Obituaries

Dec 5, 2011

Helen Geraldine (Gerry) White was born on June 19, 1919 in Brashear, Missouri and died on December 5, 2011 in Yuma, AZ where she had lived for the past eight years.

Gigi, as she was affectionately known by family and friends, was a registered nurse,...

Dec 4, 2011

Sarah Grossnickle passed away peacefully at age 88 on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri, the town where she was born, where she married, and where she and her beloved husband Shag raised their family and shared a life for sixty-nine years, eight months, and two days....

Nov 30, 2011

Patricia Ruhl Patricia Ruhl, 58, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the Putnam County Care Center in Unionville, MO, on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, after an eight month battle with cancer. Patricia Ann Ruhl was born in Davenport, IA, on February 1, 1953, the daughter of Eldon and Wanda (Richmond) Ruhl. She was reared in the Quad-Cities area and...

Nov 27, 2011

Bernell Eugene Keller, 89 of Queen City passed away Sunday (November 27, 2011) at Boone Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Bernell was born to Theodore (Jack) and Edith (Miller) Keller, on January 12, 1922 in rural Brashear, MO by a country doctor...

Nov 20, 2011

Jerry Bob Shultz Visitation for Jerry Bob Shultz, 67, of Unionville, MO will be held on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 between the hours of 5:00-7:00pm at the Playle and Jones Family Funeral Home in Unionville, MO. Mr. Schultz’s body was cremated according to his wishes. A private family service will be held at a later date. Jerry Bob passed...

Nov 18, 2011

Bonnie Butler Bonnie Butler, 103, of Unionville, MO passed away at the North East Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO on November 18, 2011. Bonnie Butler was born in the Richland Township, Putnam County, Missouri on May 18, 1908, the daughter of Perry Leonidas Minear and Lena Frances (Wood) Minear. Bonnie attended the Lone Star School and loved her...

Nov 18, 2011

Larry Shepherd Larry Shepherd, 71, of Unionville, MO, passed away at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO, on Friday, November 18, 2011, after battling cancer for almost a year. Larry Joe Shepherd was born in Hyden, KY, on June 11, 1940, the son of Elisha and Rebecca (Feltner) Shepherd, who preceded him in death. Larry was reared near...

Nov 17, 2011

George Clayton Branscom, 69 of the Jimtown community passed away Thursday (November 17, 2011) at his home.

The son of Truman (Buck) and Dorothy (Boggs) Branscom, he was born June 6, 1942 in the home where he lived his entire life....

Nov 15, 2011

Viola Mae Snyder, 81 of Lancaster, MO, passed away Tuesday evening (November 15, 2011) in Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, MO where she had been a patient about three weeks.

The daughter of Charles and Irene (Conley) Taft,...

Nov 12, 2011

Marjorie A. Brown, 70 of Kettering, Ohio passed away peacefully Saturday (November 12, 2011) at her daughter’s home in Kirksville surrounded by her loved ones, after a long and courageous fight with cancer.

The daughter of Stephen Thomas and Helen Martha...

Nov 11, 2011

Reva Faye Selby, 82, of Kirksville, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her children and their spouses. She had been in failing health after another battle with cancer. She was born August 12, 1929 in Gibbs, Adair County, Missouri to Earl Kendle and Juie Ruth (Featheringill) Rogers. She was married on May 2,...

Nov 10, 2011

Doris Jean LaLone 84 of Kirksville formerly of Lake Ozarks passed away Thursday evening (November 10, 2011) at Kirksville, Manor Care Center. Jean was born on April 2, 1927 in Mendon, MO, the daughter of George Leroy and Hazel Esther McPherson Thomas. In 1972 at Las Vegas, NV she was united in marriage to Samuel LaLone who preceded her...

Nov 10, 2011

Linda K. Conner, 61 of Greentop passed away Thursday morning at her home in Greentop.

Linda was born on May 26, 1950 in Kirksville, MO, the daughter of Jack Leon and Mauretta Claire Cornell Dooley. She was united in marriage to...

Nov 6, 2011

Jeff Davis Jeff Davis, 53, of Unionville, MO, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, November 6, 2011. Jeffrey Merle Davis was born in Gary, IN, on November 30, 1957, the son of Merle Robert and Barbara J. (Michaels) Davis. He lived his youth years in Rockford, IL. Jeff joined the United States Army in 1975 and served...

Nov 3, 2011

Olive (Seavey) Saner Olive Saner, 71, of Unionville, MO, passed away at the North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO, on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Olive Katherine Saner was born in Pollock, MO, on August 21, 1940, the daughter of Roy Bennett and Ethel Leota (Altiser) Morlan, who preceded her in death. She was reared in Pollock,...

Nov 3, 2011

Jack E. Smith 81 of Queen City passed away early Thursday morning (Nov. 3, 2011) at the Schuyler County Nursing Home. The son of James and Bessie (Comstock) Smith, he was born March 21, 1930 in Clinton, Iowa. On October 19, 1985 in Putnam County, Missouri he was united in marriage to Janetta Rowland Cain who survives. He is...

Nov 2, 2011

Danny Knowles Danny Knowles, 53, of Truro, IA, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA, on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident the previous day. Danny Earl Knowles was born in Des Moines, IA, on June 25, 1958, the son of Lawrence Neal and Mary Fay (Small) Knowles. Danny...

Nov 2, 2011

Mary Durbin Mary Annette (Blanchard) Durbin passed away November 2, 2011, in the University Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, MO. Mary was born August 12, 1925, in Unionville, MO, to Charley and Eliza (Miller) Blanchard, who preceded her in death. Mary grew up in Unionville, MO, attending the Brown School and graduating from Unionville High School in 1943. She...

Oct 28, 2011

Vern Blackwell Vern Blackwell, 88, of Unionville, MO passed away suddenly at the Putnam County Memorial Hospital on October 28, 2011. Vern Blackwell was born in Ottumwa, IA on July 28, 1923, the son of Clarence and Mary (Dunlavy) Blackwell. Vern graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1941 and began working for John Morrell Company before joining the United...

Oct 24, 2011

Dale Duane Dorsey, 52, of Brashear, MO passed away at the North East Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, MO on October 24, 2011. Dale Dorsey was born in Unionville, MO on November 28, 1958, the son of Lyman and Iva (Forkum) Dorsey. Dale attended the Putnam County schools then later enrolled in the Kirksville Area Votech where he earned...