Obituaries

Nov 24, 2014

Dolores Herrmann Dolores Helen Penney Herrmann was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 16, 1930, the second of three children to Veril Thomas Penney and Helen Roxy Stevenson. She died on November 24, 2014, in Kirksville, Missouri. Dolores spent her childhood in Des Moines, where her father was an engineer for Bell Labs. She was an excellent student...

Nov 21, 2014

Juanetia Jefferson Loser Juanetia Jefferson Loser, 67 of Green Castle, MO passed away Friday (November 21, 2014) at University Hospital in Columbia, MO. The daughter of Ralph and Henrietta (Reich) Jefferson, she was born March 21, 1947 in Bloomington, IL. She grew up in California. She moved to Kirksville in 1996 and later to Green Castle to make her...

Nov 17, 2014

Richard L. Mayfield Richard L. Mayfield, 73 of Kirksville passed away Monday (November 17, 2014) at his home. The son of Frank Lyndell and Pauline (Black) Mayfield, he was born April 19, 1941 in Kirksville, MO. He was married to Ann McGovern in Boston, MA and to this union one daughter was born. He was preceded in death by...

Nov 13, 2014

Kara Elaine Heimer, age 43, of Gibbs, MO, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014, in Tulsa, OK. She was born October 4, 1971, in Chillicothe, MO, the daughter of Kenneth Lavon Kimbal and Kathie Elaine Oertwig Rhoades. She was united in marriage to Andy Heimer on August 3, 1991, in Kirksville, MO. Surviving are her husband Andy Heimer of...

Nov 13, 2014

Mary Fisher Mary Ann Fisher, 78 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (November 13, 2014) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Bill and Geneva Kelso, she was born February 19, 1936 in New Hampton, Iowa. On August 18, 1957 in New Hampton, Iowa she was united in marriage to Donald Fisher. Mary is survived by one son, John...

Nov 11, 2014

Neva Brown Neva Pearl Brown, 86, of Livonia, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Tuesday, November 11, 2104. She was attended by her loving family and her husband of 70 years. Neva Pearl (Stockton) Brown was born in Chapel, MO, on March 25, 1928, the daughter of Herman Cecil and Gracie May...

Nov 11, 2014

Harold W. Willis Sr. Harold W. Willis Sr., 95 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday (November 11, 2014) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The son of James V. and Minnie (Alexander) Willis, he was born August 25, 1919 in Kirksville, Missouri. On December 15, 1940 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Virginia Walker. Harold was raised in...

Nov 8, 2014

Nellie Medlin Nellie Corine (Quint) Medlin left this world behind and went to her heavenly home on November 8, 2014. She was 102 years old and was able to live at her home under the loving care of her daughters until her passing. Nellie was born September 20, 1912 in Sullivan County, MO to Walter and Charlotte (Hamilton) Quint,...

Nov 6, 2014

Donna Norris Donna Kay Norris, 71, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Thursday, November 6, 2014. Donna Kay Norris was born in Hamilton, MO, on November 17, 1942, the daughter of Fred and Viola (Goodin) Loveless, who preceded her in death. She was reared in the Hamilton area and graduated...

Nov 4, 2014

Larry D. Gardner

Larry D. Gardner 77, of Kirksville, MO passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, November 4, 2014, at the Lake Health Park Medical Center in Ft. Myers, FL.

The son of Leonard Dale and Wanda (Widner) Gardner, Larry was born November 9, 1936 in Kirksville, MO. On August 24, 1958 in Kirksville, MO...

Nov 3, 2014

Jenniebelle (Snyder) McNeece February 8, 1921 – November 3, 2014 Jenniebelle (Snyder) McNeece, 93, of Kirksville, Missouri, departed this life peacefully at Twin Pines Care Center in Kirksville on Monday morning, November 3, 2014. She was born in Ravanna, Missouri on February 8, 1921, the daughter of Edward Leroy and Madge Ann (Callaway) Snyder. She had two brothers, John...

Nov 3, 2014

Jimmy Perkins James “Jimmy” Perkins was born July 27, 1932 in Lineville, Iowa, and went to heaven , from his home in Unionville, MO, on Nov. 3, 2014. The son of Peter Clarence “Pete” and Margaret “Maggie Kelly” Perkins, Jimmy was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. On August 15, 1990, he married Carol Gillispie Webber who survives...

Nov 2, 2014

Dorothy Norman Dorothy Norman, 67, of Unionville, MO, passed away at North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, MO, on Sunday, November 2, 2014. Dorothy Lee Norman was born in Centerville, IA, on April 17, 1947, the daughter of Robert and Dorothy Iolene (Clark) Norman, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Center High School in Kansas...

Nov 1, 2014

Leota Moore Leota Moore, 92, of Kirksville passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014, at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Loyd and Mildred (Kitterman) Moore, she was born in Glenwood, MO, on February 1, 1922. The family moved to Downing, MO, in 1927 and she graduated from high school there in 1939. She was married to Harry Lee...

Nov 1, 2014

Junior Baldwin Junior Baldwin, 75, of Livonia, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Saturday, November 1, 2014, after a brief battle with cancer. Dewey Junior Baldwin was born in the Chariton area of Putnam County on December 13, 1938, the son of George Dewey and Grace Fern (Campbell) Baldwin, who preceded him...

Oct 31, 2014

Kay Biery Franke Kay Biery Franke, age 73, passed on October 31, 2014. An involved member of the Kirksville community for nearly 50 years, she succumbed to illness at Northeast Regional Medical Center. Until the end, she advocated for others and reached out with advice, service and generosity. She was born September 20, 1941 to Lacey and Marjorie Biery...

Oct 31, 2014

Betty Ann Workman April 27, 1930-October 31, 2014 Betty Ann (Summers) Workman, 84, departed this life peacefully on Friday evening, October 31, 2014, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born at home in Kirksville, Missouri on April 27, 1930, the second daughter of Gail and Dott Summers. She attended Kirksville High School, graduating in 1948. She married...

Oct 30, 2014

Madelon Virginia Butler Madelon Virginia Butler, 67 passed away Thursday (October 30, 2014) at North Village Park in Moberly, MO. The daughter of Veda and Eskie Wright Jr., she was born September 10, 1947. She attended the Queen City School and graduated with the class of 1965. In June of 1965 she was united in marriage to Jerome Alan...

Oct 30, 2014

Ruth Carter Ruth Carter, 78, of Kirksville, MO, (formerly of Unionville, MO), passed away at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO, on Thursday, October 30, 2014. Ruth Darlene Carter, only child of Charlie and Jennie (White) Carter, was born in the Omaha community of Putnam County, MO, on March 28, 1936. Ruth was stricken with polio in...

Oct 25, 2014

Sam H. Stewart Sam H. Stewart 78, of Kirksville passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014, at the University Medical Center in Columbia, MO. The son of Robert and Mary Della (Potter) Stewart, Sam was born June 6, 1936 in Kirksville, MO. On June 14, 1956 in Kirksville, he was united in marriage to Anna Mae Bartmess who preceded him...