Obituaries

Dr. John Roderick

Dr. John Roderick

Jul 13, 2014

Dr. John R. Roderick Dr. John Robert Roderick, 96, of Kirksville, MO, passed away Sunday (July 13, 2014) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. John had been a resident of Twin Pines Adult Care Center since December 2010 where they cared for him deeply. The son of Dr. John Scott and Bertie (Davis) Roderick, he was born April 13, 1918,...

Lewis Pruett

Lewis Pruett

Jul 12, 2014

Lewis Pruett Lewis L. Pruett, 78 of Greentop passed away Saturday (July 12, 2014) at home surrounded by his loving family. The son of Lewis Noble and Olivia Virginia (Magers) Pruett, he was born January 20, 1936 in Elmer, Missouri. He was married to Barbara Joan Johnson and to this union seven children were born. He was later married...

Rena Lorena Dixon

Rena Lorena Dixon

Jul 8, 2014

Rema Lorena Dixon, 104 and 7 months, of Unionville, MO, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, July 8, 2014, at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, where she had been a resident for seven months. Rema was born in Unionville, MO, on January 3, 1910, the daughter of Henry C. and Nancy Ellen (Jones) Meyer. She married...

Dale Martin

Dale Martin

Jun 30, 2014

Dale Robert Martin Dale Robert Martin, 79, of Kirksville passed away in his home during the early morning hours of June 30, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. He fought this battle hard as so many others do. The son of Joseph and Alma Martin, he was born in St. Louis on January 19, 1935. On June 1,...

Charles Baker

Charles Baker

Jun 26, 2014

Charles W. Baker Charles W. Baker, 75 of Brashear passed away Thursday (June 26, 2014) at Kirksville Manor Care. The son of Paul and Grace (McKenzie) Baker, he was born May 31, 1939 in Knox County, Missouri. In 1967 in Kirksville he was united in marriage to Anne Sue Ambrosia. Charles is survived by his wife, Anne; one son,...

Roscoe "Buddy" Deierling

Roscoe "Buddy" Deierling

Jun 24, 2014

Roscoe Lee (Buddy) Deierling Buddy Deierling, 90, of Queen City passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The son of Clarence and Clara (Gregory) Deierling, he was born May 15, 1924, in Queen City. On June 14, 1949, in Kirksville he was married to Mary Louise Jackson. Buddy attended rural school in the Queen City area. He served in the...

Loren Mullenix

Loren Mullenix

Jun 24, 2014

Loren G. Mullenix Loren G. Mullenix, 73 of Queen City, MO passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at his home. The son Hugh and Sylvia (Lawson) Mullenix, he was born on January 26, 1941 in Ipava, IL. Loren moved to Queen City, MO to care for his mother, until her passing. He remained in Queen City until his death....

Jimmie Lee Briggs

Jimmie Lee Briggs

Jun 21, 2014

Jimmie Lee Briggs Jimmie Lee Briggs, 65 of Kirksville, MO passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO. Jimmie was born on August 24, 1948 in Kirksville, MO, the son of Lesco and Alberta (Decker) Briggs. Jimmie was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Larry (Wally) Briggs and a sister infancy, Nadina Briggs....

Clinton Smith

Clinton Smith

Jun 17, 2014

Clinton Smith Clinton Smith, 66, of the Jimtown Community passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 17, 2014, at his home after bravely fighting cancer for the past three years. Clint was born in Putnam County on February 3, 1948. He attended the Worthington grade school and graduated from the Queen City High School with the class of 1967. After graduation...

Rex Sloop

Rex Sloop

Jun 6, 2014

Rex Benjamin Sloop Rex Sloop, 102 passed away Friday morning, June 6, 2014, at his home in Queen City. The son of J.W. and Minnie (North) Sloop, he was born in Queen City on January 21, 1912. In March of 1912 the family moved one mile east of Queen City to their farm home. Rex attended elementary school at...

Ellanor Easley

Ellanor Easley

May 31, 2014

Ellanor F. Easley Ellanor F. Easley, 90 of Kirksville passed away Saturday (May 31, 2014) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The daughter of Roy and Kern (Meek) Broyles, she was born May 26, 1924 in Adair County, Missouri. On May 20, 1946 in Kansas City, Kansas she was united in marriage to Chester J. Price and he preceded...

Ruth Bernice Whitacre

Ruth Bernice Whitacre

May 30, 2014

Ruth Whitacre Ruth Bernice Whitacre, 89, of Unionville, MO passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Putnam County Care Center on Friday, May 30, 2014. Ruth was born on December 19, 1924 in Mendota, MO. She was the daughter of Charles and Laura (Porter) Baughman. She graduated top of her class from the Livonia High School where she...

Donna Mae Stottlemyre

Donna Mae Stottlemyre

May 30, 2014

Donna Mae (Clark) Stottlemyre Donna Mae (Clark) Stottlemyre, age 85, of Kirksville, MO, formerly of Unionville, MO, passed away peacefully in her home on May 30th, 2014. She was surrounded by her loved ones, including her devoted husband of 68 years. Born in Mystic, Iowa, on November 11, 1928, Donna was the third of seven children, and was considered...

Evelyn Barnett

Evelyn Barnett

May 27, 2014

Evelyn I. Barnett Evelyn I. Barnett, 82, of Blue Springs, MO (formerly of Kirksville, MO), passed away Tuesday (May 27, 2014) in Blue Springs, MO. Evelyn was born October 18, 1931, in Edina, MO, to Harley and Gertrude (McGraw) Parrish, She was united in marriage to Donald G. Barnett on May 20, 1948. They celebrated fifty years of marriage...

Wanetta Mae Anders

Wanetta Mae Anders

May 27, 2014

Wanetta Anders Wanetta Anders, 77, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Wanetta Mae Clay was born in the Sydney area of Putnam County on August 20, 1936, the daughter of George and Myrtle (Mahoney) Clay, who preceded her in death....

Mary Lee Hall

Mary Lee Hall

May 17, 2014

Mary Lee Hall Mary Lee (Botkin) Hall, 84, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Saturday May 17, 2014 peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. Mary Lee was born September 14, 1929 in Atchison County, Mo. She was the daughter of Edson Carter Botkin Sr and Mary Esther (Irvine) Botkin. Mary Lee graduated from Benton High School of St....

Charles Willis

Charles Willis

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...

Bessie Iva Perkins

Bessie Iva Perkins

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...

Vivian Westcott

Vivian Westcott

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....

Reva Faye Weber

Reva Faye Weber

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...