Obituaries

Dec 25, 2011

Clifford E. Johnson Clifford E. Johnson, 63, of LaPlata died Sunday, December 25, 2011 in LaPlata. He was born on January 24, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, the son of William and Velma (Sumpter) Johnson. On April 20, 1968, in Kirksville, he was married to Sue Jones who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Mike Johnson and special friend,...

Dec 24, 2011

Deloras M. Booth Deloras Maxine Booth 76 of Kirksville passed away Saturday (December 24, 2011) at Northeast Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Alfred and Marjorie (Kitchen) Cox, she was born August 30, 1935 in Macon County, MO. In 1952 Deloras was united in marriage to Jack Booth. Deloras is survived by two sons, Thomas Booth and wife Kimco...

Dec 19, 2011

Howard L. Platte Howard L. Platte, 69, of Brashear died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Kirksville Manor Care Center. Howard was born on October 3, 1942 in Sumner, Iowa, the son of Erwin and Clarice "Clara" (Schneider) Platte. On April 26, 1964, in Hawkeye, Iowa, he was married to Goldie Suhr who survives. Also surviving are one son, Anthony...

Dec 9, 2011

Carol M. Vance

Carol M. Vance 69 passed away Friday (December 9, 2011) at Kirksville Manor Care Center.

The daughter of Forrest and Cora (Watts) Davis, she was born July 10, 1942 in McLean,...

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...