Obituaries

May 16, 2014

Charles Richard “Rick” Willis Charles Richard “Rick” Willis, 66 of Kirksville passed away Friday (May 16, 2014) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The son of Harold W. and Virginia M. (Walker) Willis Sr., he was born May 8, 1948 in Annandale, Virginia. He grew up in Annandale, Virginia where he attended school and graduated High School. He served in...

May 15, 2014

Bessie Perkins, 97, of Princeton, IA, (formerly of Unionville, MO) passed away at the West Wings Place Nursing Home in De Witt, IA, on Thursday, May 15, 2014. She had been a resident there for three and one-half years. Bessie Iva (White) Perkins was born in Mendota, MO, on June 24, 1916, the daughter of Earnest Delbert and Lillie...

May 10, 2014

Vivian Darlene Westcott Vivian Darlene Westcott, age 77, went to Heaven on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Vivian was born January 14, 1937 in Macon County, the daughter of the late Thelma Louise Bartlett and Don Edwin Perkins. Family and friends were Vivian’s passion. Spending time with her daughters, grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews and close friends were her greatest delight....

May 9, 2014

FAYE WEBER Reva Faye Weber age 81 of Kirksville passed away Friday morning May 9, 2014 at Highland Crest. Faye was born on March 16, 1933 in LaGrange, Mo the daughter of Marion and Reva Lee Lafler Harrison. On August 15, 1953 in LaGrange, MO she was united in marriage to Jack Weber who survives. She is also survived...

May 8, 2014

Page Orville Crim Page Orville Crim, 93 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (May 8, 2014) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The son of James R. and Ida Mae (Matticks) Crim, he was born June 24, 1920 in Edina, Missouri. On July 24, 1948 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Mildred Kathryn Jones and she preceded him...

May 8, 2014

Jimmy D. Conley Jimmy D. Conley, of Kirksville, Missouri, made his final journey into the Lords’ hands on May 8, 2014. He was born September 29, 1944. Jimmy leaves behind a daughter, Rhonda Bostwick (David) of Des Moines, Iowa; brother, Roger (Martha) Conley, and Claude (Pat) Conley of Kirksville, MO; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren; along with several nieces...

May 6, 2014

Jo Ann McCormack Barbara “Jo Ann” McCormack, 83, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the University Of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, MO, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, after a month long stay in the hospital. Jo Ann McCormack was born in Pollock, MO, on March 25, 1931, the daughter of Frank DeCotas and Constance Arvilla (McEntire) Livingston, who preceded...

May 4, 2014

Sandy Gadberry Sandy Gadberry, 64, of Unionville, MO, passed away suddenly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Sandra Sue Gadberry was born in Lucerne, MO, on May 18, 1949, the daughter of Rufus Fredrick and Della (Cornmesser) Bowman, who preceded her in death. Sandy married Frankie Gadberry in Powersville, MO, on...

May 3, 2014

Thomas 'Tom' Walter Hull, 92, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Tom was born on April 27, 1922 in Kirksville, Mo to Ernest “Ted” Grey and Nellie Mae (Wood) Hull.

Tom graduated from Kirksville High School with the class of 1940. Tom was an All-American Football player. He was a World War II veteran, whom proudly...

Apr 25, 2014

Joe Wells

Joe Wells, 96, of Newtown, MO, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, April 25, 2014.

Joseph Henry Wells was born in Lucerne, MO, into a pioneering Putnam County family, on November 8, 1917, the son of Stephen Charles and Margaret “Madge” Ann...

Apr 22, 2014

Dortha L. Jackson

Dortha Lavon Jackson, 96, of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

Dortha was born on February 26, 1918 in Downing, MO, the daughter of Arthur Edward and Anna (Green) Ketchum. On September 25, 1935 in Queen City, MO she was united in marriage to Wallace Jackson...

Apr 22, 2014

Merlin Shelton

Merlin Shelton, 87, of Kirksville, MO, passed away at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

Merlin Basil Shelton was born in Powersville, MO, on January 22, 1927, the son of Alpha Basil (A.B.) and Mildred Faye (Noel) Shelton, who preceded him in death.  He was...

Apr 20, 2014

Paul E. Wheeler

Paul E. Wheeler, 83 of Middlefield, Ohio, formerly of Queen City, MO passed away late Sunday night (April 20, 2014).

The son of Boyd and Beulah (Deierling) Wheeler, he was born February 11, 1931, on the family farm in rural Queen City. On September 23, 1951, in Washington, Iowa, he was united...

Apr 20, 2014

Reta Marie Walker

Our beloved mother Reta Marie Walker, 89 of Kirksville passed away Sunday (April 20, 2014) at Northeast Regional Medical Center after several years of declining health. Born on December 7, 1924 in western Adair County, the daughter of the late Issac M. and Fannie J. [Eitel] Novinger, Reta was united in marriage to Merle...

Apr 20, 2014

Donald Eugene Lammers, 75, of Livonia, MO passed away at the Putnam County Care Center on April 20, 2014.

Donald Lammers was born on May 18, 1938 in Fulton, Kansas the son of Donald and Nadine Lammers.  As a young man, Donald served as a Marine in the armed services and on August 25, 1994 he married...

Apr 20, 2014

Jim Bonifazi

Jim Bonifazi, 79, of Unionville, MO, was a dedicated husband of 54 years and a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.  He passed away unexpectedly at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, IA, on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

James Edmund Bonifazi was born in Dubuque, IA, on October 20, 1934, the son of...

Apr 15, 2014

Neta Riley

Neta Riley 75 of Queen City passed away Tuesday (April 15, 2014) at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The daughter of Owen Galen and Mary Blanche (Crawford) Riley, she was born January 31, 1939 in Queen City, Missouri. She attended the Queen City Public School until the middle of her eight grade year when...

Apr 14, 2014

Lucille Phillips

Lucille Phillips, 91 of Kirksville passed away Monday (April 14, 2014) at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The daughter of John Samuel and Annie Elizabeth (Campbell) Walters, she was born March 28, 1923 in Stahl, MO. On December 6, 1939 in Stahl, MO she was united in marriage to Luther Davis and to this...

Apr 14, 2014

Johanna Zeigel Wood

Johanna Zeigel Wood, 87, of Kirksville passed away Monday, April 14, 2014, at Northeast Regional Medical Center. Born June 12, 1926 in Kirksville, Missouri, she was the only child of Roland and Helen Gardner Zeigel, who preceded her in death.

Johanna was raised in Kirksville and attended Northeast Missouri Teachers College, earning...

Apr 13, 2014

Elsie Lucille Oliver

Elsie Lucille Oliver, eldest child of 12, was born to Cleo and Maude Collins on September 23, 1912, passed away Sunday (April 13, 2014) at the Schuyler County Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman in 1997, two daughters, Dorothy Anne Dufur and Mary Louise White, five brothers, four sisters,...