at Kirksville Manor Care Center. The daughter of George William and Sarah Effie (Thomas) Gage, she was born November 30, 1923, in Greentop, MO. On September 21, 1941 she was united in marriage to John Owens Kollar Jr. Surviving are three...

Maxine Marie (Jones) Golden

Maxine Marie (Jones) Golden

Nov 30, 2014

Maxine Marie (Jones) Golden, age 85, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014, in the Knox County Nursing Home in Edina, MO. She was born July 12, 1929, in the Pure Air community in Adair County, MO, the daughter of Ora Otto and Opal Luetta Carnagey Jones. She was united in marriage to Roy Roberts and two this union two...

Harold Yadon

Harold Yadon

Nov 30, 2014

Harold Gerald Yadon Harold Gerald Yadon (Gerald Roy McGinnis) age 94 formerly of Queen City, MO, died November 30, 2014 at the Excelsior Springs, MO Convalescent Center. Harold was born January 8, 1920 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Bessie McGinnis and Gerald Nottingham. Harold was taken as an infant by John Yadon and Minnie Yadon (Lea), and...

Gloria Still

Gloria Still

Nov 27, 2014

Gloria Joan Lanza Still Gloria Joan Lanza Still passed away peacefully on 11/27/2014 in St.Charles, MO with her family at her side. Beloved mother of Adam Hamilton Still (Judy) and Mark Lanza Still (Kelly) of St. Charles, MO and Dr. Richard Still, III of St. Louis, MO. Loving grandmother of Adam Hamilton Still, II and Andrew Taylor Still, IV...

Joe Conway

Joe Conway

Nov 25, 2014

Joe Conway Joe Conway, 57 of Kirksville passed away in his home in the early morning of Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 after a battle with lung cancer. Joe was born September 8, 1957 to Carl and Peggy (Henry) Conway in Kremmling, CO. Joe married the love of his life, Kelly Claybrook on June 18th, 1977 at Stahl Church near...