Obituaries

Dec 1, 2012

Rex Blanchard Rex Chinn Blanchard, 78, was born August 13, 1934 in Powersville, MO. Rex died December 1, 2012 at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO. His parents were Cecil and Fern Chinn Blanchard who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Kay Wiemers Blanchard of rural Powersville, MO daughter Vicki...

Dec 1, 2012

Crystal Lorene Sizemore Crystal Lorene Sizemore, 87 of Wayland, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 1, 2012 at her home.  Formerly of Kirksville, Missouri, Crystal moved to Wayland in mid-September to be closer to her oldest daughter, Kaye Hulme Crystal is survived by one son, Kenneth McKim of Anderson, MO; two daughters, Kaye Hulme of Wayland, IA, and Judy Booth of...

Nov 30, 2012

Pauline Lucille Peterson

Pauline Peterson 87, passed away late Friday night, November 30, 2012, at her home in rural Greentop.

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Nov 24, 2012

Otha E. Ralston Jr.

Otha E. Ralston Jr. 70 of Wentzville, MO died peacefully Saturday (November 24, 2012) at Mount Carmel Senior Living Center in St. Charles, MO.

The son...

Nov 19, 2012

Elaine Lewellen Lillian Elaine Lewellen, 93 of Kirksville passed away Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center. The daughter of Liburn Lee and Roma Cleo (Wellbaum) Ledford, Lillian was born on May 15, 1919 in Greentop, MO. On September 13, 1939 in Kirksville she was united in marriage to Oliver Wellington Lewellen and he preceded...

Nov 17, 2012

Kristi Murphy, 53, of Columbia, MO, (formerly of Unionville) passed away unexpectedly in St. Genevieve, MO, on Saturday, November 17, 2012. Kristi Suzette Murphy was born in Centerville, IA, on April 11, 1959, the daughter of Richard and Kathy Murphy. She was reared in Putnam County, MO, and attended Putnam County R-1 High School. She graduated from Indian Hills...

Nov 16, 2012

Jeanne Wilson Cain Jeanne Marie Daily Wilson Cain, of Jefferson City, Missouri, passed away November 16, 2012, at the age of 89. Jeanne was born July 6, 1923, in Burlington, Iowa, the beloved only child of James Edmund and Helen Davies Daily. Growing up in Edina, Missouri, she attended St. Joseph Catholic School, later moving to Kirksville where she...

Nov 13, 2012

Oliver Eugene Collis

Oliver Eugene Collis, 60 passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at his home in Worthington, Missouri.

The son of Troy E. and Hazel (McCormick) Collis he was...

Nov 9, 2012

Elmer Woodrow Pickens

Elmer Woodrow Pickens passed away at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri, Friday morning November 9, 2012.

Elmer was born in Glenwood, Missouri on November 16,...

Nov 9, 2012

Garold Hinerman, 80, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA, on Friday, November 9, 2012, where he had been a patient for about ten days. Garold Darwin Hinerman was born east of Omaha, MO, on October 15, 1932, the son of Darwin Stanford and Mary (Hicks) Hinerman, who preceded him in death. Garold...

Nov 7, 2012

Eula Young, 96, of Ravenna, NE, (formerly of Unionville, MO) passed away at the Good Samaritan Home in Ravenna on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Eula Mae (Phillips) Young was born May 1, 1916 in Gasper, NE, the daughter of John and Laura (Clark) Phillips who preceded her in death. She graduated from Beaver City High School in 1934. Eula...

Oct 31, 2012

Jerry L. Buck Jerry Lee Buck, 69 of Kirksville passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning (October 31, 2012) at his home. The son of Virgil and Reva (Feigley) Buck, he was born January 26, 1943 in Gifford, MO. On December 26, 1964 he married the love of his life Eva Morris at Gifford, MO. Jerry is survived by his wife,...

Oct 29, 2012

Mary Jane (Walker) Kohlenberg Mary Jane (Walker) Kohlenberg, 91, formerly of Kirksville, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at Katy Manor in Pilot Grove, MO. Mary Jane was born in Yale, OK on September 18, 1921 to Robert and Maude Walker. She spent her early childhood years in Oklahoma before moving to Alton, IL in junior high. Upon graduation...

Oct 27, 2012

Paul Shumate

Paul Eugene Shumate (Poss), age 63, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri, after gallantly battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

The son of David Frances and Wilma Blanche (Calhoun)...

Oct 26, 2012

Hazel Funnell, 99, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, MO, on Friday, October 26, 2012. Hazel Floy Sell was born on a farm near Powersville, MO, on October 17, 1913, the daughter of Charles Ernest and Maude Alda (McKee) Sell, who preceded her in death. She attended Unionville High School and graduated...

Oct 22, 2012

Catherine Dace, 56 of Kirksville, MO passed away Monday, October 22, 2012 at her home. Catherine was born on August 22, 1956 in St. Louis, MO. The daughter of Frank Palermo, Jr. and Catherine Palermo. Catherine is survived by her brothers, Carl Palermo & wife Cindy of St. Peters, MO and Marty Palermo & wife Carla of Kirksville, MO;...

Oct 21, 2012

James Edward Wakefield

James Edward Wakefield, 61 of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 21, 2012 at his home in Columbia, MO.

James was born in Stockton, California to...

Oct 19, 2012

Dr. George Harold Scheurer, D.O.

Dr. George Harold Scheurer, age 87, of Kirksville, MO passed away Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, MO.

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Oct 18, 2012

Thaddeus Byrnes

Thaddeus “Pete” Byrnes, 75 of Kirksville passed away Thursday (October 18, 2012) at Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville.

The son of Thaddeus Joseph and Gertrude (Ricker)...

Oct 11, 2012

Dorothy Annette Wichmann

Dorothy Annette (Russner) Wichmann died on October 11, 2012 at the age of 93 in Kirksville following a long illness.

Dorothy was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 18, 1918 to William and Etta Russner. In 1940 she married Bernard Wichmann of Chillicothe, Missouri.

She is preceded in death by...