Obituaries

Jan 8, 2024

Elsie (Peggy) Byland, 100 of Columbia, Missouri passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at South Hampton Place in Columbia, Missouri.

The daughter of Elzea and Ruby (Umstaddt) Byland, she was born February 9, 1923 in Monroe City, Missouri.

Peggy was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Jim...

Dec 29, 2023

Mary Ellen Followwill, 85 of Kirksville passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The daughter of Harry and Frances (May) Miller, she was born November 27, 1938, south of Worthington, Missouri.

She attended school in a small, one-room schoolhouse known as Independence, also attending Queen City school, and graduating High School...

Dec 28, 2023

Thomas Manning 82 of Brashear, Missouri passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Clarence Care Center in Clarence, Missouri.

The son of Thomas and Esther (Bartels) Manning, he was born September 15, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri. On August 5, 1968, in Hawaii, he was united in marriage to Janet (Kraushaar) Manning.

Thomas is survived...

Dec 26, 2023

Steven Benowitz, 66 of Elmer, Missouri passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center.

The son of Stanley R. and Marceille (Carter) Benowitz, he was born September 23, 1957 in Washington D.C.. In 1985 in Maryland, he was united in marriage to Kelley Wills.

Steven is survived by his wife, Kelley; three...

Dec 26, 2023

Paul Ebert, 74 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Milan Health Care in Milan, Missouri.

The son of Ora and Mildred (Owings) Ebert, he was born April 5, 1949 in Rock Island, Illinois.

A small service will held Saturday, December 30, 2023 at Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home....

Dec 24, 2023

Michael Francis French was born July 25, 1948, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and died December 24, 2023 in Kansas City, Kansas.  Michael was the only son of Albert Frank French, Jr., and Kathryn Patricia (MacKoske) French.

Michael graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in La Crosse in 1966 and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in...

Dec 19, 2023

Dorothy Jean Miller 91 of Kirksville passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at the LaPlata Nursing Home.

The daughter of Dean Christman and June Page, she was born November 28, 1932 in Brashear, Missouri. On October 13, 1951 she was married to Dale C. Miller Jr. and he preceded her in death on April 1, 2010. She...

Dec 19, 2023

Elaine Mathes, 86, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Lois Elaine (Beeler) Mathes was born in Putnam County, Missouri, on March 31, 1937, the daughter of Charley E. and Aletha (Pearson) Beeler.  Her mother passed away when Elaine was two years old, and...

Dec 17, 2023

Virginia R. Lancaster, 92 of LaPlata, Missouri passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville.

The daughter of Fredrick William and Violet Minnie (Riley) Stribling, she was born September 9, 1931 in Adair County, Missouri. She attended school in Brashear and graduated from the Brashear High School. Most of her adult life...

Dec 16, 2023

Edward Arthur Schneider, 81, of Kirksville, Missouri passed away on December 16, 2023 at his home with his wife, Carol, at his side.

The son of Edward T. and Lillian M. (Johnson) Schneider, he was born December 11, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. On August 21, 1965 he married Carol Ann Sears of Middlebury, Vermont at Mary...

Dec 15, 2023

Richard Troutwine, 64 of Worthington, MO passed away Friday (December 15th, 2023) at Kirksville Manor Care in Kirksville.

The son of George and Marlyn (Drummond) Troutwine, Richard was born August 8th, 1959, in Los Angeles, CA.

Richard is survived by his mother; Sons, Erich Daniels of Illinois, Tyler Daniels of Illinois, Travis Troutwine of Burlington,...

Dec 15, 2023

Roberta Jean Hill, 89, of Unionville, MO, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, December 15th, 2023, with her children by her side.

Cremation was according to her wishes and Roberta will be laid to rest in her family’s burial plot at a later date.  Playle and Collins Family Funeral Home is carrying out her wishes...

Dec 9, 2023

Stanley Ray Davis, 67, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on December 9, 2023, after a long battle with heart disease.  Stanley was born on April 19, 1956, in Unionville, MO, the son of Robert Ovid Davis and Delores Mae (Ross) Davis.

Stanley was a graduate of Prairie City High School in Prairie City, Iowa,...

Dec 9, 2023

H. John Brinkman, 78, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

Harry John Brinkman, Jr. was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, on September 5, 1945, the son of Harry John Brinkman, Sr., and Rosa Irene (Fierce) Brinkman.  The family moved to East Carondelet, Illinois, when John was...

Dec 6, 2023

Larry J. Biehl, 68 of Moberly, Missouri formerly of Kirksville passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at North Village Park in Moberly, Missouri.

The son of J. Evans and Janice Lee (Hyman) Biehl, he was born October 12, 1955 in Kirksville, Missouri. He grew up in Kirksville and graduated from the Kirksville Senior High School in 1974....

Dec 4, 2023

Larry Lutz, 86, of Seymour, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 4, 2023.

Larry Lee Lutz was born in Harris, Missouri, on April 4, 1937, the eldest son of Louis and Dorothy (Klinginsmith) Lutz.   He attended schools and graduated from Unionville High School in 1955. He then attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville, Missouri,...

Dec 3, 2023

Louie Casady, 81, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 3, 2023.  Raymond Louidene Casady was born at home in Worthington, Missouri, on December 23, 1941, the son of Gilbert and Sarita (Hogg) Casady.  He was reared and lived most of his life in the Worthington area.  Louie farmed, logged, operated a sawmill, and ran the grocery store in Worthington.  ...

Dec 1, 2023

Wayne Curtis Bailey, 87 of Kirksville passed away Friday, December 1, 2023 at The Pines in Kirksville.

The son of Freeman and Ruth (Burns) Bailey, he was born May 20, 1936 in Ethel, Missouri. On November 4, 1961 he was united in marriage to Virginia Riley and she preceded him in death.

He was also...

Dec 1, 2023

Deana Renee (Vestal) Foreman passed from this life on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the age of 62 after a brief illness.

Deana was born in Kirksville, Missouri, September 14, 1961, to Russell and Karen (Knapp) Vestal. She was united in marriage to Steve Foreman on March 17, 1984.

Deana enjoyed camping, going to yard...

Nov 29, 2023

On Wednesday morning God called in a gas leak – David was on call. David Keith Wood, 60, of Unionville, MO passed away on November 29, 2023, at his home surrounded by his wife and kids. He was preceded in death by his grandparents James & Helen Trent Ross & Mabel Wood, mother, Wanda (Trent) Wood, and his father...